Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

In the original work, Sarutobi Asuma, an elite Jonin of Konoha and a member of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, had a bounty of 35 million on his head in the underground black market.

The number of monks in the land is thirty million.

This shows that during that period, the bounty for a Jonin was usually over ten million.

The number of key Jonin in major ninja villages is close to 30 million, which is roughly the same as the number of Kakuzu and Hidan fighting each other.

Of course, there are many factors that determine the amount of the bounty, and those related to Konoha and the Land of Fire are definitely among the most dangerous.

Yubi remembered that when Kakuzu was flipping through the wanted list, there was a character named Fukuda Seimei with a bounty of 7.8 billion, but he didn't know who he was.

However, Yubi is at a different point in time. Considering the current economic situation in the ninja world, the fact that the major ninja villages have not yet fully developed, and the relationship between currency circulation and future inflation, I'm afraid... prices are not as high as they will be in later years.

But it probably won't be too low.

As for the Gold Exchange organization... the five great ninja villages have always been aware of it.

After all, Shimizu and the others had mentioned it on the battlefield.

After Jiraiya was killed by Kakuzu and Hidan and his body was taken away, Shikamaru and the others immediately thought of the Gold Exchange.

All of this demonstrates that the ninja world was tacitly aware of the existence of this organization.

After the deaths of Jiraiya and Asuma, Konoha immediately dispatched people to arrest the intermediaries of the gold exchange within its territory, which also means that this organization is not actually mysterious.

But why not completely eliminate them? Because everyone knows that so-called gold exchange agencies are just intermediaries, just a base. Eliminating one gold exchange agency will only lead to the emergence of new bases, so it's completely useless.

Moreover, the financial backers behind the gold exchange are mostly powerful figures in the ninja world. The organization that incubated the gold exchange is not a single force or individual, but rather the ecosystem of the ninja world determines everything. As long as there is still conflict and hatred in the ninja world, this thing will never disappear.

However, if the village suffers substantial losses because of the gold exchange... then the perpetrator must be removed and found.

Before leaving the village, Yubi specifically used the village's intelligence to pinpoint the location of the gold exchange within the Land of Wind.

After leaving the village, they immediately headed to their destination.

He changed into a black outfit, somewhat like a night-clothes.

Since it's an underground business, they definitely can't reveal their identity as Sunagakure.

A day later, Yubi, dressed in black and with half of her face covered by a black cloth, arrived at a ruin.

This is a deserted village that was once built on a rocky beach.

But perhaps because of its age... or perhaps because it was affected by some battle, it is now a ruin covered by sand and dust, and from the outside it looks like an old site.

Yubi walked around and entered, finding a half-wall that hadn't completely collapsed. After going around it, he saw a cellar entrance blocked by wooden planks. Lifting the planks revealed a set of steps leading underground, which was very well hidden.

Yubi descended the weathered stone steps.

Soon, they arrived at a dark underground space, which was only a dozen meters in diameter.

Looking around, all you see are some discarded items; it's just an abandoned dwelling or storage room, nothing unusual.

Yubi walked to the wall on one side and tapped it with her finger.

His movement seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism; a brick loosened, revealing a pair of eyes that were scrutinizing him.

"A completely unfamiliar face... Who introduced us?"

The old man behind the wall asked in a hoarse voice.

They appeared very vigilant.

"I'm here to make money... why do you care who the introducer is? As long as you can make some money, that's all that matters," Yubi said calmly.

The old man remained silent for a while.

Then, the room trembled slightly, and some fly ash fell from above.

The stone wall split open to both sides, revealing a secret room.

An elderly man, carrying a large pipe and dressed in somewhat disheveled clothes and hair, stepped out and casually tossed a roster over.

Yubi caught it.

I immediately started looking through it.

Out of the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of many bed frames and bottles and jars in the secret room... Some of the bed boards were covered with shrouds, exuding a sinister and cold feeling, somewhat like the morgue in his previous life.

