The Purpose? Of Course, It Was to Kill the Mizukage

Two days later, two figures clad in red-clouded cloaks appeared at the border of the Land of Waves.

Calling it a border was a stretch; it was really just the coastline.

The Land of Waves was a small country dependent on the sea, with extremely primitive and underdeveloped production conditions.

Aside from local lords and nobles, most citizens could only make a living through fishing.

In the past, these fishermen could trade the Land of Waves' land-based resources with the Land of Water and earn a small profit from the price difference. But after the Land of Water adopted its Closed-Door Policy, that trade came to a complete halt.

Even if there was any trade left, it was controlled by major merchant associations and had nothing to do with ordinary fishermen like them.

As a result, the Land of Waves' economy was extremely poor. The entire route had been nothing but countryside, without even a single town in sight.

"What a backward place."

Hidan, clad in an Akatsuki cloak, could not help complaining. This backwardness had led directly to a very serious consequence—he could not get a pork cutlet rice bowl!

Simu raised his brows at that. An incomparably plump white worm wriggled out of the mouthpart in his palm.

"I have this. Want some?"

The moment Hidan saw the slowly wriggling worm in Simu's hand, his face immediately showed utter disgust.

"I'm not eating something that disgusting. Get it away from me!"

Simu curled his lips. "It's high-protein food. The nutrients in one worm are completely equivalent to ten bowls of rice."

Hidan narrowed his eyes suspiciously, but still said, "No one would eat something like that, no matter how nutritious it is, right?!"

Hearing that, Simu directly tossed the worm in his hand into his mouth. It crunched