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Chapter 25 Kakuzu joins! (Seeking follow-up recommendation votes and monthly tickets)

An imperfect Wind Style Rasenshuriken directly created a huge pit, causing those blocking the road and those pursuing them to fall into the pit at the same time.

After the storm passed, Xingxia Xiu's true form appeared, and then he slowly left Takinin Village.

When the leader of Takinin Village arrived with his men, he was shocked to see the mess at the entrance of the village.

……

In the dark night, Xingxia Xiu looked back at Takiguni Village, then looked down at the scroll in his hand and smiled: "It's not a wasted trip."

This scroll was what he was holding when he was last discovered, so he took it out with him.

Earth Release-Earth Spear!

This is a B-level earth-style ninjutsu that combines offense and defense.

After use, the skin can be hardened and turned into a humanoid weapon. The degree of hardening can even withstand the explosion of detonating tags.

Hoshita Hide remembered that Kakuzu performed very well with this move, but unfortunately it was broken by Kakashi's Raikiri.

After putting away the scroll, Xingxia Xiu created another wooden clone to lure the pursuers, while his real body merged into a big tree and hid.

But his caution was obviously unnecessary.

Takinin didn't chase after him.

After waiting for half an hour, Xingxia Xiu walked out of the big tree silently, and then set off for the Daimyo's Mansion in Taki Country.

As the sky brightened, Xingxia Xiu arrived outside the palace of the Daimyo of Taki Country.

After finding a place for his clone to practice, Xingxiaxiu began to rest. He did not get up until noon and entered the prosperous Daming Mansion.

Although the intelligence about the assassination target was already available, Xingxia Xiu still personally investigated and confirmed it.

However, compared to the last time, this assassination was simpler.

The target's defenses were very weak, and Xingxia Xiu was more proficient in using Wood Release.

In the dark and windy night, Xingxiaxiu did not disturb anyone, slashed the target's neck, and then left calmly.

After returning to the temporary camp outside of the Daimyo Prefecture and continuing to cultivate with his clones, Hoshita Hide couldn't help but wonder, "Should I continue trying to find Kakuzu and then kill him?"

Although he has mastered an incomplete version of the Wind Style Rasenshuriken, Hoshita Hide is still not sure of winning.

Even if he had information about Kakuzu.

But Kakuzu has all five shūki (style of escape) skills and rich combat experience, so he can't be defeated by just a wind shūki (style of escape) Rasenshuriken.

"let it go!"

Xingxia Xiu sighed, and then his whole body relaxed.

rest!

Sleep till noon.

Leaving six clones to continue practicing, Xingxia Xiu set out from the Kingdom of Taki and arrived at a small town in the Kingdom of River at noon the next day.

There is a money exchange here.

Of course, Xingxia Xiu didn't come here for Kakuzu, but he just happened to have a goal.

A minor noble from the River Kingdom.

It was a dark and windy night. After getting rid of the little noble's show under the stars, I found the secret door in the toilet and entered the gold exchange office.

It is both a place to exchange gold and a place for bounties.

Even Konoha posts bounties here all year round.

Such as Kakuzu.

Xingxiaxiu came here not to sit and wait, but to issue a mission.

A reward of 100,000 taels is offered for information on Kakuzu's whereabouts.

The money came from the minor noble whom he had just assassinated.

The person in charge calmly registered Xing Xiaxiu and said, "We will quickly inform every gold exchange and numerous bounty hunters of this mission."

Xing Xiaxiu nodded slightly: "Let's wait and see."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Watching Xingxia Xiu leave, the person in charge looked at the registered bounty information, then made a seal to summon an eagle, wrote the information on a piece of paper, and tied it to the eagle's leg.

Outside the toilet.

Xing Xiaxiu looked back, and in his mind was the micro-expression that the person in charge had shown when he saw the bounty information he had registered.

Although it was very secretive and imperceptible, he, who possessed a dual soul consciousness, still noticed it.

Or rather, intuition.

Is there something tricky?
Xing Xiaxiu wasn't so sure.

After thinking it over, he decided to find a place nearby to practice, at least to make the most of the remaining few days.

As for Kakuzu, it depends on luck whether he can get his information in a short time.

In a valley outside the town.

Xingxiaxiu settled down temporarily.

However, this time he created an extra clone to practice the earth-style ninjutsu, Earth Spear, which he had just acquired.

The boring days don't pass slowly.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

There is only one day left before the seven-day deadline.

Xing Xiaxiu came to the gold exchange again.

To his surprise, there was a response to the reward.

"The customer is very lucky. The information just delivered should be able to catch up if we are quick."

The person in charge of the gold exchange laughed.

Xingxia Xiu did not comment, wrote down the information and paid the balance.

After leaving the money exchange, Xingxia Xiu immediately went to the location indicated by the intelligence.

It is in the River Country, in another small town. At the speed of a ninja, it can be reached in about half an hour.

However, after arriving at the town, Xing Xia Xiu hid his real body and let Mu's clone enter the town.

"Tianhe Hotel, this is it..."

After glancing at the sign, Xingxia Xiu walked into the hotel.

"Ok?"

As soon as he stepped into the hotel, Xingxia Xiu saw a man wearing a conical hat looking at him.

This guy... Kakuzu!
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Xing Xiaxiu immediately jumped back.

"It seems you are the one looking for me!"

The man wearing a straw hat also followed him out of the hotel, then took off his hat, revealing his true face.

Kakuzu wearing a mask!
Xingxia Xiu said: "So, you provided your own information?"

“You are so confident!”

Kakuzu said calmly, "Same here!"

"You should know I'm S-rank, yet you still dare to come here alone."

At this moment, Hoshita Hide appeared in his true appearance, without the attire of a Konoha root soldier. However, at the age of sixteen, he naturally looked extremely young in Kakuzu's eyes.

"Now that we've met, you can tell me who you are."

Kakuzu stared at Xingxiaxiu.

Xing Xiaxiu smiled and said, "When you die, I will tell you naturally."

"Oh?"

Kakuzu raised an eyebrow slightly, "You're so tough on your words, I hope you're about as capable as I am."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakuzu dodged and attacked.

Xing Xiaxiu raised her hand to greet him.

Bang bang bang!
The two men fought with their bare hands, screams were heard all around, and pedestrians on the street immediately scattered to avoid the attack.

In a blink of an eye, several rounds passed, and Xingxia Xiu was caught by Kakuzu's weakness, kicked away, and crashed into a house with a bang.

But immediately afterwards, Xing Xiaxiu's figure tore through the billowing smoke and dust and headed out of the town at an extremely fast speed.

Kakuzu snorted softly, leaping onto the rooftop and quickly giving chase.

The two of them walked one after the other and soon left the town and entered the forest.

Suddenly, Xingxia Xiu turned around and shot three shurikens towards Kakuzu.

Branches snapped, and the thick trunk was pierced. Kakuzu narrowly avoided three shurikens, his expression becoming more serious. "This level of wind jutsu... huh?"

Kakuzu looked up and saw a figure descending from the sky with a knife in hand.

Just as he was about to leap backwards, vines sprouted from the ground and quickly coiled upwards from his legs.

"This is... the secret technique of Wood Release!"

Kakuzu was shocked, but he completed the hand seals before his hands were bound by the vines.

(End of this chapter)