"Hey! Kakuzu! Are you alright?!"
Senga Hidan his eyes, and after a strange fluctuation, Hidan's body suddenly split into pieces. The scattered pieces of his body floated in the air, looking extremely terrifying.
Hidan was truly dumbfounded this time. He had been dismembered before, but this time was clearly different; he didn't feel any pain at all!
What did you do to me!?
Senga ignored him, and simply snapped her fingers. Several wisps of darkness appeared out of thin air, enveloping Hidan's floating body, and then Senga placed them into the Door-Door Space.
After dealing with Hidan, Senga turned to look at Kakuzu's "corpse" and said calmly,
"How long are you going to keep up this act? That attack was nothing more than losing a heart to you!"
Kakuzu remained lying motionless on the ground, seemingly truly dead.
Senga extended a finger towards Kakuzu, and a dazzling purple electric light began to gather at the tip of her finger.
"It seems you don't want the rest of the heart either."
The electric clatter grew increasingly piercing, Kakuzu could no longer maintain the facade. His body twisted, and a masked black monster emerged from behind him. As soon as the monster appeared, the mask shattered, and its entire body turned into a pool of black water.
Then, Kakuzu got up from the ground and looked at Senga with a wary expression.
"You know the art of Earth Grudge Fear?"
"Certainly."
As he spoke, Senga changed the direction of his finger, and a thick bolt of purple lightning shot out, instantly shattering a line of trees into dust.
Kakuzu astonished by the destructive power and speed of the Cero. He couldn't help but think that if he were hit by such a shot, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing a heart; his entire body might collapse.
He had completely given up the idea of fighting Senga, since Senga hadn't even activated his Mangekyō Sharingan from the beginning until now.
Hidan was even imprisoned in a mysterious space, and this overwhelming power filled him with despair.
A sense of sorrow welled up in Kakuzu's heart. He felt that today was probably his death day, but he was truly unwilling to die like this.
Seeing that Kakuzu been standing there motionless for a while, Senga walked over to him.
Upon arriving before Kakuzu, Senga spoke.
"Your leader is really carefree, sending people in groups to deliver them. Is there too many people?"
Kakuzu paused for a moment, realizing from Senga's words that before him and Hidan, there seemed to be another group of Akatsuki members who had visited Konoha. Who were they?
Senga smiled slightly, looked up at the sky, and saw a flock of crows flying towards this place.
Kakuzu followed Senga's gaze, and when he saw the flock of crows, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"That is..."
The flock of crows landed behind Senga, coalescing into the shape of a weasel. The moment it saw Senga, it immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully said,
"Hokage-sama!"
The way Itachi addressed him almost made Kakuzu drop.
Akatsuki's Suzaku, Uchiha Itachi actually knelt on one knee before the Hokage of Konoha and addressed Hokage-sama ?
Isn't he still Rogue Ninja of Konoha?!
Senga turned her head, smiled at Itachi, and said,
"It's Itachi! What brings you here?"
"Hokage-sama, I heard noises coming from here while I was in the Anbu. When I went to find you, Uzuki Yugao told me that you had already left, so I came to check it out."
"Very good, you've done a very good job as the Anbu Commander."
"The Anbu Commander!?"
Kakuzu finally couldn't hold back anymore. Uchiha Itachi betrayed them, and now he's become the head of Konoha's Anbu Commander?! How could they entrust such a position to a Rogue Ninja?
Itachi looked up at Kakuzu and said in a deep voice,
"Kakuzu, I didn't expect it to be you in Konoha. Did the leader send you?"
Kakuzu nodded stiffly, then asked again,
"Where's Kisame? Is he still alive?"
"Of course he's still alive, and he's my subordinate now!"
"..."
Senga waved his hand and said,
"Alright, let's get this sorted out and head back."
"Yes, Hokage-sama! What should we do with Kakuzu?"
"Hmm... how about we execute him on the spot?"
Kakuzu's nerves tensed instantly, but Senga continued,
"But then I suddenly remembered that the village seems to be short of someone to manage the money. Who would be a good candidate?"
Itachi immediately understood Senga's intentions; he actually wanted to recruit Kakuzu!
Kakuzu was a notorious money-grubber within the Akatsuki Organization, and a miser who valued money more than his own life.
But he hardly spends any money; he seems to simply enjoy the process of accumulating wealth. It seems quite fitting to have someone like him manage finances.
Kakuzu wasn't stupid; he quickly said...
"Hokage... Your Excellency, I'm actually quite good at managing money. How about giving me a chance to try?"
Senga glanced at him and asked, feigning confusion,
"You? Aren't you a member of Akatsuki Organization? Are you planning to betray us?"
"Yes! I don't want to stay there any longer. Please let me join Konoha!"
Kakuzu chose to betray Akatsuki quite directly. He joined Akatsuki Organization because he was impressed by Nagato's strength, and Akatsuki Organization did not restrict his freedom and allowed him to focus on making money, which is why he joined Akatsuki.
So, facing Senga, who was as strong as a monster, he naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to fight head-on. That would not only be going against himself, but also against his money!
Moreover, Senga just mentioned that Konoha lacks someone to manage the money, which is exactly what Kakuzu wants. Konoha is the most powerful ninja village in the Ninja World. To maintain the operation of such a village, how much wealth would it need!
Thinking of this, Kakuzu's mouth watered. Of course, he didn't want to be greedy; he just wanted to be with money.
Kakuzu's green eyes were filled with a longing for money as he looked at Senga with hopeful eyes.
Senga was amused by Kakuzu's performance. He shook his head and said,
So what are your special skills?
"Making money! Making money is my specialty!"
Itachi was struggling to suppress his laughter, and seeing Kakuzu anxious he was about to kneel down, he couldn't help but speak up for him.
"Hokage-sama, Kakuzu indeed very skilled with money; letting him manage the finances shouldn't be a problem!"
Upon hearing this, Kakuzu immediately looked at Itachi with gratitude. It really is his former colleague; true friendship is revealed in times of trouble!
Senga saw that the time was right. Since Kakuzu so sensible, she decided to give him a chance to manage the money.
He nodded and said,
"Alright, pack your things and report to the Ministry of Finance tomorrow."
"Yes!"