Konoha: The Foundation's revelation at the outset shocks the world.

Lu Chen left the canyon and headed towards the nearest town.

The town wasn't large, and it seemed rather desolate due to the war. However, a few restaurants were still open on the street, and Lu Chen had been frequenting one of the ramen shops in recent months.

"Old rules."

Entering the ramen shop, Lu Chen greeted the owner with practiced ease.

When the boss saw Lu Chen walk in, he immediately smiled and said, "Alright!"

Lu Chen smiled and waved his hand, took out the money and put it on the counter, then found a seat, picked up a pair of chopsticks and waited.

However, while waiting, his eyes suddenly flickered slightly as he sensed something unusual, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange about it.

In short, it's like... someone is watching us.

"Are they here for me?"

Lu Chen murmured something, but his expression didn't change at all.

Over the past few months, he has frequently visited this town. Fearing that the common people would be frightened, he concealed his ninja equipment using ninjutsu, but he did not change his appearance.

Firstly, the only people who could recognize him were basically ninjas. Secondly, since he had killed Hanzo of the Salamander, any ninjas who recognized him would probably run away without hesitation, so there was no need for him to hide.

but.

This time, the situation seems a little different.

"...Has Danzo finally come to deliver my head?"

Lu Chen's eyes flickered slightly, but he remained seated without changing his expression. After the owner brought out the ramen, he smiled, took it, and began to eat.

Almost as soon as he picked up a piece of ramen and put it in his mouth to chew, intense chakra erupted from five directions—left, right, front, back, and directly below—except for directly above.

Chapter 243 I know your abilities perfectly well.

"Wind Escape! Suppress!"

"Fire Release! Head Engraving!"

"Thunder Escape! Pseudo Darkness!"

"Earth escape! Earth spear!"

"Water Release! Water Curtain!"

The five directions erupted with five completely different types of chakra in an instant. The five ninjutsu were released almost simultaneously, sealing off all of Lu Chen's directions and completely engulfing and swallowing up the location where Lu Chen was in an instant.

Not far behind Lu Chen, Kakuzu, wearing a black mask and with green eyes, slowly straightened up while still in a hand seal position.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"I'll take the head worth thirty million taels of silver."

Konoha Camp.

"Are you going to do something again?"

Orochimaru looked at Danzo walking out of the tent and spoke.

Danzo nodded calmly and said, "I plan to go to the border of the Land of Wind to see if I can find an opportunity to kill that group of Sand Ninjas... The Iwa Ninjas probably won't dare to launch a large-scale frontal attack now."

"That being said, it would be dangerous if the other party took any action. I don't know where Lu Chen is now; he has been missing for several months."

Orochimaru looked thoughtful.

Danzo stopped and said, "Lu Chen should still be in the Land of Rain, perhaps still hunting down those Rain Ninja scattered in various places. The Land of Rain has been in chaos recently... Speaking of which, Lu Chen's bounty on the black market is said to have reached more than 30 million ryo."

It is now the 45th year of Konoha. The value of more than 30 million taels at this time is about ten times that of twenty years later, equivalent to 300 million taels in twenty years, which is already a huge sum of money.

Orochimaru shrugged and smiled, saying, "More than 30 million taels, it seems my head is only worth a little over 10 million taels. But unfortunately, no one can take this money, and I'm afraid no one will dare to lay a hand on Lu Chen, hehe."

"Do not."

Danzo shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate the ninjas active in the dark world. My people often operate in the dark world and know some information about the underworld... It is said that among the ninjas active in the dark, there are even ninjas who once fought against the First Hokage!"

Orochimaru's expression changed slightly. He said, "A ninja who fought against the First Hokage? How come he's still alive..."

Ninjas decades from now may not know how powerful the First Hokage was.

However, he lived in an era almost identical to that of the First Hokage. He had seen the First Hokage when he was a child and heard countless legends about him. He knew very well how powerful the First Hokage was; he was someone who could crush all ninjas almost single-handedly!

Even Hanzo the Salamander was only given the title of 'demigod,' yet this alone made all the major powers wary of him.

However, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was a ninja revered as the God of the Shinobi World by the entire ninja world!

He ended the Warring States period with his Wood Release ninjutsu, bringing an end to the wars. In fact, during his lifetime, there were very few wars between the major powers!

