More and more people are starting to enter Hozuki Castle.
Some smart, sensitive people have realized that something big is going to happen.
Even the number of guards in the city began to increase.
Obviously, Mui City Lord is preparing something in order to achieve a certain purpose.
But except Mui and his cronies, no one knows what will happen.
The people imprisoned in this city just want to find a chance to escape, and then find a way to break the seal on them.
"Many strangers have entered the city recently. What is that bastard Mui planning to do?"
"Huh, no matter what you do, it has nothing to do with us useless people who can't use Chakra. I just hope to see something big happen so that I can take the opportunity to escape."
These vicious prisoners look for opportunities.
Similarly, those who have recently entered Hozuki Castle are also waiting silently.
"This is Hozuki Castle? It is indeed the famous Shinobi World city of criminals. That guy Mui is really amazing." In Konoha's team, Anko looked around with great interest.
"Hey, don't act so ignorant. It's embarrassing for our village." Morino Ibiki reminded him as he pulled the hat on his head.
"That's really long-winded. I've never seen a city like this before. What's wrong with looking at it twice?"
"Anko, we are here on behalf of Konoha. We have to guard this city for half a month, and we will inevitably have to deal with the locals. If you behave in a disgraceful manner, we will inevitably feel embarrassed."
Morino Ibiki said coldly, looking directly at Anko.
This is the first time Anko has left the village to perform a mission since Orochimaru defected.
As the only disciple of Orochimaru, Anko was naturally subject to the strictest surveillance. When Orochimaru first defected, Anko was even banned.
As Orochimaru was killed by Genitsu, the imprisonment of Anko was loosened. But after Orochimaru was resurrected, the village began to stare at Anko again. When Orochimaru was killed again, Anko was free again...
Until now.
Being able to leave the village rarely means that the village begins to trust Anko. No wonder Anko is so excited.
"I got it, troublesome guy... you're right, Kai, why aren't you the captain?" Anko whispered.
"Because Ibiki is more suitable to lead the team than me." Kai was very honest.
Anko made a sound and looked away.
Konoha's team was the last to arrive at Hozuki Castle. Not long after, the three of them received an invitation from the city lord of Hozuki Castle.
The three of them didn't pay much attention to it. It was just a guard duty, a very ordinary task. After waiting for half a month, they set off back to the village.
"Hey, why are there so many people? Where are we?" Anko quickly frowned.
The three of them were called to a huge square.
In the center, a magnificent building stands.
What made the three of them pay attention was that besides them, there were other people already waiting here.
"Those two people are... Xiao?! Why are Akatsuki people here!!" Morino Ibiki quickly glanced at these people in the square, and immediately changed his expression after seeing two tall figures wearing bamboo hats and black red cloud uniforms.
A look of worry.
According to the intelligence they have, the core members of Akatsuki seem to like to work in teams of two.
In other words, if there are only two members... it means that these two people are most likely to be core members, starting as powerful elite jounin!
"Are those two members of Akatsuki? I hope they are both elite jounin. If it is two Kage Level, there will be big trouble." Anko also had sweat on his forehead.
Unexpectedly, I thought it was just an ordinary task, but the core members of Akatsuki actually appeared?!
"It's not Sage Eye. Judging from the figure, it's not the woman with Paper Release, nor Kakuzu and Hiruko... But the giant one carried by the shorter man A big weapon, could it be Samehada? Is it Kirigakure S-level rebel Kisame? Who could the other person be? "Ibiki took a deep breath, feeling extremely stressed.
Kisame's physique is extremely tall, measuring 1.95 meters, but Kisame's teammates are even more exaggerated. They are two meters tall and look incredibly strong when viewed from the side.
Who could it be?
In Ibiki's mind, he couldn't remember any strong man from each village with such a physique.
"Kai, what did you find?" Ibiki whispered.
Kai shook his head and said he found nothing.
"Damn it, why is this happening? What exactly does Mui want to do? Did he hire these two people too?!" Ibiki gritted his teeth.
