Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 60 Gold Exchange and Kakuzu

Damn!

Ai rushed to the shore, watching the ships gradually disappear into the horizon, and clenched his fists tightly.

"This matter cannot be left unresolved. The Mist Ninja dared to provoke us; we must retaliate!"

On the boat, Kiichiro turned his head and realized that the coastline was no longer visible. He then took off his mask and let out a long sigh.

Being chased by a monster felt incredibly oppressive.

"Mimori, are you going straight back to Kirigakure?"

Mi Shou pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "The battle with the Cloud Ninja revealed too many of our trump cards, making it impossible to explain our origins. We won't have a good outcome when we go back."

Kiichiro suddenly realized: "That's right. Although the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja have a very bad relationship now and it's impossible for them to take the initiative to inform the Mist Ninja Village about the battle situation, the Mist Ninja Village lost one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and even lost their long sword, Sewing Needle. They will definitely investigate and find out sooner or later that there is a problem with your strength."

Looking at the vast sea, Misato said calmly, "Actually, leaving isn't so bad. I'm not a direct descendant of the Mizukage in Kirigakure, and I don't have any family support, so it's hard for me to get ahead. It's better to stay in the ninja world and secretly help others."

Kyosuke could follow Minato Namikaze, and Sensuke was a Jinchuriki; both had bright futures in their respective ninja villages. As for Misaki, he was in Kirigakure and could at most slowly rise to the rank of Jonin, but it would be difficult for him to gain power.

Kiichiro sighed, "What a pity. I was hoping that the three of you could become Hokage, Kazekage, and Mizukage. It's only been a few years, and you've already failed a third of the way and lost your Mizukage positions. It's heartbreaking to think about."

Mi Shou faced the sea breeze and drew a line on his headband with a kunai.

"Life is full of disappointments. Besides, every cloud has a silver lining. Maybe I can make a name for myself after leaving Kirigakure."

Kiichiro smiled and said, "I hope so."

That night, they reached the coast. Kiichiro returned to the Land of the Moon, while Mimori headed towards the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire is located in the center of the ninja world, making it relatively easy to support others from a short distance.

In the following days, both the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja received orders to kill the enemy on sight!

The fighting between the two sides lasted for several days, and they even frequently impersonated each other to launch surprise attacks on ninjas from other villages, drawing more and more ninja villages into the fray.

The already tense relationship between the various ninja villages has become even more chaotic, with large-scale vendettas no longer limited to the Mist Village and the Cloud Village, but spreading to all ninja villages.

"Damn it! The Cloud Ninja not only refused to return the stitches, but they also killed so many of our ninjas!"

The Fourth Mizukage looked at the report in his hand, extremely angry, and immediately gave the order.

"Assemble the troops immediately, let's set sail and start a war against the Cloud Ninja!"

Not long after, the Third Raikage received intelligence that the Kirigakure had gathered its ninja and resolved to wage war.

"Hmph, we were originally planning to deal with Konoha, but since the Mist Ninja are courting death! Then let's start the war! Let's crush the Mist Ninja!"

The Mist Ninja and the Cloud Ninja had long been preparing for war, so they quickly assembled a large-scale ninja army and began their two-way march.

Because the Cloud Ninja made no attempt to conceal their intention to wage war, Matsusaka and Toshio Tsuchikage, as well-informed merchants, quickly learned of the Cloud Ninja's gathering and realized that war was likely to break out, causing them great distress.

Their suffering is not because war will cause rivers of blood, but because if there is a war, Kiichiro will make a lot of money, and he will use the food in their warehouses!

As successful businesspeople, they find it more painful to watch others make money than to lose money themselves.

The Matsusaka man from Ise was wiping away sweat and pacing anxiously.

"What should we do? Kiichiro will be coming to take away our grain soon. The price of grain has increased tenfold, and it will be even higher if war breaks out."

Toshio Tsuchikko fanned himself fiercely, gritting his teeth as he said, "Then tear up the contract. Anyway, the grain is in our hands. If we don't give it to him, there's nothing he can do. At worst, we'll just return the money to him!"

The Matsusaka man from Ise stamped his foot and shouted a reminder: "Don't forget, according to the contract, breaching the contract means paying a hundredfold penalty!"

When Toshio Doko heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he started cursing.

"That damned bastard! He must have inside information and knew this day would come, so he deliberately tricked us!"

The Matsusaka man from Ise shouted, "Stop with the nonsense, say something useful! We absolutely can't let this opportunity to make money slip by!"

Toshio Tsuchikatsu remained silent for a moment, then snapped the fan in two, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Let's go all the way and send out ninjas to kill that brat!"

The Matsusaka people of Ise immediately expressed their support and suggested, "I heard that Oniichiro has connections with the ministers of the Land of Lightning. We can't hire Cloud Ninjas; it would be better to hire wandering ninjas instead."

"Let's set off immediately and contact the gold exchange!"

At night, on the border of Konoha, Mikami entered the gold exchange to take on some missions to earn money. Unexpectedly, while browsing the missions, he saw a mission to kill Oni Ichiro.

"This is a great mission. The target is weak, and the reward is high. It's a pity that the time is too short. It needs to be completed by tomorrow, which means we won't be able to reach the Moon Kingdom in time."

Behind Mi Shou, a tall figure appeared. Upon seeing the task sheet in Mi Shou's hand, his words were filled with disappointment.

Unexpectedly, I encountered an anime character as soon as I arrived in the Land of Fire.

A rogue ninja from Takigakure, with green eyes and a black mask.

That's right, it's Kakuzu, who will become a member of the Akatsuki!

"Hmph, old man, you're quite confident."

Mi Shou leaned against the wall, a disdainful sneer on his face.

In the cruel environment of the Hidden Mist Village, Mimori developed a cold-blooded personality.

Now that they've become rogue ninjas, they're even more unscrupulous, showing no fear whatsoever when facing Kakuzu.

"pity."

Kakuzu glanced at Yamori's headband, then at Yamori's face, and said again, "What a pity."

"Unfortunately, your name isn't on the bounty list, so there's no money to be made by killing you."

"Hahahaha..."

Mi Shou seemed to have heard the funniest joke, laughing uncontrollably, attracting the attention of many people, but he didn't care at all, even laughing so hard he bent over. Then he straightened his head and said something full of coldness.

"Uncle, you'll retire when you get old, right? Talking big will get you killed."

"Humph!"

Kakuzu snorted coldly, and the murderous aura around him was terrifying. People around him were terrified and hurriedly fled from the gold exchange.

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, the person in charge of the gold exchange immediately came over, put his hands together, and showed a humble smile.

"Hehehe, you two ninja masters, please don't fight here, please, hehehehe."

A moment later, in the forest, Mikami and Kakuzu stood facing each other.

Yamori drew his short sword and announced his identity: "Yamori, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure!"

Kakuzu said dismissively, "A nobody!"

"Killing you will make me famous!"

Mi Shou charged straight ahead, his blade curved like a cold moon.

choke!

Kakuzu held a kunai in his right hand to block the short sword, while extending his left hand. Countless black lines appeared on his left hand, directly trapping Yagami.

"So you were provoking me to make a name for yourself. You've picked the wrong target!"

The black lines, like venomous snakes, pierced into Mi Shou's body, injuring him and causing him to turn into a cloud of smoke.

"Shadow clones? Shadow clones divide chakra equally, and you actually dare to use them in battle? How foolish!"