In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 55 Showing the Akatsuki a mirage

White Zetsu explained gleefully, "He's Kakuzu, the Akatsuki's treasurer, whose greatest passion is money. Because you wiped out the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, Konoha seems to have set an extremely high bounty for you on the underground exchange. Now, Kakuzu sees you as if he's seeing a mountain of money."

Qianye suddenly realized and continued, "So how much of a bounty did they put on me?"

"Ninety million taels," Black Zetsu replied.

"What the hell? This old man from the third generation is too stingy. He only has less than three Asumas." Chiya curled his lips in disdain, took out a scroll from his sleeve, spread it on the ground, made a hand seal with his right hand, and with a bang, the smoke dissipated, and more than a dozen suitcases appeared on the spot.

Chiya opened one of the boxes, revealing gleaming banknotes inside, and said to Kakuzu, "I don't like money, I'm not interested in it. I haven't counted exactly how much is here, but it's definitely over four hundred million. Since you love money so much, how about we make a bet?"

"What are we betting on?" Looking at the gleaming banknotes scattered on the ground, Kakuzu swallowed hard, his throat bobbing.

He had seen plenty of money, but he had never earned so much money at once.

Four hundred million taels, how many Asuma would he have to kill to get that much money!

Not to mention Kakuzu, even the other Akatsuki members were inevitably moved.

Especially those big spenders like Sasori and Orochimaru who love to research puppets and forbidden techniques.

The amount of money spent each year is astronomical.

Sure enough, Orochimaru immediately walked over, slightly agitated. "Chiya-kun, where did you get so much money?"

"Where else could it come from? From the Sarutobi family's vault, of course. Your deadbeat teacher's family is incredibly wealthy. I have several scrolls like these. It's all just a matter of taking what you can get. It's not like I earned it myself, so even if I lose, it won't hurt." Chiya shrugged slightly.

Upon hearing this, several black lines appeared on the foreheads of everyone present, including Orochimaru and Itachi Uchiha.

"That Chiya-kun has really struck it rich." Orochimaru smiled awkwardly, thinking to himself, "When I run out of money, should I rob a rich man too?"

Chiya ignored Orochimaru, put away the extra money boxes, leaving only three, and continued speaking to Kakuzu: "You masked tentacle monster, I hate being targeted. Since you're so brave, then fight me. If you beat me, I'll give you 100 million, how about that?"

"Is this really true?" Kakuzu asked, his eyes wide with excitement.

One hundred million is already a lot; he would have to kill one Earth and two Asuma to earn that much.

"Of course, but what if you lose?" Qianye countered.

"Do whatever you want, I'm not giving you the money. I'll give you my life if you want." Kakuzu adopted a stance that he had no money but his life.

He didn't think he would lose. Even if he did, he had five lives, so losing one or two wouldn't be a big deal.

"I have no interest in your life." A sly smile crept onto Qianye's lips.

Kakuzu was taken aback. "Then what do you want?"

"All you need to do is hand over the ninjutsu you've learned after you lose. Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss. In return, this 100 million is still yours. After all, I can't stand seeing my comrades suffer."

Qianye casually made up an excuse.

In reality, his true purpose was to use this opportunity to release the illusion of life.

"Okay, I promise you." Upon hearing this, Kakuzu agreed without any hesitation.

He had no reason not to agree to such a risk-free and entirely profitable deal.

Even if I lose, exchanging my ninjutsu for 100 million taels would be worth it. After all, I won't lose a single piece of my flesh.

"Let's go then." Just as Chiyo was about to leave, Orochimaru hurriedly called out to him, "Wait, Chiyo-kun, I also have many ninjutsu. You don't need to fight me, I'll just sell them to you."

"You?" Qianye made a nauseous gesture. "Forget it, Snake Uncle. You definitely won't teach me the core ninjutsu. The others are either snakes spitting snakes or snakes spitting swords. I don't want to learn such disgusting things. Compared to these, I prefer the traditional Five Elements Escape Techniques."

Before they could finish speaking, Chiya used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared into the lighthouse. The other Akatsuki members, also intrigued, followed closely behind.

Only Pain, Konan, and Zetsu remained in the arena.

Black Zetsu looked at Pain: "Boss, is it really okay to let them continue this nonsense?"

"It's harmless. I'd also like to see the new member's strength." As soon as Payne finished speaking, he vanished from the spot in an instant. Konan followed closely behind.

"Let's go with them," Black Zetsu said to White Zetsu, his body merging into the ground and disappearing.

Not long after.

The Akatsuki members quickly followed Chiya to an open area.

Chiya and Kakuzu stood fifty paces apart.

"Ready? Tentacle monster!" Chiya looked at Kakuzu opposite him, flicked his right sleeve, and the Zanpakuto Kyoka Suigetsu appeared in his hand out of thin air.

Under the watchful eyes of all the Akatsuki members present, he whispered to himself, "Shatter! My mirage."

"Using a knife? Come on, kid."

Kakuzu didn't notice anything unusual. He got into position, and his Earth Release: Earth Spear silently covered his entire body. He was extremely confident in his strength and combat experience. In the Akatsuki organization, apart from the leader Pain, there were few people he took seriously.

However, in the next instant, before Kakuzu could react, Senya suddenly appeared behind him, her right hand crackling with lightning and the cry of a thousand birds, and a Thousand Birds Spear pierced through his left chest from behind.

"So fast." All the members of the Akatsuki organization were surprised.

Aside from witnessing the Black and White Masters' annihilation of the clan by Qianye.

No one expected that Qianye's Body Flicker would be this fast. In terms of speed alone, it was already unparalleled in Akatsuki.

Even in the entire ninja world, there are few who can compare to him.

There is also this terrifying lightning-attribute chakra nature and form transformation.

With just one strike, Kakuzu lost one of his hearts.

"This is... Kakashi's Chidori." Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, his thick, long snake head licking its lips as it looked at Chiya in the arena, as if it were a priceless treasure.

What a perfect body!

What a remarkable case of the student surpassing the master!

If it weren't for the fact that Chiyo didn't have a bloodline limit, even Lord Orochimaru would have been tempted.

Qianye clicked his tongue and said, "Oh my, tentacle monster, how did you get hit so easily? You're too weak. If this keeps up, you won't be alive to get that 100 million taels."

As he spoke, Chiya changed the shape of the Chidori in his hand, turning it into a long whip of lightning, releasing a powerful current that enveloped Kakuzu.

"You."

Lightning is inherently strong against earth, and now, with the lightning whip that had been transformed by Chiyo and pierced through his heart, Kakuzu's earth spear was completely useless, and he immediately let out a painful roar.

He collapsed to the ground in no time, completely losing his life.

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