hotmtlnovel Chapter 163 Takigakure: Go and kill the God of Shinobi. Kakuzu: Kill the God of Shinobi? Me?
Chapter 163 Takigakure: Go and kill the God of Shinobi. Kakuzu: Kill the God of Shinobi? Me?
Chapter 163 Takigakure: Go and kill the God of Shinobi. Kakuzu: Kill the God of Shinobi? Me? (God of Shinobi)
When Ayato Genryu and Hinata Keiko saw the person who had arrived, although they did not recognize him, they felt a chill run down their spines.
At almost the same time, Kitahara Kaede pulled out a kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God mark from his ninja tool bag.
Because he didn't know his two teammates, but he did.
That iconic attire belonged to none other than Kakuzu, the Akatsuki's chief financial officer and formerly the management Jonin of Takigakure.
That is, the one whom Kitahara Kaede jokingly said threw a shuriken at the First Hokage from 800 miles away.
Although Kitahara Kaede made this joke, he was actually a genuine Kage-level master who had lived for nearly a hundred years.
"I never expected that someone as unknown as me could alarm someone like you." Kitahara Kaede said, taking out two Flying Thunder God kunai from his ninja tool bag and handing them to his two teammates.
Although the two did not understand Kitahara Kaede's meaning, and they didn't need another ninja tool, they immediately noticed that this kunai was different from ordinary kunai as soon as they got it. It was much heavier than ordinary kunai, and there were also strange jutsu runes on it.
"Oh? Kid, you know me?" Kakuzu couldn't help but say with a hint of surprise.
Although he hasn't exactly kept a low profile these past few years, he's almost a hundred years old, and those who truly knew him back then have long since passed away.
Now, as Xiao's financial manager, he occasionally takes action, but very few people actually know him.
"Kakuzu, huh? He was originally an elite Jonin from Takigakure, who was ordered by the village to intercept and kill the First Hokage."
Kitahara Kaede looked at Kakuzu with a slight smile and said, "I have to say, you and your village are very brave. You even dared to kill the God of Shinobi, and you were able to escape afterwards. After returning, you were judged to have failed the mission and were to be punished. So you simply decided to go all the way and wiped out the upper echelons of the village at that time, becoming a rogue ninja, right?"
I also think it was a shame for you. You went to kill the God of Shinobi for such a pathetic ninja village, and you failed and were punished. Others may not know the First Hokage's strength, but I think you know it very well.
Hearing Kitahara Kaede's explanation, both Hinata Keiko and Ayato Genryu were shocked, finding it utterly unbelievable.
Is this reasonable?
How long ago was the First Hokage?
Then this guy in front of me must be almost a hundred years old.
Are there really ninjas who can live to be that old?
Oh no, I should say, is it really possible for someone that old to still be working so hard as a ninja?
That's such a miserable life!
What kind of chosen-upon-the-job workers are we talking about!
Upon hearing Kitahara Kaede's teasing, Kakuzu surprisingly felt a bit of agreement. Damn it, sending him to kill the God of Shinobi, is that a reasonable mission?
Even so, he risked his life to complete the task for the village.
He would never forget how the God of Shinobi hung him up and beat him like an adult beating a child. It could be said that if Hashirama Senju hadn't not had a strong killing intent towards him at the time, he would have wanted to escape.
Even eight hundred lives wouldn't be enough for him to kill!
Only after that did he understand how powerful a ninja could be; no wonder he was called the God of Ninjas.
Back when the ninja village era had just been established, information was too limited, and the ninja world was mainly characterized by battles between ninja clans, with very few cross-border battles.
So even though Hashirama Senju was ridiculously strong, to ninjas from other countries, he was just that strong, and they never thought that Hashirama Senju might be a monster stronger than they knew.
The meaning of the God of Shinobi is probably only truly understood by Kakuzu, besides Kitahara Kaede!
But after risking his life to escape, he was betrayed by the village, which actually wanted to punish him for failing the mission. What a joke! Is there anyone in the world who can assassinate the God of Ninjas without failing?
Enraged, Kakuzu escaped from prison, seized the village's secretary, Jigen-gyo, and used this as a base to eliminate the village's upper echelons and take their hearts.
That was his entire past, but what he didn't expect was that this kid in front of him actually knew about it, which surprised him.
Such ancient things, let alone others, even he himself hadn't thought about for a very long time.
"The First Hokage was indeed a ninja worthy of respect."
Kakuzu paused, even though they were on opposing sides, he couldn't feel the slightest disrespect for Hashirama Senju.
The other party spared him back then, and Hashirama Senju's strength still impressed him deeply. Even after he later obtained the secret technique Earth Grudge Fear, his strength had significantly improved compared to before, and he was already a Kage-level powerhouse, not an elite Jonin.
