Toneri raised the scroll in his hand and put it into his ninja bag.
Seeing this scene, Luo Sha's face turned dark again.
This bastard...
"you can go now!"
Luo Sha waved her hand gently, and the sand scattered on the oasis turned into a stream, leaving the oasis little by little.
However, Toneri stood unmoved, just looking at him silently.
Seeing that Toneri still didn't leave, Luo Sha frowned, thinking that he hadn't beaten enough and wanted to beat him again.
As his expression changed, the sandstorm swirling outside the oasis became active again, and the sand waves that had just dispersed looked as if they were about to condense again.
Luo Sha, taking the overall situation into consideration, is unwilling to increase the scale of the battle again, but it does not mean that others can seize his leverage and challenge him unscrupulously again.
If the other party insists on continuing to fight with him, Luo Sha doesn't mind leaving this blue cat who is quite famous in the ninja world.
But he saw Toneri slowly returning the round dance blade to the scabbard.
Seeing Shiren's actions, Luo Sha was immediately stunned, not knowing what he was going to do.
Then I heard Toneri's somewhat hoarse voice, saying calmly: "Rasa Jounin, your situation in Sunagakure Village seems not to be good now, right?"
Hearing this, Luo Sha's frown tightened again. He didn't know what the purpose of Shiren's sudden words was.
But he responded: "My situation is not good? How is my situation in Sunagakure Village? Does it have anything to do with you, an ANBU ninja of Konoha?"
With Luo Sha's special identity and his strong strength, how could he be in a bad situation in Sunagakure Village?
Not to mention being admired by thousands of people, it is quite common for people who meet him to address him as Lord Luo Sha.
Toneri waved his hand, "This is not necessarily true. Mr. Rasa, your situation in Sunagakure Village does not have much to do with me, the ANBU ninja of Konoha. But as your partner, Mr. Rasa, this relationship can be
That’s big.”
"Partner?"
Rasa didn't remember any cooperative relationship between him and a Konoha ninja.
You must know that having private contact with an ANBU ninja from another village can lead to a judgment against the village. Even if you are not an ANBU ninja, just having too many contacts with an ordinary ninja from another village can lead to a judgment against the village.
Toneri stretched out his upper hand and spread it, indicating that he didn't mean much harm.
"Mr. Luo Sha, don't be affected by superficial phenomena. Stand on your own point of view and start based on your actual needs. If you really decide that your goal is easy to achieve, just pretend that I didn't say it. But I think you should now
I really need a partner." Sheren's slightly seductive voice sounded.
Hearing this, Luo Sha's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he seemed to hear something from Shi Ren's words.
Toneri continued: "If Mr. Luo Sha's goal is to become one of the many pillars of Sunagakure Village, and just wants to become one of the elders of Sunagakure Village in the future, then I think with your current ability and means
, there should be no problem."
"What on earth do you want to say?!" Rosa shouted.
Outside the oasis, the swirling sandstorm not only did not slow down, but became increasingly violent, and even seemed to envelope the entire oasis.
The roaring sandstorm, at this moment, turned into a ferocious tiger roaring in the desert.
"Mr. Rosa, as a disciple of the Third Kazekage, his talent is definitely among the best in Sunagakure Village.
If no one intervenes, it is almost certain that he will become the fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure Village in the future, but it is a pity...tsk tsk..."
Shiren pretended to look regretful and let out a long sigh.
From his tone, it seemed that he felt sorry for Luo Sha's situation.
"what do you know..."
Luo Sha just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Shi Ren, and heard him continue:
"What a pity, a more top genius has appeared in Hidden Sand Village, the 'Red Sand Scorpion'!
It seems that he has a better birth, a grandmother who is a powerful elder, and his deceased parents were once trained as Kazekage. However, various personal connections will not disappear with their departure, and may even be
on the next generation.
A top puppet master, who is only in his early teens, is actually able to develop and invent a genius puppet master that helps the puppet masters of the entire Sunagakure Village. When the Third Kazekage is still in his prime, the opponent seems to be more capable.