"Being targeted by a ninja like that would be just as dangerous as it is for him."

Orochimaru spoke with a serious expression.

Danzo continued walking out of the tent and slowly said, "If our men can't find Lu Chen, it will be even harder for the underworld ninjas to find him. If my men encounter Lu Chen, they will bring him back as soon as possible."

Danzo still didn't want to see Lu Chen get into trouble due to an accident during this period, because in his view, Lu Chen's power was the key weapon to defeat other villages.

One Rain Village is not enough.

If one could perish together with a great ninja village, that would be the ultimate goal. However, such a thing is just wishful thinking. After all, the gap between Amegakure and the five great ninja villages is too great. Although Hanzo of the Salamander is very strong individually, the overall strength of Amegakure is far inferior to that of the great ninja villages.

Since the founding of Konoha, only two ninjas have been able to subdue the other major ninja villages in the ninja world single-handedly: Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage!

Danzo had personally witnessed the power of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

Although Lu Chen is also very strong, he is still far behind these two.

……

In a small town somewhere in Amegakure.

In an instant, the five combined ninjutsu completely engulfed the area where Lu Chen was located.

Kakuzu could sense that only Lu Chen's main body possessed chakra nearby, with no other clones or similar entities, confirming that his attack had hit its mark.

He had no intention of underestimating the Silver Flash, who had a bounty of over 30 million ryo, after all, the Silver Flash's record included killing the Third Raikage and Hanzo the Salamander, who was known as a demigod of the ninja world.

So right from the start, he used his strongest attack, aiming to kill Lu Chen in one blow, or at least severely injure him, so that he could secure the bounty.

of course.

Not to underestimate is just that—not to underestimate.

As a ninja who had fought Hashirama Senju and survived, even someone like Hanzo of the Salamander was not enough to frighten him. However, the bounty on Hanzo was very low, and no one was willing to spend a lot of money to kill him, so he was not interested in Hanzo.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, saw his bounty skyrocket after killing the Third Raikage, especially after killing Hanzo, when it exceeded 30 million taels.

This is a huge sum of money.

In the field.

Dust filled the area hit by the five ninjutsu techniques.

Just as Kakuzu was about to confirm Lu Chen's life or death, a voice suddenly came from the swirling dust, and then Lu Chen's figure was seen walking out of it step by step.

"So it was you... Does that mean my head is worth a lot of money now?"

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I thought Danzo might be the one to target him, but it turned out to be Kakuzu. Kakuzu hasn't joined Akatsuki yet, so the only one who might target him is a bounty hunter.

As he watched Lu Chen walk out, Kakuzu's gaze changed slightly, because he saw that apart from his torn clothes, Lu Chen had no injuries whatsoever on his body!

"My ninjutsu is completely ineffective?!"

He showed a hint of shock.

He was certain that his ninjutsu had hit its target, and that he had released a combination of five ninjutsu. Even if one was good at dealing with one of them, it was impossible to deal with all five at the same time.

"Judging from my senses just now, my attack should have hit. The fact that his clothes were torn also confirms this, but he wasn't injured. So... is he a ninja with special abilities like me?"

Kakuzu quickly made a judgment.

He has five hearts, so he won't die unless all of them are destroyed. Lu Chen may also possess a similar technique, capable of transferring damage, making him not someone who can be easily killed.

Just as Kakuzu was assessing Lu Chen's abilities, Lu Chen took another step forward, a silver light shone, accompanied by a surge of chakra.

hum! !

His bare foot stepped onto the ground, causing the ground to cave in.

"You came and disturbed me while I was eating, and you even ruined my clothes..." Lu Chen looked coldly at Kakuzu, and then his figure disappeared in an instant.

Ok? !

Kakuzu's expression suddenly changed.

The intelligence he received included information that Lu Chen was very fast, but he didn't expect him to be this fast; his eyes couldn't keep up at all! VI.

Chapter 244: Thorough Preparation is Essential

However, he was not too panicked, because his main body would not die no matter what attack it suffered. As long as Lu Chen dared to come close and attack him, he would immediately use 'Earthly Grudge' to bind Lu Chen, and then let his heart clone attack the main body's location together.

His body won't die unless his heart is destroyed. Lu Chen seems to have a similar strange ability, but if he can't be killed in one go, he can be bombarded several times. It's impossible for it to have no effect at all!

but.