I'm drawing manga in Naruto

The art style is a bit poor; it's probably a copy by someone else.

Upon entering, he saw many swordsmen with long swords at their waists, some of whom were quite flamboyant and even carried three katanas. They wore green headscarves and dressed up as Zoro.

However, in terms of both appearance and aura, he is far inferior; at best, he is a beggar version of Zoro.

"What's going on? The whole town is cosplaying Zoro?"

Akabane stroked his chin, wondering how much things had changed in the two months he had been away.

He walked in.

Instead of immediately approaching his subordinates, he sat down in a corner to observe the situation, lest he find some people who turned out to be from the enemy camp—that would be a ridiculous situation.

At that moment, another person walked in.

Before he even entered the door, he saw two large posters on the entrance, displaying high rewards and the names of the individuals involved.

He stared at it for a long time, then tore the poster down.

The ninja walked in, his eyes scanning the entire room.

Akabane glanced at it, then his eyelids twitched involuntarily—a master!

Finally, his gaze fell on the "beggar version" of Zoro, and his voice was a little hoarse: "You are Zoro worth ten million ryo?"

"Zoro worth ten million?"

"Hahahaha, that's hilarious! Zoro, someone's calling you."

"He's Zoro, and I'm Hawkeye."

A group of people drinking in the tavern laughed loudly, whether they were mocking the beggar version of Zoro or laughing at the new ninja, but Akabane silently got up, ready to make a run for it at any moment.

These guys are crazy, they even dare to mess with this guy.

He's a master who fought against the first generation!

"Hawkeye Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, worth 100 million taels of silver. You think you're worthy of him?"

He glanced at him, then instantly teleported behind the beggar version of Zoro, grabbed him by the neck, and turned his head to kill him instantly.

Clean and neat.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, and the entire room fell silent.

"Their appearance seems a bit different; the wanted person might not recognize them."

He frowned, looking somewhat worried.

At this moment, the man who had just boasted that he was Hawkeye took out a book and said in a trembling voice, "Sir...sir, Zoro is a character in a manga, not a real person. Even if you take his head there, no one will recognize him."

In a chaotic place like the Land of Rivers, you have to admit defeat when necessary, otherwise you'll lose your head and everything else.

"Ok?"

He paused for a moment, clearly not understanding what the comic was, but he roughly understood that Zoro and Mihawk were fake, and the wanted poster was also fake.

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Do you have one hundred million taels?

The strangely dressed ninja glanced at the book, then threw away the corpse in his hand like a rag, and asked the man who called himself "Hawkeye".

The man was stunned.

If he had a hundred million taels of silver, would he still need to sit here and talk nonsense with everyone?

But seeing that this murderous star was burning with murderous intent, and that he had to answer "no," the corpses on the ground were his example.

"me……"

"Since you don't have money, you can't buy your own life."

After Kakuzu finished speaking, he exerted force and crushed Kakuzu's throat.

Gudong~

Everyone swallowed hard. A few people crept towards the door, but with a cold laugh, they all stopped in their tracks, not daring to take another step.

An incredibly terrifying killing intent!

Who issued this arrest warrant?

Kakuzu said coldly.

"Guest, these are just posters, not real wanted posters. They're put up because this manga called One Piece is based on pirates, so we put them up at the door."

A boy crawled out from behind the counter, his face pale with fright, but he still mustered the courage to explain.

Kakuzu fell into deep thought.

This tavern clearly doesn't seem to be able to afford over a hundred million taels, so for the time being, it's really hard to find a sucker to extort money from.

The comic... is it this thing in my hand?

He glanced at it, then frowned slightly. He had never seen these things before when he came to the land of rivers. Where did they come from?

"Esteemed guest, the changes in Chaochuan Town are all thanks to this comic. If you are interested, why not sit down and read it while you drink? The drinks are on me today."

Akabane stood up.

If Kakuzu really caused trouble and demolished this place, he would have to find a bunch of suitable subordinates. Besides, the person in charge of this tavern knows how to adapt to local conditions to run a manga culture tavern, so he is quite a talent. It would be a real pity if he died at Kakuzu's hands.

Kakuzu hadn't paid any attention at first, but when Akabane approached, he suddenly and instinctively felt a sense of threat.

He is a master!

He scrutinized Akabane closely. A sword was tucked into his waistband. Although he wasn't wearing a headband, his clothing style leaned more towards that of Kirigakure.

He could sense that the other person's chakra was very strong, and it made him feel very uneasy.

"Sir, you don't need to pay for the drinks... Our restaurant will cover everyone's drinks today."

The boy moved closer and seemed even more nervous.

Despite his nervousness and fear, he did not back down and stood in front to talk to Kakuzu and Akabane.

"Not bad, you're new here?"

Akabane grew to admire him more and more.

A very courageous young man.

