Early 49th year of Konoha.
The City of Fire is the largest and most prosperous city in the Fire Country, and is the economic and political center of the Fire Country.
Vicious incidents may break out in ordinary small countries, and there may even be vicious wandering ninjas and wanted criminals who take action against officials and daimyo, but no ninja from any country dares to cause trouble in the City of Fire.
Konoha, the strongest ninja village in the world, has elite jounin stationed here.
Even if a war breaks out in the ninja world, the five major powers will not openly assassinate officials and daimyo, because before the victory or defeat is decided, doing such a thing will be besieged by the entire ninja world. The system of one country and one village has been deeply ingrained and deep-rooted. Human hearts have no ability to change the world, and the battle between ninjas will only take place between ninjas.
At this time, it was at the bank in the center of the City of Fire.
Xia and Kakuzu, both wearing the same standard black robes, opened the bank door and walked out onto the street.
Kakuzu held the bankbook and seal in his hand, and then carefully put them away.
The two of them had deposited almost all of the remuneration they received from performing tasks in the past few months into the bank as a fund for the organization's activities, leaving only a small amount of cash for daily expenses.
"I'm really fed up. I joined the organization to pursue eternal life. Now I perform tasks every day just to make money. This is not my art at all!" Xie muttered incessantly, already regretting joining the 'Infinite Life' The Ring' organization.
"If you betray the organization, you will be hunted by the leader. Even if the "wood spirit" takes action, you may not survive. "Kakuzu said seriously: "We will take on a few more tasks and complete the initial accumulation of funds. Then we will enter the next stage. "
Because Scorpion has gained Kakuzu's recognition with his own strength, Kakuzu will be willing to respond to him. Otherwise, Scorpion would have been killed in Kakuzu's indiscriminate fighting style.
Of course, there is something that I didn't say, that is, the next stage of rebuilding the country will require a huge amount of funds, so the current fund accumulation stage may take a long time.
However, Scorpion's body is a modified human puppet, and it has escaped the life span limit of ordinary people.
As for Kakuzu himself, because of the Earth Resentment Yu Technique, as long as he can constantly replace the heart of a ninja, he can achieve immortality.
So a few years or more than ten years is not a long time, at least for Diagonal.
"You really don't have any artistic talent at all. I'm afraid you are not interested in anything except making money, right?" Xia complained dissatisfiedly. Unfortunately, he could only complain. Even with the third generation Kazekage, the strongest Kazekage in history, he was a human puppet. , he can only have an advantage in the battle with Kakuzu. As for the "Kodama", he is really strong and he is no match.
As for the more powerful "Dragon King" and "Red Flame", Xie has never seen them before. He even doubts whether these two people really exist in the organization.
Could it be that they were the only ones in the organization he joined?
"If I don't betray money, money won't betray me." Kakuzu said to himself. This is a concept he firmly believes in. The only thing he believes in is money.
"You and I really have nothing in common."
Scorpion curled his lips.
The two of them quarreled while walking towards the outside of the Fire Capital.
At this time, a group of people came towards them, each wearing Konoha's forehead protector.
Two of them had the emblem of the Sarutobi clan printed on their clothes. They were Shinnosuke Sarutobi, the eldest son of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Asuma Sarutobi, the youngest son.
Both Xie and Jiao retreated to the side of the road and watched the group leave.
"Huh? The ninjas of Konoha...except for that brat, all of them are jounin. Could something big happen?" Xie looked at the backs of Konoha ninjas and asked doubtfully.
Kakuzu took out a notebook and a pen and quickly rummaged through them while muttering to himself: "Sarutobi Shinnosuke has a bounty of 28 million taels; Sarutobi Asuma has a bounty of 6 million taels. The price has been increased because of his status as the son of the Third Hokage... It seems that there is a lot of room for increase, so we need to make a mark first."
As he spoke, Kakuzu drew two circles on Sarutobi Asuma's name, and as for Sarutobi Shinnosuke's name, he drew one circle.
Because Scorpion has been partnered with Kakuzu for a while, he has a certain understanding of Kakuzu's behavior. When he saw Kakuzu draw a circle on Sarutobi Shinnosuke's name, he knew that this represented Kakuzu's love for him. I was tempted by the bounty on my head, so I quickly said:
"Hey! Kakuto, you're not interested in the son of the Third Hokage, are you?! I'm wanted by Sunagakure Village now, and I don't want to be hunted down by all the ninjas in Konoha again!"
