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Lately, Kakuzu has been in a bad mood. He noticed a formidable rival had emerged in his regular underground black market. All the jobs he was eyeing were snatched away.
It's like his heart is bleeding... Are you robbing me of my money? You're robbing me of my livelihood!
So, Kakuzu secretly made a note of this man, The Silver-Faced Shura, a man with a bounty of 30 million ryo.
Exchanging other people's heads for bounties while searching for his target's whereabouts has become his daily routine for the past few days.
"What a cheap head... Mizura, a traitorous ninja from Kirigakure, with a bounty of 5 million ryo."
Kakuzu calmly compared the fallen man in front of him with the wanted poster in his hand and spoke.
He skillfully cut off the head and disposed of the body.
Kakuzu seemed to hear a familiar electronic voice in his ears.
"Alipay: Five million ryo received."
This job is done. It's time to move on to the next head, no, the next job location.
A hitman's life is often so plain and boring...
"Shamon, a noble from Grass Country, someone has paid 10 million ryo for your head. Do you have anything to say?"
With his arms crossed, Kakuzu coldly stared at the noble who was scared out of his wits.
"Are... are you the legendary undead ninja from the underground black market? I'm willing to pay 20 million ryo to buy my own head."
"Humph! I, Kakuzu, am a man of my word. Do you think you can bribe me with just 20 million ryo?"
"What would my black market peers think of me if they found out? How could I ever show my face again?"
The noble gritted his teeth. "30 million ryo."
"Deal!"
The noble, who had already resigned himself to death, was stunned when Kakuzu agreed so quickly. He thought he might have misheard.
Kakuzu snorted.
My loyalty to money is as obvious as the sun. If I, Kakuzu, haven't agreed to something, I hope you can understand...
You have to pay more!
30 million ryo is far above the market price for an ordinary noble's head.
This job was successfully done.
Kakuzu seemed to hear that familiar electronic voice in his ears again.
"Alipay: Thirty million ryo received."
The wanted posters in his arms were getting fewer and fewer. The next target was a rogue ninja who was good at using a ninja sword, worth 20 million ryo.
Kakuzu didn't care about the target's past. He only cared about his value.
20 million ryo was a pretty high price among the jobs he had this time.
Naturally, the enemy was also very cunning.
Kakuzu rarely missed, but this time the target got away seriously injured.
Kakuzu chased after him.
"No prey can escape from me. If one does... it means letting him go can earn me more money."
This is one of Kakuzu's mottos.
Then he saw from afar that a golden sand wave suddenly surged and swept away the fleeing ninja.
By the time he arrived, there was only a thin layer of residual gold sand left on the ground. As for the ninja who was under the bounty he set, there was no sign of them.
"Damn it! How dare someone steal my money!"
Kakuzu suddenly flew into a rage, feeling as if someone had squeezed his heart.
The glinting gold sand on the ground caught his attention. Kakuzu crouched down, grabbed a handful, and rubbed it a few times.
"Cheap artificial gold sand, worthless stuff!"
Flinging the gold sand away in indignation, having been toyed with twice in a row, Kakuzu's anger had reached its peak.
"How dare they rob my shipment!"
Kakuzu recalled what he had seen from afar. The other ninja had used a ninjutsu that generated a surging wave of gold sand. Who in the ninja world had such an ability?
With just a brief thought, he had a target in mind.
Rasa!
There was only Rasa.
Although it seemed too much of a coincidence, Kakuzu couldn't think of anyone else who could use the Gold Sand Ninjutsu.
Moreover, as far as he knew, Rasa was right here in this underground black market recently!
A glint of malice flashed in Kakuzu's dark green eyes.
"Rasa, I, Kakuzu, have a score to settle with you."
In a town next to the underground black market.
The Sand ninjas, who had been searching fruitlessly for several days, had lost hope.
"Lord Rasa, based on the current situation, the traitor Pa has either died or escaped a long way."
"Even if we keep searching like this, we probably won't find anything."
"We have other missions. How about putting this on hold for now..."
The surrounding Sand ninjas looked extremely worried. Even though they had disguised themselves when they came, such a large - scale search over the past few days had already drawn the attention of many ninjas.
It was no longer a secret in the underground black market that a group of Sand ninjas were searching for something nearby.
Rasa gritted his teeth, and a look of determination flashed across his face.
"Search for one more day. If we still can't find any trace of Pa within a day, it won't be too late to retreat."
Rasa didn't know yet that this spur - of - the - moment order he gave would bring him so much trouble...
Kakuzu returned to the underground black market with a grim face.
"Tell me Rasa's exact location. I heard he's near the underground black market."
"Yes..."
The ninja at the mission management office shivered. He had never seen Kakuzu looking so cold.
Did Kakuzu intend to go after Rasa?
But Rasa's bounty wasn't high! And Rasa was a disciple of the Third Kazekage and a candidate for the future Fourth Kazekage.
If Kakuzu went after Rasa, he would probably face the pursuit of the Sunagakure ninja village.
Looking at Kakuzu's murderous expression, he couldn't help but marvel. No wonder he was a man who had fought the First Hokage. He didn't even take the entire Sunagakure seriously.
"We've got the information. Someone saw Rasa heading towards the Forest in the northeast half an hour ago. You should be able to meet him if you go now."
Kakuzu snorted and strode out.
Watching Kakuzu's departing back, the ninja at the mission management office suddenly realized something and looked puzzled.
"Something's not right!"
"Wasn't Kakuzu supposed to cause trouble for The Silver-Faced Shura? Why is he facing off against Rasa?"
Forest.
Rasa, who had come up empty-handed again, was filled with depression and anger.
"Damn it! Where exactly did I go wrong? Why can't I find it no matter how hard I look?"
They had confirmed that there were no other ninjas around before setting up the ambush. When Pa fled, there shouldn't have been any other ninjas on that route either.
But suddenly, the person just vanished into thin air.
Could Pa have learned the secret time-space technique?
Although the probability was extremely low, it could explain this abnormal situation.
Rasa narrowed his eyes and thought about all the possibilities.
Just then, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Rasa of the Magnet Release, so you're actually here!"
Rasa turned around and saw a face hidden by a black robe, with greenish eyes glaring at him fixedly.
"Are you... Kakuzu, the undead ninja from the underground black market?"
Kakuzu's appearance was quite distinctive, and the undead ninja was also well - known. Even he had heard of him.
"What do you want with me? We've never had any dealings, right?"
Rasa said in surprise. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking.
Kakuzu suddenly flew into a rage and gritted his teeth.
"Still playing dumb! Are you not going to admit that you snatched my target?"