Chapter 224 Kakuzu: Is it okay for me to kill him?

Chapter 224 Kakuzu: Is it okay for me to kill him?

Chapter 224 Kakuzu: Is it okay for me to kill him?

Itachi realized that it was inconvenient for him to act as someone who was still in the village. If he wanted to carry out the "Konoha Destruction Plan", it could only be planned and prepared by his seniors outside the village.

The Uchiha clan is now in a situation where every second counts. Now is definitely not the time for them to keep talking about it on paper. The seniors are more thoughtful than himself.

Thinking of this, he summoned a ninja crow as a medium to secretly contact Lu Li, "Senior, before you leave, can you tell me what your next move is?"

Lu Li had just jumped onto a tree trunk, and when he heard that, he turned around and smiled, "Worst option? Actually, it's the best option in my opinion. Why do you have to tie Konoha to a tree? You can just leave and be independent."

Itachi was stunned when he heard this, thinking that this so-called worst plan seemed to actually work.

If they don't cause any trouble and just leave, will Konoha kill their entire family?

After all, the Uchiha family is the founder of Konoha. It would be unacceptable if they were not allowed to leave even if they wanted to.

After leaving Konoha, they will find a place to build a new ninja village, and then use the method mentioned by their predecessors to let their bloodline spread in the ninja world. They will soon gain great influence and will be able to live a good life.

From an objective point of view, this is indeed the best strategy, but it is also the worst strategy for the Uchiha clan.

Because Itachi understood that the proud Uchiha clan would never agree to leave like a stray dog. After all, they had a part in the founding of Konoha, and it would be too depressing to let them leave.

Itachi wanted to say something else, but when he saw that Senior Lu Li had disappeared, he could only shake his head regretfully.

He collected the bodies of several Anbu in the chaotic forest battlefield and helped them sort out their belongings. Although the Anbu team was formed temporarily and had no sense of comradery, they were still ninjas of Konoha Village after all, and Itachi did not want their bodies to be left exposed in the wilderness.

But Itachi didn't have any grudge in his heart. After all, this is how the ninja world is. There is no reason why you can kill someone and not allow others to kill you back.

If he hadn't empathized with the natural disaster, and the two of them had started chatting because of the Uchiha incident, the final result would have been nothing more than one more corpse here.

He was not such a saint as to blame his seniors for killing Konoha ninjas. It was Konoha that was unkind and unjust first. There was no reason for the seniors not to fight back, and now they were a united front.

At this moment, Itachi only had his family and village in his mind. He did not care about the lives of individual ninjas, except for those close to him.

…………

In the Ninja World, somewhere in an underground cave.

A gigantic heretic golem stood deep in the cave, with its hands raised and seven colorful figures standing on its ten fingers.

This is the Akatsuki organization's Phantom Body Technique, which allows remote meetings to be organized through the power of the Rinnegan.

"Why are there fewer people again, Kakuzu, where's your partner?"

Biwa Juuzou saw the empty seat across from him and questioned Kakuzu.

"Too weak, got in the way, so I killed him."

Kakuzu said coldly, "Since you care so much about my partner, why don't you team up with me."

Biwa Juuzou was a little annoyed. He was the kind of person who valued his partners. He felt that Kakuzu had gone too far. He was about to open his mouth to curse, but was interrupted by a majestic voice.

"I didn't summon you here to have a quarrel."

The six circles were embedded in the eyes of the leading man. It was the Heavenly Path Pain controlled by Nagato. "Also, Kakuzu, you need to be more restrained. It's not easy to find a powerful rebel ninja."

"I heard that recently there is a powerful rebel ninja who has caused quite a stir in Kumogakure."

The scorpion in the red amber spoke.

"You mean the Scourge? He has a bounty of 60 million. I'm on my way to track him down."

Kakuzu's face under the black cloth was full of excitement, and he obviously regarded Lu Li's bounty as a sure thing.