It's just a city in a small country, and such a powerful guy actually appears?
"Hey, the others are also very strange. They all lower their heads, covering their faces, hiding their heads and showing their tails... We are the only ones without any cover. Is this appropriate?" Anko looked at the others.
Standing further away were several ninjas wearing loose robes, whose origins were unknown.
A little further away, there was a figure standing in the shadows, which was extremely suspicious.
Not only that.
The criminals were also driven into the square by many ninjas.
It was extremely noisy and full of curses.
After a while, Mui finally appeared.
Surrounded by several cronies, Wuwei walked over expressionlessly and stood in front of the central building.
"It looks like everyone is here." Mui took a look and said calmly.
"Mui City Lord, I want you to explain what is going on with these people? If you hire so many of us at the same time, you must at least provide us with some necessary information." Ibiki said slowly.
Mui said, "I don't need to explain to you. I originally planned to hire those strong men from Konoha, but I didn't expect that Konoha would only send you guys here."
Mui is a little disappointed.
He most wants to hire Genitsu, because Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Konoha will not be released easily no matter what.
It's a pity that no matter how much money he offers, no one will take Konoha's Kage Level strong ones.
At the level of Shadow, he is the strategic weapon of the village and will not be deployed casually just for an invitation from a small city.
As a result, Konoha only sent three young people. What's the use?
Forget it, one Kisame must be enough anyway. As expected, the mercenary organization that takes money to do things is more reliable.
As for whether there will be a situation where the gangsters take advantage of the gangsters... Hehe, after turning on Box of Bliss to make a wish, none of the people present will survive.
Mui had no intention of paying Akatsuki from the beginning!!
"Hmph, I'm tired of waiting. Let's start quickly so that I can take the money back quickly." Kisame urged.
Mui nodded and was not interested in paying attention to Setsuna and others who had sneaked in. The more unknown people like this, the better, so as to provide Chakra for his great cause.
It's time to start.
"Open!" Mui shouted.
I saw the building in front of me, and the door suddenly opened, revealing a strange grimace.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but everyone who looked at this grimace felt a sense of unease in their instincts, and a steady stream of fear instinct was rising from deep within their hearts.
It's not that there is a direct cognitive emotion towards this grimace, but that an emotion of fear arises out of nowhere, making people confused.
Subconsciously, many people couldn't help but take a step back.
"What is this?"
"Drove us here just to show us this?"
The crowd was restless, and the prisoners kept observing the situation, still looking for opportunities to escape.
Mui made a gesture.
All around, the ninjas and guards showed ferocious smiles.
Some people guarded the surrounding arteries and blocked the escape routes of these prisoners.
Others showed cruel expressions and started to violently drive away and arrest the people present.
Regardless of whether they are men, women, old or young, as long as they are human beings, they will arrest them.
Before the riot spread, many prisoners looked confused.
Everyone saw that many prisoners had been thrown towards that ghost face!
Click, click, click!
A strange sound sounded.
The ghost face suddenly opened its mouth, and a terrifying evil wind spurted out. The next moment, the ghost face had swallowed everyone up.
"What's going on!!"
"Is this the purpose of Mui? I remembered that many people disappear inexplicably every year. It turns out that they were fed by this ghost!"
"Escape quickly, there are so many of us, we will definitely find a way to escape!!"
The prisoners began to get restless and turned around to flee.
But they were weak and were quickly defeated, and finally entered the mouth of the face.
The size of the crowd is decreasing at an alarming rate.
"No wonder they asked me to be hired. It turns out they want to collect Chakra... But this thing is really weird, swallowing Chakra? Is this some kind of weapon, or some kind of demon? Are there any benefits to doing this?" Kisame looked like he was just watching the fun and it was not a big deal.
Watching the people screaming and wailing with interest.
All the people who were thrown into the mouth never came out again. As you can imagine, they all died.
The mouth of this grimace is like a bottomless pit, swallowing up a steady stream of living people, and it will never be satisfied.
