Before long, Kakuzu finally reached Tianchuan County in the Land of Water. He handed over the ninjas he had killed along the way to the Underground Exchange, then easily tracked down Mei Terumi.
Gazing at the pretty young girl before him, Kakuzu licked his lips and said bloodthirstily, "So you're the one putting a bounty on me, Kakuzu?
"You're from Kirigakure, and you look fairly capable. Your powerful water-nature chakra is a fine match for your appearance.
"Your heart must be nice and moist."
With that, Kakuzu opened the Encyclopedia of High-Bounty Ninjas he carried with him and found Mei Terumi's name near the front.
When he saw the bounty of several tens of millions beside her name, his eyes immediately lit up. He chuckled repeatedly. "Not bad. Not bad at all.
"To think a little girl like you would have such a high bounty at the Underground Exchange. You must be a prodigy.
"Today really is a double blessing. Killing prodigies like you is one of my favorite things to do."
Kakuzu was not the only one who enjoyed killing prodigies.
Ever since Mei Terumi had made a name for herself at Sunagakure's Chunin Ninja Exams several years ago, she had been listed at the Underground Exchange, and her bounty had climbed steadily over the years.
Enemy ninja villages had never been willing to tolerate prodigies like her.
It was worth mentioning that Uchiha Mai also had a bounty at the Underground Exchange, a staggering three hundred million. In numerical terms alone, it matched that of the Sun God Fruit user after Enies Lobby and the Summit War.
But because the Ninja World's currency had much greater purchasing power, Uchiha Mai's actual bounty was ten times the Sun God's, and nearly double that of the ninja with the second-highest