Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming.

Rain Ninja Village.

The sky was gloomy and there was no sign of clearing up.

The drizzle kept falling, and the mountains behind the village were shrouded in a thin layer of mist, appearing and disappearing, making it impossible to see the original appearance of the mountains.

A man in a straw raincoat was walking on the street. He looked up at the mountains in the distance, then lowered his head silently, disguising himself as an ordinary passerby, and asked in confusion.

"Although the Rain Village is now a little richer than it was a few years ago, it is still no different from an ordinary village."

"Ninjas can accept missions normally, and villagers can live their lives normally."

"I even heard just now that Hanzo ate five bowls in one meal."

“There is nothing unusual!!”

Thinking about the information he had collected in the past few days, the ninja from the Hidden Mist Village couldn't help but fall into confusion.

From the outside, the Rain Village seemed to be as normal as it could be. It was not at all like what the villagers described, which had anything to do with the recent unusual movements of the tailed beasts in the Ninja World.

Even the war resources of the Rain Village did not have the slightest premium.

This also indirectly shows that the village shows no signs of preparing for war.

"Is this the forbidden area of ​​the village?" The Kirigakure ninja raised his head and looked around. When his eyes swept over Hanzo's residence, the mountain behind, and the tallest tower in the village, he paused for a moment and muttered in a voice that only he could hear.

"It was originally intended to be an A-level mission, but because the village has been short of funds recently, the reward is 10 taels, which is roughly equivalent to a B-level mission."

"Normally, as long as you are attacked by ninjas from other villages during a mission, it will be considered a B-rank mission."

"Do I want to risk my life and fight a demigod for 10 taels?"

Thinking of Hanzo's horrific record, the Mist Village ninja suddenly stopped and a rumor he had heard that year suddenly emerged in his mind.

"There was once an elite ninja from the Takigakure Village who accepted a mission from the higher-ups and went to fight the 'God of Ninja'."

“But the final result doesn’t seem to be particularly good.”

"I am a ninja who is willing to sacrifice my life for the village, but facing a demigod is obviously beyond the range of 10 ryo, both in terms of the danger level and the reward."

"Damn, did the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost secretly withhold the mission reward?"

"Change someone, I quit!"

"Ah!"

Kakuzu sneezed, then shook his head gently and said in a deep voice, "In this fake world full of lies, only by filling your stomach can you feel that you really exist.

In the past, I could accept bounties and count money, but now..."

He raised his eyelids and glanced at the "Three-tailed Jinchuriki" lying in the mouth of the Outer Path Demon Statue. Veins popped up on his forehead instantly, and murderous intent began to surge rapidly in his heart.

Kakuzu realized that he had to find a way to go out and carry out the mission.

Otherwise, if he stayed here every day to seal the tailed beasts, and faced a leader who lied to him and made unrealistic promises every day, he was really afraid that one day he would not be able to control the murderous intent in his heart and would attack the leader.

But if I take action, I won’t be able to beat them and will likely be beaten instead.

"Even though I know I can't win, I still can't help but want to attack the leader of "Empty Pieces to Save Paper and Pens". Once I do, I will easily lose my heart. If I lose my heart, I won't live long."

"Why bother?"

Trying his best to suppress the murderous intent in his heart, he raised his head and looked around at the hollowed-out mountain.

After his gaze stayed on the huge Outer Path Golem for a moment, he turned to look at the puppet controlled by Nagato, and his low voice slowly echoed in the silent cave.

"How about I go catch Nana-bi tomorrow!!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned and turned their heads to look in the direction where the voice came from.

Even Black Zetsu, who was the most eager to execute the plan, could not help but lower his head in shame after noticing the expectation in Kakuzu's eyes.

"The speed of Akatsuki's actions is totally incompatible with Kakuzu's ideas."

As of now, the Three-Tails has not been sealed in, but he is already eager to capture the Seven-Tails.

"All right!"

Nagato gave him a complicated look and said slowly, "Don't worry about the Seven-Tails for now. Our top priority now is to seal the Three-Tails."

"What about Vulpix?" Kakuzu asked after a moment's hesitation.

"There's no rush!" Nagato shook his head.

"Where is the Five-Tails?" Kakuzu turned and looked towards the Iwagakure Village and continued to ask.

"."

Kakuzu took a deep breath, stared at Nagato with his pea-sized eyes, and said without giving up.

"Or Four-Tails will do!"

"The Four-Tailed Hagura has already gone." Nagato turned his head to avoid Kakuzu's burning gaze and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you go and capture the Five-Tailed if you need a companion."

Before he could finish his words, Kakuzu suddenly straightened his back, looked righteous, waved his hand at the leader and said, "No need! I'm afraid that when I see my companion's valuable head, I will be unable to resist and attack him."