However, what are ordinary Kage-level warriors compared to Hashirama Senju?
It's nothing at all!
As they listened to Kakuzu's story, Genryu Aoten and Keiko Hyuga also felt that Takigakure had indeed gone too far back then.
People who risk their lives for their village shouldn't be treated like this.
Besides, it's quite normal for someone trying to assassinate a ninja of their caliber, like the First Hokage, to fail.
You could even say that the person who issued this mission is insane. Among the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages, who dares to say they can win?
However, all that admiration is in the past; Kakuzu is now undoubtedly an enemy.
"But why would a strong person like you specifically target an unknown Chunin squad like ours?" Kitahara Kaede asked.
In fact, he knew more, but he didn't reveal it.
Whether it's the Earth Grudge of Kakuzu City or the Akatsuki organization he joined, Kitahara Kaede doesn't want to reveal what he knows too early.
Sometimes, for the weak, knowing too much is not a good thing.
At the same time, he began to sense the location of the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his mind, ready to use it to jump away at any moment if something went wrong.
"Although I don't know your value, the underground gold exchange offered you a full ten million taels, so I'll just accept it for my travel expenses."
Kakuzu said matter-of-factly.
Upon hearing this, Kitahara Kaede was immediately speechless, thinking that Kakuzu had some reason to kill him and had specially come to such a godforsaken place to wait for him.
It turns out that it was all just something I did incidentally.
However, considering Kakuzu's character in the original work, it's not surprising. As the treasurer of Akatsuki, he was extremely greedy. Akatsuki had sent him partners before, but he killed them all until Hidan, who was immortal, came along.
During his partnership with Hidan, he often had to complete several bounty missions on the way to complete his main mission, which slowed down the completion of the main mission. Even Hidan was very unhappy with him.
It's perfectly normal for him to come all this way just to "conveniently" complete this bounty of ten million taels, after all, he's the treasurer of the Akatsuki organization, and that's how the Akatsuki's wealth has been accumulated little by little.
Then, in an instant, it transformed into six hundred billion explosive tags and exploded.
It's heartbreaking to think about Kakuzu. If he hadn't died so young, he probably would have had a heart attack from anger if he had witnessed this scene. Five hearts all at once.
"Ten million taels? Ah Feng, Danzo's bounty is really high, it's practically Jonin level."
Xiang Tianyuanlong couldn't help but say.
Hyuga Keiko couldn't help but nod. A bounty of tens of millions of ryo was basically a privilege enjoyed only by high-ranking Jonin. Among them, elite Jonin, who were the best of the best, could even have a bounty of more than thirty million ryo.
For an average Chunin, one or two million ryo is already considered a lot.
"Alright, enough of this small talk. I've already allowed you to live a little longer." Kakuzu was about to make his move.
Because this little brat recognized him and triggered his memories, he allowed him to live a little longer, but now he has reached the limit of his patience.
Thinking about the ten million taels that will be coming into my account after today, I feel really happy.
Even Kitahara Kaede looks much better now. Since this brat has brought him so many benefits, I won't dig out his heart today.
Kitahara Kaede sighed and said, "You two go first. He's not someone that ordinary ninjas can handle. Even Jonin would be vulnerable against him."
Kitahara Kaede was well aware of Kakuzu's strength; ordinary elite Jonin were no match for him. Even someone like Hatake Kakashi, known for his even matchups, almost couldn't hold on. Fortunately, Naruto and others joined the battle later.
If it were an ordinary elite Jonin, they would be doomed, such as elite Jonin like Sarutobi Asuma.
Simply put, they are both elite Jonin. Sarutobi Asuma became an elite Jonin by fully utilizing his talent, while Hatake Kakashi became an elite Jonin by giving up on himself.
The two are not even on the same level. You can get a perfect score because your ability is perfect, while some people get a perfect score because that's all the points they have.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Xiang Tianyuanlong said worriedly.
They had already judged from Kitahara Kaede's actions that the person in front of them was probably very powerful.
Since Kitahara Kaede was promoted to Chunin and led a mission, he had never shown such a solemn expression.
After all, Kitahara Kaede hadn't expected that a mere Chunin would involve a Kage-level shinobi in a seemingly simple mission.
This is a bit too outrageous, isn't it?
Is this reasonable?
A Kage-level ninja would accept a mission to hunt down a Chunin.
As top experts, don't you have any self-respect as strong people?
However, he knew it would be pointless to ask. Others might have some knowledge of this, but if you asked Kakuzu, it would be a waste of time.
He's a huge money-grubber. Let alone ten million taels, he might even be able to snag one million taels on the side.
It's all Danzo's fault, that old schemer.