Kakuzu Makes His Entrance
"Boss, what do we do? That guy's coming to our door soon!"
A bruised and battered ronin knelt pitifully at Gato's feet, clinging to his leg and weeping incessantly.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! I'm trying to think of a solution!"
Gato kicked the clueless guy several times before finally getting rid of him, then turned to his other subordinates and asked, "Have you made contact with the Dawn Organization yet?!"
"No, boss."
When asked, the subordinate shook his head blankly. Since the last payment was settled, they had lost their channel of contact with the Dawn Organization.
Upon hearing the answer, Gato's face darkened further, and in a fit of rage, he kicked one of his men who was still lying on the ground.
He thought that with Tazuna dead, no one would be able to threaten his rule in the Land of Land of Waves.
A few days later, Gato received a report from his subordinates that a burly man with a black face and green eyes, half-covered, was charging towards them menacingly.
He single-handedly destroyed the three strongholds he had set up on the edge of the Land of Waves.
"Sigh, the situation is critical right now, I can't care about offending any big names. Someone, contact the Integration Movement as soon as possible and tell them to send people over. I'm willing to pay double the price!"
When faced with life and death, the importance of money naturally diminishes considerably.
That night, Kakuzu, who was tired of killing and hiding in a cave counting his money, received a message from a summoning beast.
It is said that a wealthy businessman Gato hopes that the Integration Movement will take action and go to the Land of Waves to deal with a black-faced giant.
Kakuzu couldn't help but burst out laughing after reading the message.
Okay, okay, I'll kill myself, right?
After laughing, Kakuzu also gained a lot of information from this message.
Since the other party chose to hire me at a high price, it proves that the so-called "creator" who could seriously injure someone worth 35 million taels of silver is not here.
In this way...
I've come here to pick up money hand over fist!
Having figured Kakuzu, Kakuzu's already green eyes seemed to shoot out green lasers, making them especially dazzling in the dark cave.
But before that, he needs to gain some more benefits.
Kakuzu took out paper and pen and began to reply.
The gist of it is that the Integration Movement is willing to take on Gato's request, on the condition that he pays a deposit in advance.
Kazashiro's leg is finally healed.
Shirakumo Hayama and Uchiha Inabi also looked at their own bodies with considerable surprise.
Especially Uchiha Inabi, seeing his right hand, which he had lived with for decades, return, had a hint of tears glistening in his eyes.
That's great, during this long night, I have someone to rely on again.
Unfortunately, due to Konoha's strict crackdown on pornography, gambling, and drugs, books like "Icha Icha Paradise" and "The Story of the Snow Woman" are no longer sold in regular bookstores. To buy them, one has to ask someone to use secret channels.
I've heard that Hatake Kakashi has a reliable underground channel; I'll have to ask him about it when I get the chance.
Unbeknownst to Uchiha Inabi, the operator of this secret channel was Jiraiya, who stood beside him with a sly grin.
"Hey, Fifth Generation, I heard you took an arrow to the knee?"
Jiraiya put his arm around Kazashiro's shoulder, his face full of ill intent.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Kazashiro ignored him. Jiraiya, once the atmosphere relaxed, would immediately become unserious.
"Oh? I heard that your self-healing ability wasn't used at all at first."
Although Jiraiya's expression was quite unserious, he genuinely wanted to find out the secret behind Kazashiro's wounds.
Upon hearing Jiraiya mention this, Kazashiro felt phantom pain in his knees again.
"That's how it was originally. Later, I summoned Lord Katsuyu's spirit, and only then did the wound heal successfully."
Upon hearing Kazashiro's answer, Jiraiya nodded thoughtfully.
It seems the problem lies with the enemy's weapons.
It's unclear whether Hiruko has found the arrow that pierced Kazashiro's knee.
"Tch, aren't you the best at using Ice Clone to fool people?"
Jiraiya quieted down, and then Uchiha Hikari started her sarcastic remarks again.
It's clear she's still upset about being scammed last time.
"Please, Tai Nai, facing an enemy of that level, how could I possibly have the energy to create clones to lure them in? Rather than wasting Chakra on clones, I'd rather concentrate all my power to quickly eliminate the opponent."
Upon hearing the other party's sarcasm, Kazashiro naturally had to retort.
"Hmph, in the end, it's because you're too weak."
"I'm weak? Fine, if there are any Artificial Human next time, I'll let you take my place."
"I'll go if I want, do you think I'm afraid of him?!"
"Just say what you want to say, why did you hit me with your fist?!"
"You dare kick me? I'll break your knee right now!"
"They murdered the Hokage!"
Danzo's face grew increasingly dark.