Chapter 150: Konoha Village Expresses Strong Condemnation
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"Five hundred million?"
As Uchiha Douhuan's voice fell, the entire underground bounty station burst into an uproar. One must know, for a gathering place of rogue ninjas and wandering ninjas like theirs, even getting a single job worth over ten million was usually not easy. And now, a massive five-hundred-million Ryo order had just appeared?
Keep in mind, even for the ninja villages of the Five Great Nations, receiving such a large five-hundred-million Ryo order was not easy.
Therefore, at this moment, all the ninjas within the bounty station looked towards Uchiha Douhuan with greedy eyes.
Just then, Uchiha Douhuan's expression turned cold, and his immense killing intent was released without reservation.
The ninjas within the bounty station were instantly intimidated by this killing intent, not daring to make the slightest move. Rightly so, to dare come to such a place with so much cash, his own strength was likely not insignificant.
"Um... Sir, may I ask what mission you wish to post?" The bounty station attendant swallowed hard and asked.
"Who is the strongest bounty hunter here?" Uchiha Douhuan inquired.
"Currently, among the bounty hunters active at our station, the strongest is the ninja known as 'Undying Heart'. His mission completion rate is currently 100%."
"Alright then, him it is," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, took out the two scrolls he got from Kado, and placed them on the bounty station counter.
"Count it," Uchiha Douhuan said.
The bounty station attendant nodded, then unrolled a scroll and infused chakra into it. The next second, this attendant was stunned by the mountain of gold bars piled up within the scroll.
"Five hundred million, correct?" Uchiha Douhuan chuckled lightly.
"No... Correct," the attendant nodded.
"The mission is this..." