Nara Shikano raised his right hand, and the Konoha ninja team stopped their march immediately.
"From Takigakure Village..."
Nara Shikano's eyes focused on the other person's forehead. A simple pattern in the shape of a waterfall was engraved on the iron forehead protector. A horizontal line passed through the center and marked the waterfall mark. The appearance was obviously different from that of a normal ninja forehead protector.
"Rebellious?"
Nara Langui, who was sitting on the deer cart, looked at the visitor in shock.
Compared to the old patriarch who lacked intelligence capabilities, Nara Langui recognized the identity of the person at a glance.
A future member of the Akatsuki organization and one of the immortal duo—Kakuzu!
Why would this old man wander around the official roads of the Fire Country if he wasn't busy making money?
Could it be that he also wanted to rob caravans?
Or is it because Konoha has been frantically attacking the surrounding bounty hunters in the past two days, which has caused the gold exchange to retaliate?
Nara Langui frowned slightly. There was too little information and he couldn't figure out the reason why Kakuzu appeared here.
But even so, Nara Langui was still thinking quickly about the battle plan against Kakuzu in advance.
"A leaf-shaped logo with a swirl mark in the center...a ninja from Konoha?"
Kakuzu's hands were hanging by his sides, and his green eyes were looking at Nara Langui and his party from a distance, showing a calm and calm attitude.
"Seeing your forehead protectors inevitably reminds me of the first Konoha ninja I fought against...
"The First Hokage!"
"Stop being funny, green-eyed rebellious ninja!"
The young and energetic Sarutobi Asuma sneered. Yesterday's beating experience did not seem to have brought him any profound lessons.
He took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag and took the initiative to sprint towards Kakuzu with extremely fast steps.
"You are worthy of being compared with the First Generation Master?
“You’re a pretentious person, even worse than my old man!”
Seeing Sarutobi Asuma being so impulsive, Nara Shikano's brows furrowed even deeper, but he didn't immediately speak to dissuade him.
What Kakuzu said just now is really shocking.
The man who once fought against the First Hokage...
Is this rebellious ninja from Takigakure Village just making a fool of himself, or has he really lived for such a long time?
Now that Sarutobi Asuma has taken action, Nara Kano also plans to take this opportunity to test the opponent's strength.
But first, we need to put a layer of insurance on Sarutobi Asuma...
As soon as Nara Shikano had a thought, without any seal gestures, an extremely slender shadow tentacle caught up with Sarutobi Asuma's footsteps and quietly connected to his shadow.
"Your old man?"
Kakuzu's brows furrowed slightly. He looked at Asuma Sarutobi, who was rushing towards him, and shook his head pitifully.
"Do children of this age only want to show off to their parents?"
It's too late, it's too late.
As soon as Kakuzu finished speaking, his figure suddenly dwarfed, and he half-crouched on the ground, just kicking his right foot forward.
It was obviously just such a simple side kick, but the sophistication and speed displayed by Kakuzu made Sarutobi Asuma unable to react at all.
Kakuzu's right foot kicked out and stepped heavily on Sarutobi Asuma's chest and abdomen. The moment the two touched each other, a short sound broke out.
But he hasn't waited for all of Kakuzu's power to be released.
Nara Kano had already relied on the effect of the "Shadow Convergence Technique" to pull Sarutobi Asuma back from Kakuzu with the materialized shadow tentacles.
"Ahem!"
Returning to the crowd, Asuma Sarutobi, whose face turned red, covered his chest and coughed rapidly. A line of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth and flowed downward.
"Huh? What kind of ninjutsu was that just now? Ninja tool? Iron wire? Or something else?"
Kakuzu retracted his right foot, slowly straightened up, and looked at the Konoha ninjas.
"Kid, I'd like to give you a piece of advice. Don't act so recklessly in front of strange ninjas.
"Otherwise, you won't have such a good teammate to save your life next time."
'The strength and speed he showed just now are no more than what even an elite Jounin can do... Coupled with the huge amount of chakra that Haiyi just mentioned... Could it be said that this rebellious ninja from Takigakure Village has
Is he really as powerful as he claims to be?'
Thoughts flashed through Nara Shikano's mind, but none of them showed on his face.
"Rebel Ninja of Takigakure Village, why do you want to intercept us in front of our route?"
Konoha is the largest ninja village in the world.
This statement is indeed true.
But Konoha is not the legendary "international police", and it has jurisdiction and interference in everything.
Generally speaking.
Konoha ninjas will not take the initiative to help other countries or ninja villages capture their rebellious ninjas.
For example, take the Oya Castle Flame that I encountered before.
Unless the two sides met unexpectedly, the Konoha ninjas would not bother to deal with the rebellious ninjas.
Of course, there is another possibility.
That is what kind of crime a traitorous ninja from another country committed in the Fire Country, and is wanted by the Fire Country official or Konoha official.
In that case, the Konoha ninjas will still target the traitorous ninjas.
"Let me state in advance that I am now a bounty hunter. Although I don't have a good impression of Konoha, I don't have any ill intentions."
Kakudu spread his hands and said calmly.
