Chapter 40 Bewitched(1/3)
Late November.
The weather is much colder than usual. It feels like the hot summer has suddenly transitioned directly to late autumn, and winter is about to begin.
It's been a while since I became a rebel and left the village.
With just a rough count, Kisame calculated that in the days since he left Kirigakure Village, he had been pursued by Kirigakure's troops six times in total.
The pursuit troops in Kirigakure Village are like the seducers from hell who have come to the human world, with their ghosts lingering behind them.
Regardless of whether it's hot summer, heavy rain, or winter is about to begin, Kisame believes that these guys are still looking for traces of themselves and want to take away their heads, and they will not let go.
Thanks to these guys, the difficulty of his work in the underground black market has increased a lot again.
He usually not only has to take care of the underground black market business, but also has to take care of the chasing troops who are looking for him to avoid being ambushed.
These guys don't know much, and they won't be merciful to his rebellious nature.
If you can avoid it, try to avoid it. This is also what Yagura said to him.
At the same time, after leaving, he was also given a lot of life-saving trump cards that he could use when his life was in danger. In addition, in order to support his future rebellion against ninja, the Demon Kingdom also gave him many novel things to facilitate his life.
Future information transmission, and self-protection.
However, Kisame still found it troublesome.
Even though he knew that the pursuit team was pursuing him relentlessly in order to make the spy scene 100% close to reality and make no one suspicious.
"Mr. Kisame, there is no problem with the target. This is your reward this time. After deducting the cost of purchasing intelligence, the total is seven million taels of bounty. Please check it."
The underground money exchange built under the dry well is an important facility for the underground black market to undertake work.
After the staff inside checked the mission target of Kisame's hunting, they nodded seriously, took out the black suitcase filled with seven million taels of banknotes that they had prepared in advance, and handed it to Kisame respectfully.
"There's no need to check it, I want to buy new information."
Kisame took the black box and said.
"Please tell me."
The staff maintains a respectful and serious work attitude.
Regardless of strength, any bounty hunter is a respected customer of their underground black market.
Treating every customer as God in their hearts is their most basic professional ethics.
Precisely because this is a lawless and disorderly place, it must be restricted by a kind of 'rules', otherwise this place will not become the broadest gray platform in the ninja world.
"I need a piece of information about Kirigakure's pursuit of the troops. Can I get it?"
Kisame asked with a grin.
The inability to pass through the Yagura route caused the pursuing troops to stop their pursuit, otherwise the scene would not be able to be played realistically.
But taking another road to avoid the pursuing troops in Kirigakure Village is also an option.
The staff are aware of Kisame's difficulties. In fact, defecting ninjas who join the underground black market and work as bounty hunters have more or less such problems.
"This kind of thing is very difficult to do. Kirigakure Village is hugely powerful, and the pursuit force is a ninja organization directly affiliated with Mizukage. All we have received is some scattered information, which may not be of much use to Mr. Kisame."
The staff did not deceive Kisame.
If it's a Ninja Village in a small country, they can get a lot of information using some means.
However, the Great Country Ninja Village, especially important institutions like ANBU, are not disclosed to the public at all and only belong directly to the five Kage ninjas.
If the underground black market can obtain this detailed information, then the underground black market can really cover the sky with one hand.
The fact is that facing the ninja villages of the five major countries, the underground black market is at an absolute disadvantage.
It exists because it is an intricate gray platform.
It is specially designed to allow wealthy businessmen or high-ranking officials in the ninja world who are unwilling to disclose their names and identities to handle some matters that are inconvenient for them to handle.
"It doesn't matter. As long as you can provide me with their whereabouts, there will be no problem."
Kisame also knows that this kind of thing is a bit difficult for the underground black market platform. The Kirigakure Village pursuit force is a secret force directly affiliated with the Mizukage. Their detailed information is definitely not accessible to outsiders.
"Understood, we will ask people to pay more attention to this information and provide assistance to you, Mr. Kisame."
The staff nodded in agreement.
As for what effect it can achieve, he can't guarantee it, so he can only do his best.
