A month slipped quietly by.
At an underground Bounty Station in a remote town somewhere in the Land of Fire.
The lighting was dim and the air stale. Rogue ninja, wandering warriors, and information brokers of every kind gathered here, speaking in low voices and conducting shady deals.
Lin Ze wore an unremarkable gray cloak and the simplest Tanuki Mask, blending completely into the shadows.
As for why he had not worn his "Suzaku" mask, it was because Suzaku had already become quite well known in these underground establishments, almost catching up with Kakuzu.
After all, all the experiments he would be conducting later would cost plenty of money!
As a result, whenever Lin Ze passed certain Bounty Stations, he would pick up a few jobs with decent bounties along the way.
At that moment, he sat quietly in a corner, his powerful perception covering the entire Bounty Station.
The fifth one...
Lin Ze counted silently.
Over the past month, he had used the gaps between missions to travel between several similar underground outposts in the Land of Fire.
He had kept spreading news that Orochimaru, one of the Konoha Sannin, was conducting inhumane human experiments in the Land of Rice Fields and other secret locations, researching forbidden techniques, and even stealing cells from the First Hokage!
He had carefully woven these stories together, mixing in some edited, genuine details obtained from the base in the Land of Rice Fields, making them sound highly convincing.
He had even used certain special channels to spread similar rumors in the prosperous city where the Land of Fire's daimyo's residence stood.
I wonder what those pampered daimyo will think about a top ninja from the strongest ninja village under their command conducting taboo experiments that desecrate life like this.
Lin Ze lifted his