Chapter 87 First encounter with Kakuzu
The Paid Ninja Kakuzu
He carried the dead body and walked slowly, after some time he stopped and pressed the peeling paint with one hand.
"Click."
As if touching a secret door, the wall dented inward and a door opened.
A man with a scar on his face and a fierce expression appeared in the door.
He saw this mysterious man carrying the dead body and smiled.
"Lord Kakuzu, please go inside."
There was even a hint of fear in his attitude.
The mysterious man named Kakuzu responded with a low "hmm".
"Lord Kakuzu, thank you for your hard work. Please give me the body ." The man with a fierce face consciously stretched out his hand.
Kakuzu handed the body to the other party.
Then, Kakuzu entered the door.
The space was vast, much larger than the toilet outside.
This was a basement, and it was also a place to exchange rewards.
After exchanging the money, Kakuzu skillfully counted the banknotes and verified it himself.
He just enjoys the process of counting money.
After counting the banknotes, Kakuzu's eyes that were not covered by the mask showed a satisfied look.
After closing the cash box, he noticed the scarred man's expression.
He thought that when he counted the money just now, the other party had wanted to say something, but he was afraid of disturbing him because he knew his temper.
"What's the matter?" Kakuzu asked in gloomy voice.
"Lord Kakuzu, someone wants to see you."
"Tell me the address. " Kakuzu asked straightforwardly without much nonsense
The scarred man informed him of the agreement and time in detail.
After listening, Kakuzu nodded slightly, picked up the black suitcase, and then set off.
...
A few days later, he arrived at the agreed place as scheduled and met this customer, a handsome yellow-haired man wearing a kimono, with two burly men standing next to him, one of whom was holding a suitcase.
Kakuzu had a blank expression, staring at the other party
"Tell me, what do you want me to do? Let me make it clear in advance that the price of asking me to help you is very expensive."
The yellow-haired man felt a little scared by being stared at, and used companions to relieve the pressure
"So you are Kakuzu. The bounty hunter who claims to have a 100% mission success rate . I am....."
Kakuzu ignored the compliment: "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point. "
The yellow-haired man smiled, glanced to the side, and signaled his subordinates to show their sincerity.
The subordinates understood and put the suitcase on the table.
With a light press, the suitcase opened to reveal piles of banknotes inside.
"This is a deposit. After the deal is done, there will be three more boxes."
Kakuzu couldn't help but be tempted.
"Boss, who do you want to kill?" Kakuzu's attitude has changed significantly compared to before.
The yellow-haired man was happy to see this: "Targets are the lord of Ashina Castle, Jinyu, and his eldest son, I hope you can kill them on the way and pretend it's an accident."
"Who!?" As if he heard an unexpected name, Kakuzu stood up excitedly, his eyes revealing an incredible look: "You are very courageous, don't you know that he is a relative of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire? He is in a high position and has many ninjas protecting him."
The yellow-haired man showed a disappointed expression: "Could a bounty hunter like you be afraid of these?"
"Boss, you misunderstood. What I meant is that in this mission, among the people protecting him, there may be ninjas of the level of the Fire temple, or even Konoha ninjas may be dispatched for protection... It costs extra money."
Yellow-haired man: ...
He is the son of Jinyu, and he wants to inherit the position of lord.
But the problem is that he is not the eldest son, and he has an older brother.
Since he can't solve the problem, then he will solve the problem.
He plans to kill his brother and his father together. In this way, the position of lord will not fall on his head.
...
In the Ashina Castle.
The breakfast is very rich, and the table is full.
To prepare such a table of breakfast, the chefs and maids in the castle have to get up at Four o'clock in the morning and work until dawn.
At this moment, at the dining table, Jinyu is eating breakfast with his eldest son.
Naturally, the two of them couldn't finish so many dishes. They only took one bite of each dish, and took two bites if they liked it.
"Father you are saving money by decreasing number of dishes. If other nobles knew about this, they would laugh at us" Jinyu's eldest son said with dissatisfaction.
"In order to expand the military, the daimyo of the Land of Lightning is saving money. Their military strength has been greatly improved, and it is closely reaching the military strength of our Land of Fire. As the lord of a city in the Land of Fire, I naturally have to save a little and use the money saved for the country."
Jinyu was teaching his son, and the servants outside the door notified that the Konoha ninja had arrived.
...
"It's so tiring to sit in a sedan chair."
Sitting on a stone, drinking tea, Jinyu's son complained.
Behind him was a luxurious sedan chair.
There was one of the twelve guardian ninjas, a dozen servants, and Haru's four-member team around.
The group was heading to the destination, passing through the canyon, and the two people on the sedan chair disliked the discomfort and stopped willfully to rest.
The middle-aged jonin of Konoha looked around, and places like this that were very suitable for sneak attacks were places to be particularly vigilant.
He found one of the twelve guardian ninjas and expressed his intentions with a humble and somewhat flattering attitude.
"I understand..." One of the twelve guardian ninjas went to call the two back.
He was originally a ninja beside the daimyo, and was sent by the daimyo to accompany the ninjas of Konoha to perform tasks.
If they were ninjas of Konoha, these two people might not pay attention to them, but since they are the guards of the daimyo of the Land of Fire, it is another matter.
Haru saw the flattering expression of the leading jonin just now and shook his head.
Just as he was thinking, something suddenly went wrong in the air, and Haru's relaxed expression immediately became serious.
At the same time, the people around him also reacted: "Protect the two adults."
"Go in quickly." One of the twelve guardian ninjas urged the two father and son to enter
The four konoha ninja stood in front of the
Carriage, with the middle-aged jonin leading the way, and spread out into a diamond formation.
Haru and the others leaned behind them to provide some cover.
The four of them stared ahead, and a man with a mask on his face walking towards them.
Haru looked him up and down, and couldn't see his face clearly, but he could preliminarily judge that he was at least a Elite Jonin, otherwise he wouldn't have come alone.
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes slightly, assessing the strength of these people, two adults and three minors, it was obvious who was stronger and who was weaker.
Kill the two adults first, and the little devils behind will be easy to deal with.
(End of this chapter)