He pulled himself together and began looking through the wanted list.

As he expected, almost every prominent figure in the ninja world now has a bounty on their head.

It even includes images from various villages.

He also found himself among them... Yubi, the Blood Doctor of Sunagakure, priced at fifty million!

Yubi's eyelids twitched... He hadn't expected his price to be so high. The list not only included the price but also some brief information and a portrait of him.

He also found the scorpion... but only thirty-five million.

It's important to understand that the price level in the ninja world now is definitely not as high as it would be in later generations.

His bounty was even higher than Asuma's at that time. Asuma not only had Konoha's backing, but also held the title of the Third Hokage's son and was one of the Twelve Warriors. His resume was quite impressive.

He and Sasori have only been rising to prominence for a short time... Although they have the reputation of being the twin stars of Sunagakure, it's not that high and mighty, is it?

"Or... is the person who put a bounty on us a daimyo from the Land of Earth? If he is a daimyo, this amount of money shouldn't be a problem... very likely," Yubi thought to himself.

Of course, it's also possible that because the Fourth Shinobi World War ended not long ago, some of its effects haven't subsided yet.

"You don't need to look at these two... Regardless of whether you're from the Land of Wind or not, since you've entered the Land of Wind, most of the people on this list are wanted criminals within the Land of Wind. It's very clear that some individuals are marked with warnings, indicating that assassination requires a certain level of ability. Blood Doctor Yubi and Sasori of the Red Sand are both geniuses from Sunagakure. If you want to take action against them, you can only infiltrate Sunagakure or wait for an opportunity."

Seeing him intently looking at the roster, the old man beside him took a drag of his opium, revealing his yellow teeth, and said, "Of course, you can take it too. We don't have any requirements for who accepts the mission... just a friendly reminder."

"These two little guys... are no ordinary tough characters."

After saying that, the old man added, "What we want is the body. If the body you bring back is missing or damaged, the price will be different."

The ninja's complete corpse contained information about some techniques.

This is very important for the customers behind it.

"I'll just take a look."

Yubi said something.

He now has a basic understanding of the market prices and wanted individuals on the black market.

The wanted individuals fall into three main categories: First, important figures from various countries, including daimyo and nobles; second, the main fighting forces led by the five great ninja villages, represented by the Kage; and third, private armed forces or organized groups.

However... the information about the targets on the roster is incomplete, so you need to consider it carefully before taking action.

The higher the price, the greater the difficulty.

For some people, the price is affected by other factors.

These three targets are all quite difficult to assassinate... Since they can access the underground black market, none of them are easy.

Even minor nobles would hire or keep some "guardians" in the turbulent ninja world, including rogue ninjas or wandering ninjas, and their numbers were quite large.

Naturally, this was not a problem for Yubi.

His main task is to select the mission targets.

Aside from local groups, those with ties to the five major powers were not his first choice.

Firstly, infiltrating would be dangerous, with the possibility of being exposed. Secondly, it would definitely involve the ninja village, which would be very dangerous.

Therefore, the easiest targets are actually those outside the five great ninja villages.

"This price... is actually normal by today's standards..."

The string of numbers on the name is even more exciting to look at than "heart pounding".

There are so many rich people...

He handed the roster back to the old man and asked, "Can I take on many missions at the same time?"

"Of course, as I said, we have no demands of a desperado like you... we just want your body."

The latter was not surprised at all by his words and chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Yubi immediately left.

"Hmph, newbie."

The old man watched Yubi's departing figure, a cold smile playing on his lips.

He's seen a lot of people in this line of work... Even the lowest-priced targets on the list are hard to deal with using worldly power; otherwise, they wouldn't be on the wanted list.

The man in black completely failed to grasp the seriousness of the "problem".

He looks like someone who wants to make quick money but has no experience whatsoever.

Such people who overestimate their abilities and try to get rich quick are basically... no longer to be seen.