With your abilities and potential, let’s become the next Kazekage.”
The name "Red Sand Scorpion" originated from Sunagakure Village. It describes the grandson of Sunagakure Elder Chiyo, the puppet genius of Sunagakure Village whose parents were killed by Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo.
He did not attend the ninja school, but just pondered by himself in Chiyo's puppet library. He became a genin of Sunagakure Village at the age of seven, and a chuunin of Sunagakure Village at the age of eight. Now as a teenager, he has
His reputation has skyrocketed throughout Sunagakure Village, and his reputation as a genius puppet master is known to everyone.
Judging from talent, birth and age, the Red Sand Scorpion is indeed a very suitable candidate to become the Fourth Kazekage.
There is no doubt that Rasa's target is the Fourth Kazekage, and the Red Sand Scorpion has become his biggest obstacle in becoming the Fourth Kazekage.
After listening to Shiren's words, Luo Sha's face was expressionless, but the look in his eyes undoubtedly revealed his inner unrest at the moment.
Shiren pointed out his situation at the moment.
Two or three years ago, he was still confident that he could become the fourth Kazekage after the third Kazekage resigned, and he had been working hard towards this goal.
However, in recent years, Chiyo's grandson, the Red Sand Scorpion, has risen to prominence, and his reputation as a genius has resounded throughout Sunagakure Village.
In just two or three years, the trend of many ninjas in Sand Hidden Village has changed.
Among them, Luo Sha has no doubts, but Chiyo, the powerful elder of Sunagakure Village, must be involved.
This was his current embarrassing situation, and it was pointed out by Shi Ren.
"Having said so much, what is your purpose in Konoha? Tell me? Do you want to provoke internal conflicts in our Sunagakure Village and enjoy the results? Or do you want to support a puppet Kazekage and make Sunagakure Village slowly become a
A vassal of Konoha? In the end, he was even swallowed up by Konoha bit by bit?
Although I say that my goal is the Fourth Kazekage and I will sacrifice everything for this goal, it does not mean that I am willing to be at your mercy." Luo Sha was furious.
There are certain guesses as to the purpose of Shiren saying these words.
However, Sheren waved his hands in an exaggerated manner, "No, no, no... what I said is, 'I' is your partner, not 'we'."
"You?...Who exactly?!"
Luo Sha narrowed her eyes and her voice was slightly deeper.
He always thought that the person in front of him was the Cangmao who suddenly became famous in Konoha during this period, but after saying so many words, Luo Sha became suspicious.
But if it’s not Konoha’s blue cat, then who is it?
Could it be that the special handover place between Sunagakure Village and Konoha was known to others?
The task list for half a year was handed over to an outsider?
Luo Sha's murderous intention, which had been silent, rose again.
It's just that Toneri has no intention of fighting him again.
"Me? I'm just an ordinary ninja from Konoha ANBU, codenamed Aangmao."
"Aren't you afraid that I will tell you what you just said to the top management of Konoha? Then I'm afraid you will have to become a rebel ninja, right?"
"Who believes it?" Sheren asked calmly.
Luo Sha's breath froze.
Indeed, who believes it?
Obviously, a ninja from another village came to complain against a ninja from his own village, and he still made great contributions. As long as the senior officials of this village are not fools, they will definitely not believe this.
Sheren continued: "I know you don't believe it now, but it doesn't matter, I will let you see my sincerity."
"What exactly do you want from me?"
Luo Sha thinks that there is nothing of special value in him, the only possibility is that he has a high status in Sunagakure Village.
But even if he cannot become one of the Four Kazekages of Sunagakure Village, he will not sell anything from Sunagakure Village or people from other villages.
"Don't be nervous, it won't bring any harm to your Sand Hidden Village. When you see our sincerity, you will naturally know what I need."
As the two looked at each other for a long time, Luo Sha left this oasis.
It was obvious from the wind and sand swirling around his body that he was not at peace inside.
The position of Kazekage is too tempting for an ambitious man like him.