"He is the one who cut off the leg of the Fourth Raikage who possessed the fastest speed in the world. He is not that easy to deal with. Kakuzu, you better not capsize in the gutter."

Loquat Juzang teased.

"As for the natural disaster... I remember it was the Konoha rebel ninja, Orochimaru, are you familiar with him?"

Pain spoke up, becoming somewhat curious about Calamity, and wondering whether or not to bring this powerful rebel ninja into the organization.

When asked, Orochimaru stretched out his long snake head and licked the corner of his mouth, "Natural Disaster, what a nostalgic name. He was Konoha's hero in the Third World War, but he still failed to become Hokage."

There seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in his tone as he spoke.

Orochimaru certainly knew about Tianzai Luli. In his opinion, Luli was a person who had the same potential as himself to compete for the position of Hokage, but the one who eventually became Hokage was the guy named Namikaze Minato.

In his opinion, this was normal. The old man of the Third Hokage had a problem with him, and Jiraiya was unwilling to be the Hokage. According to the tradition of the Hokage, the position of Hokage would naturally fall on Minato.

But Orochimaru will still feel dissatisfied. How will he perform as a ninja in Konoha?

He completed 108 S-level missions, 491 A-level missions, and 521 B-level missions. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the ninja who has completed the most high-level missions in the history of Konoha. He made outstanding achievements in the two Ninja World Wars and can be regarded as a model cow and horse of Konoha.

But the position of Hokage was not given to him but to Minato Namikaze. How could he be convinced?

In terms of qualifications and ability, where is he lacking?
They said he was doing human experiments? It was because the village had clearly allocated research funds to him. If he had the money to buy corpses, why would he resort to using the villagers for research?
Is it unforgivable to conduct human experiments in Konoha? Don't make fun of him, the Second Hokage did much more than him, didn't he?
When Orochimaru defected, he was disheartened, thinking that the people of Konoha did not understand that science was the ladder to progress. After defecting, he joined the Akatsuki organization and secretly organized a new scientific research team in the Land of Rice.

"Orochimaru, what exactly is his strength?"

Sasori, his teammate, asked Orochimaru.

"Natural Disaster is very powerful, not inferior to the Fourth Hokage of Konoha at all. The result of the battle with Kumogakure is proof of this. If he can join us, he will be a powerful force for us."

Orochimaru commented that from a standpoint, he naturally tended to favor Lu Li.

Because he thought they were all 'victims of Konoha'. Lu Li had strength and talent, and he didn't have stains like him, but in the end, wasn't he driven out of Konoha and became a traitor because of his great achievements?
So Orochimaru felt that he and Lu Li would have a lot of common topics, and perhaps they could even plan revenge against Konoha together.

"Since even you say so, it seems that he is indeed the real deal."

Pain spoke, looking at Kakuzu, "Kakuzu, don't think about earning the bounty. You are closest to the natural disaster, go and recruit him to join the group."

"Join the gang?"

Kakuzu seemed a little reluctant, "He has a bounty of 60 million, can I test him before I recruit him?" "Kakuzu, are you going to disobey the leader's orders?"

Biwa Juzang tried to add fuel to the fire.

Kakuzu looked calm. As the treasurer of Akatsuki, his status was not comparable to that of ordinary members. "I just said that I was testing him. If he died because of my temptation, it only means that he is just a so-so guy and is not worth winning over."

"Haha, Kakuzu, don't put yourself in danger just to get some bounty."

Orochimaru said in his unique deep voice, looking at Kakuzu with his snake-like eyes, which made Kakuzu a little annoyed.

"Orochimaru, do you want to die?"

Kakuzu's voice was cold and he already had murderous intent in mind.

"You can come and try. I'm in Tianzhi Country, not far from you."

Orochimaru is not someone who can be easily defeated. Not to mention who is stronger in a head-on fight, with Kakuzu's level, he definitely cannot kill him.

"Shut up and stop arguing."

