Hidden Stone Collapse Operation 8

After resting for a while and calming down, Ōnoki, no longer as breathless as before, looked at the First Hokage and Second Hokage as they began to move and said solemnly:

"I will discuss this with your leader, Pain. The commission will be increased accordingly. I'll leave the rest to you all!"

Kakuzu nodded and said coldly:

"Tsuchikage, the original mission didn't include anything about fighting Orochimaru or the Hokage. This level of battle isn't an ordinary mission; it'll cost at least 10 billion ryo."

Kakuzu made a timely and exorbitant demand: a guaranteed commission of one million taels for an S-level mission, with no upper limit. If you didn't ask for the money now, it would be difficult to get it later.

"What!?"

Ōnoki seemed quite shocked, and after a moment's hesitation, he reluctantly said:

"One hundred billion taels, in exchange for Orochimaru's head! Otherwise, three billion taels at most."

"Hmph, even without Orochimaru's head, you should at least pay five billion taels. Otherwise, you'd better find someone else."

Kakuzu snorted coldly, not giving Ōnoki any leeway, and laid down his conditions.

Ōnoki was silent for two seconds, then said in a deep voice:

"Good!"

Kakuzu, the Akatsuki's chief financial officer, seeing that the commission had been agreed upon, whispered to Uchiha Zensui beside him:

"This is going to be a tough battle, we can't afford to die."

"Heh, don't worry, I won't die even if you do."

Uchiha Zensui sneered, unconcerned.

Ōnoki breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Akatsuki was a mercenary organization with few high-ranking members from various villages. The exorbitant price they asked for was nothing to Ōnoki.

At this point, let alone 10 billion, even 20 billion or 50 billion, Ōnoki wouldn't bat an eye.

However, although Ōnoki had a high offer in mind, no matter how much Akatsuki asked for, he would always appear hesitant to agree, so as not to let Akatsuki ask for too much.

"Gentlemen, let me see if your Ninjutsu is as high as your asking price."

Seeing that the two people in front of him still looked calm, Ōnoki couldn't help but urge them on.

Kakuzu, hearing the urging, nodded and said coldly:

"I've heard you're very skilled in Fire Style. You use fire, and I'll use wind."

Orochimaru was their secret mission target, but at this point, no one was confident they could capture Orochimaru. In fact, if it weren't for the large number of members present, they might have already retreated.

"Good"

Uchiha Zensui answered softly, shouting loudly as he Hand Seals:

"Hidan, Kisame, scatter!"

After Zensui finished shouting, he took a deep breath.

Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!

Uchiha Zensui mouth and spewed out a ball of intense flames. The flames, like ocean waves, swept fiercely forward, and the heat they emitted instantly made the people around him feel extremely dry and thirsty.

Upon hearing the warning from Uchiha Zensui behind him, Kisame Hoshigaki swept his sword to force back the First Tsuchikage, then immediately leaped to the side and dodged away. After a few quick movements, he arrived behind Ōnoki, catching his breath slightly.

Hidan ignored the warning behind him and continued to frantically slash at the Second Tsuchikage in front of him, only to be engulfed by flames behind him, letting out a scream.

The flames advanced, slightly burning down the floor, and rushed towards Orochimaru and the two Tsuchikage Orochimaru were running in front of him.

Kakuzu saw that Uchiha Zen's Water and Fire Release techniques were powerful, but still followed up with a powerful Wind Release ninjutsu as promised.

Wind Style: Pressure Damage!

Boom!

The Wind Release Ninjutsu arrives first, and the high-pressure wind ball sweeps away everything. When it collides with Uchiha Zensui -Fire Style Ninjutsu, the pressure, which was originally a vortex-forming storm, explodes over a large area.

The combination of Wind Release: Pressure Damage and Uchiha Zensui's Fire Style Ninjutsu, accompanied by raging flames, transformed into a fiery tornado. Its power was so great that even the Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, behind him was astonished.

Even Orochimaru couldn't help but feel fear at such a powerful combination of Ninjutsu. Just as he was about to hide in the ground, he saw the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju front of him, his teeth grimacing from the flames, his brows furrowed as he formed hand Hand Seals.

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"

It seemed that Senju Tobirama only formed two hand seals, and suddenly a huge stream of water emerged from the fiery tornado that was originally filled with red light and radiating scorching energy.

After the water appeared, it began to rotate, resisting the powerful composite Ninjutsu that combined advanced Fire Style and Wind Style. The red light that filled the sky immediately dissipated by half. The burning sensation was also relieved, and those around even felt a touch of coolness.

Once the water flow appeared, it became unstoppable, growing Yamato and thicker, creating a scene of water and fire colliding. After swirling a few more times, the water completely broke through the combined Ninjutsu of the two powerful ninjas. Furthermore, the water devoured the flames, and the fire Tornado Hurricane disappeared completely, turning into a water vortex.

"Um?"

Chakra Uchiha Zensui and Kakuzu, who were continuously injecting chakra, stopped in surprise.

As their Chakra depleted, the last remaining flames of the fiery tornado completely dissipated, leaving only swirling waves of water in the arena. The sudden surge of water brought a cool and refreshing sensation to those around them.

After swirling a few times, the water slowly disappeared, leaving Orochimaru and the three Kage unharmed, protected by the Water Release Ninjutsu.

Orochimaru was somewhat surprised. He knew the Second Hokage was skilled in Water Style, but he hadn't expected him to be so proficient in it.

"Such a powerful Water Release Ninjutsu can be used even in a place without water? Truly worthy of the Second Hokage..."

Orochimaru felt much more at ease and couldn't help but praise him.

"Can the Hokage really be this skilled in Water Release Ninjutsu? That's a real understatement. He should be called the Mizukage instead."

Kisame Hoshigaki, who was behind Ōnoki Uchiha Zensui, and Kakuzu, was also a master of Water Style and couldn't help but comment on the scene.

"Don't let your guard down. The First Hokage and Second Hokage of Konoha are the pinnacle of ninja..."

Upon seeing this, Ōnoki gave a serious reminder.

The Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, remained expressionless, seemingly regarding breaking Fire Style Ninjutsu as trivial. Senju Tobirama just finished his Ninjutsu, the surrounding air was humid, making it ideal for him to continue with Water Style.

Senju Tobirama spreads his fingers and extends his hands forward, lightly touching his thumbs together before bringing his hands back together in prayer position.

"Water Style: Water Shockwave!"

Water began to swirl around Senju Tobirama, somewhat similar to the previous Water Formation Wall. The water flow grew larger and more abundant, and the swirls faster and faster, forming a massive Water Dragon was over ten meters high.

If the Water Formation Wall technique was amazing, the second Ninjutsu was just baffling. If everyone saw correctly, Senju Tobirama only formed two hand seals.

Kakuzu seeing the Water Release Ninjutsu, Kakuzu immediately formed hand Hand Seals and slammed his hands onto the ground.

"Earth Style: Earth Style: Earth Formation Wall!"

A mud wall, about twenty or thirty meters high, quickly appeared in front of Kakuzu, almost reaching the height of this platform.

"Drink it!"

Senju Tobirama let out a loud shout, and a huge wave crashed towards Ōnoki and the others. At the same time, Water Dragon followed the current, its top bending and crashing down.

Boom!