After Luo Sha finished leaving, Toneri took off the mask on his face, looked at the direction in which he left, and showed a meaningful smile.
"Is this person the one who may become the Fourth Kazekage in the future?"
A deep voice sounded from behind Toneri.
"It's not possible, it's inevitable!" Shiren didn't look back. He knew who was coming and just nodded gently.
Toneri notified Kakuzu in advance of this mission.
After all, it is Sunagakure Village. From the previous handovers of human missions, it was known that the ninjas in Sand Hidden Village were getting more and more restless. Who knows if they would suddenly explode during this handover.
With his character that seeks stability, it was not surprising that he informed Kakuzu, and he indeed had some things that he needed to communicate with Kakuzu.
"You think he can't do it?" Sheren asked.
Kakuzu's green eyes exuded a slightly sinister light, "No, at home in the desert, his magnetic escape combined with the sand manipulation technique is very strong."
Being able to have Kakuzu fight against Senju Hashirama like this and even a guy who has lived for decades can say "very strong", which shows that Rasa's strength is not weak.
Of course, the implication is that outside the desert, Luo Sha's strength may not be that strong.
A slightly sarcastic smile appeared on Toneri's face, "This guy can't just be judged by his appearance. Regardless of his scheming or methods, he is the best choice for the fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, and he is in front of him at this moment.
The only obstacle is the Red Sand Scorpion.
But the Red Sand Scorpion...ha—a person who is about to go off track."
"Even if he really becomes Feng Ying, he won't be able to provide us with any help. Do you think this person can provide us with any substantial help?"
"The reason why we talk about his methods and scheming is that there is nothing he can't do as long as he wants to achieve his goal."
He sighed again, "Only such people can get what they want in this world and live a nourishing life. Those who are too naive and take things for granted will have a much harder time succeeding than such people."
.”
Listening to Toneri's words, Kakuzu nodded thoughtfully. Didn't he once live in an ideal world?
What greeted him in the end was betrayal and fighting.
That's why he gave up trusting anyone. All he believed in was money and interests.
And Sheren caught this point in him, and the cooperation between the two was because there were interests everywhere and the interests of each other were entangled, so they became good partners.
And as cooperation continues to deepen, there will be more and more interactions between them, making it harder to separate.
"By the way, how are things going lately?"
"It's okay. This Daimyo of Tian Country is indeed a relatively honest person. He promised to give us all the funds. According to your request, I summoned some wandering ninjas and ninjas from the underground bounty exchange house.
A few ninjas who are not weak in strength and can also be bound by interests.
Among them, there are four ninjas at the Jonin level and twelve Chunin.
As for genin, they were trained from scratch according to your ideas. We found some orphans who seemed to have potential from all over the ninja world. After brainwashing and indoctrination, we taught them some ninjutsu knowledge. There are forty people in total. Now,
Ten people have passed all the tests and officially possess the strength of genin."
Kakuzu is like a big housekeeper, telling Toneri, the hands-off shopkeeper, little by little about their "industry" in Tian Country.
Listening to the information Kakuzu said, Toneri was a little surprised.
In just one and a half years, they successfully established a small force with considerable strength in a country like Tian Country with no ninja background.
Including Kakuzu, there is a Kage-level strongman, four jounin, twelve chuunin, and forty children between genin and so on.
This can definitely be considered a not weak force. If you want to establish a hidden village, this is enough to become the foundation of a small hidden village.
That is to say, Kakuzu has quite a reputation in the entire bounty world on earth, so he was able to recruit such a group of ninjas in such a short period of time.
Of course, more people could have been recruited, but the requirement was to err on the side of shortage rather than excess, so many people who could not meet the requirements were eliminated by Jiaodu.
The last remaining ones, no matter how pure their character, at least have certain principles and are not indiscriminate killers.
As for having great ambitions or being very greedy, this is normal in the eyes of Sheren.
Only ambitious people will try to improve their strength, while only greedy people will bind and exploit them with benefits.
But he was not defenseless at all.
