The continuous heavy snow completely disappeared after leaving the Kingdom of Iron.
Blue sea and sky.
Haruki and his group were heading east on the sailboat.
Their goal is the Kingdom of Water.
A unique country with many islands surrounded by mist and sea.
It can be said to be isolated from the world.
In the original work, except for a few ninja battles, the ninjas in Kirigakure Village had almost no plot.
Even if there is a plot, it is all about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen who are controlled by Obito Uchiha and have various misfortunes.
"Kakuzu."
Haruki glanced at Kakuzu who was holding a fishing rod and asked, "Have you ever been to the Land of Water?"
"Been there."
Kakuzu stared at the sea without squinting, "Black markets exist in various countries, and the people offering bounties are all different. I have been to the Kingdom of Water several times in order to earn bounties."
"Are you familiar with the person in charge of the black market in the Kingdom of Water?"
"Naturally familiar."
Kakuzu nodded and said, "If you have someone you want to reward, you can tell me directly to save the commission from being exploited by the black market."
“No middlemen making the difference?”
Haruki blurted out an advertisement slogan from his previous life.
"You're right."
Kakuzu was slightly startled. He felt that the term "middleman" was very appropriate. "I'm not bragging. It's hard to find a better bounty hunter than me in the entire ninja world."
When it comes to money, he can talk even with someone as annoying as Haruki.
Making money is not shabby.
Qingshu couldn't help laughing and said: "I may disappoint you. I don't want to put a reward on someone, but I want to negotiate a deal with the person in charge of the black market."
Kakuzu frowned and asked, "In addition to offering rewards, what else can be done in the black market?"
"A big deal worth hundreds of millions." Qingshu asked with a mysterious face, "Do you want to know?"
"...I want to." Kakuzu followed his inner desires and told the truth.
"A treasure."
"What treasure?" Kakuzu's eyes lit up.
"I have to ask you this." Qingshu asked, "You have lived for so long, you must have understood the legends of the Water Kingdom."
"..."
Kakuzu's hands holding the fishing rod trembled slightly.
With his intelligence, he immediately knew what Qingshu was talking about.
Were feelings teasing me before?
He took a deep breath and said: "Legends are just legends. If they were true, they would have been found long ago. So where would it be your turn?"
"Try your luck and just think it's boring." Qingshu said casually.
Kakuzu was silent for a moment and told a legend.
About a few decades ago, the daimyo of the Land of Water had two sons, and they fought over the right to inherit.
The two men were equally matched in strength and talent, so they fought for nearly ten years.
In the end, the younger one, His Highness Fujiwara, failed.
But he was not reconciled, and left the Kingdom of Water with his subordinates and the treasures he had plundered, preparing to create a new country.
However, his fleet mysteriously disappeared and its whereabouts are never known again.
"Although this story is cliché, it's not bad."
After hearing this, Haruki thought for a moment and asked, "When we get to the Kingdom of Water, Kakuzu, please take me to find the person in charge of the black market."
Kakuzu nodded, not wanting to talk to him anymore.
He thought Qingshu had some treasure, but his happiness was in vain.
Instead of chatting for half an hour, we might as well go fishing.
Five days later, Qingshu and others crossed the sea and arrived at the mist-filled Water Kingdom.
The reason why it was possible in such a short period of time was because Kakuzu couldn't bear to eat fish every day, so he took the jobs of Kakashi and the other three, and went crazy all the way.
As before, Qingshu booked a dormitory first.
Immediately following Kakuzu, I met the person in charge of the black market in a very ordinary izakaya.
An old man of about sixty years old.
The boss, who was wearing a kimono, obviously knew Kakuzu, and greeted him when he saw him.
"Kakuzu, long time no see, you are still so young."
Kakuzu nodded lightly and pointed to Haruki again.
"His name is Qingshu. He said he has something to ask you."
After saying that, he stopped talking and sat in the seat next to him.
"Haruki?"
There was a hint of contemplation on the old man's wrinkled face, "This name is very familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere."
"Konoha Haruki."
Qingshu sat opposite him and reminded him.
"Oh oh oh, it turns out to be Haruki, one of the two jewels of Konoha."
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "You are really talented and brave. If people in Kirigakure Village find out, it will be difficult for you to leave the Kingdom of Water."
"Isn't this Ari Kakuzu?"
Qingshu's answer surprised the old man.
He glanced at Kakuzu with gloomy eyes, wondering how he got together with Haruki.
Logically speaking, Haruki should be Kakuzu's hunting target.
He remembered that some time ago, Qingshu's bounty amount really shocked the black market.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a ninja with such a high amount of money.
But Jiaodu, who loves money as much as his life, can resist taking action?
This is just like going to a tea house, full of beautiful women, but you don't have to take advantage of the opportunity, but actually drink tea.
Water, tea, water, tea, water is not real water, and tea is not real tea.
"Your Excellency, what do you want from me? Do you want to put a reward on your enemy?"
The old man put back his thoughts and talked about business.
"No, I'm here to improve the performance of the black market."
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The old man thought he was hallucinating due to his old age.
After living for so long, this was the first time he heard that someone went to the black market and said, "I will help you increase your performance."
Qingshu was not surprised when he saw this.
If it weren't for his reputation as the Twin Jewels of Kakuzu and Konoha, he would have been kicked out long ago.
But what he said was true.
In his opinion, the black market, that is, the money exchange, is very similar to various platforms in previous lives.
Especially a certain treasure.
The black market collects fees based on customer needs and creates rewards and announces them.
Ninjas or samurai rely on their own abilities to complete the bounty.
One comes and one goes, forming a closed loop.
Although sellers and buyers on this platform are both more bloody, they are similar in approach and approach.
After Haruki mentioned a method similar to big data price comparison, Kakuzu looked at him with a look that gradually became dangerous.
According to his vision, the black market would give special treatment to bounty hunters and regular customers.
As a bounty hunter, create a personal profile and write down your approximate strength, number of bounties completed, time required, etc.
Regular customers are classified as VIP members and can enjoy various discounts, such as reward discounts and priority selection of bounty hunters.
Over and over again, Jiao can imagine the price-cutting competition among bounty hunters in order to take on big orders.
"Wonderful!"
The old man couldn't help stroking his hands and exclaiming. The many strategies Qingshu mentioned gave him a refreshing feeling.
How much wealth have I missed by running the black market by myself for decades?
"In addition, there is another way to make the person who has received the reward no longer be afraid or disgusted, but feel proud."
Under the surprised gaze of the old man, Haruki told him that based on the amount of the reward, the people with the reward would be divided into four emperors, Shichibukai, Supernova, etc., and then told him an enhanced version of the One Piece story.
Although the old man didn't believe it, it didn't stop him from agreeing to Qingshu's plan.
Using the legendary Fujiwara Treasure of the Land of Water as a gimmick to further promote One Piece, it caused more commotion.
No matter what happens, the black market is invincible.
The more riots there are, the better the business.