July 7th, Sunny.
Winter Snow Casino.
It's located at the edge of Booklet Street.
There aren't many customers on normal days.
Natsume chose this place because he was worried about being spotted by those with ulterior motives.
For example, the ninjas from Konoha.
After all, each member of the Akatsuki organization has unique skills. It wouldn't be good to scare the kids.
At exactly 7 o'clock.
Natsume arrived on time. There were already two guys waiting, who clearly weren't ordinary people.
Kakuzu and Sasori.
Both of them were wearing the classic black cloaks with red clouds of the Akatsuki organization.
Kakuzu was still dressed like a normal person, just wearing a mask and showing a pair of green eyes.
Sasori was a bit more abstract. He was inside the puppet [Hiruko], looking like a dwarf and also having a scorpion-like tail.
In fact, both of them were no longer human.
Sasori, a genius puppet master from Sunagakure and the grandson of Chiyo, not only controlled puppets but also made himself into a puppet.
Kakuzu, a rogue ninja from Takigakure, had five hearts through the forbidden jutsu [Earth Grudge Fear], which meant he had five lives and an extremely long lifespan.
A well - known scene is that he threw a shuriken at the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, from a great distance (literally eight hundred miles in the story).
In the original story, Sasori's partner was Deidara, who believed that "explosion is art," and Kakuzu's partner was Hidan, a believer in the evil god.
But at this time, both of them hadn't joined the Akatsuki organization yet, so they were teammates.
Natsume was still a bit worried about seeing Obito Uchiha.
But after thinking about it carefully, it was a long time later that he became Tobi and joined the Akatsuki organization.
Before that, he had been creating bloody massacres in Kiri to avenge his beloved Rin Nohara.
During the Third Great Ninja War, Kiri took advantage of the weakness of Konoha after its battle with Kumogakure and launched a sneak attack.
There were mainly two battles.
In the first battle, the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist rushed straight to the rear of Konoha and encountered the genin Might Duy. When Might Duy activated the [Eight Gates], only three of them managed to escape.
In the second battle, they captured Rin Nohara and forcibly implanted [Three - Tailed Beast] into her body, then sent her back to Konoha to self - destruct.
Rin Nohara rammed herself into Kakashi Hatake's [Lightning Cutter] to break the conspiracy and then died.
From then on, Obito Uchiha had it in for Kiri.
In fact, what he didn't know was that there were secret manipulations by Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu.
Rin Nohara was destined to die.
The purpose was to stimulate Obito Uchiha to awaken his Sharingan and make him the executor of the Moon's Eye (Black Zetsu's plan to save his mother) plan.
"Are you the employer?"
Kakuzu sized up Natsume. He was very unfamiliar.
"Yes."
Natsume didn't hide it and said, "I'm a clone, so I'll have to trouble the two of you to protect me on the way."
A clone could exist for a long time as long as it wasn't damaged and there was enough chakra.
"Protect you?"
Kakuzu said coldly, "You didn't mention protecting you in the mission, and it's a clone. The difficulty is even greater."
"Add money."
Natsume held up two fingers and said, "There are two of you, so I'll add another two hundred thousand Ryo as the reward for protecting me."
"Alright."
Kakuzu rolled his eyes. Two hundred and twenty thousand Ryo for a trip to Kusagakure Village was a great deal.
Head bounties, especially those exceeding ten million Ryo, are rare and hard to come by.
The Akatsuki organization earns money mainly through missions most of the time.
But there aren't many S-rank missions either.
Two million two hundred thousand Ryo is already quite a good amount.
Protecting a clone isn't a big deal.
"There's another mission."
Natsume decided to explain in advance to avoid future disputes.
"Another one?"
Kakuzu frowned.
Are today's employers so impolite? Don't they know what the rules are?
"I'll add more money."
Natsume smiled and said, "I have a deal with Orochimaru. I want you to go see him and get something."
Kakuzu thought highly of Natsume.
The reputation of the Sannin is still quite well - known.
Someone who can make a deal with Orochimaru is naturally not an ordinary person.
Of course, he didn't take it too seriously.
What Sannin? In his eyes, they were not worth mentioning.
He was more interested in money.
"How much are you offering?"
"Two million Ryo."
Natsume held up two fingers and said.
"Just for a deal, it's naturally no problem."
Kakuzu has lived for so long that he's as shrewd as a fox. "But you're not willing to go there yourself. That means Orochimaru might take action, and that'll be a different price. Orochimaru, as one of the Legendary Sannin, has considerable strength. You have to add more money."
Natsume originally wanted to save money.
Since it was guessed, he held up one more finger and said, "Then I'll add another ten million Ryo."
The head bounty on Asuma Sarutobi's head is thirty - five million Ryo.
Orochimaru should be no less valuable.
But this was just a deal, not asking for his head. Ten million Ryo was enough.
Kakuzu's eyes suddenly lit up.
The boss sure is a big spender!
An extra ten million Ryo is definitely an unexpected windfall.
Then they could kill Orochimaru and exchange his head for money in the underground black market.
It's a win - win situation.
Kakuzu glanced at Sasori.
He still showed no reaction, as if he were really a lifeless puppet.
Kakuzu knew his character, so he spoke on his behalf, "We'll take your two commissions."
"Pleasure doing business. Let's set off now."
Natsume smiled and said, "But I'm quite slow."
Sasori reacted at this time. He just casually pulled, and a puppet landed in front of him.
What a weirdo!
That was the only word Natsume could think of.
It was wearing a tattered cloak, looked like an ant, with red devil - like horns, six arms, and two legs.
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Don't tell me you want me to ride it?
Natsume subconsciously looked at Sasori and got three words: "Get on."
Holy cow! It's so huge. I'm gonna die!
Is the money I gave not enough? Are you guys abusing your employer like this?
Can't you take out the Third Kazekage's puppet and let me experience flying side by side with the sun?
The three of them set off.
Kakuzu and Sasori ran in the standard ninja way.
Natsume was riding a luxurious mount. Apart from being a bit shaky, it was perfect.
Moreover, it had super - strong combat power.
Kusagakure Village is located in the Land of Grass.
According to the original description, the ninjas of Kusagakure Village are good at researching and cracking the ninjutsu of other countries. It's a ninja village known for 'learning' (in a sneaky way).
This is a very diplomatic (or rather, euphemistic) way of putting it.
In two words, it's a 'thief nation'.
Small-scale yet ignorant, small-scale yet rude. This is simply the perfect description of them.
There isn't much plot about Kusagakure Village.
Leaving aside the movie-related content, only Karin and her mother remain in the storyline.
After the Uzumaki Clan was annihilated, they ended up in Kusagakure Village and were treated as walking blood bags.
Due to their special constitution, they have a large amount of natural chakra and can achieve a healing effect by biting.
Members of the Uzumaki Clan could have become excellent Jinchuriki, practitioners of Sealing Technique, or Medical Ninjas.
But Kusagakure Village chose the most short-sighted way out.
In the end, Karin's mother was drained of all her chakra and died.
If it weren't for Orochimaru, Karin wouldn't have escaped this fate either.
Moreover, she might very likely have been used for breeding, generation after generation. It's extremely tragic.
It's a pity that Karin then met Sasuke Uchiha and still couldn't escape the fate of being a tool.
Although her situation improved a bit.
In her past life, there was a quip about Sasuke: 'Whenever I get a whim, I'll snuff out Karin's life.'
Every time this guy makes a breakthrough in his strength, he comes out to show off, only to get thrashed and then rescued by others.
The Land of Grass borders the Land of Fire and is located in the northwest.
Under the three people's rapid movement, they reached their destination in less than two days.