"If I wasn't qualified to cooperate with you at the beginning, I believe I should be barely qualified now."
Sheren said frankly.
This world is like this. If two people want to communicate on an equal footing, they must at least have similar strengths.
A chuunin who tries to communicate and cooperate with a Kage-level powerhouse is courting death and looking at a joke.
But now they had a fight, and although Toneri failed to defeat Kakuzu, it also destroyed both of his hearts, allowing him to see his own strength and the capital of cooperation.
"I admit that you are indeed qualified to talk to me now, but what conditions do you have for negotiating cooperation with me? Just because you know my information?
To put it bluntly, even if you publish my secret skills and my information, how many people would really dare to do anything to me? As long as I hide myself, I believe very few people will be able to find me.
Moreover, Konoha itself is not very stable now and is surrounded by enemies on all sides. How many people can you spare to deal with me?
As long as I randomly choose a hidden village that is hostile to you to join, I believe that not many people will be willing to reject a shadow-level powerhouse."
Kakuzu's somewhat uneasy and restless heart gradually calmed down.
As a person who puts money first, he has his own advantages and sufficient insights when it comes to bargaining, and his IQ is not low. Obviously, he will not be moved by a few words from Sheren.
"No, you won't. You won't be able to earn more bounties if you hide. And if you join a hidden village that can compete with Konoha, I can guarantee that your personal freedom will be lost. This is absolutely
It's not your style.
And aren’t you the least trusting of people? How could you join the Hidden Village and trust others?
So... don't deceive me, and don't deceive yourself. I said I know you much more than you can imagine."
Kakuzu fell silent when he heard Toneri's words.
After a long while, he spoke again: "Tell me about your conditions. My information alone is not enough to be a condition for your so-called 'cooperation'."
Shiren raised a finger.
"One hundred million!"
"What?" Jiaodu thought he heard wrongly.
"One hundred million taels. As a condition of our cooperation, I will help you earn 100 million taels. I believe that even with your level of wealth and your values on money, you should know what kind of wealth one hundred million taels is.
?" A smile appeared on Shiren's face.
"I know better than you what one hundred million taels means, but... why? You're just a kid from Konoha? You don't even have much money, and you tell me one hundred million taels, how can I believe you?
"
Kakuzu admitted that he couldn't help but laugh. He opened his mouth and said one hundred million taels. Who knows, does this kid from Konoha know what 100 million taels means?
Shiren shook his finger.
I dare not say anything else. When it comes to money alone, he has absolute say. There should be no one in Konoha who values money more than him.
Don't worry, Jiaodu can easily pick up a bounty mission worth millions.
But how many such missions can there be in the entire ninja world?
Even most of the tasks will be solved by the hidden villages, and only some things that fall from the middle fingers will reach his hands.
Quests with a value of less than one million taels appear quite frequently, but there is a lot of money but a lot of money.
One hundred million ryo is not a small amount for a person, or for a large hidden village like Konoha.
If one million taels is the lowest S-level mission, then one million taels can be equal to one hundred S-level missions, which is the head of one hundred ordinary jounin.
"Then how much do you think the detailed information about Kakuzu, the user of the 'Earth Resentment Yu', an S-class rebel ninja in Takigakure Village, is worth?"
There was a joking smile on Shiren's face.
Kakuzu's expression was stagnant and he didn't answer.
"Then let's change the question and confirm, what is the amount of my bounty in your bounty mission?"
"Five million taels." Kakuzu answered quickly this time.
"Five million taels?! Hey! Which bastard is really rich? A whole five million taels, you think too highly of me, right? I even want to exchange myself for the bounty."
A chuunin is worth five million taels. As long as you are a bounty hunter, you will not let go of such a simple bounty, right?
I couldn't help but utter a curse word and continued to ask: "Then how much do you think the strength I have shown is worth?"
After pondering for a moment again, he said, "Ten million taels upwards."
For a strong person who can barely reach the shadow level after breaking out, ten million taels is considered low.
With his status as a Jinchuuriki and his Wood Release, without the temptation of thirty million ryo, Kakuzu would never be willing to deal with him again.
Anyway, if he doesn't want to, whoever is willing can come.
"Very good, then I think your information on Kakuzu is worth at least 10 million taels, right?"
Kakuzu didn't answer, because Toneri's estimate was about the same, at least in his own opinion.
If a shadow-level expert knew all the information about him and set up an ambush to deal with him, he would not be immortal.
It is precisely because of knowing this that Kakuzu is not high-profile in the entire ninja world. He is only famous in the underground bounty exchange house. In order to leak his intelligence, he tries his best to kill every enemy he encounters.
Kill them all.
"So, do you still think that 100 million is more than 20 million?"
"You mean, you provide me with effective intelligence, intelligence about my opponent, in exchange?"
"Yes, I have an intelligence system that even you can't imagine. Even if you hide it so well, I still know your intelligence very well. To put it bluntly, I can provide you with the entire ninja world except for me.
