"I never thought I'd have the honor of working with the renowned Mr. Kakuzu this time!"
Dozens of figures gathered in the forest. One of them stared intently at a man across from him. Though he spoke of it as an honor, he was deeply wary inside.
It was not just him who feared that man. The others felt the same, even instinctively keeping their distance from him.
This rogue ninja from Takigakure had a mixed reputation in the underground bounty exchange. The good part was that he had a rare one hundred percent mission completion rate and had never failed a single job.
The bad part was that he often targeted fellow bounty hunters, trading their heads in for money. He was practically obsessed with cash.
"The bounty for this mission is two hundred million. I will hold back Tsunade, who has mastered the Yin Seal. One hundred million Ryo belongs to me."
Ignoring the others' wariness and rejection, Kakuzu calmly claimed one hundred million ryo of the reward.
Naturally, everyone felt angry inside, but none of them dared to object.
First, Kakuzu was no harmless man. Second, Tsunade was no weakling either. She herself was a Quasi-Kage Level powerhouse.
According to the information they had obtained, Tsunade had recently mastered the Yin Seal, allowing her to unleash several times her usual chakra. She was estimated to be capable of displaying True Kage Level combat power.
She was a tough opponent. None of them were confident they could stop her, so they could only rely on Kakuzu, a True Kage Level powerhouse, to take action.
Since he was holding back the most troublesome enemy, taking half the reward was reasonable enough.
Seeing that no one objected, Kakuzu turned and left to prepare the ambush.
"Cyclops, according to the intelligence,