Those orphans who were raised from scratch and controlled through brainwashing methods do not need to worry, and those who are recruited will be assigned a cat after entering the organization.
The nominal function is to make it easier to communicate with each other, and these cats are also ninja cats, which can help to a certain extent and provide a lot of information and clues, so they will be very capable assistants.
But in essence, these cats are also for the owner to monitor them. If anything unusual happens, he can know it as soon as possible.
It's just that the huge group of cats now controlled by Toneri, spread throughout the ninja world, requires a clear group definition.
It would be best to get a contract scroll like the one in the Three Holy Lands and establish an official Cat Clan psychic beast, which would be more conducive for him to manage such a huge Cat Clan group.
After several years of hard development and rapid and efficient spread from one to ten to a hundred, Toneri can confidently say that he has 30% of all cats in the ninja world under his control.
But this has almost reached its limit. If we don't establish a psychic group of cats, it will be more difficult to continue to expand.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Kakuzu continued to talk about the situation in Tian Country.
Because the number of people was not large, Qi hid better, so he did not attract Konoha's attention.
"Now all the income comes from the allocation from the Daimyo of Tiannokuni. If we want to continue to expand, we will either have to pay for it out of our own pockets, or we can add some income to the organization.
However, even if we support it out of our own pocket, it is not a long-term solution, so I suggest developing some businesses to increase income.
We recruit so many people not just to support them, but rather let them go out and do some tasks, even if they are just doing some bounty tasks."
Kakuzu continued: "Besides, our organization has been established for more than a year. Shouldn't we have a name of our own?"
After listening to Kakuzu talking so much, Toneri was sure of one thing.
That is, this guy Kakuzu is really suitable to be a great butler, especially when it comes to money management, he is very sensitive and will not waste a single penny excessively.
It’s no wonder that in the original work, after he lost to Payne and agreed to join the Akatsuki, he became the only person in charge of the finances of the Akatsuki organization, and he did it meticulously.
"Your name?"
Toneri thought for a while and slowly shook his head, "It's not the right time yet. Having a name will only attract unnecessary attention. If you show yourself like a wandering ninja in front of others, it will not cause too many reactions."
"As for the source of funds, the mission of the underground bounty exchange house is indeed a good choice. In the past, they could only complete the mission alone, but now, they can complete it through a team, with the information we provide and each other.
With better collaboration ability, the mission success rate will definitely be higher.
In a short period of time, this may become one of the main income sources.
However, the seemingly peaceful ninja world will soon become lively again. The third ninja world only needs an opportunity to break out, and then we will really make money.
Earning war money is definitely the best way to make money. We can take on some tasks in Dayin Village as mercenaries."
Kakuzu nodded, keeping Toneri's words in mind.
After so many years of contact with Shiren, he gradually became accustomed to obeying the platoon.
It's not that he doesn't have any opinions of his own, it's just that after spending such a long time with Shiren, he has become accustomed to his foresight and keen sense of important things.
Therefore, what the two said was cooperation gradually evolved into a model in which sacrificing others was the main focus and direction.
After all, from the time we cooperated until now, I haven’t missed much of Shiren’s words.
"By the way, it's not just us. I heard that an organization called 'Akatsuki' has recently appeared in the Kingdom of Rain. Several of their leaders have great potential. If you have the opportunity, you can contact them."
Toneri suddenly thought that at this time, the Akatsuki organization should have been established and had begun recruiting troops to promote their "peace" concept.
"Is it just contact? Do you want to bring them in?"
"No, just make some contact. There are people watching from behind..."
It was just to avoid attracting that person's attention, so Toneri didn't want the little team he had managed to build in Tian Country to be exposed.
This is a powerful trump card he has left in the entire ninja world, and it can play a big role at critical moments.
As for the Luo Sand card, regardless of whether it is used or not, they don't have to pay any price. The Red Sand Scorpion will go to the opposite side of the Sand Hidden Village, and then all they have to do is pretend that it was them.
It's something that requires no effort and has a high probability of return. Sheren feels it is necessary to try it.
