Chapter 230: Blackmailing the Thunder Shadow
Chapter 230: Blackmailing the Thunder Shadow
In the evening, Lu Li walked out of Orochimaru's base, saying that he wanted to go out for some fresh air.
After using his Observation Haki to confirm that no one was following or monitoring him, he took out the communication talisman given to him by the Raikage and activated it.
After waiting for a while, the voice of the Raikage sounded amid the noisy sound of electricity, "Scourge, it seems that you have not forgotten our deal."
"But it seems that Raikage-sama forgot to give me the deposit."
Lu Li said that he had told the Anbu from the Hidden Cloud Village to tell the Raikage about the deposit.
There was silence for a while on the other side of the message. "What do you want?"
"Lightning Chakra Mode."
Lu Li opened his mouth directly and asked for a huge amount of money.
"Impossible, you haven't contributed any intelligence yet."
The Raikage said, "I heard that you have successfully joined the Akatsuki organization. Did you gain anything?"
"Oh, Lord Raikage, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. How can I trust you if you don't even pay the deposit? You should know the dangers of Akatsuki better than I do, right? I'm undercover here to provide you with information. Do you know how much risk I'm taking?"
Lu Li sneered, "If I tell you the information, you will sell me out, and my head will be sent to the money exchange office to exchange for the bounty the next day."
The Fourth Raikage was silent again after hearing this, "I will tell you the order of the hand seals for the summoning technique, and you can use the blood on the talisman to summon the spirits, and I will give you the deposit first."
Lu Li's mouth curled up. He had noticed that there were bloodstains on the talisman a long time ago. It seemed that the Raikage was not that stupid and had already left a way for the transaction.
After the Raikage finished speaking, he began to concentrate chakra and use summoning techniques. As a result, Lu Li found that he seemed to be quite talented in ninjutsu and succeeded in one try.
After a bang, a scroll appeared under the smoke and dust.
Lu Li picked it up and used the identification function to take a look, and found that it was a legendary skill item called the Thunder Dance Technique.
Because it is counted as a mission reward, this item has been transformed by space, so it is not limited to the chakra system.
Any explorer who uses it can learn this secret technique and activate it with soul power.
This secret technique does not help Lu Li's personal combat power directly, but as a skill, it can nourish and water his origin spirit seed. Thinking of this, he feels that the Naruto world is still a good place to increase the growth of his origin spirit seed.
After a period of nurturing, his origin spirit seed is about to unlock the third grid. He hopes that before the end of this world, he can accumulate enough skills to unlock the fourth grid.
"It's just average sincerity."
Lu Li replied to the Lei Ying, expressing his dissatisfaction with the deposit.
"Boy, don't push your luck. Where's the intelligence?"
The Raikage's voice was filled with anger.
"I can give you the information, but you have to pay first. Otherwise, what if you don't give me the secret technique after I tell you?"
Lu Li said, "The information this time is very important. You have to give me the Lightning Chakra Mode in exchange."
"Boy, you've gone too far. I can announce your undercover identity to the public right now!"
The Raikage said angrily.
"You can sell me out, but you won't get any information about the life and death of the Hidden Cloud Village."
Lu Li said calmly that the Raikage had spent so much effort to establish this connection and had just given him a secret technique. The sunk cost would not let the other party give up on him easily.
"Boy, you..."
The Raikage seemed very angry, but he was also afraid that Lu Li really had important information. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can give you several advanced secret techniques at once. After all, the transaction has just begun, and I need to confirm your value as an undercover agent."
Lu Li thought about it and felt that this was the bottom line of the Raikage, so he said, "Okay, but you have to pay first. What if you sell me out directly after listening to me?"
There was another period of silence. There were chaotic voices in the background sound. The Raikage seemed to be arguing with the think tank. After a while, the Raikage said, "Boy, if you dare to use the secret technique to cut off the communication, the Akatsuki organization will know your identity tomorrow."
"Stop talking nonsense and ship the goods quickly."
Lu Li urged.
After a while, the spiritual magic was activated again, and Lu Li obtained an epic-level mystic scroll and two legendary-level mystic scrolls.
Lu Li's mouth curled up, thinking that extortion makes money quickly, "I'm not a dishonest person. Listen carefully, Akatsuki's next target is the tailed beasts, so keep an eye on your rapper brother."
"What!? Assholes, those guys actually dared to covet the tailed beasts. I knew they were dangerous!"
The surprised and angry voice of the Raikage came, "When are they going to take action? Who will be the first target?"
"This is another round of transactions. I will contact you again when I have accurate information. But Lord Raikage, you must remember to exchange it for a better secret technique next time."
Lu Li said with a smile, then hung up the phone.
He now realized the benefits of being a spy. With just a few words, he obtained several advanced skill scrolls. He was so happy.
But he also knew that this kind of business would not last long. Once the Raikage felt that he was no longer useful, he would kick him out.
The Akatsuki organization will never tolerate traitors and will hunt them down as soon as possible if conditions permit. It is also possible that Tiandao will do it personally.
The reason why Orochimaru was able to live such a comfortable life after betraying the Akatsuki organization was purely because Scorpion, who was responsible for hunting him down, was exposed by Kabuto, a spy, and was able to escape justice.
After cutting off the call with the Raikage, Lu Li returned to Orochimaru's base, said hello to Orochimaru and prepared to leave.
"Are you leaving, Lu Jun? The mission from Akatsuki may come soon, and it will be troublesome if we are not together then."
Orochimaru didn’t know why Lu Li wanted to leave just after arriving. Didn’t they agree to destroy Konoha together?
"Where will the research funds come from if I don't go out? As for the missions of the Akatsuki organization, under normal circumstances, I can handle them by myself."
