Tōka's plan, Tsuchi-e no Jutsu

The Animal Path, with a stern face and an expression as if he were owed five million, followed behind Tōka, carrying a corpse upside down.

The two walked silently for almost half the town when Tōka suddenly stopped and spoke, her words filled with inexplicable surprise and excitement.

"Found it!"

"Bathroom?"

Following Tōka's gaze, the Animal Path's expression grew even more gloomy, coldly staring at Tōka with an air of impending doom and impending storm.

"Weren't you looking for Underground Exchange? What are you doing in this stinky place?"

Although the Animal Path was merely a puppet controlled by Nagato, he didn't want to make it a disgraceful Animal Path!

"Normally, the entrance to the Underground Exchange is hidden behind a secret door in the restroom." Tōka explained casually before walking straight in.

The Animal Path was so angry at Tōka's words that it almost unleashed its dogs to bite people!

Tōka had previously gone to another Underground Exchange with Sakumo Hatake, and found the secret door very skillfully, leading the Animal Path down.

The dimly lit passage spiraled downwards into the ground, with a dim light shining every five or six steps on either side.

"Actually, hunting these bounty hunters is also a very good way to make money."

"Yes, this part will be made a regular task from now on."

After a brief conversation, Tōka and Animal Path arrived at the bottom floor, where an old iron gate blocked their way.

A burly man was guarding the entrance. When he saw the bounty hunter in the Animal Path's hand, he immediately stepped aside and reached out to pull open the heavy iron gate.

With a rumbling sound, bright light shone from behind the iron gate.

The Animal Path glanced at the dusty iron gate, its eyes filled with disdain; such a thing was utterly useless.

"You think everyone is as strong as you?" Tōka shook his head helplessly. Nagato was quite the shut-in.

Despite claiming to be a god, he constantly uses himself as a point of reference.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tōka walked straight to the counter. The slightly stunned Animal Path paused for a moment before following him.

Knock knock knock...

Tōka slammed her fist on the table. How could she sleep in such a noisy environment? Was she really a pig?

The Underground Exchange hall was filled with about a hundred people, creating a noisy atmosphere. Moreover, in the poorly ventilated underground environment, everyone's sweat and athlete's foot mingled together.

An intoxicatingly delicious smell kept stimulating Tōka, making her stomach churn and almost causing her to vomit.

He quickly reached up and covered his nose with his sleeve.

"Knock! What are you knocking for?" The burly man behind the counter looked up in annoyance, and when he saw it was just a kid, he became even more displeased.

"Didn't you see everyone queuing up over there?"

"So you're the only one who has to come and wake me up?"

The burly man's cursing immediately drew dozens of gazes from the hall, some watching with amusement, some gloating, and some feeling sorry for him.

Tōka raised an eyebrow, secretly glancing at the Animal Path standing behind him. "I have a super-powerful hand, what am I afraid of?"

"Give me this guy his eighteen million taels!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a dark shadow flashed past and crashed straight down on the big man.

Bang!

The Animal Path threw the corpse in directly, and the terrifying force sent the burly man and the corpse flying towards the wall behind him.

A muffled sound rang out, and a visible crack appeared in the thick wall!

"He actually made a move?"

"This guy doesn't know how powerful Leopard Head is. He's the most dangerous person in this Underground Exchange!"

"Damn it, those two are finished."

"They'll definitely be killed..."

"Hehehe, this is going to be good!"

The Bounty Hunter in the hall gloated. They spent their days working on the edge of a knife, and watching others fight was one of their greatest pleasures.

"Damn it! You two are dead!" The burly man behind the counter was none other than Leopard Head, the manager of this Underground Exchange.

He roared furiously, flung the corpse away, and charged forward with his fist, as big as a casserole dish.

Tōka frowned. He was there to exchange money, not to fight!

Moreover, once Tōka makes a move, he either instantly kills the opponent with his All-Killing Ash Bones Genjutsu or traps them in an illusion, completely failing to achieve his goal!

"You came here?" Tōka turned to look at the Animal Path, implying that this was all his fault.

Animal Path's eyes turned cold, and an invisible power seemed to flash through the icy Rinnegan.

With a simple raise of his hand and a flick of the wrist, it was as light as swatting a fly.

Bang!

Leopard Head's burly body flew backward like a broken doll, slamming heavily against the wall behind him once again.

With a loud bang, the entire underground hall seemed to shake.

A lot of sand and gravel fell with a whooshing sound, making everyone's eyelids twitch, and a series of gasps of surprise rang out.

