Although Uchiha Itachi was not familiar with Zhuge Qingyun, he had heard of Zhuge Qingyun's name from Uchiha Fugaku, and before Uchiha Fugaku was killed, he even confessed to Uchiha Itachi that he regretted it.
I should have helped Danzo in the first place.
Therefore, Itachi Uchiha is also very curious about the existence of Zhuge Qingyun, not to mention that he also possesses the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.
Payne did not expect that Zhuge Qingyun's name would have such a big impact, so he quickly stretched out his hand and shouted: "Quiet!"
"..."
Seeing Payne's anger, Scorpion and the others regained their composure, and the entire cave fell into complete silence.
After seeing everyone calm down, Payne said aloud: "According to the information investigated by Black Zetsu, Zhuge Qingyun has a lot of grudges with the five great ninja villages, and he has extraordinary strength, so I want to invite him to join
Akatsuki Organization.”
"If I remember correctly, the five major countries all have bounties on this guy. His bounty should add up to more than 200 million taels, right?"
Hearing this, Kakuzu couldn't help but continued: "Why don't Hidan and I invite him this time? If he is unwilling to join, it can just add some funds to the organization."
Although Kakuzu is also a strong Kage-level man, he believes in the concept of money first, and he is also the financial director of the Akatsuki organization.
Pain nodded slightly and said: "Since you are interested, then this mission will be handed over to you and Hidan, but you should not be too careless. Zhuge Qingyun was already a famous ninja fifteen years ago.
, I’m afraid it’s stronger now.”
"Huh! He's just a junior!"
When Kakuzu heard Pain's words, he made an educated expression on the surface, but in his heart he was full of disdain.
After all, Kakuzu had fought against Senju Hashirama before. Although he was no match for Senju Hashirama, his strength was far superior to that of ordinary Kage-level warriors, so he would not be afraid of Zhuge Qingyun.
If Zhuge Qingyun is ignorant, he can use Zhuge Qingyun's head in exchange for a bounty. Anyway, this is not the first time he has done this.
"Okay, this meeting is over."
After Payne finished speaking, the phantoms of the core members of the Akatsuki organization disappeared one after another.
…
"It's been a long time since I haven't been back for so many years!"
In a small hotel in the country of Taki, Kakuzu, wearing a black robe with red clouds, looked at the familiar scenes around him and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Kakuzu was originally an elite ninja from Takigakure Village. During the troubled times, he accepted the task of assassinating the first Hokage from the top management. He secretly sneaked into the Land of Fire alone and fought against the Senju Hashirama, but was ultimately defeated miserably.
Under the wooden escape between the Senju Pillars.
But when Kakuzu escaped from the hands of Senju Hashirama and returned to Takigakure Village, what awaited him was the crime of failing the mission and a heavy punishment.
The actions of the senior officials of Takigakure Village also completely angered Kakuzu, so he escaped from prison with strong hatred, and stole the precious secret techniques in the village. He used the secret techniques to steal the hearts of the senior officials, and also made Takigakure Village
His strength has since declined.
Ever since Kakuzu became a rebel ninja, perhaps because he subconsciously didn't want to return to this sad place, he never entered the country of Taki again.
This time it was also because he wanted to invite Zhuge Qingyun to join the Akatsuki organization that Kakuzu once again set foot on the land of Takino Country, and now he misses Takigakure more and doesn't have much resentment.
Because the average lifespan of a ninja is relatively short, all the ninjas of the same generation as Kakuzu in Takigakure Village have already passed away, so now there is no enmity between the ninjas in Takigakure Village and Kakuzu.
What's more, at the beginning, Kakuzu only resented the unfairness of the top management of Takigakure Village, but had no resentment towards the lower-level ninjas of Takigakure Village, otherwise Takigakure Village would have been destroyed by Kakuzu long ago.
“I have to say, the snacks here are quite delicious...”
Hidan, who was also wearing a black red cloud robe, was eating the snacks in front of him and said vaguely: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...When are we going to find Zhuge Qingyun? I can't wait to use him as a sacrifice to the evil god.
Taste it!”
Hearing this, Kakuzu replied in a hoarse voice: "Penn has already said that we should invite Zhuge Qingyun to join the organization first. If he doesn't agree, we can only take action."
Hidan couldn't help but curled his lips and said, "Come on! I don't know you yet? That guy's bounty is so high, I'm afraid you've long wanted to treat him as prey, right?"
Hidan and Kakuzu have been partners for many years, and he knows Kakuzu's money-obsessed character very well. Not only does this guy make a lot of money, but he is also a miser.
Originally, members of the Akatsuki organization would receive a sum of operational funds when they went out to perform missions. However, as the financial manager of the Akatsuki organization, Kakuzu was reluctant to use these funds every time it was his turn and Hidan to go out to perform missions.
In order to raise funds for outings, Kakuzu usually chooses to hunt down some ninjas with bounties on their heads, and then trade their heads on the underground black market in exchange for bounties.
It is precisely because of Kakuzu's miserly character that his and Hidan's missions are often delayed, which makes Hidan quite dissatisfied.
You must know that in the underground black market, the bounty for an elite Jonin is only around 20 million taels, and figures like Zhuge Qingyun with bounties as high as more than 200 million taels are relatively rare in the entire black market.
Therefore, Jiaodu will definitely not let go of Zhuge Qingyun's prey easily.
"Well... a master is here!"
Just when Kakuzu was about to answer Hidan, he suddenly frowned and turned his head to look outside the door.
"Da da da……"
Under Kakuzu's somewhat wary gaze, Zhuge Qingyun, who was wearing a black robe, walked into the hotel where they were and walked towards their direction.
Zhuge Qingyun looked at Kakuzu and Hidan who were a little wary, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "My Excellency, Zhuge Qingyun, I wonder why you two came to the country of Taki this time?"
Now the power of the entire country of Taki has fallen into the hands of Uzumaki Hanayu, and no disturbance in the country of Taki can be hidden from her eyes and ears.
After Kakuzu and Hidan entered the country of Taki, they had no intention of hiding their whereabouts. The black and red cloud robes they wore directly showed that they were members of the Akatsuki organization.
Uzumaki Huayu has already learned some news about the Akatsuki organization from Zhuge Qingyun, and knows that the core members of the Akatsuki organization are all shadow-level powerhouses.
Therefore, after receiving the news that members of the Akatsuki organization appeared at the border of Takino Country, Uzumaki Flower Language reported the news to Zhuge Qingyun as soon as possible.