"I was originally just hunting down a traitorous ninja from the Country of Yu, but I didn't gain anything substantial along the way.
"But I met you Konoha ninjas by accident...
"I would like to ask, has Konoha captured any rebellious ninjas from Yu no Kuni recently? Specifically, ninjas from the Blood Pond clan."
A bounty hunter chasing Oya Castle Flame?
Nara Kano grasped the situation instantly.
He wanted to say something more, but at this moment, Yamanaka Haiichi's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
'Uncle Shikano, if the other party is really a bounty hunter, then given his identity as a traitor to Takigakure Village, he is most likely to be a famous Kakuzu in the black market.'
Even during the mental communication process, Yamanaka Haiichi still spoke quickly and urgently.
'According to the information obtained by the analysis team, Kakuzu is one of the most powerful bounty hunters under the Gold Exchange. The speed and efficiency in completing tasks far exceed that of other bounty hunters.'
After Nara Kano received the information from Yamanaka Haiichi, he turned to speak to Kakuzu.
"This is the secret of Konoha Village, no comment."
Kakuzu was silent for a moment and sighed.
"You guys who came from a ninja village are really stupid..."
Unless there is a special reason, Kakuzu would not want to provoke the ninjas of Konoha.
If you have that time, you might as well do more bounty missions and earn more money.
There is no point in fighting between ninjas.
In this world, only money is the only real and reliable "companion".
What's more, no matter how experienced a ninja is, there is no way to guarantee that he will never be injured in a battle.
Injury will weaken the body, and weakening will increase the risk of survival and even directly lead to death.
Never fight unless necessary.
Even if you fight, you will never be careless.
This is the cautious experience that Kakuzu has gained from his nearly seventy years of ninja career.
"Well, wait, I seem to have seen your face before somewhere..."
Kakuzu suddenly looked intently at Akimichi Dingza, and glanced at the brown armor he was wearing with the word "food" engraved on it.
He had no intention of fighting the Konoha ninja just now, so naturally he did not carefully observe the opponent's personnel situation.
But Akimichi Teiza's body shape is really too conspicuous.
No matter how much he ignored him, Kakuzu still noticed his presence.
"It seems to be the pig in Konoha's new generation of pig, deer and butterfly combination..."
laugh!
Nara Kano suddenly threw a kunai in the direction of Kakuzu. The heavy kunai cut through the air and was nailed directly in front of Kakuzu.
"We are indeed the Pig, Deer and Butterfly combination of Konoha."
Nara Shikano said coldly.
"Now that you know our situation, let's leave immediately!"
Through the brief exchange just now, there was also the information given by Yamanaka Haiichi.
Nara Kano judged that Kakuzu was most likely a powerful ninja at the elite Jonin level.
This level of opponent is not something that the Misdai Inglu Die Team can't deal with.
But the problem is that there are young ninjas such as Nara Langui and Yuhi Kurenai nearby.
Nara Kano could not guarantee that he could completely protect the safety of several chunin during the battle.
Plus he hasn't heard much about Kakuzu's reputation...
It's better to avoid this unexpected encounter first.
Of course, if the other party takes action...
"Since it's the Ino, Deer, and Butterfly Team, I can't miss it so easily!"
Kakuzu's tone suddenly became more intense, like a fisherman who accidentally discovered a big fish.
"It would be great to be able to make up for the missed fortune of the Blood Pond clan with the heads of Pig, Deer and Butterfly——"
"Now! Dingzuo!"
Nara Kano interrupted Kakuzu's words and shouted angrily.
"Haiyi, lead Langui and the others back!"
The old patriarch had just finished speaking.
With a "bang" sound, Akimichi Tingzao's body suddenly expanded, and his entire body became proportionally larger, turning into a majestic giant that transcended reality.
The giant jumped high in the air, hugged his knees with his hands, curled up like a hedgehog, and his hair grew longer and harder at the same time, covering his whole body.
"The Akimichi clan...are butterflies!!"
Akimichi Dingzao rolled and rotated at high speed in mid-air, like a Mount Tai, crushing towards Kakuzu.
"Meat Bullet Chariot!"
As early as the moment Nara Kano spoke, Kakuzu realized that there might be some special situation and wanted to get out of the way.
But at this moment, the kunai that had just been nailed in front of him suddenly burst out with a burst of Yin Escape Chakra, and the [Shadow Binding Technique] prepared in advance directly nailed the horns in place.
Time cannot move.
Kakuzu raised his head with difficulty, and the Akimichi Choza Mecha Chariot had already crashed into the sky above his head.
boom!!!
[It has been detected that the A-level ninja battle mission has been triggered!]
[A-level mission: Rebellious Ninja Kakuzu]
[Mission content: Defeat/kill the rebel Ninja Kakuzu of Takigakure Village]
[Mission reward: A-level ninja secret scroll]
[Task Tips: For the same target, the A-level ninja battle mission can be completed once per season]
Uncle Kakuzu did fight against the big pillar.
But it is definitely not the "shuriken shot eight hundred miles away" that is widely rumored on the Internet.
According to the information in "The Book of Masters".
Uncle Kakuzu was defeated by the wooden escape of the big pillar.