Naruto: From Capturing the Main Clan to Becoming the Mastermind

Chapter 99 Kakuzu

"Why are you in such a hurry if we've only found a clue?"

Kari looked at Mu, "Second Generation Lord, what's the next step?"

It's unclear what that Hyuga ninja was really thinking.

Is the intention to have them monitor each other?

Or do you simply believe that even ninjas like them would encounter problems acting alone?

But having them act in groups of four doesn't feel necessary; it would be a waste of their combat power to have three of them. Two would probably be more suitable.

However, he was quite satisfied with being assigned to the Second Tsuchikage's side.

Wu Dui Shou shook his head, not answering his question, but looking at the staff of the underground money exchange, he said in a low voice:

"You haven't finished speaking, have you?"

"this……"

The staff member caught Kaguya Hiroyuki's interested gaze out of the corner of his eye, swallowed hard, and chose to answer, "Mr. Kakuzu used to switch corpses here before. He would usually stay in a certain country for a period of time, hunting all the suitable targets before leaving..."

He didn't finish speaking, but all four of them understood what he meant.

"Hunting in the Land of Fire... Are there any suitable people from the Land of Fire lately? It wouldn't be a Konoha ninja, would it?"

Kaguya Hiroyuki narrowed his eyes and asked.

Sensing a murderous intent, the staff member abandoned what little restraint they had left and blurted out everything:

"Recently, the bounties on many ninjas in underground money exchange offices have suddenly increased a lot... They're Konoha ninjas. Kakuzu was attracted here because of this, but I don't know if he'll complete the mission."

After all, in the current state of Konoha, a lone ninja who dares to provoke others can only be described as "brave".

Wu's eyes narrowed, and she glanced at him thoughtfully. "Bring out all his information, including his photos."

Underground money exchange offices are not a legitimate industry, and those "bounty hunters" are also their targets; they will collect all the information they need to gather.

"yes!"

Seeing that the four people were about to leave after receiving the information, the staff member breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Having encountered all sorts of ninjas, he was truly seeing a ghost today.

He recognized three of the four people in the group from past bounties, but those people were all dead and the bounties had been withdrawn.

And even if they weren't dead, how could ninjas from three different villages possibly unite?

Whether it's an impersonation or involved in some conspiracy, it can't possibly be a dead person coming back to life, right?

He'd better keep his mouth shut and not get involved.

Just as he was thinking this, a figure appeared silently behind him and swiftly ended his life.

"When we walk together, nobody believes we're the same people."

Kari glanced at the weakly fallen corpse behind him and the figure standing in his place at the reception desk, and said meaningfully, "But if a battle breaks out, some distinctive ninjutsu marks will give away our affiliation, won't they? What will we do then?"

"Why bother?" Kaguya Hiroyuki grinned. "That one didn't even ask us to hide it."

Shou ignored his words and looked at Wu with an attitude of intending to listen to his own Ying.

Wu Pingjing said calmly, "Clean up all traces!"

Otherwise, the trouble wouldn't be with Hyuga Yu, but with the Hidden Village behind them.

Those white creatures possess a transformation ability that is difficult to distinguish from the real thing; once they blend into the crowd, they are very hard to find.

It's impossible that Hyuga Yu wasn't deployed within the Five Great Nations.

Spies, nobles, and government officials from various countries are all potential targets for replacement.

If there are enough of those creatures, Hyuga Yu will have a clear advantage in the war of public opinion and intelligence.

They're playing dirty tricks now, deliberately leaking information, which might completely change the course of the message and backfire.

He understood the warning in Wu's words and nodded in understanding.

Beside him, Aburame Shiguro took out two wanted posters that he had somehow managed to smuggle, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the portraits and amounts on them.

……

In this world full of betrayal and falsehood, the only thing you can trust is money.

This is the belief that Kakuzu learned after being betrayed by the higher-ups of Takigakure and living in the ninja world for decades. It is also the value he found for his long life.

With a single fire-style attack, Kakuzu overwhelmed the enemy. Carrying one corpse in his hand, he grabbed another corpse that smelled of roasted meat and headed to the nearby gold exchange.

These two individuals aren't particularly valuable, but they're still worth seven million, which is a decent amount of extra income.

Although he really wanted to take the heads of Konoha's high-ranking officials, he felt that this required careful consideration.

Their heads are being sold for hundreds of millions, which is very attractive, but their strength is definitely not something that ninjas worth tens of millions can compare to.

Walking among the trees, Kakuzu was lost in thought when he suddenly stopped.

Four ninjas blocked his path, one of them stepping forward and grinning maliciously:

"You must be the legendary immortal ninja, Kakuzu? I heard you fought the First Hokage?"

It was Kaguya Hiroyuki and her group who had spent several days finding Kakuzu.

Kakuzu looked at the four of them, his brows furrowing.

His appearance is somewhat familiar.

Seeing that he remained silent, Kaguya Yuuki laughed and said, "I'll take that as a yes. Then let's begin our battle..."

"etc!"

Kakuzu put the body down, and without paying attention to the atmosphere, took out a booklet and started flipping through it page by page.

Under the eerie gazes of Mu and the others, he murmured, "The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, with a bounty of 200 million, is dead. His bounty has been abolished."

"Kaguya Hiroyuki, bounty 35 million, is dead; bounty abolished."

"The bounty for the Explosion Release Ninja Hunter has been abolished."

"Konoha's Shiro Aburame... Bounty abolished."

When he had free time, he would look through this bounty book to find targets, so any ninja he recognized would definitely have a bounty on their head.

But... this is truly the first time I've ever seen something like this.

A group of dead men, whose bounties had been abolished, appeared before him.

Unable to find a single "living person" among the group, Kakuzu had no choice but to give up, pick up the corpse again, and leave as if nothing had happened.

"Turns out you're just a bunch of worthless imposters. But your transformation technique was pretty good; apart from the eye color, I couldn't spot any flaws. Come back to me when you've earned your own bounty... at least a million."

The longer you live, the more you see.

Occasionally, some ninjas from small countries who have just learned the transformation technique will show off, impersonating important figures to trick and deceive others.

They were all young and fearless, never considering the consequences.

Of course, there are also some special cases.

They transformed into ninjas from the five great nations they knew and traveled together, enjoying the scenery.

It's as if doing this will bring peace to the world... How pathetic.

In such a world, only money can bring a sliver of comfort.

Therefore, although he didn't know where these people had heard his name from, Kakuzu didn't want to waste his time on these people who were likely "worthless".

At least until they cause trouble with their transformation abilities and earn a bounty, then he'll be qualified to stay for a while.

"Second Generation Lord, I don't know why, but I feel really bad right now."

Hunting narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah, me too." Wu nodded, a cold glint in his eyes. "Hey, Kaguya's brat, I don't have time for your nonsense. Deal with this quickly."

Before Kaguya Hiroyuki could reply, a powerful burst of chakra erupted from Mu's body, causing Kakuzu, who was about to leave, to feel a chill run down his spine and jump up instantly.

"Dust Release: Particle Style Technique!"

(End of this chapter)