Across the boundless desert.
Kakuzu had been rubbed raw, not a single patch of good skin left. Blood and flesh clung to the sand, and not one part of him looked unscathed.
Kagami Uchiha let out a sigh, his face filled with profound admiration.
"As expected of a ninja who has existed since the First Hokage's era. Your will truly is unbreakable!"
Huff, huff...
Kakuzu gasped for breath and sneered. "You can kill me, but don't even dream of touching my money!"
"You think a little torture by Genjutsu will make me submit?"
Kagami Uchiha nodded solemnly and sighed. "I acknowledge you. A man like you shouldn't die here. Go."
Kakuzu's expression shifted slightly. His sickly green, beady eyes stared deeply at Kagami Uchiha.
"Kagami Uchiha, I have to admit, you possess the same bearing as the First Hokage."
"Hmph. Work hard to raise your bounty. I'll come find you again!"
Kakuzu tore off the ropes and turned to leave.
He believed that a powerhouse who had defeated him so easily wouldn't say one thing and do another.
Heh... Kagami Uchiha, you're indeed stronger now, but what about fifty years from now?!
Just wait!
As Kakuzu walked farther away, Kagami Uchiha pulled a bankbook from his robes.
"The password is six-seven, four twos, followed by the character for 'waterfall.' Memorize it, then take it to that old woman and have her withdraw the money as soon as possible."
"Now not only do we have the balance for the last batch of ninja tools, but the Uchiha's ninja-tool expenses for an entire year are covered too."
Zhulun took the bankbook, feeling deeply moved.
He had personally heard that green-eyed freak state the amount in the account.
Good grief, was bounty hunting really that profitable?!
How could Kagami Uchiha