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Thinking of myself, Rasa of the Magnet Release, with a lifetime of good reputation, and now this!
What do you mean by 'intercepting my business'?
What business are you talking about?
Rasa of the Magnet Release looked utterly confused. He had been searching for the traitorous ninjas around here lately. What confrontation with Kakuzu? I've no idea!
Looking at Rasa of the Magnet Release's completely bewildered expression, Kakuzu got really angry.
"I never thought that the great Rasa of the Magnet Release would turn out to be a cowardly scoundrel. You snatched my goods and now you're pretending to be innocent."
After Kakuzu said this, Rasa of the Magnet Release was even more confused.
"Fine! Since you've decided to play dumb to the end, I'll show you the evidence!"
Kakuzu reached into his chest and scattered a handful of gold sand towards Rasa of the Magnet Release.
As the gold sand flew towards Rasa of the Magnet Release, it hung in the air, gathered into a clump, and drifted beside Rasa of the Magnet Release.
"Is this my gold sand? How do you have my gold sand?"
Feeling that familiar connection through chakra, Rasa of the Magnet Release confirmed that this was the gold sand he had created. His confusion deepened.
"Now admit it! You used your Gold Sand Ninjutsu to snatch my goods. How are you going to make up for my losses?"
"I snatched your goods?"
Rasa of the Magnet Release felt like he was about to be driven crazy by this. But he roughly understood why Kakuzu was here. Someone had used his Gold Sand Ninjutsu to intercept Kakuzu's business, so he came to cause trouble.
"No. I've been tracking down the traitorous ninjas around here lately. There's no way I snatched your goods."
"Then what about this gold sand? Is there someone else besides you who can use Gold Sand Ninjutsu?"
Rasa of the Magnet Release was speechless. Indeed, the most unbelievable part of this whole thing was that there was someone other than him who could use Gold Sand Ninjutsu, and the way they controlled the gold sand was exactly the same as his.
Could it be his younger brother who's out there somewhere?
"The evidence is right in front of you, Rasa of the Magnet Release. You're a well - known figure in the ninja world. Don't be a coward and deny it!"
Kakuzu looked at him coldly.
Rasa of the Magnet Release gritted his teeth.
"I've been staying around here these past few days and haven't left at all. The Sand ninjas around me can vouch for me."
"They're your men. Of course, they'll speak for you."
"There are intelligence agencies in the underground black market. Many black - market ninjas have seen me here all the time."
"You could use Shadow Clone to disguise yourself."
"You..."
Rasa of the Magnet Release felt his blood pressure soaring. He was so angry that he was almost biting his teeth off.
It seemed that Kakuzu was determined to pin this on him. No matter how he explained, it was useless.
Should he just attack directly? His Magnet Release was definitely not weak, and there were several Sand ninjas beside him to assist.
If they really got into a fight, he might not be afraid of Kakuzu!
Kakuzu saw through his intention and sneered.
"I advise you to calm down. When I fought against the First Hokage back then, your father wasn't even born yet!"
In short, I've lived through more things than you've ever experienced.
You're still too young to fight against me.
This remark really shocked Rasa of the Magnet Release. Moreover, the few Sand ninjas beside him also showed terrified expressions.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow.
The First Hokage single - handedly pacified the chaotic era and founded the era of one country, one village. And Kakuzu was a ninja from the same era as him and had even fought against him.
Just thinking about Kakuzu's reputation made them completely lose the urge to fight.
Kakuzu clearly enjoyed the reactions of these people. Whenever someone showed disrespect to him, just mentioning his past battle with the First Hokage (Chishima) would instantly scare them silly.
"Humph! These kinds of weaklings dare to attack me. They're nothing compared to the First Hokage (Chishima)!"
Back in the day, I...
Huh? Right, how did I fight him?
Forget it, can't remember anyway. It's a fact that we fought.
"So, have you made up your mind? My time is precious!"
Kakuzu stared at Rasa with a gloomy face.