Lu Li said.
"Is that so, Mr. Lu, if you have any difficulties, please contact me."
When Orochimaru heard Lu Li say that he would help him get money, he was naturally happy and gave Lu Li his contact information. He naturally didn't want to run the Akatsuki organization's mission. He just liked to stay in the laboratory and do research. If Lu Li was willing to help him, he would be happy.
"Please help me contact Longdi Cave during this time. I want to see what the fairy technique is when I come back."
Before leaving, Lu Li told Orochimaru that he didn't want Orochimaru to take advantage of his labor for free.
What he said about needing to make contact was just Orochimaru's way of trying to get him to give him a perfunctory answer. Orochimaru simply didn't want to introduce him until he gave him some substantial benefits.
In fact, Lu Li remembered that Orochimaru could contact Ryuchi Cave at any time and communicate with it in reverse.
But in the ninja world, some things are seen but not spoken out, and everyone exchanges interests and gets what they need.
…………
"What a stingy guy."
After receiving the funding from Kakuzu, Lu Li complained with a bad look on his face.
He thought that after the stick and date, Kakuzu would be more generous as the financial officer. As a result, when he asked for money, Kakuzu agreed easily, but the money sent by his subordinates was... only 50 million.
Lu Lixin said that it would be better for me to kill a few bounty-bearing rebels on the road to make money faster. Kakuzu, are you really capable? I spared your life just for you to give me this little money?
"Lord... Lord Calamity, can I go now?"
Kakuzu's subordinate who was in charge of running errands trembled in front of Lu Li, because when Lord Kakuzu assigned him to do this task, he looked at him as if he was looking at a dead person.
"roll."
Lu Li waved his hand in disdain, not having the interest to kill such a small character.
He put the box of money into the storage space and thought about how to make money quickly.
It's not that he really wants to help Orochimaru, he just wants to make more money from the hidden mission. If he misses this opportunity, he will miss it again. He doesn't know when he will come to be Hokage next time. Besides, by then, Orochimaru who has mastered the core technology may be gone.
Besides, if they want to cause trouble in Konoha in the future, they will need a lot of money. War is about money, and this is not a joke.
Lu Li quickly filtered through the comments in his mind when he was watching the anime in the End Space, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of a super fat sheep.
This fat sheep does not refer to Tsunade, but Cardo, the shipping tycoon of Wave Country and the king of the underground gang.
This guy is described in the original book as being rich enough to rival a country, and even after Zabuza Momochi defected, he worked under him and got paid.
Lu Li thought that Mr. Zabuza was so kind that he didn't just kill Kado and rob the money, but worked honestly. It can only be said that the ninjas of the Great Ninja Village have professional ethics.
Lu Li didn't have that kind of professional ethics, and he didn't care about the usual ways of playing in the ninja world, he was going to just go and rob Cardo clean.
Lu Li did what he thought and continued on his journey. One day later, he arrived at the Kingdom of Waves.
After a little asking around, it was easy to find out where the local celebrities were and head straight to Cardo’s luxurious estate.
Swah——
It was not known whether it was a coincidence or not, but when Lu Li landed in front of the manor with his instant steps, two more figures landed almost at the same time and arrived here from the other side.
The three of them looked at each other and instantly realized each other's identity.
Including Lu Li, the expressions of several people were weird for a moment. Obviously, they had guessed each other's thoughts. They all came to grab Cardo.
Without much talk, after using their reconnaissance skills, the two explorers, who were obviously not in the same camp, simultaneously attacked Lu Li, the strongest man.
then……
There's no after that.
Lightning flashed across Lu Li's body, and under the electric shock, the two men froze instantly. Then Lu Li moved quickly and killed the two third-level explorers one by one with his sword.
"Clap clap-"
At this time, applause broke out in the manor. It was a man with bandages on his face and a beheading sword on his back.
"Excellent! Could you be the legendary natural disaster?"
The man spoke calmly, ignoring the gangster guards who came rushing over after hearing the noise.
"That sword, are you one of the Seven Mist Swordsmen?"
Lu Li asked knowingly. His observation Haki and electric current perception were extremely strong, and he also noticed that behind a building in the manor, a young girl was peeking at this side. It was Bai who was adopted by Zabuza.
"The original Mist Blade Seven, Momochi Zabuza, it is an honor to fight the legendary Scourge."
Zabuza introduced himself, holding the hilt of the beheading sword with one hand, ready for battle.
He had heard of the Scourge's record, and felt that this would be a difficult battle, but he had been employed by Cardo since he defected from the village, and his work ethic as a ninja, as well as his pride as a genius, would not allow him to flee without a fight.
"I'm just here to get some money. Get out of the way if you don't want to die."
Lu Li stepped towards the manor, activated his domineering aura, and the gangsters who were surrounding him from all directions fell down like wheat being mowed.
Zabuza was also surprised when he saw this, and sweat broke out on his forehead. He had never heard that natural disasters had such power.
At that moment just now, he felt that the natural disaster had turned into an invincible overlord, pressing him so hard that he couldn't breathe and his legs became a little weak.
Because it was a private job, Lu Li did not wear the Akatsuki's windbreaker. He had a calm expression and walked slowly into the manor, passing by Zabuza.
What made Zabuza feel extremely humiliated was that he didn't have the courage to draw his sword against Lu Li until Lu Li passed by him.
On the contrary, after Lu Li left, he actually felt a sense of relief in his heart, as if he had saved his life.
boom--
When Zabuza looked back, he saw a bolt of lightning exploding in the villa, and it was obvious that everything was over.
As Lu Li was counting Kado's assets, he noticed Zabuza coming up behind him, "If you have nowhere to go, follow me."
(End of this chapter)