Kakuzu Discusses Cooperation

During this time, Kakuzu had spent enough time with Hiruko to understand him somewhat.

Hiruko had always been arrogant. Anything that could make him this excited had to be something he needed most.

As far as Kakuzu knew, Hiruko only lacked a Sharingan with Three Tomoe or more.

Obito was suddenly making so many moves—searching for Jinchuriki traces and hunting for corpses.

There was even a reward for finding corpses.

It seemed Obito was about to make a major move.

Kakuzu was highly sensitive to intelligence. He could immediately sell information like this to Natsuki, and given Natsuki's generosity—

News like this could fetch eight to ten million.

A glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at Hiruko. He was preparing to pry for information and see if he could get more out of him.

"You received the news too, didn't you?"

Kakuzu spoke to Hiruko casually.

"Are you planning to choose a Jinchuriki's corpse, or...?"

His recent cooperation with Kakuzu had been fairly smooth, and Kakuzu's opening words directly misled Hiruko.

"Now that every village has moved their corpses away, I'm afraid it won't be that simple."

Although Hiruko's ritual had succeeded and greatly increased his strength, it was a fact that he had no subordinates.

This was not about killing people, but finding corpses.

Kakuzu snorted. "If it were simple, Obito wouldn't be spending so much."

What Obito had promised Hiruko was a Three Tomoe Sharingan.

Naturally, Kakuzu had no use for such a thing. Hiruko asked, "What reward is Obito preparing to give you?"

Kakuzu made a money-rubbing gesture with his fingers, then raised one finger.

Hiruko drew in a sharp breath. "That much?"

Kakuzu snorted. "A large reward only matters if you can collect it."

After thinking it over, Hiruko realized that was true. The