Kakuzu looked at Orochimaru, his gaze cold as he said sinisterly, "What does Konoha mean by this? You actually dare steal Kakuzu's prey?"
Having someone steal his prey was the one thing Kakuzu could not tolerate. Even if the other party was Orochimaru, one of the Konoha Sannin, he had no right!
Unless the First Hokage came back to life, no one could!
Moreover, whenever he looked at Orochimaru, a trace of greed occasionally flickered in Kakuzu's eyes...
Orochimaru also had a bounty on him in the black market, one that had reached the enormous sum of forty million ryo!
Whether it had been placed secretly by other ninja villages or by Orochimaru's enemies, that amount still put him among the highest-ranked targets in the black market...
That was the standing of one of the Konoha Sannin!
It was naturally impossible for Kakuzu not to have thoughts about Orochimaru...
Orochimaru saw the greed flashing in Kakuzu's eyes and could not help licking his lips. He said teasingly, "Prey? Heh heh, they are no longer your prey. They are mine..."
"Does Konoha intend to oppose me, Kakuzu?" Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning grim with an underlying threat.
After all, he was someone who had fought the First Hokage. Naturally, he could not show weakness before a junior like Orochimaru!
Besides, Orochimaru's bounty had tempted Kakuzu somewhat.
Every one of his operations took a long time—one or two months at the longest, more than ten days at the shortest—and most of that time was spent finding people!
If he could claim Orochimaru's head, it would be an immense temptation for him as well...
"Heh heh, immortal ninja... Let me see whether your immortality is truly immortal!" Orochimaru sneered, no longer intending to waste words as his hands formed seals. "**Ninja