Is That Really the Purpose?
Gaara was somewhat tempted, but Shukaku, the One-Tail Beast, was not so easy to get along with.
Seeing that Lin Yan seemed to relax a bit, it suddenly went berserk again and tried to kill Lin Yan.
"You brat, stop talking nonsense!"
"Go to hell, you son of a bitch!!"
One-Tail Shukaku grinned maliciously, a massive amount of sand rushed towards Lin Yan.
Lin Yan simply smiled without saying a word.
Suddenly, the sand that had been rolling in from all directions seemed to freeze in the air.
Everything froze; they could no longer move forward even a single step.
Immediately afterwards, an astonishing aura suddenly erupted from Lin Yan's body.
This Conqueror's Haki, which seemed to materialize into a real attack, instantly affected Shukaku One-Tail Beast.
For Lin Yan, using Conqueror's Haki for a targeted attack was merely a matter of a thought.
In just a split One-Tail, Shukaku suddenly coughed up blood and was seriously injured.
Its eyes widened in terror.
He stared at Lin Yan with wide eyes, his face filled with disbelief.
"Who... who exactly are you??"
Shukaku One-Tail Beast, had never seen such terrifying power.
The creature before it gave it a terrifying feeling of facing death.
"You'd better get back here obediently, or I have a hundred ways to rip you out of Gaara's body without Gaara having to die."
Lin Yan coldly warned One-Tail Shukaku.
These words made One-Tail Ichio doubtful. He looked at Lin Yan with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
In the end, One-Tail obediently did as instructed.
It dares not take the risk.
Just now, Lin Yan easily defeated him with a single move, and completely crushed him.
This man's strength reminded it of the incredibly powerful monsters of the Ninja World in the past.
At the same time, I also thought of that old man.
The Sage of Six Paths.
"However... the old man wouldn't treat us so roughly..."
One-Tail, still shaken, thought to himself.
As it obediently returned to Gaara's body, Gaara's body quickly returned to normal.
"Let's go, Gaara."
Lin Yan smiled and said to Gaara.
Having witnessed Lin Yan's terrifying strength, Gaara had just recovered from his daze.
He has only ever seen one man who could defeat Shukaku, the One-Tail Beast: his own father, Rasa.
But Rasa had to exert all his strength to barely suppress One-Tail.
The man in front of them just now, who effortlessly killed One-Tail, was simply not on the same level.
Gaara nodded.
Deep down, he felt extremely curious about Lin Yan.
At the same time, a strange sense of admiration and trust arose within them.
Using her Observation Haki and a few tricks, Lin Yan quickly gathered information about Sunagakure.
With this intelligence and Gaara, he embarked on his journey back to Konoha.
Upon returning to Konoha, Lin Yan did not hand Gaara over to anyone directly. Instead, she took him to see Naruto and told him that Naruto was also Jinchūriki.
Gaara had been treated like a demon by the villagers since childhood because Tailed Beast was sealed inside him, and he suffered all kinds of cold looks.
Even his own father wanted to kill him.
Naruto immediately felt sympathy.
Because he also thought about his own experiences from childhood to adulthood.
The two quickly became good friends.
Lin Yan then went to see Shimura Danzo and told him that the mission was complete.
Danzo Shimura kept his word.
After confirming the validity of the intelligence, Lin Yan was indeed given double the reward.
After that, he stared at Lin Yan meaningfully and asked, "Would you like to earn more money?"
A glint flashed in the old thief's eyes.
It looks like they have ulterior motives.
Hearing him say that, Lin Yan already guessed what he wanted to say.
"The mission from Sunagakure was just a test for me, wasn't it?"
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Lin Yan calmly crossed her arms, looking as if she had everything under control.
A glint of light flashed in Danzo's eyes once more.
Then he said, "You did a very good job on this mission."
"Therefore, I feel at ease entrusting this task to you."
"If you can complete it, I will give you fifty million taels in one lump sum."
Danzo did not tell Lin Yan what he was going to do, but instead laid out his conditions first.
However, upon hearing this, Lin Yan immediately began to calculate with him.
"Fifty million taels, so this is a super S-level mission."
"Let me guess, you want me to kill someone for you, and this person is very strong, at least an elite Jonin level."
"Based on the black market's bounty rates, the bounties for elite Jonin from major ninja villages are generally over 35 million ryo."
"Of course, you might want me to kill two people."
"But if we calculate it that way, the price will be too low."
Lin Yan's calculations were going smoothly.
Danzo frowned slightly after hearing this.
He hadn't expected Lin Yan to be so knowledgeable.
In that case, a mere fifty million taels won't be enough to appease him...
"Just tell me, how much do you want?"
Danzo didn't bother arguing with him.
Right now, I just want to make good use of Lin Yan's power.
"Tell me who the target is first."
"Let me slowly calculate the price for you."
"Don't worry, as long as the money is right, I can do anything for anyone."
"There will be absolutely no problem with confidentiality."
Lin Yan made the promise with confidence.
Upon hearing this, Danzo's heart stirred slightly.
He stared at Lin Yan for a few moments, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
Finally, Danzo spoke, "The Uchiha Clan."
He looked into Lin Yan's eyes as he answered.
Lin Yan had already guessed this possibility.
However, hearing Danzo say this answer himself was still somewhat surprising.
Two seconds later, he came to his senses and looked at Danzo nonchalantly. "The Uchiha Clan, huh?"
"Then your price is far too low."
"Just Shisui Uchiha alone would cost more than that, wouldn't it?"
Lin Yan countered with a question.
"Once you accept the mission, my men will follow you."
"You're not under that much pressure."
Danzo gave a calm reply.
"That's not necessary, because I can handle those guys by myself."
Lin Yan shook her head.
How many do you want?
Danzo immediately began to inquire.
Lin Yan, meanwhile, tilted her head seriously as she calculated the amount.
After a moment, he replied, "Clan head Fugaku Uchiha, his son Uchiha, and Shisui Uchiha."
"Each of these three individuals is a powerful ninja, and because they are members of the Uchiha clan who possess bloodline limits, their bounties on the black market are far higher than those of other elite Jonin."
"The bounty on them alone would be no less than two hundred million."