There is no help that anyone can give.
Even...if you plan to assassinate the Kage of the major hidden villages, such as the Tsuchikage Two Scales Onoki, the Third Raikage Ai, or the Third Kazekage who is known as the strongest Kazekage, I can provide you with their information.
, of course, the price will definitely be higher, after all, you know that information is the most expensive."
Shiren made up such a so-called intelligence system without changing his face, without blushing or gasping for breath.
And the more confident he is, the more Kakuzu can believe in his words.
As for why a kid has such a powerful intelligence system, that's not what he cares about.
In the ninja world, anything is possible, even to a teenage Kage-level warrior.
Moreover, the Jinchuuriki of the tailed beasts that he didn't even recognize, and even the long-lost Wood Release appeared in his hands. What else was impossible?
If Toneri hadn't understood him well enough today, Kakuzu wouldn't have suffered such a heavy loss.
A powerful intelligence system is indeed a great help to a bounty hunter who hunts everywhere. One hundred million taels is even considered a small sum.
"Then what do you want from me?"
Hearing Kakuzu's question, Tosaru felt happy, and he knew that Kakuzu was moved.
"It's very simple. You are a shadow-level powerhouse. Is there anything more important than the friendship of a shadow-level powerhouse?
Of course, I will provide you with reliable intelligence. If there is a suitable opportunity, I certainly hope that you can contribute a little and perform tasks that match the value of the intelligence.
But these are all of your own free will, and the mission will only proceed with your consent."
Kakuzu is a money-oriented person. When cooperating and communicating with this kind of person, you don’t need to use anything in vain. You can just throw money or something of equal value in his face.
Sheren likes to deal with people like this the most.
Unlike with old yinbi like Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, communicating with old politicians is so troublesome. You have to be careful and vigilant at all times to see if they will set a trap for you.
It is a pure interaction of interests with Kakuzu, which is the purest and simplest.
And as long as the money is sufficient, people like Kakuzu who believe in money can completely trust him.
Kakuzu nodded.
Indeed, there is nothing more valuable than a shadow-level warrior as a thug.
It sounds like, as long as there are no problems with the so-called intelligence system that Toneri mentioned, then the cooperation between the two is not impossible.
For most people, it is a joke for two people who were fighting each other to the death to become partners at this moment.
But for people like Kakuzu, whoever gives more money will do things for them.
Even if the money given by Sheren is enough, he can try to find out the person who put the reward on him.
"How about it? Do you want to cooperate? You and I are the same kind of people. We both pursue money. The only difference is that you pursue pure money, while I pursue the things behind money, the benefits that money can exchange for, the value of money.
It's like having enough money to allow a shadow-level powerhouse like you to help me kill people.
If you agree, considering that you have lost two hearts, I can give you some benefits now, which can make up for your loss and show my sincerity."
"Your name is Toneri, right? If you dare to deceive me, even if you have been hiding in Konoha, I will find a way to find you out!"
Shiren laughed.
Because there is no doubt that Kakuzu's words represent his agreement.
I'm afraid that you won't be tempted, but as long as you are tempted, Sheren won't worry that he will be able to get rid of his money and smash his face.
Don't you want money?
Don’t we need information of equal value?
No one else has it, but there is plenty of information!
Moreover, the intelligence system is really not just talk. This is a plan that has already been formed in his mind, but it has not been launched yet.
Besides, this may be the only shadow-level powerhouse in the ninja world who can be measured and controlled by money.
He may not have a clear understanding of the values he truly represents.
Slowly squatting down, a snake crawled out of his sleeves.
This is a snake he cultivated himself and has nothing to do with Longdi Cave, so it will not be monitored.
It's a bit reluctant to use in combat, but if it's just used to transmit information, it's enough.
"This is our future communication method. If there is nothing necessary, I will not take the initiative to contact you. If you have information you want to know, you can also contact me through it. Of course, if you are not very famous and very powerful,
Ninja, I believe you don't need to get any information from me."
Toneri's so-called intelligence ability is only for those top experts. Otherwise, if you randomly ask an unknown jounin to tell Toneri the so-called intelligence, he will be a fool if he can tell it.
But Kakuzu nodded thoughtfully.
An ordinary jounin doesn't need to specifically ask for information. If he is a shadow-level expert who happens to be the one he restrains, he can make good use of it.
The head of a shadow-level warrior, just thinking about its value...makes people drool.
"I left you a gift, and you lost two hearts today. One of them has water attribute, right?
I know there is a group of people who have a very high affinity for water-type chakra and are very suitable for you. You can try it."
After saying that, a scroll spit out from the snake's mouth.
When he opened the scroll and took a look, Jiaodu looked a little unbelievable.
"real?"
"Absolutely true."
"Okay! If it's true as you said, when I get this heart, our cooperation will begin!"
"I'm waiting for your good news."
After saying that, Kakuzu picked up the cloth bag he had put aside before, jumped up and disappeared from Toneri's sight.