Just looking at those broken walls makes my bones ache.

"Give us the money." The Animal Path voice rang out stiffly, still deathly cold, carrying an unyielding authority!

"Alright, alright, please wait a moment, gentlemen." To Tōka's astonishment, the burly man obsequiously hoisted the corpse of the Violent Bear Grey and rushed inside.

It was as if a demon was watching from behind; he vanished in a flash.

A row of black lines appeared on Tōka's forehead. He had thought there would be a big battle, or at least a scenario where even stronger lackeys would emerge after the previous ones were defeated!

"So cowardly." Tōka tilted her head, resting her chin on her hand against the counter, lost in thought again...

The Animal Path's eyelids darkened; he knew Tōka wasn't just daydreaming, this guy was definitely thinking of some wicked idea!

"Little Fox!" he muttered under his breath, then the Animal Path withdrew his gaze.

Before long, Leopard Head, clutching his aching chest, quickly came out carrying a large leather suitcase.

"Big..." Leopard Head subconsciously looked at the Animal Path, only to find that the other party completely ignored him, and then his gaze shifted to Tōka.

"Young master, here is your reward money."

"Young master?" Tōka raised an eyebrow. What a weirdo, what a scoundrel.

With a click, Tōka opened the hidden clasp of the suitcase, the lid immediately popped open, and he reached in to fully open the suitcase.

Inside, there was a neatly arranged pile of banknotes, all of them being large denominations of ten thousand yuan.

With a quick glance, Tōka mentally calculated the total amount in the box.

"Wait a minute, didn't Violent Bear Grey say he had an 18 million bounty?" Tōka stared at Leopard Head suspiciously, as if to say, "Did you secretly withhold some of the money?"

Why are ten million taels missing?

"Young master, please don't talk nonsense!"

Leopard Head's forehead twitched, and he glanced guiltily at the Animal Path next to Tōka, fearing that the guy would slap him again.

Seeing Tōka's impatient expression, Leopard Head immediately said, "Violent Bear Grey only has an eight million bounty. The eighteen million he mentioned must be the total bounty for his other six subordinates."

"Furthermore, I waived the handling fee for the two gentlemen."

Leopard Head gestured towards the leather suitcase with his chin, "Eight million taels, not a penny less!"

"Holy crap! "Tōka couldn't help but curse. "Why didn't you say so sooner?! Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

With just a gesture, ten million taels of silver were lost! Ten million taels!

Aside from capturing one Rogue Ninja to be used as Sacrifice, Tōka instantly killed five others with a single Earth Spear Pierce.

Since there's no trace of the body, you can't exactly bring a pile of scraps of Waste Paper, can you? Even if the people in the Underground Exchange fear the Animal Path, they're not going to give him the money!

"Forget it, let's go." The Animal Path said coldly, glancing at Tōka, whose face was alternating between pale and red.

But Tōka was so perceptive that he could detect even a sinister figure Black Zetsu immediately.

Although the Animal Path's tone remained cold, Tōka could tell he was laughing.

"You just laughed, didn't you?" Tōka stared at the Animal Path expressionlessly and asked in a cold voice.

"No." The Animal Path denied it outright, still maintaining a calm and composed demeanor.

"Hmph!" Of course not! Tōka glared at the Animal Path, narrowing her eyes. If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't beat him...

Oh well, revenge is a dish best served Nagato, and Nagato isn't going to live a long life anyway.

Tōka, with a stern face, picked up her large suitcase and turned to leave.

The Animal Path followed closely behind...

Watching the two figures disappear outside the iron gate, Leopard Head finally breathed a sigh of relief; that guy must have been at least Jonin in strength.

His strength alone is enough to rival that of Jonin!

People die for wealth, birds die for food.

There will always be some clueless people in the world. After discovering Tōka's identity, a few people in the hall immediately followed the two and quietly left the Underground Exchange.

With a bounty of 100 million taels, pulling off this job would allow me to live comfortably for at least a few years!

Even if you retire from the criminal world, you can still live a peaceful and ordinary life.

Leaving the town, Tōka and Animal Path arrived at a secluded Valley.

The Sacrifice was thrown here by the two of them at the beginning. Turning over a Rock, they found a rogue Rogue Ninja from Kirigakure lying peacefully behind it.

"Let's begin." Tōka estimated the time; having been away from Konoha for so long, he would most likely be under close surveillance again upon returning.

But it doesn't matter...

