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3 Days went by without a hitch. The wind held steady within the village with no apparent movements of rebellion from Ghost or his team as the said person came out of the Hokage's office.
Ghost stretches himself a bit before a hawk swooped in on his shoulders with a message tied to its leg...
Reading the message Ghost chuckled a bit, "Jiraiya sensei sent the information of that bounty hunter. Go get him", He ordered to nothing but thin air before he patted the bird and letting it fly off as he walked all the way to the Uchiha clan's compound on the edge of Konoha.
"Understood", A shadow whispered behind him.
...
Danzo sat in his office frowning, "What a waste of time...", He was prepared to make Ghost a scapegoat and a traitor after surviving the onslaught that was sure to come against him
But to his surprise, Ghost did not mention the assassination plot against him nor did he retaliate, not even a bit.
Who knew Ghost was so... passive. The old man smirked at his own thought, is that even possible..?! He knew how violent this young assassin is, Ghost grew up under his intense personal training; If anything, most of the time Ghost kills just because he can. But such a character did not retaliate even after a huge event like that, why did he not retaliate..?! Is he planning something..?
If it was someone else he would have asked someone to follow up on them, but what to do about Ghost and his sensory skills? The one-eyed cyclops sighed, he would just have to find it out once the time comes...
"Danzo sama...", came a voice from his office door.
"Come in", Danzo looked up and get back to work...
...
On the way to the Uchiha clan, Ghost sensed someone's existence, he glanced sideways to see a little shadow doing something..!! Taking a closer look, he could see a small figure facing the four targets earnestly practicing some kind of a Jutsu from the looks of it.
"Damn it! I am doing the exact same thing as nii san, why do I always fail to hit it?!", The cute little boy with black hair sat down on the ground, panting slightly, with a cute pout he bit his lips, and slowly made hand signs.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!! Cough cough...", A small amount of smoke blew from his mouth, which caused the child to cough violently.
"Try chakra control before going for a Jutsu"
"Nii san?!"
Sasuke turned his head in surprise and saw... nothing?
"But I am sure I heard Nii san", Sasuke confusedly look at his surroundings
"Sasuke, time for lunch", Itachi came behind his little brother carrying two lunch boxes in his hand, one for his little brother and one for himself.
"Nii san", Sasuke's eyes glittered, "why were you hiding from me?!"
"Huh?!"
...
Fugaku stared suspiciously at the unknown person in front of him as he put the cup of tea on the table.
"Speak..!"
"As I said earlier, I am here on Ghost san's order"
"You already said such. Speak your motive", Fugaku narrowed his eyes.
"Ghost-san asked me to strike a deal with you and your clan...
"Impossible, Go and tell him that I refuse to strike any kind of deal with him, now leave", The angered Uchiha Fugaku stood up going back.
The man looked at him with a smirk, "Do you not want to hear your end of the deal..?..!"
"The door out is where you came from!!"
"Work with us and we will bring the Uchiha clan's reputation back", This comment made Fugaku stop in his tracks.
"Is that deal good enough for you? Uchiha sama", The man said with a smile.
"You want me to believe that fiend?", Fugaku glared at the man with his scarlet eyes opened up, "The one who lies constantly..."
The man chuckled and stood up, coming face to face with the Uchiha patriarch, "Indeed Uchiha sama, I would need you to believe in that fiend, you are in a desperate situation after all, and we do need your help, sometimes a deal with the devil is better than no deal at all"
"I... will not have a deal with that fiend, Now, get out of my house before I throw you away", The Uchiha patriarch growled.
The man laughed, "That's funny. So what are you gonna do, I am pretty sure your little rebellion plan has already failed after Ghost san utterly destroyed and suppressed the entire Uchiha clan all on his own; Ah. I know, you will bow down your pathetic head, and lick...
"Enough", Fugaku roared
"We can have your clan relocate, and get your reputation back. Work with us... you have no other choice..."
"What do you want from me..?!"
"Stop interfering in the village's situation for the time being. That's all"
"What..?! That's all?"
"Indeed, that's all. The Uchiha police force will not interfere with whatever going to go on within the village in a few days..."
"How do I know this is not another trick by Village executives to plummet our reputation further than it already is...?!", Fugaku asked with narrowed eyes.
The man scoffed and took a step near Fugaku, "You don't have a choice Uchiha sama, it is either us or the village. I am sure we can find some common grounds to work on"
"And if I choose the village", The Uchiha patriarch glared.
The man laughed, "Then I am afraid I would have to kill you right now..."
Fugaku glared intensified...
...
~~Meanwhile~~Somewhere unknown~~
"Ghost of Konoha? The client is paying over 4 billion for his head?"
Kakuzu's emerald pupils shrunk, as he sips the drink on the table, the bartender chuckled and leaned in closer, "4 billion is just the bounty from the client, the bounty of 7 billion from Bingo book is another matter!!"
Kakuzu's lips slightly tremble, "A total bounty of 11 billion. A human head can be so valuable?"
Kakuzu is an immortal from the era of the Sengoku period, when the five great nations established the hidden villages, Kakuzu, the elite of Takigakure, accepted and executed the mission to assassinate Konoha's First Hokage Senju Hashirama.
But under First Hokage's Wood Style, he was almost killed, and finally escaped his life and returned to the village. However, after returning, what awaited him was the failure of the mission and heavy punishment.
This was very cruel behavior for him who gave his entire life to the village, so with a strong hatred, he escaped from prison and took away the Forbidden Technique, which was regarded as the treasure of Takinin Village. Then all the high-level superiors in the village were killed and their hearts were taken away.
Since then, Kakuzu only trusts money and believes that only eternal money will not betray him, holding this belief until he has been active in the ninja world.
"Though his head is so valuable, I gotta remind you that he is the best Konoha has to offer; He absolutely crushed the third Tsuchikage while creating a one-sided massacre in Iwa, I even heard that he single-handedly suppressed the entire village hidden in the mist, not to mention taking on the fourth Raikage and the eight tail Jinchuriki together; and still obliterating them like it's nothing"
Seeing Kakuzu staring at the high-priced bounty in front of him, the bartender reminded him of good intentions, after all, Kakuzu is a very old customer of his, "And so far... None who went after him ever came back. This guy is no joke"
Hearing the kind reminder from his old friend, Kakuzu said in a deep voice, and the scene of the battle with First Hokage Senju Hashirama appeared in his green and vicissitudes eyes, "Don't compare me with those useless little things... The battles I have experienced are out of their reach"
"That's why I called you out on this one", The bartender said putting on the drink at the table.
"And we thank you for that", A voice came out of thin air.
"Who-
Boom!!!
There was a massive explosion and a thick cloud of black explosion took everyone by surprise. The explosion shattered the underground building sending shards and chunks of rock in all directions. Several people fall to the ground or cry out in pain as debris fell over their bodies.
"F**k... who are you?!", Coming out of the debris Kakuzu looked at the newcomer whose shadow was covered in the dust cloud. Apparently, the bartender is dead and so are most of the people here, the unknown shadow looked at Kakuzu.
"Konoha", The masked Anbu in a black cloak slowly stepped out of the shadows...