"Don't worry, I won't take action against the ninjas of Konoha for the time being. Even I don't think the leader will agree to it now."
Kakuzu calmly took the notebook back into his arms.
Hearing this, Xie's heart trembled. Hearing Kakuzu's implication, the organization will take action against Konoha sooner or later. Who is the leader? He dares to challenge Konoha, the strongest of the five ninja villages.
He is the grandson of Chiyo, advisor to the Kazekage of the Sunagakure Village, and the son of Akasuke and Shirasa, two elite Jonin of the Sunagakure. He also studied under the Third Kazekage, so he still knows how strong the Sunagakure Village is.
Even the powerful Sunagakure Village cannot defeat Konoha.
What's even more terrifying is that Konoha challenged the four major ninja villages of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure at the same time in the Third Ninja World War, and finally won.
What kind of organization did he join to actually challenge Konoha?
It's crazy!
"With so many Jonin heading to the City of Fire, is there something big going on? Do you remember that a battle broke out inside Konoha some time ago, and the Fourth Hokage was seriously injured and fell into coma, right?"
Kakuzu suddenly changed the subject.
"This matter has become known to everyone, and doesn't the organization have its own intelligence network? I know a lot about Konoha's affairs, why are you asking me?" Xie said angrily: "The third generation of Konoha When the Hokage came back to power, he might have sent his two sons to the daimyo of the Land of Fire to get gold plating. The five major countries all have this tradition of sending outstanding ninjas in the village to a daimyo as a personal bodyguard, so as to establish a friendly relationship with the daimyo. With the relationship, I can at least become a high-level person in the village and even compete for the position of 'Shadow'."
"Well, let's go." Hearing this, Kakuzu didn't say much, just nodded and walked towards the outside of the city. Since he can't take action against the people of Konoha now, he doesn't bother to bother anymore. He just needs to inform the "wood spirit" about this matter, and he will naturally find a way to find out the reason and then report it to Bai Yu.
Kakuzu still prefers making money than collecting intelligence.
On the other side, Asuma Sarutobi was walking in the team, and suddenly turned his head and glanced at Kakuzu and Scorpion, who were shrouded in black robes behind them.
"Asuma? What's wrong?"
When Sarutobi Shinnosuke saw his younger brother Asuma stopping, he also stopped and stepped forward to ask.
Sarutobi Asuma asked in confusion: "Brother, those two people look suspicious. They look very extraordinary."
"Maybe he's a bounty hunter, or a wandering ninja?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke asked. As the deputy minister of ANBU, he had come into contact with many strong men in the village. Although he had no perception, he still had a certain understanding of ninjas with powerful chakra. Sensingly, Kakuzu and Xia did look extraordinary, but he didn't want to explore more.
"Maybe they are wanted criminals!?" Sarutobi Asuma asked.
Hearing this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded and said, "It is indeed possible."
"Then let's..." Sarutobi Asuma was a little eager to give it a try.
"Asuma, don't meddle in other people's business, and don't forget our mission this time. There are many powerful ninjas in this world, and you can't be careless at any time." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said seriously.
"Oh, I got it." Asuma Sarutobi closed his mouth and didn't say anything more. What he hated most was the way old men and elder brothers talked like lecturing children. He was already an adult, but he still didn't. As a child, many decisions were treated as a joke.
"In addition to the mission this time, you should stay with the daimyo to study and see how the daimyo manages this country. Maybe one day in the future you will need to shoulder the burden of leading the family, or even... "
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's words stopped abruptly.
"I understand, brother, why are you like the old man? I asked to protect the name myself, but it was not the old man's decision!" Sarutobi Asuma looked a little unconvinced. He didn't want to bear the name of the Third Hokage's son forever. Boss, he hopes that when people see him in the future, they will no longer call him young master, but call him by his name. Only by breaking away from the old man's protection can he be truly independent.
"Yes, I won't say it anymore." Sarutobi Shinnosuke was a little helpless towards his younger brother. He also knew the conflict between Asuma and the old man. He wanted to be recognized too much, so he became rebellious and seemed more childish.
Although Asuma has always said that he wants to break away from the old man's wings, the task of guarding the daimyo alone is an opportunity that ordinary people can't grab. Without the old man's relationship, how can Asma, a chuunin, be the daimyo? of guard.
