"I think you misunderstood something, Kakuzu."
Menma's voice came out through Fox Mask, and the eyes behind the hidden mask stared at Kakuzu.
"Whether you are interested in my ideas or not, you must join [Jhin]."
Kakuzu The muscles in his whole body tensed, and he stared at the figure in front of him, never thinking that he would provoke such a level of existence because he was just out to make some extra money.
As a bounty hunter who has been wandering the black market for many years, Kakuzu is all too aware of the horror of the man in front of him.On the black market's bounty list, the movies and famous names of the five major countries have always been the most valuable targets - a few years ago, one name surpassed all bounties with an overwhelming amount of money.
[Jin] The leader of the organization, Menma.
This man's record was appalling. He completely wiped out the Kumogakure mission, severely wounded Raikage to the point of death, and single-handedly attacked Konoha... each of which was enough to shock the entire Ninja World. And he is still at large.
Kakuzu I still remember my shock when I saw the sky-high price of the reward. He immediately set off to the area around Konoha, hoping to find this priceless prey.
However, when he stood outside Konoha and looked at the huge pit that was almost as big as a village, all his greed disappeared in an instant.
Even Kakuzu, who has lived for nearly a hundred years, has to admit the fact that if he wants to hunt Menma in exchange for a bounty, he simply doesn't want to live anymore. He thought that after Hashirama Senju died, Ninja World would never see a monster of that level again.
"Should I say it's an honor?"
Kakuzu's voice contained deliberate sarcasm, "With your power, it doesn't matter whether [Jhin] has me or not."
As he spoke, he glanced around with his peripheral vision, secretly planning possible escape routes. Although money is his true love, Kakuzu is not stupid. No matter how valuable the prey is, it is not worth exchanging his life for.
Menma suddenly spoke, "Kakuzu, you have lived too long... In your long life, are you satisfied just chasing money?"
This sentence caused Kakuzu's movements to freeze imperceptibly.
"I know the inside story of that year." Menma's voice continued, "Those morons gave you a suicide mission, but you actually challenged God of Shinobi."
The green light in Kakuzu's black eyes flashed violently. The shame that he thought had been buried by time was now nakedly revealed.
Those dusty memory fragments suddenly surged up - the faces of Takigakure's top executives, the coldness of the prison, and the twisted pleasure of taking away the first heart...
"What's ridiculous is that they were afraid of Hashirama Senju's revenge, so they treated you as an abandoned son." Menma walked forward slowly, "It was the village that betrayed you, but in the end they accused you of being a betrayer."
"How... how do you know this?"
Kakuzu's voice fluctuated. In the past hundred years, he thought that that past event had been buried in Kitsuchi along with those who knew about it.
Could it be that [Jhin]'s Menma... is also a living monster from that era?
This thought made Kakuzu secretly frightened. He originally planned to use the rhetoric of "having fought with First Hokage" to scare the other party, but now it seems that anyone who has a little understanding of the situation back then will understand that he came back alive simply because he showed mercy to Hashirama Senju.
Menma seemed to see through his thoughts, and a chuckle came from under the mask. "No need to guess, I know more than you think... For example, how many hearts are beating in your body?"
These words were like a thunderbolt that struck Kakuzu's heart. Earth Grudge Fear's secret ton is his biggest life-saving trump card.
"Come on."
Menma slowly stretched out his hand towards Kakuzu, "My target is those ambitious people who give orders from a high position but push all the dangers to Ninja."
The breeze fluttered his robe, and Nine-Headed Beasts was stirring uneasily behind him, "My organization does not pursue nihilistic peace... I want to build a world where the strong do not need to betray, and the weak do not need to beg for mercy."
Kakuzu's fists were clenched, and the black stitches on the skin squirmed uneasily. These words... Decades ago in Takigakure's dark prison, it was the salvation he longed for most.
"Kakuzu, and you——" Menma's hand is still hanging in the air, "Can be its cornerstone."
"Those who live as long as heaven and earth, stop wandering..." Fox Mask's voice suddenly softened, "It's time to take root."
Kakuzu clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his palms. Decades of solitary wandering had turned the passionate Taki ninja elite into a ruthless bounty hunter. His life creed has long been reduced to his obsession with money...
"It seems... you are planning to take me down?"
Menma nodded calmly. "Yeah, that's right."
"That's it... then I have a condition." Kakuzu's voice suddenly became dangerous, and those black stitches began to twist violently, "I know you are strong, but..."
His body suddenly erupted with astonishing chakra, and the surrounding land cracked under the force. "It's too easy to win my allegiance just by talking big words!"
"Fight with me and let me see what kind of being the bounty target that makes Five Great Nations fear is."
Menma was silent for a moment, and then the chakra around him began to fluctuate violently, "Why are you like this?"
Nine-Headed Beasts simultaneously let out a deafening roar, "Then let's have a fight."
"If I win... I will take you back to join [Jhin]."