Restaurant.
When Bai Yu opened the door and entered the room, Oshima Shuichi, Chiho, and Hideto had already arrived.
"Why are you here so early? There is still an hour before the agreed time!" Bai Yu was stunned for a moment.
"It's rare for you to treat me, so I must come early!"
The British man smiled.
"It's as if I wasn't the one to treat you to dinner."
Bai Yu complained as he took off his shoes.
"This time is different. It's rare for Class 12 to reunite. There may not be many opportunities in the future. Aren't you going to leave with your clan leader in a while?" The British teased, but from the look in his eyes, we could tell Feel a little sad.
"Have you started feeling emotional before you even drank?" Bai Yu shook his head and laughed, then came to Oshima Shuichi's side and said: "Teacher Shuichi, it seems that you are recovering well."
"Thanks to your help, otherwise I might have to work in the logistics department until I retire. I'd like to toast you!"
Oshima Shuichi raised his glass. He didn't expect that Bai Yu, who looked the most ordinary in the team at the time, would achieve what he has today. This made him lament how fast time flies.
Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. No one thought that Sakumo would commit suicide, just like no one thought that Bai Yu and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki Kushina would leave Konoha and rebuild the Uzumaki clan.
If he hadn't broken his arm, he would have participated in the secret mission that Sakumo carried out.
Maybe he also has to face the choice of who is more important, the mission or his companions.
It's just that Oshima Shuichi may make the same choice as Sakumo from the beginning.
"I definitely have to drink this drink." Bai Yu said with a smile. Seeing Chiho give up his seat next to him, he nodded slightly, sat down on his knees, and drank a drink with Oshima Shuichi.
"After so many years, everyone has become different, but they haven't changed at all. It's great!" Oshima Shuichi couldn't help but sigh, then shook his head and said: "Sigh... As people get older, they get drunk as soon as they drink. It’s easy to talk too much, don’t mind.”
"Shuichi-sensei is joking, you are only in your forties, and you are at your peak as a ninja!"
Bai Yu said with a smile.
Oshima Shuichi clenched his right hand and then unclenched his fist: "This hand has been broken for more than ten years. I haven't held a knife for so long. I am still not used to it. It feels like a dream. When I regain my previous strength, My strength will decline rapidly after only a few years of service, and I still can’t compare with you.”
"Shuichi-sensei hasn't held a knife for more than ten years, but he's still much better than me!" The British man raised his wine glass. If Oshima Shuichi hadn't blocked the knife for him back then, the grass on his grave might be as tall as his own now.
"You kid, who doesn't know that you just asked me to do it? Don't I know what level I am now?" Oshima Shuichi clinked glasses with the British and sighed: "I don't have the same momentum now, Shuo What happened with Mao is so chilling.”
As he spoke, Oshima Shuichi drank by himself, drinking several glasses in a row.
Bai Yu held his arm and said with a smile: "Today is obviously the reunion of the original Class 12, why is it so sad? If Teacher Shuichi feels uncomfortable staying in Konoha, you can come to our Uzumaki clan!"
Oshima Shuichi's pupils shrank, he raised his head and looked at Bai Yu, his expression a little moved, then he shook his head and said:
"After all, I grew up in Konoha and was cultivated by the village to become what I am today. I can't..."
Bai Yu waved his hand: "Teacher Shuichi misunderstood. What I mean is that if you are in a bad mood, you can come to the Uzumaki clan to stay for a while. For example, if we entrust you with a long-term guard mission, I believe that with the experience of Konoha and the Uzumaki clan, With friendly relations, I will definitely accept this kind of mission.”
"This..." Oshima Shuichi was stunned when he heard this, and said: "I understand."
"The same goes for you, if you want to come, you can come to the Uzumaki clan at any time."
Bai Yu looked at Chiho and Hideto.
"Okay!" Chiho nodded.
Yingren opened his mouth, as if he wanted to agree, and said: "I'll forget it. As a branch family, I have to abide by the orders of the Zong family. Even if you entrust a task to the village, if the Zong family doesn't agree, I can't go anywhere. This This is my fate as a branch ninja."
As one of the most powerful jounin in this generation of Hyuga clans, Yingren usually serves as the bodyguard of the young clan leader Hyuga Hichizu, or protects some other clan members.
Since becoming a Jonin, he has been the one with the fewest missions.
"Our friendship is all in wine, drink!" The Englishman raised his glass and drank it all.
Bai Yu did not clink glasses with the British, but held the wine glass with his fingers, turned it gently in his hand, and said lightly: "What if there is no caged bird?"
Click!
With a strong effort, the British man crushed the wine glass in his hand and stared at Bai Yu.
There was a fire in his eyes.
He no longer looked like he had been appointed just now.
"Can Mr. Shuichi and I continue to listen to the following content?" Chiho tilted her head and glanced at Bai Yu, and told a cold joke in a serious manner.
"Of course." Bai Yu smiled and continued: "There are ways to break even the S-level sealing technique that will cause the soul to be swallowed by death after using the corpse seal.