"Huh? Be quiet, Samehada. I can't feed my Chakra to you this time. It's a task after all, and I'm very professional." Kisame noticed that Samehada on the back was a little irritable and soothed him.
But this is of no use at all.
"This knife may not be caring about Chakra, but it may be afraid of... things in the building, making it feel scared." Might Duy suddenly spoke.
He had been silent for quite some time.
"Really, no wonder, I feel uncomfortable when I see that ghost thing. Speaking of which, senior, being so quiet is not your style. Is it because you can't bear this cruel scene? Or is it because you saw an acquaintance?"
Kisame looked playful, opened his mouth, and exposed his fangs.
He looked at Might Guy in the Konoha team.
An acquaintance.
Kisame Remember, on the Third Shinobi World War battlefield, he was kicked to the ground by the youthful father and son, and he lost the chance to escape.
I didn't expect that it would be under such circumstances, and it was so interesting to see the father and son reunited.
Kisame couldn't help but let out a malicious laugh.
Before his eyes, the prisoners were about to be fed.
But the grimace still didn't give any response. It still opened its big mouth, silently requesting to feed more Chakra.
"At least a thousand people were devoured just now. Isn't that enough?!" Anko's face turned pale.
Ibiki looked worried. "What exactly does Mui want to do? What will happen after feeding enough Chakra?"
"I can't bear it anymore! Even if these prisoners are not good people, they don't deserve to be treated like this!!" Kai cursed angrily and was about to attack those Hozuki Castle ninjas.
Ibiki and Anko held him down immediately.
"Calm down, we are ninjas on a mission. No matter what happens, it is the employer's business... Even if there is a settlement, it will be after the mission is completed!!" Anko looked pale, but gritted his teeth and growled.
Kai looked unwilling.
Eventually, all the prisoners were thrown in.
Mui frowned and said, "Sure enough, it's still not enough, and that's right. The overall quality of these prisoners is worrying. I have also sealed Chakra. I cannot extract more Chakra. That is, if the number is larger, the effect will be very limited, so..."
Mui began to look at the others, his eyes cold.
In addition to his subordinates, there were about a dozen people left.
There is no need for people Akatsuki and Konoha to move for the time being.
Just clear out the others first.
Mui gave the order, and many ninjas rushed towards Setsuna and the man who stood far away and whose origin was unknown.
"It's really troublesome... quickly resolve it and try not to expose it." Setsuna frowned.
Several members of the Uchiha tribe could no longer hold back any longer and took action brazenly.
Each of them was strong and experienced in many battles, and they slaughtered Hozuki Castle ninjas like chopping melons and vegetables.
The lone man in black had always lowered his head. Faced with the siege, he did not raise his head. He just moved quickly and easily dodged all the attacks.
And he stretched out a finger, in full view of everyone, and defeated these ninjas with a random click.
"Interesting." Kisame said.
Mui hesitated for a moment and ordered to stop the attack.
Although his subordinates are all cannon fodder, there is no need to waste them here.
"Everyone from Akatsuki, it's your turn, I need your Chakra." Mui said.
Might Duy There is no movement.
Kisame took a step forward and stretched out his arms. "Although it's unpleasant, it's part of the mission. I'm also curious about what will happen to this ghost if you feed enough Chakra."
Boom!
The next moment, a terrifying airflow erupted from Kisame's body. Visible to the naked eye, it turned into an astonishing cyclone and flew towards the ghost face.
Ghostface devoured it in big mouthfuls, seemingly very excited.
Finally, when Kisame was covered in Chakra, 70% of it was lost.
The grimace finally changed.
Boom!
A huge shock wave erupted, and the entire building was destroyed.
After the smoke dissipated, a huge and strange box stood there, spinning crazily.
Four grimaces, four different expressions.
"Finally..." Mui showed joy on his face and was about to get closer.
But at this moment, an old voice suddenly shouted.
"Now, do it!!"
Setsuna suddenly raised his head, the enthusiasm in his eyes almost turned into a real flame, burning everything.
Endless youth, long life, Mangekyō Sharingan... these are all waving to him!!