Bounty at the Underground Bounty Station

Shiyu used her senses to spot a wall with hidden mechanisms, and then she and Ming went directly into the underground gold exchange.

The underground gold exchange was dimly lit, and a man who didn't look particularly strong was guarding it, like a gatekeeper.

"Hmm? You are...?" That person looked at Shiyu and Ming for a long time, and seemed to remember the two of them as well.

"I see. You are Senbon and Kakuzu!" the gatekeeper said.

"Oh? He even knows the name of a rogue ninja as strong as Senbon. Looks like that guy has taken on quite a few missions here." Shiyu concluded.

"It's truly astonishing that Kakuzu would partner with someone like Senbon," the gatekeeper remarked, half-jokingly.

"I brought him along for a specific purpose; otherwise, I would have killed him long ago." Shiyu was just acting, so he didn't arouse any suspicion.

"Oh? Kakuzu is here again to take on a mission?" the guarding ninja said. "The same old place, huh?"

Shiyu and Mei were finally able to pass the initial interrogation.

Inside the underground gold exchange, many people looked at Shiyu with hostility, but no one dared to make a move. Ming also sensed the malice around him and couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"Don't be afraid, and don't forget our mission," Shiyu whispered.

Ming quickly rallied; the murderous aura and stench of corpses here were too much for her to bear.

"Let me see the latest bounty; I've always been very interested in money!" Shiyu said directly to the person who posted and accepted the mission.

The man looked up and said, "So it's you. There are indeed some new bounties recently, and the rewards are quite generous, but they're not for murder."

"It's not about killing people. That would be so boring, but I'm not going to turn down money," Shiyu said, putting on an act once again.

The man nodded, then took out his quest log and said, "Capture the son of a wealthy merchant from the Land of Wind alive and bring him to the usual spot. The reward is very generous."

"It seems like there are a lot of kidnapping missions lately. I wonder who posted them? Surely not the Daimyo and his ilk have that much free time, right?" The mission poster casually muttered a few words, but Shiyu shocked Shigure.

"Daimyo. In other words, many of the missions for underground gold exchange are issued by the Daimyo. They don't rely on their own village's ninjas, but instead use underground forces? That's truly the dark side of ninjas!" Shiyu analyzed.

"Looks good! The recent kidnapping missions have indeed all been issued through underground money exchange offices. Looks like I still need to find out where Amamiya Suisen is." Shiyu then asked directly.

"Hey, after capturing the enemy alive, are we taking them to the usual place? Where is the usual place?" Shiyu asked directly.

The man was visibly taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Kakuzu! The old place is the old place! You haven't forgotten it, have you? Or... aren't you Kakuzu?" The man was clearly suspicious.

Those around them, who looked menacing, were also ready to make a move at any moment.

Shiyu immediately analyzed the location of the old place.

"Could the 'old place' refer to the morgue? Let's take a gamble!"

Shiyu then burst into laughter. "Hahahaha!"

"The usual place, isn't it? It's the place we go to every time we finish a mission. I just wanted to see if you were someone else using a transformation spell," Shiyu retorted, trying to justify his argument.

"Kakuzu, you jest. How could I possibly be transformed by transformation magic? Well then, this task is entrusted to you. Remember, you must capture me alive, or you might run into trouble," the quest giver warned.

"By the way, I wanted to ask if there have been any changes in the head bounty rankings recently?" Shiyu knew that underground gold exchange offices would have prices for heads, and those who dominated the top ten were often important national officials, the Kage of a certain ninja village, and the most promising individuals.

"Does such a thing even exist?" Senbon asked in a low voice.

"Of course it will," Shiyu said softly.

The man chuckled and shook his head, saying, "There's really no way around it. If it were Kakuzu, it wouldn't be a problem. As one of the top ten assassins, it's perfectly normal for you to complete the top ten bounties."

"Enough with the nonsense! Don't waste any more time," Shiyu urged, remembering that Kakuzu wasn't exactly known for his patience.

"Okay, okay." Then the person took out a scroll, which recorded the top ten bounties in the underground Shinobi World.

"I'm not number one? It seems I'm quite famous, yet I haven't incurred any resentment." Shiyu was surprised to see that the person in first place was none other than the Third Mizukage.

"So that's how it is. No wonder there were so many betrayals in Kirigakure." Mei said, also quite shocked.

"Besides the Third Mizukage, there was also the Third Hokage, as well as various daimyo, important officials, and so on. Each of them was a pivotal figure. Even I, who am familiar with the plot, didn't know that the underground gold exchange was so influential."

Suddenly, Shiyu shoulder and pointed to the bounty book, saying, "Look! Shiyu, the Sannin, Minato Namikaze, and your name are also on it."

As expected, Shiyu saw his name after the fifteenth place; he was ranked sixteenth.

"So it seems my bounty isn't high. At least the ninjas of this country didn't add any extra bounty for me. After all, although I have a great reputation, most ninja villages have never even seen me. This bounty is just another country trying to suppress me, which is within the normal range."

"However, at only five years old, he's already ranked sixteenth on the underground bounty list. That's actually quite high, isn't it?"

The person who issued the quest then asked, "Kakuzu, who do you want to kill? Just kill them and bring them to the usual spot."

Shiyu nodded and patted the man on the shoulder, saying, "Okay, that's settled then. I hope I'll see you again next time I come. I'm leaving now."

The man felt something was off, but didn't think much of it, while Shiyu and Mei left the underground gold exchange.

"How are things, Shiyu? We don't know where the usual place is?" Ming said.

"I can roughly guess. The old place should still be the underground gold exchange." Shiyu said, "I left the Flying Thunder God Formula when I took that picture just now, let's wait until he's alone."

Shiyu's eye technique allowed him to clearly see the person who issued the mission. After waiting for a while, it seemed that he was going to the restroom. Shiyu took Flying Thunder God with him.

Before the person could offer any resistance...

Shiyu's Sharingan had already been activated.

Now! Tell me! Where is the usual place!?

The person was under an illusion spell, and their consciousness was very unclear.

"The old place, it's the morgue. It's in another room of the local underground gold exchange."

"Alright, erase the memory!" Shiyu erased the person's memory, then took Ming back to the bounty office.

"Is that where it is?" Shiyu saw another hidden door.