Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 269 Kakuzu is not happy

Crushing the coarse sand and rolling over the gravel,
Dressed in a black robe that covered every part of his body, Jiaodu walked on the endless barren rocky beach of the Frost Kingdom.

All I saw was a lifeless and desolate scene.

Even the ocean, which was constantly rising and falling against the shore in the distance, seemed lifeless.

And right in the cracks between these big countries where even birds are too lazy to shit, in the chaotic areas of small countries, there is a group of ninjas running around for money.

Bounty Ninja.

Until I walked into the underground gold exchange of the Frost Kingdom hidden in this barren rocky beach.

At this time, the conversation between two bounty ninjas who were drinking nearby could not help but fall into Kakuzu's ears:

"Did you hear that?"

"Those big things that happened a few days ago!"

Another bounty ninja picked up his wine glass, shook his head, and said with some emotion:

"Of course I've heard about it. The ninja world is getting more and more chaotic."

"In just one day, so many major events happened one after another: the battle for Hell Valley, the surprise attack on Kumogakure by the Three Ninjas Orochimaru, the inexplicable annihilation of the Blood Pond Clan, and the turmoil in the capital of the Land of Lightning!"

"Especially the battle in Hell Valley. I heard that even strategic weapons like the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki were deployed to the battlefield."

"It's just that the news is still blocked, and we don't know what the battle situation is like yet."

"However, if I can find a strong man on the bounty list at the edge of the battlefield, then I'll be rich!"

Hearing this, Kakuzu's eyes flickered for a moment.

As if he remembered something, a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face and he couldn't help but sneer.

Because there are no winners in this war.

Kumogakure wanted to capture Jigokudani and even sent out the Third Raikage and two Jinchūriki.
However, because of that Uchiha brat and the Yellow Flash that arrived later, as well as the inexplicable annihilation of the Blood Pond Clan, they failed and had to withdraw.

The Konoha side wanted to take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Hidden Cloud Village. However, Orochimaru, who led the team to the Hidden Cloud Village, was seriously injured by the secret weapon in the village and retreated in embarrassment.

Even the Uchiha clan——

Thinking of this, Kakuzu showed a hint of sneer on his face, and couldn't help but recall the night when he survived the furious Namikaze Minato and the last words that Uchiha Kaguya who hired him told him:
"With your help and the backup of the Great Elder, Uchiha Ci may still have a chance of survival after falling off the cliff!"

"We will send people to the bottom of the cliff to conduct a carpet search"

Haha, carpet search
As a result, they only found news about the genocide of the Blood Pool Clan, but their own young clan leader disappeared inexplicably.

Overnight, the clan lost two powerful pillars one after another and became a joke.

however,
If we have to find a winner in this battle -

boom!
Two heavy boxes slammed onto the counter.

The buttons of a box were unbuttoned by a bald man with a thick beard, revealing stacks of huge green banknotes inside.

"Mr. Kakuzu,"

"The 60 million bounty, plus the additional 30 million paid by the Sand Village, the 60 million sent urgently from the Land of Lightning, and a huge sum sent secretly from the Land of Fire. After deducting the handling fee, it's all here."

The bald man smiled mercenaryly and glanced at the even bigger but unopened cash box on the other side.
Compared with the first three, the amount here is a truly terrifying amount of money.

"You really are worthy of being the strongest bounty ninja,"

“This is the biggest deal we’ve ever done!”

“The exchange is looking forward to continued cooperation with you!”

"Oh."

Facing the enthusiasm of the underground gold exchange manager, Kakuzu simply nodded indifferently.
Then he picked up two heavy cash boxes and was about to turn around and leave.

That's right,

The only winner in this war is Kakuzu!

By killing a brat whom he didn't like in the first place, he actually earned four huge bounties from Sand Village, Kumo Village, Uchiha Clan and the underground gold exchange at once!
It can be said that one fish has four uses!
just,

"Mr. Kakuzu, don't you count?"

Seeing Kakuzu actually pick up the money and leave, he was so cheerful that he seemed like a completely different person.
The bald man couldn't help but be stunned, a little confused as to what was going on.

In the past, Kakuzu would spend most of the day here with him, first counting all the money one by one to make sure there were no detonating tags mixed in with the bills, and then checking the beginning and end of each payment on the bill to make sure that it was all money that could be spent.

That kind of energy can be said to be very ruthless. But today
What is going on again?

The Kakuzu who was called was silent for a moment, turned around, and stared coldly at the bald man in front of him.

"Anything else?" "No"

Looking at the cold eyes that seemed to be ready to rob the underground gold exchange here and kill everyone present if they disagreed with him,

The bald man couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and then a flattering smile appeared on his face.
"I just wanted to ask you—"

"Would you like to sell the Uchiha clan's young leader's Sharingan?"

Hearing this, Jiaodu couldn't help but frown and sneered.
"how?"

"How dare you touch the Uchiha clan's tiger whiskers?"

"Don't you think enough of your people have died?"

The bald man laughed.
"It's a different time now. The Uchiha clan is already showing signs of decline."

"First, the young leader of this clan disappeared, and then the highly respected elder Uchiha Setsuna was also heard to have died in the battle the day before yesterday."

"They can't take care of themselves, so why would they care about us gutter rats?"

Hearing this, Kakuzu couldn't help but sneer.
"You gather intelligence pretty quickly."

"After all, it's my old profession. Even though I haven't been a spy for many years, some habits still remain."

The bald man smiled slightly and continued,
"Mr. Kakuzu, I have a connection with the nobles of the Land of Water. I'll give you a number of these eyes--"

He looked at Kakuzu with a smile, raised a finger and waved it at Kakuzu.

He believed that this price was something that Jiaozu, who loved money like his life, could never refuse!
And he,

You can earn nearly 10 million yuan in commission from this transaction!

however,
next moment,
boom!
Click!

Kakuzu held the finger expressionlessly and twisted the joint!
The bone pierced out and blood splattered!

Hearing the shrill sound in front of the bar, the bounty ninjas trembled all over, subconsciously became alert, and glanced in the direction of the counter.

At this time, Kakuzu spoke indifferently:

"Do not sell!"

"Hiss" The bald man trembled in pain, but he still kept a professional smile on his face and said with a trembling fake smile:
"I understand, Kakuzu-san."

He threw the broken finger into the stinking rotten things in the corner, and snorted coldly.
He picked up the cash box that had fallen to the ground again and turned around.

However, this time,
The bald man endured the severe pain and screamed:

"Mr. Kakuzu, wait a minute."

"Here is another reward that you should be interested in."

"In the capital of the Kingdom of Thunder,"

"The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, who was assassinated in the capital the day before yesterday, has increased his bounty again, and the base amount has been raised to 30 million taels!"

"And the person offering the reward is——"

"The leader of the undead evildoers who is still wreaking havoc in the capital of the Land of Lightning!"

"Uchiha Ci!"

Upon hearing this news, Kakuzu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then, as if he had ignored all this, he walked out of the money exchange silently, carrying two huge cash boxes.

Until I saw the barren rocky beach again.

Kakuzu raised his hand and looked at the blood on his black glove.
For some reason, he let out a deep breath.

That's right,

He made a lot of money.

But
Along the way, after seeing groups of people going crazy, mourning, and reveling for the Uchiha kid who had fallen off a cliff and was probably smashed into a pile of shit,

But for some reason, I didn't feel happy.

Soon, he put aside the inexplicable emotions that surged in his heart.
After identifying the direction,

Jiaodu set out along the eastern coast of the Frost Country, heading southeast.

And that direction——

It is the capital of the Kingdom of Thunder, Yunming City.

(End of this chapter)