That Unlucky Kid Kakuzu
"Kakuzu, I have a proposal. I'm willing to give you ten million every year. You don't need to join any group, and you won't be bound by anything. You can continue to take on bounty missions and obtain your rightful share of wealth."
"But you have to protect me when I need you."
Upon hearing this, Kakuzu couldn't help but reveal a disdainful smile. In his view, it was nothing more than an unrealistic joke or a carefully designed trap.
After all, Kakuzu had been navigating the treacherous and cunning world of ninjas for eighty or ninety years; how could he possibly easily believe such a promise?
Don't treat him like a fool!
However, to Kakuzu's surprise, from that day onwards, a huge sum of money did indeed flow into his account as promised.
Ten million every year!
Absolutely perfect!
On time!
Moreover, just as the mysterious man said, he had not asked Kakuzu to do anything in the past three years.
He can still freely accept bounty missions and continue to accumulate his beloved wealth.
For Kakuzu, this money was undoubtedly a huge temptation, a gift from heaven that he could not resist.
Initially, Kakuzu tried to find out the identity and purpose of this mysterious figure, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not get an answer.
As time went by, he gradually let go of his doubts.
The temptation of getting 30 million for free is simply irresistible.
What does Kakuzu love most?
Money, of course!
For him, money is life, money is everything!
From then on, Kakuzu was utterly loyal to this mysterious "boss".
However, he also understands one thing: there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Since this mysterious employer has given him so much wealth, Kakuzu naturally has to give back and fulfill his promise.
Just a few days ago, the boss finally got in touch with him again.
An overwhelming joy welled up within Kakuzu; he knew that the moment he had been waiting for day and night had finally arrived.
Over the past three years, although he had been taking on bounty missions, his longing for that mysterious boss had never diminished. Now he finally had the opportunity to demonstrate his strength and loyalty to his boss.
Kakuzu was excited and full of anticipation and motivation. He hoped to use this opportunity to prove to his boss that he was a trustworthy and powerful ninja.
However, the boss's true appearance really surprised him...
While Kakuzu carefully observing Koki, Koki was also secretly sizing him up.
There's a saying that goes, "The greatest tragedy in life is to be alive but have already spent all your money." Another saying goes, "The greatest tragedy is to die before you've had a chance to spend your money."
But Koki believes the most tragic thing is that the person died, but the money was squandered by the landlady!
That's right, these are exactly the true reflections of Kakuzu!
This brother's life has been truly full of twists and turns.
The story goes back to the Warring States period, when Hanzo of the Salamander suddenly stepped forward and resolutely established his own Amegakure).
Influenced by him, numerous small states such as Kusagakure, Takigakure, Shimogakure, and Yugakure sprang up like mushrooms after rain in just a few years.
Following this, the Land of Birds and the Land of Bears rose to prominence, and even non-ninja samurai who adhered to the Bushido code established the Land of Iron.
While Madara was away in exile, Hashirama was naturally not idle. He successfully married Mito Uzumaki and established a close relationship with the Land of Whirlpools.
At the same time, he began to use the Sealing Jutsu he learned from the Uzumaki Clan to travel the world and eventually successfully captured all eight Tailed Beast except for the One-Tail.
Following this, Hashirama extended friendly invitations to the other four villages, hoping to rationally allocate the Tailed Beast resources through peaceful exchanges in order to maintain a balance of power among the villages and thus ensure peace and stability throughout the Shinobi World.
The other four Kage agreed to the proposal and all came to attend the meeting. This important meeting was recorded in the history of the Shinobi World as the First Five Kage Summit ".
Interestingly, apart from the Mizukage, the other four Kage all chose the Second Hokage Kage who would succeed them as their attendants.
However, the talks had both smooth and unsuccessful aspects.
On the one hand, the participants were very frank and expressed their needs and expectations without reservation. On the other hand, due to the different positions of the various villages, there were significant differences of opinion, making it difficult to reach a consensus.
Take the First Kazekage as an example. He was not interested in the Tailed Beast distribution plan proposed by Hashirama because Sunagakure had already found One-Tail on its doorstep. Moreover, Sunagakure did not have much land and the climate was not suitable for living. Thus, he had the idea of dividing Konoha's territory.
Anyway, everyone has their own agenda, consensus is hard to find, and negotiations have reached a stalemate.
Faced with this situation, Hashirama simply kowtowed to them! This enraged Tobirama!
Fortunately, due to Hashirama's overwhelming power, the peace treaty was successfully signed, and Hashirama accepted Tobirama's proposal to exchange the Tailed Beast for money.
The Two-Tails Gyuki Matatabi and the eight yuki were given to Kumogakure.
The Four-Tails Son Gokū and the Five-Tails Kokuō were given to Iwagakure.
The Six-Tails Saiken and the Isobu were given to Kirigakure.
The remaining Seven-Tails Chōmei, Shigeaki, was assigned to Takigakure, the most prestigious of the many small villages, after careful consideration.
And Sunagakure wanted a piece of land, right? Give it to them too!
Hashirama acted very fairly, but what was unexpected was that the Takigakure at the time was a very arrogant person who felt that Hashirama very unfair.
Why are we only given one Tailed Beast when other villages get two?
Are you looking down on us?
How could the Takigakure not have considered that Hashirama only left one for Konoha?
Besides, there aren't even any small villages like Amegakure Kusagakure yet!
In short, in order to vent his anger and 'prove his strength,' the village chief sent his elite Jonin assassinate Hashirama after the distribution of the Tailed Beast.
Who is this elite Jonin? That's right, it's the guy sitting next to Koki!
Kakuzu at that time was both stupid and obedient!
He never hesitated to take on the tasks assigned to him by his superiors, and he even dared to assassinate Hashirama!
He probably thought that if he were lucky enough to succeed in the assassination, he would become famous throughout the world.
The outcome was self-evident; the stark reality left him no room for luck.
Ah! The Kakuzu arrived!
Ah! The Kakuzu!
Their confrontation wasn't shown in the anime, but Koki believes that the widely circulated legend of throwing Shuriken from 800 miles away must be fictional.
Judging from Kakuzu's dim-wittedness, he definitely rushed forward. Either Hashirama didn't kill him and Kakuzu escaped on his own, or Hashirama took pity on him and gave him a way out.