An Anbu ninja was haggling with Kakuzu.
What kind of newly developed Advanced Illusion Technique was this? How had he fallen under its influence without even realizing it?
After seeing the bizarre scene in the distance, Jiraiya rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had fallen under an illusion.
Once he confirmed that he wasn't hallucinating, Jiraiya looked at Kakashi beside him. "This is the desperate struggle you mentioned? They look like they're getting along just fine."
"I don't know what's going on either..."
Kakashi didn't know how to explain it. The scene was simply too bizarre.
But considering Youhu was involved, Kakashi thought it was probably within the realm of possibility. Perhaps Youhu had reached some kind of agreement with Kakuzu while they were fighting Orochimaru.
Just then, Youhu and Kakuzu noticed the three newcomers.
When Kakuzu spotted Jiraiya among them, his expression darkened. He used the Summoning Technique to toss out a briefcase, then left the area with the Wooden Sword in hand.
He knew Youhu had tricked him. This Wooden Sword was worthless, and neither the Senju Brand nor its story made it worth anything.
But it was really the price he'd paid to save his life. He couldn't beat Youhu, and if he died here, he'd lose even more money. He still had plenty of Bounty Missions left to complete.
All of them were money to him.
After Kakuzu left, Youhu carried the briefcase over to Kakashi and the others, then said with a light laugh:
"Captain Kakashi, did you drive Orochimaru away?"
"I knew Captain Kakashi had hidden depths. Even Orochimaru was no match for you. I hope Senior Itachi didn't hold you back just now."
As he spoke, Youhu walked over to Jiraiya. After looking him up and down, he continued, "This tall, mighty, handsome,