I'm in Naruto, but the system says I'm in One Piece.

Upon hearing this, the receptionist looked up and saw a commoner wearing a yellowish-brown headscarf standing at the door. He immediately smiled and said:

"Yes, yes, yes, would the customer like a large, medium, or small size?"

"I want this small to medium bucket," Hoshino Yu said, walking straight up and pointing to one of the large buckets.

"Sir, this is the large bucket."

"Really? But I think this is a medium-sized bucket."

The shop owner's smile remained unchanged, but he looked at the medium-sized bucket the other party had mentioned, gently patted the rim of the bucket, and said apologetically:

"Oh, right, I misjudged you. This bucket looks big, but it only holds about a medium-sized bucket. My bad, my bad. I'll fill it up for you in a bit. How many buckets would you like, sir?"

Hoshino Yu pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then pretended to make a choice and said:

"Three buckets, please. They should be clean."

"As you know, there's been a lot of sand and dust these past few days, and the water's quite murky. Clean water is hard to get, and even the adults in the village can't get clean water to drink..."

Seeing the shopkeeper scratching his head somewhat awkwardly, Hoshino Yu glanced at the other commoners in the inn and said, feigning embarrassment:

"Are you worried I can't afford it? I just came from the Land of Wind, and I brought plenty of silver!"

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood me. The water isn't very clean right now," the innkeeper explained, bending slightly. "Why don't you try somewhere else? Or wait a few days."

"Fine, fine," Hoshino Yu replied impatiently, "I'll go look somewhere else."

After saying that, Hoshino Yu shook his head, turned around and went out the door, heading towards the location of the other merchants in the village.

Seeing that the person had left, the boss subtly observed the surroundings out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that nothing else had happened, he sat back down at the counter.

Hoshino Yu, on the other hand, strolled around the village like an ordinary citizen.

The villages in Naruto cannot be classified as ordinary villages; they are more than enough to be considered small towns or even small counties.

When they went into the inn earlier, ostensibly to buy water, the two were actually exchanging secret signals.

Based on what the boss said, Hoshino Yu easily understood the current situation.

The Sand Village ninja have been patrolling the village very closely these days, making it difficult for the innkeeper, who is actually a spy planted by Konoha, to even send messages out.

The innkeeper also knew Hoshino Yu's identity, and his words implied that it was not suitable to do the receiving work at the moment, and that they should wait a few more days to see how things went.

So Hoshino Yu left without saying another word.

When he came out, he could clearly sense that several figures were watching him, thanks to his Observation Haki.

He walked quite far before buying some water at a high price at another shop, and only then did the gazes that had been secretly watching him disappear.

Hoshino Yu carried the water all the way back to the guesthouse where she was staying. After placing the small bucket of water on the table, she began to think.

"This is a bit tricky. The security here is so tight that it's difficult to get any information."

"Kakuzu is here too, I wonder what that guy's up to..."

After thinking for a moment, he came up with some good ideas.

That was a diversionary tactic.

The Sand Ninja in Luoxia Village are heavily guarded, yet nothing has ever happened there.

If a ninja battle or other incident occurs in the village, it would probably lure those Sand Ninja there.

At that time, the number of ninjas secretly monitoring the post stations will be greatly reduced or even completely eliminated.

Without further ado, Hoshino Yu sat on the bed and immediately began to quickly form hand seals.

He also learned the Shadow Clone Technique. Although he couldn't create multiple clones from a single seal like Naruto, he could still use it.

"丑-戌-辰-子-戌-亥-巳-寅"

"Shadow Clone Technique"

boom--

As two wisps of white mist appeared beside him, two clones of Hoshino Yu sat down next to him.

Under Hoshino Yu's perception, he couldn't tell whether the two clones were real people or clones, since the Shadow Clone Technique and the Clone Technique are completely different types.

The Shadow Clone Technique divides one's own chakra equally among the clones, so his original chakra is also divided into three equal parts.

Seeing the two clones slowly open their eyes, Hoshino Yu stopped talking and began to discuss the matters to be done next with them.

After the two used their transformation magic to turn into small items and hide them on Hoshino Yu's body, the latter put her headscarf back on and walked outside.

After strolling around the streets and placing his two clones in two different areas, he prepared to return to his guesthouse.

However, on his way back, he encountered Kakuzu, this wealthy man, again.

"What a coincidence..." Hoshino Yu noticed the unremarkable-looking person not far away. After a moment's thought, he walked towards the person. "Perfect timing. You still owe me 50 million taels of silver. It's only right that I ask you to do something for me."

Although Kakuzu had lost his four hearts and his strength was greatly reduced, he was still at least a Jonin-level figure. Moreover, he still had the ninja experience he had gained over the decades, and he immediately noticed Hoshino Yu's figure.

"Hmm? We've been discovered? Wait, this person's aura feels a bit familiar..."

To be honest, as expected of an old guy who had fought Hoshino Yu, he quickly made a guess in his mind.

However, since Hoshino Yu had created two shadow clones, her chakra reserves were reduced by two-thirds, so it was normal that she wasn't recognized.

As they approached Kakuzu, seeing the latter's wary expression, Hoshino Yu smiled and said calmly:

"Hey, when are you going to pay back the fifty million taels of silver you owe me?"

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Upon hearing this, Kakuzu's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately knew who the person in front of him was.

"Fifty million taels? What about my four lives?!"

"Wait a minute, this has nothing to do with me. Who started it?" Hoshino Yu said with his arms crossed, somewhat helplessly. "If you hadn't caused trouble, would anything have happened?"

"Everything was done out of desperation, but the undeniable fact is that you owe me five thousand taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu was somewhat speechless.

It seems like he struck first? But wasn't that because he was thinking about his own safety?

Seeing Kakuzu's gloomy expression and the urge to suddenly attack, Hoshino Yu smiled and said:

"Hey, hey, don't get excited, don't get excited. You only have one life left now. You couldn't beat me even with five lives, let alone now."

"Also, if things really come to a fight, I might be able to escape, but you might not be so lucky, sir."

Kakuzu was speechless, his hands clenched into fists inside his sleeves.

He had seen Hoshino Yu's speed before; even if he was ganged up on by Sand Ninja, he could still escape. But he was different.

"Come with me, Kakuzu-sama," Hoshino whispered.

With Kakuzu now in the picture, there's more room for maneuver.

If the two shadow clones cause a ruckus and draw Kakuzu's attention, things will be much easier to handle.