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"I'm really impressed. What was that guy Jin doing? He only sensed the aura of the Divine Tree Fruit and something unusual. He should have come back a long time ago," said Zen Otsutsuki.

“Yes, at this distance, I’ve been back for over a day and he still hasn’t sent any news,” said Otsutsuki Akatsuki.

"Could it be that they've discovered some defection?" Zen Otsutsuki asked again.

"Shut up!" Otsutsuki Yo said angrily.

“It’s one thing if some ordinary clansmen want to live a leisurely life and leave the clan, but you must know what we’re fighting for, right? Now that hope is in sight, how could anyone betray us when the king is about to become a god!” said Otsutsuki Yang.

“Sigh! That’s true. But if it’s not something like that, why hasn’t he come back for so long? We can’t say that Jin ran into some enemy, can we? That place is so remote, it’s only inhabited by lowly creatures.” Ōtsutsuki Zen said again.

"Once we find him, we'll know. Maybe he's encountered some dangerous place," Otsutsuki Yang said again.

"A dangerous place?" Zen Otsutsuki asked again, but there was no response.

Kitahara Kaede returned to the Land of Waves once again, but instead of staying, he headed straight for the nearby village. Through the information from the wealthy merchants, he finally learned the location of the Bloodline Limit users.

Unexpectedly, it was located not far from Orochimaru's Sound Village. It was like finding a needle in a haystack. He even had a special conversation with Orochimaru about it.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru already knew about this place; the situation at the time was...

"Orochimaru, it seems you don't have a strong grasp of your surroundings. You didn't even know there was such a place nearby."

"Lord Kitahara, I know the place you're talking about. I used to enjoy conducting similar experiments and collaborating with them."

"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Kitahara Kaede looked like he wanted nothing more than to go up to Orochimaru and beat him up.

"Lord Kitahara, you didn't ask. Are you planning to buy some ninjas with bloodline limits? I have some connections with them, and I can buy them if you need them," Orochimaru said.

"No need, you just need to focus on your research," Kitahara Kaede said.

"Understood!"

Soon, Kitahara Kaede arrived at a remote little village. The surroundings looked very out of place. In the middle, there were many huge buildings that looked very magnificent for this era, but the surrounding area looked very different. The houses looked dilapidated, and the holes on them made it seem like they were about to collapse.

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Kitahara Kaede frowned, but didn't say much. After all, the ninja world had always been very cruel. Although peace had been restored, it still needed to recover gradually.

He stood outside the small market. As he approached, countless eyes were already watching him, but he didn't care and calmly walked inside.

At the market entrance, several children lay weakly to one side. "Sir, could you give us something to eat?" a little girl asked Kitahara Kaede timidly.

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Kitahara Kaede looked over and saw that the little girl was wearing only a rag, which looked tattered. Her lips were pale, as if she hadn't eaten for a long time.

"Hey! You can have this."

Seeing how pitiful the little girl was, Kitahara Kaede took out some dry food from his person. The little girl immediately rushed over and grabbed the food, while at the same time, a hidden force reached for Kitahara Kaede's wallet.

Kitahara Kaede frowned. He had kindly saved this little girl, and she had acted like this.

The little girl's methods were naturally beneath Kitahara Kaede's notice. The power vanished instantly. He looked at the little girl, but before he could say anything, he saw a group of small children rushing straight towards him.

"Kind person! Please give me something to eat."

"Brother! Please give me something to eat. I haven't eaten for days."

"elder brother!"

"Kind person!"

"Substitution Jutsu!" Instantly, a piece of wood remained in its original position, and Kitahara Kaede entered the market.

"call!"

It was only then that Kitahara Kaede realized that there were many poor people here, so it was not surprising that taking out food would cause such a situation. He never expected that he would make such a mistake by accident.

However, Kitahara Kaede didn't notice these things for a moment when he saw the little girl's pitiful appearance.

Kitahara Kaede slowly shook his head, revealing a helpless expression.

Chapter 572 The Mercenary Merchant

"I never expected there to be a place like this in the ninja world. It seems the pace of reform in the ninja world needs to be accelerated!" Kitahara Kaede thought to himself. Although the ninja world was cruel, it still had chakra. In the past, Kitahara Kaede had mostly seen disasters caused by war. He never expected there to be such a situation of starvation here.

Looking at the huge house in front of him, Kitahara Kaede unconsciously clenched his fists, then relaxed them and walked inside with a calm expression.