Looking at Kakuzu going away, Toneri remained silent for a long time.
A virtual kitten slowly took shape on his shoulder.
It's Xiao Erwei.
It looked at Toneri slightly worriedly, "I didn't expect you to fool such a powerful ninja."
As a Jinchuuriki tailed beast, it had been with Toneri for more than two years, and thought it knew him better, but it didn't expect that it had hidden a secret.
Erwei knew that the so-called powerful intelligence system mentioned by Toner was nothing but bullshit. It didn't even see a shadow of it anyway.
"Is he really gone?" Toneri asked calmly, ignoring Erwei's exclamation and emotional fluctuations.
Hearing this, Xiao Erwei closed his eyes and felt the surrounding situation carefully.
As long as it tried hard to feel, even the previous Kakuzu theoretically could not approach them silently, but it was careless before and didn't pay much attention.
"gone."
Hearing Erwei's affirmative answer, Toneri's originally rosy face instantly turned very pale, without a trace of blood, and he knelt on the ground with one knee, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The phagocytic ability of Senju Hashirama's cells was much stronger than he imagined.
He had been trying to hold on just now, and if he hadn't suddenly tricked him out of the way, in a few minutes he wouldn't be able to hold on any longer, and he would really have to be taken off the leash by then.
The chakra of the two tails is always flowing in Toneri's body. Of course, it also knew that Toneri's condition was not good, but it didn't expect it to be so serious.
"Little blue!"
Shiren's mouth was slightly open, the veins on his forehead bulged, and big beads of sweat kept falling.
Hearing Toneri's cry, Xiaolan, who merged with Erwei, jumped out of his body. Seeing Toneri's face full of pain, he showed a worried and anxious expression.
"Take me back to Konoha."
Squeeze this sentence out from between your teeth.
Xiaolan nodded firmly. Originally only the size of an arm, its body began to expand and become larger.
In a series of "click" sounds, the kitten turned into a colorful tiger. If it didn't look very much like a cat, others would probably mistake it for a hanging cat at first sight.
Tiger with white eyes and forehead.
He picked up the person lying on the ground in one mouthful, just like picking up a kitten and threw it on his back.
He spread out his four legs, ran fast on the ground, jumped in the forest with great flexibility, and disappeared here in the blink of an eye.
Toneri groaned as he was thrown on his back. Although it was very painful, he had to grit his teeth and persist.
The black chakra that represents Yin Escape in the second tail chakra was all gathered on his left arm at this time. Using the elbow as the dividing line, the elbow had been completely swallowed up by Senju Hashirama's cells.
The area above the elbow becomes completely black due to Yin Escape.
One arm, the lower half is completely white, and the upper half is as black as ink, which is very weird.
He must not close his eyes or lose his concentration now, otherwise given the second tail's control over chakra and the second tail's lack of understanding of his body, he may not be able to resist it.
As a doctor, as a medical ninja, you must know your own body best.
"Don't be discovered by others, don't send me to other places, just send me to the cattery. When you get close to Konoha, send a message to Lingxiang and my shadow clone, and they will find a way to bring us in.
"
"Meow--"
Xiaolan, who was running, nodded and called out.
At this time, with this size, it doesn't have the milky sound when it calls. Instead, it has the aura of the king of the forest and the king of beasts.
While Toneri was concentrating on resisting Senju Hashirama's cells, another thought flashed through his mind.
Some time after Xiaolan left here with Toneri on his back, a black shadow emerged from the ground.
There is nothing on the shadow except two eyes and a mouth.
Looking at the direction in which Shiren is leaving.
"There is still a little bit of wood escape here. The person just now should be the rebellious ninja Kakuzu of Takigakure Village, right? Can't even he deal with this kid from Konoha?
It's really getting more and more interesting. I just don't know where the aura of Mu Dun comes from. On that Konoha brat? It's getting more and more interesting now. I don't know if that person is sure of his target. It's a pity.
This kid is too ordinary, otherwise he would definitely be a suitable spokesperson.
The two-tailed beast's perception is still too strong. These damn tailed beasts' perception is too strong. They are worthy of being the product of mother's chakra gathering..."
After saying this to himself, the black shadow slowly submerged under the ground.
"Mu Dun actually appeared again. It seems that he should be allowed to speed up again and stop focusing on remote places like Wuyin Village..."
...
...
Xiaolan's speed is very fast, and he is agile anyway.
With the help of Lingxiang and several shadow clones, Toneri finally entered Konoha quietly.
If anyone in Konoha has more say in the cells of Wood Release and Senju Hashirama now, it must be Toneri and his teacher Orochimaru.
The two men studied Senju Hashirama's cells and had many similarities, but they also had their own research directions.
But now Toneri didn't dare to run to Orochimaru.
He knew very well that both Orochimaru and himself lacked human experiments. Now if he ran over, wouldn't he just deliver it to his door?
It is impossible to go, you can only find a way to solve it yourself.