With a little training, regardless of their actual abilities, they'll definitely have no problem running the restaurant and managing this area.

"you are?"

The boy was somewhat confused. He had been here for over a month, but had never seen this ninja before.

"Send the most important person here to see me."

Akabane said something casually, then sat down directly opposite Kakuzu at the table.

Kakuzu twitched his fingers, forcefully suppressing the urge to attack.

Having suppressed his murderous intent, they were able to talk.

Akabane understood, then took the bottle, poured a glass for Kakuzu, and said in a low voice, "We're all in this for money and survival. Konoha and Sunagakure have a lot of people in Akihiro. Making a scene won't benefit anyone."

It was half admonition and half threat.

If Akabane weren't strong enough, Kakuzu would have killed him without saying a word, but this ominous and dangerous feeling...

Forget it, I'm here to make money, I won't argue with him.

Kakuzu snorted and picked up the manga to read.

The boy was very sensible and immediately brought Kakuzu a complete set of One Piece manga for him to read and enjoy.

Seeing that Killer Star was no longer making a move, the others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly fled the tavern.

Therefore, although it was said that everything was free, in reality, the tavern only had two guests, Akabane and Kakuzu.

"Pirates? Ha, what a load of rubbish."

Kakuzu flipped the book over and immediately let out a cold laugh.

Takigakure is adjacent to the Land of Frost, and the sea is to the north. Therefore, they have seen some pirates, but they have no real strength. They are all third-rate wandering samurai and ninjas.

Just like the people on the streets of Chaochuan Town right now.

He flipped through a few pages and gradually became interested. Although it seemed a bit boring, it was a nice little gadget to pass the time.

Before long, I finished reading the book.

The plot is pretty good, and it seems to be quite popular in Chaochuan Town. The merchants selling it must have made a lot of money.

Kakuzu had some new ideas in his mind.

Before he could speak, Akabane said in a low voice, "I've heard of you. You are the most talented ninja in Takigakure, and your strength is quite formidable. I wonder if you would be interested in cooperating with me."

"Oh, a collaboration?"

Instead of giving a direct answer, he picked up the second book and continued reading.

He is not stupid.

On the contrary, Kakuzu is quite cautious and intelligent to have survived repeated pursuits; otherwise, he wouldn't have forcibly suppressed his killing intent and followed Akabane's offer.

"What did you think of this comic?"

“Indeed, no wonder there are so many foolish wandering warriors.”

Kakuzu answered calmly.

The increase in the number of wandering samurai is clearly related to this comic—this can be seen from the popularity of Zoro and Mihawk.

Akabane nodded slightly and said, "It was transported here by a caravan from the Land of Fire, but they're not selling it now. Instead, they're giving it to us for free, letting us display it in the tavern for our customers to see. I think they'll definitely start selling it later, and then..."

"Joining forces to sell books for others? Hmph, what a foolish idea."

Kakuzu sneered, dismissing the proposal with disdain.

He was all alone and didn't need an organization or base. No business method could make money as quickly as hunting for high-priced orders on the black market.

Akabane laughed and said, "Selling books for others is just a process. When we are strong enough, we can swallow up the rest of the forces in Chaochuan Town, and control all the comics in Chaochuan. After that, we will control the entire Kingdom of Rivers."

"..."

Kakuzu paused in his book-turning motion after reading half of the book.

He was doing the accounting.

If it were just one country, the returns would be quite good, but the returns from cooperation don't seem to be that high.

After all, with such a large scale, there must be subordinates, and sharing the profits is still not as good as doing what they used to do.

Akabane didn't rush to throw out more chips, waiting for Kakuzu to continue watching.

One book after another...

Kakuzu fell into deep thought after reading all five volumes.

He had never encountered this kind of comic before, but judging from its popularity in Chaochuan Town, there was definitely a business opportunity.

“Our business is not limited to the land of rivers. As far as I know, surrounding countries import goods from the land of rivers, and the profits are considerable.”

Akabane continued to throw out chips.

Neither he nor Orochimaru could stay in the Land of Rivers permanently. If they could recruit Kakuzu as a partner, they wouldn't have to worry about business here at all.

After all, Kakuzu is in charge of the money in such a large organization as Akatsuki, which shows that although he is greedy, he is quite sensitive when it comes to money.

The only concern is that there's a high chance that the horns will betray them.

This guy is truly greedy for money, but Akabane doesn't really care about money, as long as he doesn't seize the lands of the River Kingdom for himself.

If he dares to do that, Akabane will not hesitate to strike – those in the shadows always have an advantage over those in the open, and he is one of those in the shadows.

Kakuzu fell into deep thought.

He loves money, but he's even more unwilling to be subservient to others. However, it doesn't seem to matter much if it's just a collaboration.

"I will think about it."

After some thought, Jiao did not immediately agree, but his attitude was not too cold or harsh, indicating that there was still room for negotiation.