Who were the ninjas who had performed the mission of protecting the daimyo before? Those were Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, and Namikaze Minato, the fourth Hokage. Only these people had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the daimyo.
Although the daimyo of the Land of Fire cannot directly appoint the successor of the Hokage, the daimyo and senior officials have the right to vote and can participate in the election of the Hokage.
After all, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire definitely hopes that the future Hokage will be someone he is relatively familiar with, preferably a ninja with whom he has a good relationship, so that the future cooperation between the two parties will be smoother.
A long-term mission record of guarding the Daimyo is the ticket to the top of Konoha.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his party were quickly received by the daimyo.
Upon learning that Konoha was going to seal the Nine-Tails Chakra to the Fire Temple dozens of miles away from the City of Fire, some senior officials immediately strongly opposed it, saying that such a dangerous thing could not be sealed under their beds.
However, after repeated assurances from Sarutobi Shinnosuke, seeing the letter from the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and a series of measures such as leaving his youngest son Sarutobi Asuma in the Fire Country as a guard, the Fire Country Daimyo He immediately made a decision and agreed to seal the Nine-Tails Chakra into the Fire Temple.
...
In the country of Uzumaki, the land of the Uzumaki clan, Bai Yu was sitting in the office belonging to Kushina, helping her handle government affairs. After all, she was pregnant for a year and a half and had a hard time giving birth. Bai Yu gave her a long vacation, and even the child was taken care of by Kyuubi. .
Bang!
In the middle of the office, a cloud of smoke suddenly rose, and a small white snake as big as a palm appeared.
Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, stopped the pen in his hand, and stretched out his hand towards the little white snake.
The little white snake jumped up, jumped into Bai Yu's palm, and lowered his head respectfully: "Master Bai Yu."
Then, the little white snake spit out a scroll from its mouth.
Bai Yu took the scroll, opened it and looked at it with a smile on his face: "Did Konoha actually transfer the Nine-Tails chakra to the Fire Temple? It's interesting."
Through the perspective of Uchiha Issei, the incarnation of the wood spirit, Bai Yu felt the terrifying Nine-tails chakra in the bodies of Golden Horn and Silver Horn. It seemed that the rumors that the two ate his chakra flesh and blood in the Nine-tailed body were true. The combat power that this pseudo-Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki can unleash is also quite astonishing.
"If you want to create a false Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, you will have to consume a lot of Nine-Tails Chakra. Since Konoha has it readily available, there is no need to consume Kushina's own chakra."
Bai Yu suddenly had an idea in his mind. As his and Kushina's descendants, Taichi and Mitsuko's physiques might be able to adapt to the Nine-Tails Chakra. In the future, they can use the Chakra of the Fire Temple, but after Konoha's Nine-Tails Chakra It will be a key part of his plan, so he is not ready to move at the moment.
boom--!
Just as Bai Yu was thinking about his next plan, a huge, earth-shaking explosion suddenly came from outside the building.
"What's going on?!" Bai Yu's face changed slightly, and he looked out the window. He saw that a hilltop in the distance had been flattened, and he quickly opened his senses.
In today's ninja world, there are still people who dare to disturb Tai Sui and launch an attack on the Uzumaki clan?
Kushina's childbirth is over and her combat strength has been fully restored. Not to mention that Bai Yu has entered the liquefaction stage from the spiritual power stage of the first-level "Spirit Summoner". Even if Kushina doesn't take action, he can still fight against the peak shadow level alone. The strong one.
Just when Bai Yu started to mobilize his magic power and chakra, he suddenly sensed Kyuubi's chakra.
At this time, Kyuubi was connected to Bai Yu through chakra, and Kushina's voice also came out: "Ku Lama, what's wrong? Is there an invasion from a foreign enemy?!"
"No, I accidentally accumulated too much chakra." Kyuubi said without confidence.
"Do you know what you did? Didn't I ask you to take care of the children? Where are Taichi and Mitsuko?" Just from Kushina's voice at this moment, Bai Yu could guess that she must be furious now, and her red hair was windless. Automatically, dance.
"Taiyi and Mitsuko are both next to me... Taichi said I was bragging, so I rubbed a small tailed beast jade..." Kyuubi smiled, and then said seriously: "I swear, I really only used a little bit of chakra. Who knew it would have such power? You really can't blame me..."
"Come back quickly!"
Kushina roared.
Kyuubi: "Yes~"
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