money exchange
" Kakuzu, you've arrived!"
The person in charge of counting the gold at the exchange said to Kakuzu with a forced smile.
"Stop talking nonsense and give me the money now."
Kakuzu threw several heads onto the table and said in a muffled voice.
"Yes, yes, yes..."
The staff at the exchange smiled apologetically and then quickly counted the items.
"That's a total of nine million nine hundred thousand taels, so I'll round it up to ten million taels for you!"
After the person in charge of counting finished counting, he gave Kakuzu a large box of money.
They even went so far as to round it up to make the other person feel comfortable.
This was ordered by the boss.
Kakuzu immediately started paying in the same spot.
The money changer could only smile sheepishly as Kakuzu counted the money in front of him.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Kakuzu finished counting the money, then picked up the box and prepared to leave.
" Kakuzu, would you be interested in cooperating with us?"
Just as Kakuzu reached the door, a voice suddenly came from behind.
"Cooperate?"
Kakuzu slowly turned his head, his beady eyes filled with a strong sense of threat.
"That's right, it's about cooperation. I want to cooperate with you to take down the current number one bounty!"
Soon, two short men stood in front of Kakuzu.
What makes you think you can cooperate with me?
Kakuzu scoffed. Who was he to be worthy of cooperating with?
Want to give it a try?
The older man spoke to Kakuzu.
"Come outside, let me see what makes you so confident."
Kakuzu was also unsure whether his opponent truly possessed strength or was merely bluffing.
The three of them quickly went outside.
" Kakuzu, our main objective this time is infiltration; after all, our primary mission isn't assassination."
The younger man shook his head.
Their strength is absolutely insignificant Kakuzu's, but they possess an ability that Kakuzu absolutely lacks.
"Sneak into?"
Kakuzu immediately understood what the other party meant.
After all, the primary task is to retrieve the Jashin Statue.
This is a mission issued by the leader of Yugakure, and it's been posted here for two years.
Kakuzu was also very interested in this mission, but it required infiltrating Iwagakure and he didn't know the exact location of the sculpture, so it was impossible for him to complete it.
The difficulty of completing this task even surpasses that of killing Ōnoki.
" Kakuzu, we are right here. If you can attack us, we will willingly let you kill us."
Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique!
The two spoke at the same time, and then simultaneously used Earth Release is a technique in Chinese fantasy novels) to disappear into the earth.
"Have they gone underground?"
His gaze sharpened.
" Earth Release: Earth Movement!"
Kakuzu to use an earthquake to shake the two people out, but was surprised to find that they had already gone deeper into the ground.
"What a strange ability..."
Kakuzu frowned.
He sensed the Chakra of these two men; their strength was at most that of Jonin, and he could kill them easily.
Furthermore, the Hiding Like a Mole Technique couldn't possibly allow him to infiltrate such a deep place so quickly, and the opponent's Chakra was only that of Jonin, so it was impossible for him to have such a large amount of Chakra to support him to infiltrate so quickly.
But this very person possesses such extraordinary abilities that he has no way to attack them!
"Come out, I've agreed to cooperate with you."
Kakuzu shouted down.
" Kakuzu, you see me...?"
The two men crawled out of the ground and were about to speak when Kakuzu smashed their heads apart with Tentacle Fist!
"Two earth-elemental hearts!"
Kakuzu looked at the two earth-attribute hearts, his excitement almost overflowing.
With a heart like that, he'll definitely be able to successfully infiltrate Iwagakure!
After all, with abilities like the Earth Grudge Fear, why would he cooperate with such a weak person?
Kill them, and you can use the same abilities yourself!
"Sigh, our Stealth Brothers is dead just like that, what a pity..."
The person in charge of counting the items at the exchange couldn't help but shake his head and sigh as he watched the two headless bodies fall to the ground.
Of all the people they could have partnered with, why did they choose to work with Kakuzu? Don't they know he's a crazy old man?
Is there a reward?
After Kakuzu ripped out the hearts of the two men, he threw their headless bodies in front of the people being counted.
"I'm sorry, Kakuzu, these two..."
The inventory staff were about to say that these two people didn't deserve a bounty, since they were so capable, so the boss had specifically emphasized not to give them a bounty.
"Um?"
Kakuzu glared fiercely at the inventory personnel, unleashing a powerful killing intent that terrified them.
"Yes... yes... five million taels, here you go!"
The inventory staff quickly gave Kakuzu a large box.
He could only swallow this bitter pill.
Of course, he wouldn't suffer in silence. He could go to those who had previously wanted to post bounties and ask if they were still willing to post them, and then retrieve the two corpses after posting them.
If managed well, not only will you not lose money, but you can actually make a fortune.
Thinking about this, the person taking inventory felt a little better.
After counting the money, Kakuzu dug out his original earth-attribute heart.
The staff conducting the inventory were terrified by what they saw.
A bloody heart was ripped out, and a dark, unremarkable thing emerged from Kakuzu.
Kakuzu remained unfazed; he had undergone heart transplants many times before.
"Hopefully this earth-attribute heart will work well."
Kakuzu muttered something to himself, then placed the earth-attribute heart into his body.
"Such a strong affinity with the earth element!"
After Kakuzu placed the heart into his body, his eyes instantly brightened.
He felt the earth calling to him.
Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique!
Kakuzu suppressing his excitement, unleashed the Hiding Like a Mole Technique.
Kakuzu's figure disappeared at the gold exchange.
"This feeling..."
Kakuzu's eyes widened, his tiny, beady eyes filled with shock.
He felt that his movements in the earth were just as natural as on the ground, something that none of his earth-attribute hearts could do!
Soon, after sensing the approximate power, Kakuzu emerged from the ground.
" Jashin Statue... Hmph..."
Kakuzu's face was filled with confidence.
He felt that his infiltration ability had reached its peak, and even Didaze couldn't kill him!
Next, all he needs to do is gather intelligence. With enough intelligence, he can go anywhere with his current infiltration skills!
Kakuzu's ego is now swelling to an unprecedented level.
"I'll take this task!"
Kakuzu pointed to the first task at the top, then turned and left.
It was written prominently at the very top.
Reclaim the Jashin Statue
Bounty -- 300 million!