He's in the Marvel universe, and his first step is marrying Scarlet Witch.

Chapter 156 I'll offer three hundred million taels! (Second update)

The meeting between the Konoha leadership and the Daimyo in the capital went smoothly.

The daimyo was clearly pleased that Li Chuan had been accepted as a formal disciple by the Third Hokage. The daimyo agreed to many things without much persuasion from the Third Hokage, and Danzo's several attempts to cause trouble had little effect.

In general, the Daimyo allocated funds to quickly restore Konoha to normal, and the Sand Village should focus on peace talks and avoid starting a war, etc.

Li Chuan didn't care too much about any of this. After the meeting, the Third Hokage and the Konoha leadership went to the Land of Sand for negotiations, while he stayed in the capital for the time being.

I definitely need to tell my master, Jiraiya, about becoming Hokage's apprentice. Although there aren't any special requirements for becoming an apprentice in this world, and it's okay for someone to have several teachers, basic etiquette still needs to be observed.

Moreover, before going to Konoha to train with the Third Hokage, he had two other things to take care of.

The first thing was that Ji Nao had sent someone to Konoha earlier to inform him that he had made contact with the two ninjas, Kakuzu and Hidan, whom he was looking for at a high price.

Three days later, the two of them would wait for him at the gold exchange outside the capital.

Also, before leaving Konoha, he contacted Orochimaru through Kabuto Yakushi and arranged to meet him in the Land of Rice Fields a week later.

He has twelve days left before his time in this small world ends. Before returning, he must learn the soft body modification technique from Orochimaru and experiment with whether he can put a large number of items inside his body to travel between different worlds.

If possible, many things would be much easier. For example, he wouldn't need to make the explosive tags himself; he could buy them in large quantities from this world.

During his time in Konoha, he also consulted some Jonin about how to make explosive tags, and it wasn't as easy as he thought.

First, the explosive tags cannot be made with ordinary paper; they require special paper that can hold chakra. Second, they require sealing techniques and a high level of fire-style chakra release.

The principle behind the detonation tag is to seal fire-style energy onto paper and then detonate it.

Sealing techniques and fire-style techniques aren't a problem; with his abilities, it's only a matter of time before he learns them. But where will he get the special paper that can hold chakra when he returns to Marvel?

The Marvel universe may exist, but by the time he finds it, it'll be too late.

The key is not just the explosive tags; now he can use the Unseen Stretch Charm to modify objects, giving them enormous space. If the soft body modification technique really allows him to carry things back to Marvel and to other small worlds...

The benefits will be enormous, beyond imagination.

"Let's study the ninjutsu in the Scroll of Seals first!"

Kakuzu and Hidan had three more days to reach the gold exchange in the capital. Li Chuan didn't intend to waste these three days, so he took out the Book of Seals he had stolen in the Prince's mansion and began to study the ninjutsu inside.

The first technique he studied was the Eight Gates, which he valued most highly. This is a ninjutsu that greatly enhances physical strength by releasing chakra restrictions.

The difficulty of this ninjutsu lies in the body; one must have a sufficiently strong body to have any chance of successfully mastering it.

Many ninjas are very strong, but that is the result of chakra and ninjutsu. If chakra is excluded, most Jonin are not much stronger than genin.

In terms of physical attributes, if we disregard chakra, aside from Guy, there are very few ninjas in the ninja world stronger than Rock Lee.

The Eight Gates Formation requires users to spend a lot of time training their bodies to break through their limits before they can gradually open the eight gates according to the training methods of the Eight Gates Formation.

Li Chuan fits this description perfectly, because his body had already broken through its limits and had been enhanced by the No. 1 Enhancer, so he was able to get started very quickly.

In addition, he had previously learned a lot about the Eight Gates Formation from Kai and Xiao Li, and in just three days, he opened the first gate, the Opening Gate, and the second gate, the Resting Gate.

In fact, Kai and Lee never hid their knowledge of the Eight Gates Formation; they would answer almost any question.

On the one hand, both of them are simple-minded and not wary of their friends. On the other hand, it's because the conditions for mastering the Eight Gates Formation are too difficult, so it wouldn't matter if they told each other.

In a secluded basement outside the capital of the Land of Fire, Li Chuan, wearing a mask, was led into a room by a gold exchange worker.

"Mr. Li, these two are the bounty hunters you are looking for, Kakuzu and Hidan."

The staff member smiled and pointed to the immortal duo in the room, dressed in red cloud-patterned black trench coats.

In his eyes, this Mr. Li was a big customer. He had previously posted missions to collect ninjutsu at high prices many times, and this time he posted a mission for ten million, just to find Kakuzu and Hidan.

"What do you need us for?"

Kakuzu saw Li Chuan appear, got up and walked towards him, while Hidan followed, muttering to himself.

As the Akatsuki's financial managers, Kakuzu and Hidan's task was to carry out various assassination missions to earn the organization's funds before capturing the Tailed Beasts. Occasionally, they would also accept massacre missions secretly issued by various ninja villages through the Gold Exchange.

Anyway, they just keep killing and making money.

Hidan worships an evil god whose doctrine is to kill, while Kakuzu worships money and loves nothing more than making money. The two of them are the perfect team.

More than half a month ago, Kakuzu suddenly saw a mission to find him and Hidan at the exchange shop, with a bounty of ten million ryo, so he accepted it without hesitation.

As for why the other party is looking for him and Hidan, that's not important. If the other party is seeking revenge, then just kill them and be done with it. Anyway, they definitely want to make money.

Li Chuan glanced at the staff member next to him, who tactfully left.

"My reason for seeking your help is simple: I want you two to kill someone."

"Killing, I love killing!"

Hidan, who had been talking mysteriously, suddenly brightened up.

Kakuzu said expressionlessly:

"You can post tasks at the gold exchange, why are you contacting us separately?"

"Because it's a special case, it's not a normal assassination mission, and only you can complete it."

Li Chuan smiled.

Even if he issued a mission to assassinate Danzo at the exchange, Kakuzu and Hidan would not accept it.

Although both of them were arrogant, they weren't stupid. Going straight to Konoha, the strongest ninja village, to assassinate its high-ranking officials would be a complete waste of time.

Kakuzu claims to have assassinated the First Hokage and survived, but only he knows the truth.

"Who do you want to kill? How much money are you willing to pay?"

Kakuzu is a very practical person who gets straight to the point.

"Who it is, I can't tell you."

Li Chuan did not answer the first question, which made Kakuzu frown.

Are you kidding me? Making them kill someone without telling them the target? Are you kidding us?

"But I'll offer three hundred million taels!"

However, Li Chuan's next words made Kakuzu's eyes widen, and he exuded an incredibly powerful aura.

"You say who to kill, and I'll kill them; you say what to do, and I'll do it!"

(End of this chapter)