It's just a puppet anyway.

The Animal Path's eyes turned cold, and its chakra rapidly gathered into its Rinnegan.

"The Tsuchi-e no Jutsu!"

As the Animal Path's voice faded, a miraculous scene unfolded!

Countless fragments Rogue Ninja towards Kirigakure, seemingly with a mind of their own, and in the blink of an eye, they completely engulfed him.

Immediately afterwards, Tōka's expression changed slightly, as he felt a portion of his chakra being instantly drained.

The Animal Path's hand seals changed!

From the pile of debris, a figure that looked exactly like Tōka slowly stood up.

The man stood motionless, his eyes vacant, like a soulless puppet.

The resemblance is so vivid, it's truly uncanny.

The Tsuchi-e no Jutsu allows others to have the same appearance as oneself and use all the techniques one knows, including Kekkei Genkai and equipment.

"He possesses thirty percent of your chakra. Once his chakra is exhausted, he will die and revert to his original form," the Animal Path explained calmly, while also serving as a reminder to Tōka.

Don't use large-scale Ninjutsu recklessly; once Konoha is exposed, there will be no way to return.

"Not bad, not bad, really not bad." Tōka said "not bad" three times in a row. Of course, he was well aware of the shortcomings of the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu.

However, what's even more intriguing is the advantage of the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu!

Compared to Shadow Clone that disappear when attacked, the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu is clearly more powerful.

After a short while, the Animal Path added a sentence in a deep voice.

"There's one thing you need to be aware of: this is just a puppet, it has no self-awareness, and you need to control it."

"Okay, I understand." Tōka nodded to indicate that she understood.

The brilliance of the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu lies in the fact that it exists indefinitely as long as the chakra is not completely depleted.

It can eat, drink, and excrete like a normal person, and it is also equivalent to another projection of Tōka's thoughts.

This kind of tool is perfect for the perilous Konoha!

With a thought, Tōka's will was projected onto the other person, using sight, hearing, touch...

Everything felt so real, like I was controlling my own body.

"As expected of the Rinnegan, quite an impressive ability."

Tōka sincerely praised it, finding the Tōka Tsuchi-e no Jutsu far more captivating than Scorpion's Puppet Technique.

Tōka acted like a little imp who had received a new and exciting toy, sometimes controlling the puppet Tōka to grin, and sometimes controlling the puppet Tōka to giggle foolishly.

"Let's go." The Animal Path couldn't stand it any longer and said coldly, then turned around and walked towards the Land of Rain.

"Go? Where to?" Tōka, who was engrossed in the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu and having a great time, was slightly taken aback and asked subconsciously.

"Of course, it's the Land of Rain," the Animal Path replied indifferently.

"The Land of Rain? No, let's not go to the Land of Rain yet." Tōka stood Budong, directly rejecting the Animal Path's suggestion.

He hasn't achieved his little goal yet!

One hundred million taels is no joke.

Tōka plans to improve his combat skills through Bounty Hunter missions, especially with such a powerful and influential figure protecting him.

With their lives secured, they not only improved their skills but also made money.

Such good fortune doesn't come around every day!

This was a plan Tōka had made after leaving Konoha; how could he possibly return to the Land of Rain so soon?

"What are you planning to do?" The Animal Path, who had stopped walking, turned around and asked Tōka expressionlessly.

Tōka smiled slightly, her One Flash eyes One Flash as if she had thought of something amusing.

He controlled the puppet Tōka as it headed towards Konoha.

Then he spoke, "Let's go to the Land of Grass."

"The Land of Grass? Iwagakure and Konoha are at war, and Iwagakure's supply lines pass through the Land of Grass... Do you intend to attack Iwagakure?" Animal Path guessed.

"No, Xiao, aren't you short of money? I'll get you a job!"

Tōka smiled mysteriously. With such a powerful ally by his side, he was only thinking about hunting down Rogue Ninja to earn bounties.

That's incredibly stupid!

Maybe there'll be a chance to run into that guy again!

"Take an order?" The Animal Path didn't quite understand what Tōka meant.

Looking at Tōka, whose eyes One Flash One Flash like a little Fox, the Animal Path decided to believe him this once.

The Deva Path and Animal Path came to the Land of Rivers this time not only to create puppets for Tōka using the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu, but also to provide support for the Ice-Fire Combination.

Nagato's other objective was to understand Tōka.

This is a rare opportunity.

With their own purposes in mind, the two embarked on a journey to the Land of Grass...