This Naruto is a player

Hong Zhong silently exhaled, suppressing his distracting thoughts, and a very faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Tsk. Just killing time, so I'll keep you company.

"Wait for me, Kakuzu-senpai!"

written request for leave

I wasn't in the right frame of mind today; I kept deleting and revising, but couldn't come up with a single chapter.

Let's not wait any longer.

I'll take this opportunity to work out the outline and prepare to advance the progress.

Also, after launching the product, as a newcomer, I learned a lot of styles, which made things a bit chaotic. In the end, I thought about it and decided to go back to my roots and stick to a relaxed and everyday style.

In short: I need to take leave.

＿|￣|●：Please approve, dear readers.

Chapter 141 The Migrant Worker in Kakuzu

This time, the tasks for Red Center and Kakuzu are very simple.

Enter the Land of Lightning, clear out the outposts that the Hidden Cloud Village has set up on the border, and observe the Hidden Cloud Village's reaction in order to find out the true strength of the Hidden Cloud Village.

That's it.

It is said that this is a mission from the Land of Earth.

Three days later, in the Land of Frost.

The two have completed their mission and left the Land of Lightning.

The Land of Frost is adjacent to the Land of Lightning and is the only passage from the land to the Land of Lightning.

Yongen City, a prosperous border town near the Land of Thunder, became a stop on the way home.

How would you describe the prosperity of Yongeun City?

Hongzhong's gaze swept over the numerous shop signs lining the street, finally locking onto a cluster of bright red signs not far away—Lao Gan Die Fast Food Restaurant!

This is enough to become the current standard for evaluating whether a city/town is prosperous in the ninja world.

"Go buy two meal sets from Lao Gan Die, and I'll go buy a newspaper!"

Upon entering the town, Kakuzu spoke without warning, sending Hongzhong away.

"it is good."

Hongzhong nodded slightly, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye before looking away.

It's been three days. This guy can really hold his breath.

However, it was also good that Hong Zhong's lips curved into an almost imperceptible smile as he went undercover to visit the Lao Gan Die fast food restaurant in the area to see if they were using leftover lemons.

Kakuzu narrowed his eyes as he watched the red-clouded figure disappear into the crowd and gradually shrink.

These past few days, he had carefully observed this teammate; his skills were average, about the same as his previous teammate.

It's relatively easy to handle uniforms.

He turned away and walked to a brightly colored newsstand on the street corner, his voice flat and monotone, “The Bounty Hunter’s Report.”

He tossed down a few cold coins, took the newspaper, and his green eyes quickly scanned the current pork prices.

The one who remains aloof and superior is still Uchiha Obito.

The situation in the Land of Lightning is still developing, and his bounty has increased by another 2 million taels.

However, Obito Uchiha was the guy who could take down the Raikage!

Kakuzu had the will, but no power.

We can only wait until the next team building event to see if we can get a leg or something.

If we have a few more team building activities, we'll be able to get everyone together sooner or later!

At that time, it will be 34 billion taels!

His fingers trembled slightly as he imagined the mountain of money.

He forced himself to suppress his boiling greed, his gaze continuing to sweep downwards with a kind of morbid obsession.

He was envious of many of the bounties, but they were too far away. He could only write down these people in his bounty notebook and wait for the opportunity to withdraw the money later.

Suddenly, his gaze was fixed on a name that was all too familiar!

Kakuzu: Bounty of 2800 million taels!

He instinctively gripped the newspaper tightly.

If only I could give "myself"

The thought only lingered for a moment before being crushed by cold reality.

Pity!

He can't kill himself, otherwise he would want to kill himself to get the bounty.

After searching for a while longer, I finally found it!

He found the bounty on his new teammate's head in a corner of a newspaper.

"Unidentified, suspected rising rogue ninja, Red Center! Initial bounty: 5.2 million taels!"

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The noisy voices by the newsstand, the aroma of fried chicken wafting from afar, the cool morning breeze—all sounds, smells, and sensations suddenly faded away.

All that remained in my field of vision was that string of cold numbers: 520,000!

In an instant, a murderous intent flashed in Kakuzu's eyes, which were covered in the color of banknotes.

very good!

It's unlikely that this fat pig's strength will increase any further!

Just right,

The pigs have finally been fattened up.

They should be slaughtered!

"Obito Uchiha, bounty of 3.4 billion ryo."

Hongzhong's face, adorned with a sunny smile, suddenly peeked out from the side of the newspaper, his voice tinged with a touch of "naive" teasing, "Senior Kakuzu, you still can't forget him!"

He took a sip of his cola, held two fast food packets in his hand, took one out and handed it to Kakuzu, and at the same time, his sharp eyes spotted another bounty.

"Kakuzu-senpai, you actually have 2800 million? Wow, that's quite a lot!"

With a subtle twist of his withered fingers, Kakuzu covered the nook and cranny where the red reward was printed.

He remained silent, letting his new teammate mutter to himself.

He doesn't like teammates who talk too much nonsense, but...

The 'fat pig' is about to die, so let him say a few more last words.

The two hastily ate a few bites of fast food, but the spicy taste couldn't suppress the murderous intent churning in Kakuzu's heart.

Just then, the two received another mission from their leader: to infiltrate Kumogakure and find out the truth behind the disappearance of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

Two-Tails? This is crucial to the organization's grand plan to capture the Tailed Beasts!

Return to the Land of Thunder!

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the fall of the Raikage and the upheaval in the Hidden Cloud Village, the two of them, like two slippery venomous snakes, easily slipped into the gaps in the defenses.

Soon, the two unfortunate Cloud Village patrolling ninjas were silently taken down and dragged into the shadows.

During the interrogation, Hong Zhong watched with great interest as Kakuzu used his withered fingers, as if manipulating a puppet's joints, to easily pry open the prisoner's mouth.

The conclusion is that the Two-Tails is very likely in the hands of Obito Uchiha.

"Crack!"

Kakuzu cleanly and swiftly snapped the tongue's neck, his movements as practiced as breaking two dry branches.

He paused for a moment, then casually tossed the body aside.

These two lightning-attribute tongues are too weak; they're not even as good as the 'fat pig's' heart!

The two had just finished cleaning up their tracks and were preparing to leave.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

More than a dozen figures appeared like ghosts from the forest and behind the rocks!

The cold kunai and the long sword flashing with lightning instantly wove together a deadly electric net, trapping the two of them in the center.

"S-rank rogue ninja Kakuzu! And that unknown Akane!"

A dark-skinned, bearded ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village stepped forward and roared like thunder: "Drop your weapons! Surrender! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

What is the name of the unknown ninja, Red Center?

Hong Zhong raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, glanced at the bearded old man who was speaking, and silently marked him as dead.

Looking around, he found himself completely surrounded by people; escape was impossible.

However, everything was expected.

It is the subtle trace left by the angle, and even more so, the indulgence of Hongzhong himself.

Is this old devil finally unable to resist sharpening his knife and preparing to slaughter the pigs and sheep?

"Kill everyone else!"

Kakuzu's icy voice tolled like a death knell, yet his index finger pointed precisely at the bearded Jonin, "He stays!"

Hong Zhong subtly revealed a hint of confusion, befitting a "newcomer": "Huh? Why was he the only one kept?"

Kakuzu abruptly turned his head, giving him an impatient look, as if he were looking at a dead man.