"Help the Six Paths of Pain kill a mysterious Rinnegan wielder," Obito explained succinctly. "This person poses a tremendous threat to the organization. We need to eliminate him as soon as possible."
Itachi asked no further questions, merely nodding calmly. "Understood."
Soon, a deadly operation to surround and kill Toru Kujyo would begin. The Six Paths of Pain, Obito Uchiha, and Uchiha Itachi-the strongest villainous lineup in the Shinobi World-were racing toward Toru Kujyo.
Meanwhile, Toru Kujyo was leisurely searching for temporary lodgings with Zabuza and Haku, completely unaware that death had already crept up on him.
Three days later, at dusk, in the abandoned warehouse district on the outskirts of the black market.
The sun sank in the west, its orange-red light spilling through the damaged roof and staining the entire abandoned warehouse blood-red. Toru Kujyo emerged from the black market carrying a storage scroll packed with top-grade materials, in quite a good mood.
However, as he ventured deeper into the warehouse district, he came across an "interesting" scene.
Zabuza Momochi and Haku were trussed up and hanging from a thick steel column like two rice dumplings. A Shadow Clone crouched nearby, idly poking the ground with a twig.
"Oh, you're awake?" Toru Kujyo walked over, looking at the two who had regained consciousness.
Zabuza glared at him, the bandages on his face bulging slightly with his anger. "Bastard! What the hell do you want?"
"What do I want?" Toru Kujyo tilted his head. "I just went to buy some materials and left you here to cool off while I was at it."
Although Haku was also tied up, he looked far calmer than Zabuza. "May I ask what you need us to do? If this is about the bounty, I can find a way to pay it on