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"200 kilograms of unrefined gold sand, value unestimated."
"One bounty for Pa, worth 30 million ryo."
"Several Puppet Scrolls, estimated value 500,000 ryo..."
In a cave, Satoru Hyūga sat by the fire, estimating his gains from that night.
Outside, night had fallen, and the Forest was completely dark.
After a rough inventory, the smile on Satoru Hyūga's face grew wider.
"The gains tonight are huge! Rasa is really my lucky star. What he gave me in one night is more than what I got in the previous half - month."
Not to mention the gold sand. If he took the time to refine it with Electromagnetic Force, it would definitely be a considerable fortune.
Pa was a traitorous ninja from Sunagakure, and there was a bounty for him on the underground black market. The 30 million ryo had already been credited to his account.
Of course, Satoru Hyūga wouldn't choose to redeem it now. Rasa was still searching the entire Forest for him. He'd let them search for a while longer.
Suddenly, a strange idea popped into his head.
If he could capture Rasa and make him frantically produce gold sand, and then refine it into real gold with his Electromagnetic Force, it would be astonishingly wealthy (literally, getting close to a fortune of one hundred million ryo).
But it was just a thought. Rasa already had Kage - level strength. With his current abilities, it was hard to say if he could take him down.
Still, the thought was planted. Maybe when his Electromagnetic Force level was higher in the future, he could pay a visit to Sunagakure.
Morning.
In the Forest.
Rasa, who hadn't slept all night, was anxiously waiting with huge dark circles under his eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Several Sand ninja who had been searching appeared beside him.
"How'd it go?"
"We've searched everywhere, but there's no sign of Pa."
"Damn it!" Rasa punched out suddenly, making the nearby tree shake and a few Leaf Drops flutter down.
"Did he really grow wings and fly away?"
The Sand ninja beside him looked at each other. After hesitating for a moment, one of them asked tentatively,
"Lord Rasa, should we go back and report the situation to the Kazekage?"
"No!"
Rasa firmly refused.
"Whether he's alive or dead, I gotta find him!"
Come on, if he lost the man and went back dejectedly, wouldn't Yakura, that little nuisance, laugh at him?
The previous defeat had already lowered his status in the Kazekage's heart. If he failed again this time, it would be really hard to say if he could become the Fourth Kazekage in the future.
Seeing Rasa's resolute attitude, the Sand ninja didn't dare to say anything more and just sighed silently.
Rasa was frantically searching for Pa, who had been cut into pieces and stored in the Scroll of Seals. Meanwhile, another unexpected guest arrived at the underground black market.
"Oh my! It's Lord Kakuzu! Why do you have the time to come to our little underground black market?"
A ninja from the mission management office of the underground black market fawned over him.
"Quit the nonsense."
"Bring me all the valuable missions recently."
The man who came wore a black mask and his eyes glowed with a greenish - blue light.
It was none other than Kakuzu, the top financial expert in the ninja world, with a throwing Shuriken so accurate that it could hit a target from afar, and the one who once fought the First Hokage for three hundred rounds!
A ninja from the mission management office walked up to Kakuzu, handed him a stack of mission catalogs, and said with a big smile.
"Lord Kakuzu, these are all the recent missions. Take a look and see which ones you like?"
"Why is it so much thinner?"
Kakuzu frowned.
"The bounty mission lists used to be very thick every time I came here."
"Well, you know, a really powerful new guy has suddenly popped up in the underground black market recently. Everyone calls him The Silver-Faced Shura, and he's snatched up many valuable missions."
"Really?"
Kakuzu immediately developed a dislike for the The Silver-Faced Shura he'd never met. There were only so many valuable missions in the underground black market. If he took them, there'd be none left for him.
Flipping through the much thinner mission list, Kakuzu randomly picked a few high-paying targets. Just as he was about to finish, he suddenly saw a bounty.
Bounty for the transformable weapon of The Silver-Faced Shura. Reward: 30 million ryo!
There was also an attached photo, depicting a slender figure wrapped in a black robe, wearing a silver metal mask on the face, with only a pair of cold eyes exposed.
"Is this the so-called The Silver-Faced Shura?"
"Yes, Lord Kakuzu. You have good eyes. Many people have secretly taken this mission and then disappeared. But if you take action, it'll be a piece of cake!"
The ninja started spewing out a whole bunch of flattery, making Kakuzu feel really good.
"Of course. Back then, when I fought the First Hokage for three hundred rounds..."
Kakuzu sighed with emotion, recalling the glorious days of fighting the First Hokage. For a moment, he was filled with pride.
"Remember to prepare the reward."
Kakuzu casually stuffed the bounty notice of The Silver-Faced Shura into his chest and strode out of the underground black market.
Behind him, the ninja from the mission management office couldn't help but click his tongue a few times, with a glint of expectation in his eyes.
The Silver-Faced Shura is up against Kakuzu. This is going to be interesting.
Just as Satoru Hyūga had returned, he suddenly frowned.
Through his electromagnetic perception, Satoru Hyūga detected a very powerful bio-magnetic field in the underground black market. Among all the ninjas he had encountered, only Might Dai was definitely stronger in terms of bio-magnetic field.
"Who is it? How can someone have such a strong bio-magnetic field?"
Satoru Hyūga quickly leaped onto a tree in a few nimble moves and quietly activated his Byakugan.
In the grayish-white perspective, a familiar figure immediately appeared in his sight.
"This is... Kakuzu?"
Satoru Hyūga showed a relieved expression. Only Kakuzu in the underground black market would have such a strong bio-magnetic field. With five hearts and far more intense life activities than ordinary people, it was only natural that his bio-magnetic field would be more terrifying.
When he saw the bounty notice on Kakuzu's chest, Satoru Hyūga couldn't help but feel a slight twinge in his heart.
Although the image was in black and white, he could still clearly see that the pattern on it was himself.
Satoru Hyūga knew that someone had placed a bounty of 30 million ryo on his weapons in the underground black market. Many ninja had attacked him because of this, and then they all disappeared.
There are no rules in the underground black market. Only strength matters.
Previously, Satoru Hyūga didn't care because there were no ninja in the underground black market who could threaten him. No matter how many came, they were just giving him experience. However, if it was Kakuzu who made a move, he had to be cautious.
Although Kakuzu once threw a Shuriken at Chishima from a distance equivalent to about 400 kilometers (800 li, an old Chinese unit of distance), one had to admit that in terms of strength, Kakuzu was a veteran Kage-level powerhouse.
With his current strength, his chances of winning against Kakuzu were slim.
"Damn it, this is getting tricky. I didn't expect to attract Kakuzu here."
Satoru Hyūga smacked his lips and suddenly felt a headache.
What should he do?
Should he give up korega underground black market?
He had worked so hard to build up his reputation and his alias in the underground black market. It was really hard to just let it go!
"Wait a minute..."
Satoru Hyūga seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"I almost forgot. Isn't he here too?"
"I've got an idea."