Pain spoke again. This was a daily routine meeting of the Akatsuki organization. If it weren't for him, a powerful master with a huge strength gap, this group of problem children would have started fighting among themselves long ago.

He looked at Kakuzu, "You can try, but remember the mission I gave you."

He understood Kakuzu's greedy character and clearly asked him to tell the truth, but Kakuzu most likely would not do it, so it was better to just talk it out.

And what Kakuzu said makes sense. If they could be easily killed by Kakuzu, then it would not be worth it for them to win him over. 60 million is also a good income.

"Don't worry, according to my intelligence, he is probably not far away."

Kakuzu said cheerfully.

…………

The next day, early morning after separation from Uchiha Itachi.

Lu Li had just killed a boy who delivered wealth at the border of Taki Country.

Well, he was an explorer of the Heavenly Dao Space. I don’t know where he got the confidence to launch a sneak attack on me.

Unfortunately, he failed to get the Dead Man's Treasure Chest, which made Lu Li very regretful that he did not try to kill people with a knife while sitting on his new bed.

When he reached the stream, Lu Li bent down and scooped up a handful of clean water to wash his face, removing the dust from days of traveling.

After getting up, he went to an underground money exchange nearby that was marked on the side quest map, ready to exchange the money for the explorer he had killed.

After killing the explorer, he triggered a new side quest called "Bounty Hunter"

The mission is very simple. After killing those ninjas with bounties, go to the underground money exchange to exchange money. The money obtained through this method will be counted as part of the side quest and will be exchanged for End Coins at a rate of 1000:1 when you return.

To give a simple example, one Asuma is worth about 30,000 End Coins.

It’s not much, but this task can be completed repeatedly. If you pay more attention in the Naruto world, it will add up to a lot.

Following the markings on the map, Lu Li quickly found the underground money exchange. It looked like a shabby hotel from the outside. The receptionist was an old man with dim eyesight who had just woken up in the early morning and was still dozing off.

"Sir, do you want to stay at the hotel?"

The old man opened his eyes and looked at Lu Li, asking in a low voice.

"Exchange money."

Lu Li said simply and roughly.

The old man's eyes widened and he stood up, "Please follow me."

Then, he took Lu Li to a corridor at the side, opened the secret door, and entered a hidden room filled with the stench of corpses.

"It's Feng Chen, the rebel ninja from the Hidden Rock Village. His bounty is 18 million. Please wait a moment."

After the old man confirmed it, he walked out carrying a box and said, "Please check it on the spot. We will not be responsible after you leave."

Lu Li took the suitcase and used the identification function of the space to know how much money was in the suitcase. When he put it away, it was considered as progress on the side quest.

"You seem a bit unfamiliar in this line of work. I hope that the next time I see you it won't be in the form of a human head."

The old man said some auspicious words when bidding farewell to Lu Li, and he obviously recognized Lu Li as the latest wanted criminal with a high bounty.

Lu Li waved his hand casually, not intending to say more.

The old man walked to the side and reopened the secret door. The moment the secret door opened, Lu Li and the people outside were stunned.

The person standing in front of Lu Li was wearing a black windbreaker with red clouds. The high collar of the windbreaker covered half of his face. He had a rebel ninja forehead protector from the Hidden Taki Village on his head. His eyes shone with golden light when he saw Lu Li.

"Tsk, you are really unlucky. Looks like I have to mobilize funds again."

The moment the old man saw Kakuzu, he glanced at Lu Li while speaking and felt that Lu Li would be transformed from a bounty hunter to the one whose bounty was exchanged today.

After all, Kakuzu is a celebrity in their circle, and there are few targets that he cannot kill, and his efficiency in bounty missions is very high.

Facing Lu Li, a fat sheep with a bounty of 60 million, Jiaodu will not let him go.

"A natural disaster?"

Kakuzu asked Lu Li as if to confirm, his tone calm.

"Oh? This outfit, is it from the legendary Akatsuki organization?"

Lu Li also asked with a confirming smile, the fighting blood in his body surging.

(End of this chapter)