Nagato was slightly startled, and subconsciously looked over, and found that the words "Consider the organization" were written all over Kakuzu's face.

Thinking of those "companions" that Kakuzu had taken for money, Nagato's eyelids twitched, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, "It would be nice if there was a guy who would not die and whose bounty was very low."

On the surface, although Kakuzu could go alone, given the risks of the mission to capture the tailed beasts and his potential desire to defect.

"Partners" are still very necessary.

But

Who should go?

The atmosphere in the cave became solemn as Nagato fell into deep thought.

When the aroma of the fried meatballs gradually dissipated, a damp and turbid air came again, making people feel a little stuffy in the chest.

"Scorching Release Ye Cang and Melting Release Four-Tails"

In the silence of everyone, Asuka's eyes unconsciously turned to the place where Ye Cang was originally, and her brows could not help but frowned, "The Four-Tailed One is not so easy to deal with for Ye Cang, but I don't know who went with her."

He didn't know much about the Four-Tails. He only knew that the Four-Tails' Jinchuriki was called Lao Zi, and that he didn't have a good relationship with the Tsuchikage Ōnoki and often left the village.

But Old Shizukuri is the owner of the Kōshū Kekkei Genkai, and adding the Four-Tails to this makes it difficult to deal with.

"Lenggriggle, liggleggle, linggriggle"

A light and unique tune suddenly floated along a muddy path, attracting passers-by to stop and look curiously in the direction where the sound came from.

As the minor key got closer, a tall male figure slowly appeared at the end of the road.

The other person was wearing a robe with auspicious cloud patterns and a black mask covering the area below the eyes. He was unusually tall and sturdy, and every step he took seemed to carry an extraordinary aura, which made people involuntarily retreat to the sides of the road and make way for the middle road.

Snapped!

A huge foot suddenly stepped into the puddle in the middle of the road.

Suddenly, the mud and water splashed onto the pedestrians on both sides of the road, leaving yellow marks.

The tall and burly man also came back to his senses at this moment. He suddenly stopped and quickly scanned the pedestrians on both sides of the road with his green bean-sized eyes.

Ordinary people on both sides of the path turned their heads away, not daring to look each other in the eye, let alone complain about the mud splashed on their bodies, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

A tense atmosphere permeated the air, making everyone involuntarily tense.

"I'm so sorry, I was distracted for a moment and soiled your clothes."

next second.

A deep and sincere male voice suddenly sounded, instantly breaking the tense atmosphere in the air.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the passers-by around him, the man in the auspicious cloud robe nodded at them, then hummed a cheerful tune and walked briskly into the distance.

After three days of sealing, the leader finally let him out to carry out the mission.

Although it is indeed a bit difficult to capture the tailed beast, it doesn’t matter.

The most important thing now is

From this moment on, when he opened his eyes every day, he no longer had to do the monotonous repetition of "sealing the tailed beasts", and he could finally do what he wanted to do.

"This person looks so familiar. I remember him now." Looking at the figure that was gradually going away, a man in a straw raincoat in the crowd slowly raised his head, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs.

"Kakuzu, a former elite ninja from Takigakure Village, an S-rank rebel ninja.

For ordinary people, the danger level from facing him is close to zero, but for powerful ninjas, the probability of surviving from facing him is also close to zero."

"And from what the passers-by just said, it seems that people wearing similar clothes often appear in the Rain Village."

Having said that, he slowly took off his hat, looked up at the gray sky, let the cold raindrops fall on his face, and his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the scene a few days ago.

At that time, he had just returned from a mission and before he had time to rest, he was taken to a mysterious room.

There, he met his boss, the Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost.

"Kisame, you are my most respected and highly regarded subordinate, and you are also the most ideal successor to the "Big Sword Samehada" in the mind of the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost."

"Right now, I have an extremely dangerous, unpaid mission on my hands, and failure in the mission will cause immeasurable damage to the interests of the village."

"Alas, I can't bear to see you paying for the mission. I will personally sponsor you 5 ryo as your travel expenses to the Rain Village."

"Hoshigaki Kisame, you are my most valued and highly regarded subordinate. Do your best to complete the mission and survive!!"

Hoshigaki Kisame touched the warm wallet in his arms, which contained 5 taels of banknotes that Xiguashan Puffer Demon had stuffed into his pocket before he left. This was also the travel expenses for this trip to Rain Village.

He did unpaid tasks.

He has also done unpaid and dangerous missions.

But this was the first time he had done a mission that was unpaid and extremely dangerous.

"The leader of the Rain Village - Hanzo?" Thinking of the man he might meet in this mission, Hoshigaki Kisame was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the path where Kakuzu disappeared, and suddenly thought of a strange question.

[It seems that Kakuzu fought against the God of Ninja back then. Was he paid for that mission? ? ]