Konoha: Resurrected by Orochimaru at the start

Chapter 42 Robbery

As Hidan walked down the street, he glanced at Kakuzu. Although he couldn't see Kakuzu's face, he could tell that Kakuzu was in a good mood, counting money as he walked out.

Hidan, meanwhile, wore a blank expression, yawning repeatedly with unhappiness and boredom. What was so great about money anyway? He still couldn't understand it. "Kakuzu, who's the next target?"

Kakuzu ignored him and, after carefully counting and confirming the amount of money was correct, replied, "The rogue ninja from Iwagakure, Tsuneno, is just ahead according to the intelligence. However, this guy is very good at using Earth Release ninjutsu to hide, so remember to watch carefully. If the money gets away because of you..."

Before Kakuzu could finish speaking, Hidan picked at his ear and interrupted him with an annoyed look, "I know, I know, you know you can't kill me, so stop saying that."

"..." Kakuzu ignored Hidan's provocative tone and walked on in silence. The main purpose of his words was to tell Hidan to take things seriously, but the effect was negligible.

-

Hidan slashed his scythe into the ground, leaving many deep pits nearby. "Ugh, this is so annoying!!" He thought it would be more fun when he was killing people, but who would have thought it would turn into this scene.

Thinking of this, Hidan became furious and his next strike caused even more damage than before, but he still missed... He stood up dejectedly, watching Kakuzu slowly seal off the area and block his escape route. Oh well, he'll take him down sooner or later.

Thinking about this, Hidan decided to rest, looking utterly hopeless. How could this guy run so fast? He must have put all his talent into running away!

Hidan's mood brightened instantly when he saw bloodstains on his scythe as he pulled it out.

Having prepared for the ceremony, Hidan plunged several bitter pills into his heart and let out a sigh of relief.

"Evil God, accept my sacrifice!"

At the same time, in an open area ahead, Tsunano suddenly sprang out half of his body, spitting blood from his mouth. There was a hole in his heart, just like Hidan's. He was somewhat bewildered, "Why?" He had clearly escaped that meat grinder, but after escaping for so long, he still ended up like this. The next moment, he stopped breathing.

Kakuzu coldly watched Hidan, then walked over and pulled the unseeingly dead Tsunano out of the ground. Because this guy was involved in some village secrets, in order to get the bounty, his body had to be brought back intact. "Your religion is really troublesome. If you've had your fun, hurry up and pack up. It's time to go."

"What do you know? This is a ritual! A ritual!"

However, just as Kaku was about to leave, a strange fellow suddenly appeared in front of them, wearing a white mask and looking at them. His limbs kept changing positions, and it was unclear what he was doing.

Kakuzu stared for a moment with his green eyes, then remembered, wasn't this guy the good-for-nothing who didn't have a bounty before? Speaking of which, that new Akatsuki member also seemed to be wearing a white-faced mask.

Uchiha Gen, who had been following them, was pondering which entrance would be the most stylish. Realizing he had already been spotted, he leaned against a tree with his arms crossed, as if to say, "This mountain isn't mine, this tree isn't mine, but if you want to pass, leave your toll!"

Kakuzu "..." is he another idiot like Hidan?

Hidan, unaware of Kakuzu's intentions, finished tidying up and, carrying his scythe, looked somewhat surprised. He asked Kakuzu, "You didn't kill him this time. Do you know him?"

"..." The reason Kakuzu didn't attack was mainly because he estimated he couldn't kill him. Without answering Hidan, Kakuzu asked Uchiha Gen, "Are you that newcomer?"

Uchiha Gen thought for a moment, then realized... he seemed to have forgotten that Kakuzu had seen him in the projection. But it wasn't a big deal, since he wasn't planning on using Uchiha Gen's abilities anyway. He pretended to be puzzled and said, "What newbie? Don't interrupt, okay? 3500 million ryo, not a penny less. Pay up and get out of here."

Kakuzu "..."

Hidan, upon hearing this, burst into laughter, tears welling in his eyes. "This kid actually tried to steal Kakuzu's money! Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Kakuzu, if you don't kill him, I'll definitely make fun of you about this every day from now on..."

"……Shut up!"

Kakuzu stretched out his hand with some anger, and a bunch of black lines connected to his arm shot out towards Uchiha Gen.

However, just as they were about to approach Uchiha Gen, they were stopped by several golden chains. Uchiha Gen laughed, "Want to see whose rope is stronger?"

Upon seeing the golden chains, Kakuzu was immediately reminded of the Uzumaki clan's heyday. Could these chains be the Adamantine Sealing Chains? Considering the sealing power they possessed, the situation seemed rather dire…

Seeing that Kakuzu was dawdling and not continuing his attack, seemingly unable to defeat him, Hidan asked, "Hey, do you need any help?"

Kakuzu wasn't a pedantic person. He frowned and said, "Yes, we need to watch out for his chains. Don't get bound. Those things have sealing abilities."

While they were talking, Uchiha Gen attempted to test the use of Susanoo to strengthen the Adamantine Sealing Chains, hoping to see if it would be successful. However, after using it, the Adamantine Sealing Chains suddenly increased to 16, radiating a terrifying pressure.

Gen Uchiha sensed that he could create a certain degree of lockdown over this space, so he did just that, with chains encircling the three of them and forming a barrier around them.

Suddenly, Kakuzu felt the flow of chakra within his body slow down. What was happening?!

Something seems wrong. Kakuzu looked at Uchiha Gen with some shock and anger. What kind of monster is this guy?

Turning his head, he saw Hidan, completely oblivious, still swinging his scythe at Uchiha Gen! "Hidan, stop!" Kakuzu cursed Hidan for being an idiot, but he couldn't let him die so meaninglessly.

The next moment, Hidan was slapped back by a chain and smashed into the ground, creating a huge crater.

Because of his immortality, this attack did virtually no damage to Hidan. Hidan slowly sat up from the crater, somewhat annoyed. "Hey, do you know how much this hurts?!" he said, but he also realized the difference in their strength and didn't go forward again.

Uchiha Gen didn't care about any of that and said again, "Robbery! 3500 million ryo. You can leave once you pay, but you have to write your names on the money, both of yours."

"???" Kakuzu was a little confused. Judging from the strength that Uchiha Gen had shown, if he wanted money, he could have just killed them and gotten the money.

Or perhaps… Kakuzu pondered for a moment, realizing that this guy couldn't maintain this level of strength for long? But a new problem arose: who the hell would unleash a devastating attack the moment they met?

If Gen Uchiha knew Kakuzu's thoughts, he would definitely agree. Just by using this ninjutsu, if it weren't for the Edo Tensei, his chakra would have already been consumed by 2/3, and each attack would take away a huge amount of chakra to activate it.

But who can blame Uchiha Gen for not caring about chakra consumption at all right now?