Rasa's expression kept changing. Finally, he could only give in helplessly.
"How much is your merchandise worth? I'll just make up the difference!"
He didn't want to entangle with Kakuzu anymore. If they really fought, the outcome was hard to predict. Sunagakure couldn't afford a large - scale consumption.
If paying a certain amount of money could make Kakuzu leave, this result was acceptable.
After all, besides hunting down the traitorous ninja Pa, they also had the task of purchasing supplies this time, so they carried quite a bit of cash.
Taking out a part of it to make Kakuzu leave wasn't a huge loss.
"Sixty million ryo."
Kakuzu named a figure.
"Sixty million ryo???"
Rasa immediately widened his eyes and roared angrily with gritted teeth.
"There's no sixty - million - ryo bounty in this underground black market. How did you get this mission? This is extortion!"
Not far away, Satoru Hyūga, who was quietly lurking on a tree branch, was also shocked by this figure.
Sixty million ryo. How greedy!
That rogue ninjas was only worth twenty ryo.
He directly tripled the price. Tsk...
When Satoru Hyūga saw Kakuzu coming back angrily, he knew there would be a good show. It was worth all the effort he put into setting up this trap.
Although it wasn't complicated, it was highly targeted.
It's a well - known fact across the ninja world that only Rasa can use Magnet Release with gold sand. And Rasa happened to be near the black market. Kakuzu would definitely confront him.
It's a no - win situation.
The key to the problem still lies in the confidentiality and utilization of intelligence. Rasa's information was too obvious. His every move was like showing off wealth. It was hard not to stand out.
As for his own persona, the only information that was exposed was that he had a special weapon that could change forms, and it was a deliberately misleading piece of information.
No one would suspect him.
This was the advantage of doing a good job in intelligence work.
Even if his ability of Electromagnetic Force was exposed in the future, he should be strong enough by then. He wouldn't be afraid even if Kakuzu and Rasa came to his door together.
The unluckier Rasa gets, the happier Satoru Hyūga is.
Who asked this guy to start the Third Shinobi World War first?
The lower the probability of Rasa becoming the Fourth Kazekage, the more likely the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War will be postponed. He'll have more time to develop and face the threats brought by the war...
On the other hand.
Rasa's face looked extremely ugly.
Since becoming the disciple of the Third Kazekage, he's never suffered such humiliation.
But unfortunately, the other party was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
The words "a ninja who had fought against the First Hokage" were like a huge rock pressing on his chest, making him not even have the thought of causing a scene.
"Sixty million ryo? No way! There ain't no bounty missions in this underground black market that pay that much."
"So, what about the time I've wasted?"
Kakuzu kept grumbling.
"If it weren't for you, I'd probably have already completed several more bounty missions by now. Aren't those losses?"
"You!"
Rasa felt like he was going crazy. He didn't want to entangle with Kakuzu any longer. He took out a Scroll from his bosom and threw it at Kakuzu.
"There's exactly sixty million ryo in it. Is that enough?"
Unexpectedly, after Kakuzu caught it, he opened the Scroll and carefully counted the money one by one. While counting, he wet his finger with saliva and continued.
"In total, it's 59,722,800 ryo. There's still a shortage of 277,200 ryo."
Kakuzu held out his hand to him.
Rasa's blood pressure suddenly shot up. He and a few others rummaged through their bodies and gathered up a stack of scattered banknotes, then threw them directly at Kakuzu.
"Take it all! It's definitely more than 270,000 ryo!"
Kakuzu took it and walked away contentedly.
Rasa stared at his back, filled with rage. His body swayed and he staggered a few steps. Several Sand ninjas hurriedly supported him as he trembled all over.
The mission to hunt down traitorous ninjas had failed, and his funds had been emptied. Now he was completely broke.
"To think of me, Rasa, with my lifetime of good reputation..."
Rasa roared towards the sky.
"Who on earth is it! Who is scheming against me..."
His voice passed through the Forest and spread out in all directions, scaring a few small birds into flying into the sky.