The market inside didn't look as dilapidated as the outside. You could see many idle people like Kitahara Kaede, except that they were followed by servants and their clothes clearly showed that they were wealthy.

Meanwhile, vendors came and went on both sides, selling a variety of food items. In some places, they were not selling goods, but living people!

North “500” Yuan Feng walked over. He had come for the bloodline limit, but when he got to the front, anger reappeared in his eyes. He originally thought that the slaves here were all people with bloodline limits, but he didn’t expect that there were ordinary people among them.

"My lord, would you like to take a look? We have some beautiful young women here who would be great as maids. They also look like they'd be very fertile!" As soon as Kitahara Kaede approached, the people next to him went over enthusiastically.

He was also holding the hand of a woman who didn't look very old.

Those being sold behind them had lifeless eyes or looked terrified.

Kitahara Kaede clenched his fist and then relaxed it: "Are there only ordinary people here? They're not the ones I came here for!"

"Oh! Is this your first time here, sir? This is all we have here. If you want something better, you'll have to go inside!" The man said, giving the woman a hard shove, and she was thrown out.

Kitahara Kaede saw the killing intent flash across the other person's eyes.

“That’s right, this is indeed my first time here. I’d like to know if you would be willing to introduce me to it!” Kitahara Kaede said.

The man's initial enthusiasm waned, and he became somewhat listless.

"Sir, I would like to help you, but as you can see, I can't leave my stall unattended!" the stall owner said.

Kitahara Kaede looked back and saw several burly men hiding behind the stall, but he didn't say anything.

"Don't worry, stall owner, as long as you introduce me to someone, I won't treat you unfairly!" With that, Kitahara Kaede put down some of the money in his hand.

The moment the stall owner saw the money, his face broke into a smile again: "You flatter me, sir. I happen to have some things to discuss with the adults over there. You can come with me." As he spoke, he quickly stuffed the items into his pocket.

"This way, please, sir."

The two walked towards the central housing area.

"Esteemed guest, what kind of slaves are you looking to purchase this time? I know a bit about this place and can offer some information," the man said with a smile to Kitahara Kaede.

“I’m looking for something special,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Special? I'm not sure what aspect the guest is referring to?"

"Oh? Are there many here?" Kitahara Kaede asked.

"Of course, the slaves here are special. Let me put it this way: some are highly skilled and have control methods, making them excellent guards. There are also many beautiful women, all of whom are clean. If guests prefer elegant young men from noble families, we can also arrange that here."

"A member of an esteemed family?" Kitahara Kaede asked in confusion.

"Of course, but they are all countries that were defeated or destroyed by war. If you want this kind of thing, you'd better hurry. I heard from the higher-ups that the ninja world is much more peaceful now, and there will be fewer and fewer of these in the future."

“No, I came here this time specifically looking for something special, something powerful,” Kitahara Kaede said.

To everyone's surprise, after saying this, the stall owner's expression turned serious: "Sir, are you referring to those 'monsters'?"

"Bloodline Limit!" Kitahara Kaede stated accurately.

"Well! Guest, I advise you to choose something else. We can even get some ninjas, but those monsters are too dangerous and difficult to train."

"What's wrong? What happened?" Kitahara Kaede asked immediately upon hearing this.

"No, no!" The vendor looked around nervously.

"To be honest, boss, my target this time is those people. If there's anything I don't want to say, I hope you won't hide it from me..." Kitahara Kaede said, taking out some more money from his hand.

"Sir, there's really nothing wrong, but I advise you not to buy those things," the vendor said again.

Kitahara Kaede reached in again and said, "Boss, don't complain about the amount. I'm here on a mission. Tell me the truth so I can be prepared."

The man's face showed some hesitation: "Well, I'll tell you then. These monsters are very uncontrollable. There have even been cases of them devouring their owners. It is said that someone bought several monsters before, and a few days later, he was devoured by the monsters and his body was destroyed!" The merchant next to him said cautiously.

"Such a thing is true?" Kitahara Kaede asked, somewhat surprised.

"That's right. This matter caused quite a stir at the time, but not many people talk about it now. It's good that this customer knows this. Please don't spread it around," the stall owner said cautiously.

"Don't worry, I understand," Kitahara Kaede replied.

After that, the two remained silent. Kitahara Kaede pondered in his mind that what the man said might be true, but he felt that he had missed something.

