A day later, outside a secret Bounty Station outpost somewhere in the Land of Water.
Lin Ze counted the thick stack of banknotes in his hands, then carefully put them away after confirming the amount.
The mission involving that Kirigakure rogue ninja had earned him a massive bounty of thirty million ryō. Combined with his earnings from previous missions, the funds he now carried had reached a considerable sum.
Now I can finally afford that expensive equipment my sister and Kabuto need.
Somewhat reassured, Lin Ze turned and headed toward a large nearby black-market trading hub.
On the way, he could not help recalling the transfer of power he had witnessed outside Kirigakure.
Yagura... you really do have guts.
Lin Ze marveled inwardly.
To change the village's current situation, Yagura had been willing to bear the crime of killing the previous Mizukage, even voluntarily becoming the Three-Tails' jinchūriki to gain enough power to suppress all opposition.
Such resolve and willingness to shoulder responsibility were beyond the ordinary person.
Yet alongside his admiration, Lin Ze could not help feeling a trace of pity for this newly appointed Fourth Mizukage.
What a shame. In the original story, Obito Uchiha controlled you with genjutsu for so many years, turning Kirigakure into an isolated hell even worse than the Bloody Mist Village.
And now...
Lin Ze shook his head, his gaze somewhat complicated.
He knew perfectly well that, to carry out his plan to plunge Obito into darkness, Madara Uchiha needed the Three-Tails to bring about that crucial turning point-
Making the Three-Tails rampage inside Rin Nohara and forcing Kakashi to kill her with his own hands.
Madara Uchiha could not possibly choose another tailed beast to replace the Three-Tails.
The key to this plan lay in its timing and location. This tragedy had