Trouble Comes Knocking
"I'm Zhou Li, and I'm in charge of the pawnshop..."
*[Release!]*
The man calling himself Zhou Li disrupted his Chakra to release the Genjutsu. He looked dazed for a moment, then closed his eyes without a word as he came back to his senses.
"Just a pawnshop?"
Lin Ke was skeptical. He didn't trust the words of strangers. He was about to form hand seals to summon Uchiha Fugaku and use the Sharingan for interrogation when the man in front of him twitched.
He was dead.
Lin Ke frowned and thought for a moment, then sealed the body into a Scroll. Death wasn't the end. Konoha's Interrogation Department could extract all the memories from a corpse.
Even if they were after the money in his hands, there was no need to commit suicide directly. Was he worried about implicating his family and friends after being interrogated?
The logic was sound, but Lin Ke was still hesitant. He felt that there was something else hidden behind the inexplicable stalking and death.
With his strength, he shouldn't be afraid of anything except for a few monsters that could be counted on two hands.
If it's related to the pawnshop, forget it. I'll just take the gold back to the village. He quickly changed his plan, giving up on selling the loot nearby.
I'll take one last look at Nikko Shukuba, and then leave. It feels like the chances of finding Utakata are already very low.
He still couldn't let go of the information from Hermit Purple and the powerful Chakra he sensed on the first night.
Next, I can consider going to Granny Cat's Ninja Tool Shop. I happen to have a sum of money from other countries that I need to spend. Going to the Land of Fire bank would be troublesome. I wonder if Granny Cat would be willing to help me buy some electrical equipment or something.
After thinking about it, considering that he might have to deal with a Jinchuriki, and that there had been a ninja stalking incident, he didn't seal all the money into Scrolls. He left a lot on his person, specifically dividing it into three wallets, all up to the standard for capturing Sasori of the Red Sand.
Having made preparations, Lin Ke quickly left with his shadow.
"Flap flap~" A few minutes later, a Crow that had been preening its feathers on a treetop flew into the sky.
Immediately afterward, a black and white head emerged from the ground.
"Itachi really values that kid," Black Zetsu said with a playful tone.
White Zetsu excitedly said, "Do you think Itachi will go after Kakuzu for Lin Ke's sake? It would be great to see them fight!"
"..."
Black Zetsu was too lazy to pay attention to him and quietly sank into the ground, pondering in his heart.
Why did Lin Ke suddenly start looking for a Jinchuriki? Where did the information on that photo come from?
He had been paying attention to this special kid from Konoha Village the whole time, but whether he was in Konoha Village or outside the village, he didn't seem to have any intelligence channels, nor had he met with any spies. He had inexplicably obtained a photo of the Six Tails Jinchuriki.
He couldn't help but overthink it.
If it's some kind of mutated Ninjutsu, or a 'Summoned Beast', then he's even more important.
Obito has been delaying the time to collect the Tailed Beasts, perhaps...
...
Nikko Shukuba.
Lin Ke arrived around lunchtime. He didn't have high hopes of finding anyone, so he wasn't in a hurry. He first found a ramen shop to sit in. After ordering, before the ramen arrived,
a person wearing a black robe walked into the shop and walked straight towards him, taking off his hood as he walked, revealing the face of Sasori of the Red Sand. His shadow had already stood up and surrounded him at the first moment.
"?!"
The sudden change caused the noisy sounds in the ramen shop to stop instantly. Several knowledgeable customers quietly stuck to the wall to prevent being affected by the inexplicable battle.
Lin Ke turned around, not directly letting his shadow attack, wondering why this guy could find him.
Was he a Sand Ninja Village ninja? Sasori stood in place, not showing any hostility, and said, "I have no malice towards you."
"Isn't it a little too late to say that now?" Lin Ke stood up, tapped the counter, and said, "Just put it down, thank you."
The ramen shop owner stood behind the counter with the ramen he had ordered, not knowing whether to advance or retreat, with a fearful expression on his face. Hearing his words, he breathed a sigh of relief, put down the ramen, and turned to drill into the kitchen.
"Your whereabouts have been exposed. Akatsuki's people are coming," Sasori said expressionlessly. "We have room for cooperation. Money, Ninjutsu, intelligence, I can provide it all."
This monster who had transformed himself into a Human Puppet early on had been tirelessly developing his power for many years. The spies he had cultivated through the Mind Control Sand Manipulation Technique were all over the ninja world. Having regained the Third Kazekage's Human Puppet and reunited with Sand Ninja Village, he had full confidence in letting the other party name any price.
Lin Ke didn't speak. He didn't care about whether or not to cooperate with the other party. More importantly, cooperating with an S-rank missing-nin would seriously affect his credibility in Konoha and Sand Ninja Village.
Don't think that everything is seamless. After making the decision to cooperate, this matter would become a handle.
"Tell me, if I capture you and send you back to Sand Ninja Village, wouldn't I be able to get a lot of money and Ninjutsu as well?"
"I'm no longer a wanted rogue ninja; you can verify with the Sand Ninja Village." Sasori mentioned his village, his tone still very distant, "We—"
He stopped speaking, turning his face to look at the doorway, "It's too late."
"You really can run." Two figures wearing Black and Red Cloud Robes stood at the entrance. The man with slicked-back silver-gray hair and a terrifying three-section giant scythe in his hand wore a neurotic smile, "I really want to offer you, brat, to the God right away."
"Hidan, he's Lin Ke from Konoha Village, who knows many dangerous Ninjutsu. Don't be careless, or you'll lose your life," the masked man next to him said, his green pupils greedily locked onto the target.
"Sasori, are you going to meddle?"
Sasori looked at them expressionlessly, took out a Scroll from his sleeve, and held it in his hand, saying, "If I remember correctly, the leader should have issued an order not to attack him, are you going to disobey the leader's order?"
"Tch!" Hidan's face showed an arrogant smile as he stepped forward, saying, "Sooner or later, I will curse that old geezer to death too."
"Kakuzu, why don't we defect together!"
He loudly conspired, "It's so annoying to have to be restrained in everything we do."
Kakuzu's drooping palms gradually turned black, and his expression was unreadable. His back, which could not be seen from the front, quietly bulged, and he said in a calm tone, "It seems you're going to stand against us this time."
"Hidan, leave this one to me..."
"That brat's heart must be mine."
"Also, Sasori, I heard you even lost your main body on this brat. Even if we were once in the same organization, I won't show any mercy. You must—"
The clothes on his shoulders were propped up high, and a strange blue and white face emerged from his shoulder, opening its mouth towards the store.
"Chi!"
A violent gust of wind swept in, even engulfing his companion Hidan.
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