However, since my goal this time is to unleash all bloodline limits, it's best not to alert them.

The two men, each harboring their own secrets, soon arrived at the end of the fast street at 3.6. There was a huge circular colosseum, surrounded by several tall buildings, some even taller than the colosseum itself, with long platforms erected for easy viewing.

"Halt!" The two walked to the front of a magnificent house, and instantly two guards appeared on both sides to block Kitahara Kaede and his companion.

"Hmph! This person is here to discuss business. Inform your masters behind you!" the vendor said disdainfully, looking at the two people in front of him.

Kitahara Kaede frowned slightly. This boss seemed like an opportunist, so why had his kung fu suddenly become so powerful? He then looked at the two guards in front of him.

"Bloodline Limit!" He was shocked. He hadn't expected that even the gatekeepers were Bloodline Limit users. How extravagant!

Chapter 573 Orochimaru, you know him?

However, judging from the vendors' attitude, these people probably won't have a good life here.

"Understood!" the man replied, raising his hand and moving it a few times, and there was an immediate response from inside.

"Let's go, the boss is waiting for you inside," the man said, looking at Kitahara Kaede.

"Like a clone?" Kitahara Kaede scanned the surroundings. There were many things around the house that looked like pieces of flesh. Looking at the servant in front of him, it seemed that there were many missing parts on his body.

"Let's go!" said the guard beside him, walking ahead and leaving only the slightly overweight guard behind.

Soon after, Kitahara Kaede arrived at a large room, but as soon as he stepped inside, he felt his worldview being shaken.

In front of him was a huge table, behind which were several large chairs, and behind the chairs was a large bed. Most outrageous of all, next to this seemingly short old man were two stunningly beautiful women with exaggerated figures, who were being held in his arms.

On the large bed behind, several women, each with their own unique features, were carefully kneeling.

The short, old man in front looked at Kitahara Kaede and asked, "Are you here to discuss business, sir?"

“That’s right! I want some slaves with bloodline limits!” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Hmm! Bloodline limit? You're a ninja!" The old man looked at Kitahara Kaede with a hint of caution in his eyes.

"I wonder how the guests found out about this place," the short old man said, as a number of people appeared from the shadows as he spoke.

“You should know Orochimaru, right?” Kitahara Kaede said.

Upon hearing Orochimaru's name, the old man immediately relaxed and even patted the woman next to him on the buttocks. The woman then carefully walked to Kitahara Kaede's side, acting like a little bird clinging to him.

"It's that mad scientist, huh? What, did you run out of materials again? Didn't you say we wouldn't contact each other anymore?" The old man lay down, put the tobacco in his hand into his mouth, and smoke rings appeared in the air.

The woman next to him visibly trembled when she heard the word "materials," as if she were afraid of something.

“No, I came by myself this time,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Okay, okay, for the sake of that lunatic, whatever type you want, I'll sell you two or three," the short man said casually.

"Two or three? That probably won't be enough." Kitahara Kaede looked at the other person.

"Hmm? Two or three aren't enough?" The man sat up and looked at Kitahara Kaede seriously.

“Not enough!” Kitahara Kaede said firmly.

"Guest, since you were introduced by Orochimaru, you should know the price of this item, right?"

“Of course!” Kitahara Kaede stretched out his hand and a lot of jewelry appeared in front of him, some of which were contributed by Uchiha Shin.

The short old man looked at the treasure and was about to reach out and grab it when...

"Bang!" Everything disappeared.

"This should prove my financial strength, right?" Kitahara Kaede said, looking at the other person.

"How many do you want?" the short man asked.

"How many do you have?" Kitahara Kaede asked.

“Sir, your appetite is far too great. Even Orochimaru didn’t have such an appetite back then! And you should know our rules, right? We don’t sell all the goods.” The short man said.

“I’ve heard a saying: every good has a price and rules, it’s just that the price isn’t right!” Kitahara Kaede said, looking at the person opposite him.

“That price isn’t just any ordinary wealth; what you just took out is far from enough!” the short old man said.

"Of course, what I just took out is only a drop in the ocean, so now it's your turn to consider it!"

“I have more than thirty on hand, but you only took out three!” the short old man said.

“No problem, but thirty or so won’t be enough for my needs. Since I’m here, I naturally want to get more!” Kitahara Kaede said.

Thirty isn't enough? Just how big is your appetite?