After hearing the staff's promise, Kisame nodded, took the reward, and left.
A space filled with the stench of putrid corpses all year round is really unbearable for normal people.
Even though some spices were used to treat one side to lighten the smell, Kisame was very sensitive to smells and still smelled an unpleasant smell.
Leaving the money exchange, Kisame set off along the path.
Kisame had long been accustomed to eating and sleeping outdoors.
I often did this when performing tasks in the past.
Surviving in the wild is one of the most important life skills for ninjas.
When passing by an open space, Kisame saw that the environment was quite hidden, and the terrain was conducive to his escape. Even if he was attacked by an enemy, he could use the surrounding environment to cover himself, making it easier to retreat.
Therefore, Kisame planned to spend the night here tonight and make do with it for the time being, before looking for a place to live in town tomorrow.
While the fire was being lit, there was some movement in the trees not far away. Kisame couldn't help but look up and saw a familiar face that was half yin and half yang.
A strange person who calls himself "Jue".
The true identity is an intelligence officer serving a certain organization, divided into black Zetsu and white Zetsu.
These days, the frequency with which this guy comes to look for him is almost more than that of Kirigakure's pursuit troops.
"It's you again, didn't I tell you? I have no interest in joining an organization or anything like that, so don't bother me again."
Kisame's tone sounded impatient, and his intention to send people away was obvious.
"Don't be so cold, we are here with sincerity."
The one who spoke was Bai Jue.
In many cases, Hei Jue is the silent one, but that is why he is dangerous.
"Then you should also know that it is impossible for a rebellious ninja like me to join another organization. A ninja like me who betrays his superiors one after another will not end up well."
Kisame said this pessimistically, quite self-deprecatingly.
The so-called character creation refers to the talents trained in the ghost country spy training.
A hypothetical personality is developed with a targeted purpose, and can be switched at any time to enter the state.
In order to complete this training, I had to endure a lot of hardships in the military intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Ghosts before I could master it.
"Indeed, he first betrayed his boss, the Fugu Demon of Watermelon Mountain, and then betrayed the Mizukage's trust, becoming a notorious S-class traitor... If he doesn't join the group to keep warm, he will probably die in the pursuit of Kirigakure.
It’s in the hands of the troops.”
The one who spoke was Hei Jue.
His words always hit the point, as if he could see into people's hearts. They were completely opposite to Bai Jue's hip-hop smile.
Nothing else could be seen on that completely dark face.
"Your intelligence gathering ability is really terrifying."
Kisame looked at the other person deeply.
"The organization does not recruit mediocre people. All ninjas who join are ninjas with special skills. Of course, you also have this ability. I heard that you can fuse with your own ninja sword and transform into a tailless beast."
"You guys know so much. But again, I'm no longer interested in joining an organization or anything like that. Can you let me be quiet for a while?"
Kisame said.
"Are you going to live such a boring life? What is your motive for defecting from the village?"
Hei Jue asked.
"This kind of thing has nothing to do with you."
Kisame's expression was a little stiff and a little angry, as if he had been touched by something.
"You are homeless and already alone. But it is difficult to survive alone in this cruel world. Since Kirigakure Village cannot accommodate your existence, you might as well try a new identity and survive.
Find the meaning of your life in this world."
"The meaning of life? The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes. Does such a thing really exist in the world of ninjas?"
Kisame sneered like this, as if he was very disdainful.
"Yes, our organization is determined to bring peace to the world. To this end, we have gathered a group of powerful partners. However, we currently lack sufficient combat effectiveness. Your joining is essential."
Black Jue Tu's scan revealed more information.
He knew that meaningless conversations alone would not be able to move Kisame's heart.
The other party betrayed his boss twice in a row. Before leaving Kirigakure Village, he also assassinated the Daimyo of the Country of Water. It can be said that he was the most vicious traitor ninja in the history of Kirigakure Village.
Kisame is in the confusion of life at the moment. Faced with this kind of ninja who is at a loss and has lost his life goal, he can only provide guidance from other places.
To be continued...