The sealing technique of the caged bird is probably more difficult to crack than the sealing of the zombies, right?
The Uzumaki clan is the best at sealing techniques in the ninja world. I believe that the ancestors of the Hyuga clan who developed the Caged Bird Technique are no better at sealing techniques than the Uzumaki clan.
There is no so-called perfect technique in this world. As long as it is a technique created by people, there must be a way to break it. "
Yingren looked at Bai Yu deeply: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
"I just made an assumption that the Hyuga clan won't come to trouble me because of this, right?"
Bai Yu had a nonchalant expression on his face.
"Of course, even if they come to trouble me, I'm not afraid. And everyone here is my own people, so of course I can say whatever I want."
"The caged bird is said to be an unbreakable seal. Only by death can the subject escape from the caged bird's control." The British man was silent for a long time, his voice was low, and he said quietly: "But... I want to try it with my life. Try it and see if the caged bird is really that powerful!"
Bai Yu smiled and raised his wine glass.
"You're welcome to come see me anytime."
...
The country of fields.
Kakudo, who was wearing a black robe and carrying a suitcase, walked out of the branch of the underground money exchange.
It would be hard for anyone to imagine that the underground gold exchange branch is actually underground in a public toilet.
After walking out of the branch, Kakuzu took out his notebook and crossed out a name on it.
Then, he circled several ninjas with bounties of more than 5 million taels.
Then Kakuzu put away his notebook and took out a small palm-sized abacus to calculate the recent bounties. Looking at the string of zeros on the passbook, he nodded with satisfaction and prepared to put the 5.5 million taels in the suitcase. Deposit it in the bank in the Fire City first.
The banks in the ninja world are jointly guaranteed by the five major countries, and the currency circulates uniformly. Anyone can withdraw money as long as they have a passbook and a seal.
A small country like Tianzhiguo has no banks within its borders.
After all, if you want to protect the bank, you need to have ninjas stationed there, which is a cost that small countries cannot afford.
As for the banks of the five major countries, even if there are not many ninja guards, no one would dare to rob them, because no one would dare to offend the five major countries at the same time.
There is no need to worry about being wanted by a single great ninja village, but if you are jointly wanted by the five major powers, you will have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
The high bounty will make the bounty ninjas flock to each other and try their best to kill the wanted person.
Even a Kage-level ninja will always need to rest. He must eat and sleep.
No one can withstand harassment and sneak attacks all the time.
"Um?"
Kakuzu was walking with his abacus, suddenly stopped and looked up ahead.
I saw a tall man standing in the middle of the road. His body was shrouded in a black robe and he wore a spiral corrugated wooden mask on his head.
Kakuzu frowned slightly. Although his main focus was on settling accounts, he hadn't noticed anyone approaching him. It was obvious that someone was coming.
"Hello, Pixiu, when we meet for the first time, you can call me Mu Ling. My code name in the organization is "Sacred Tree". "
A gentle voice sounded, and the Kodama incarnation walked towards Kakuzu.
"Stop!" Kakuzu looked at the incarnation of the wood spirit coming towards him, and took a half step back with a wary expression: "Who sent you here?"
“Of course it’s the Dragon King, who else could it be? "
The tone of the incarnation of the wood spirit remained unchanged, always gentle and strong.
"What did the leader send you to do?" Kakuzu said in a deep voice, already believing the words of the incarnation of Kodama. After all, the organization's affairs are still secret. Only a few people know about it. If the code name can be matched, it must be the person sent by Bai Yu. .
It's just that the voice of the Kodama incarnation made Kakuzu very uncomfortable and reminded him of some bad memories.
"From today on, I am your partner and I will act with you."
The incarnation of the wood spirit chuckled.
This was Bai Yu's bad taste. He let the Kodama incarnation combine chakra with the Nine-Tails, and then obtained some information about the first Hokage Senju Hashirama, imitating the first generation's voice, trying to see how Kakuzu would react.
Of course, since we want to imitate the first generation, Kodama will use this voice in all future incarnations.
"Partner?" Kakuzu frowned: "I don't need a partner. Increasing the number of people will only reduce the efficiency of making money. I will kill anyone who gets in the way at any time. Even if we belong to the same organization, I will not show mercy!"
"Don't worry, I won't hold you back. If I take action, I will obey your command. Only when necessary, I will act according to the instructions of the "Dragon King". "
The incarnation of the wood spirit said calmly, his words full of strong confidence.
With that said, the Kodama incarnation walked towards Kakuzu.
Kakuzu took half a step back again.
"What's wrong?" The incarnation of the wood spirit asked doubtfully.
Kakuzu: "Your voice makes me feel uncomfortable!"
"It's very similar to the First Hokage, right?" The incarnation of Kodama said jokingly: "The "Dragon King" said the same thing. "
Kakuzu: "You just sound like that man. Come to the Fire City with me first, and then earn the reward together. If you dare to hold you back, I will kill you first!"
"OK."
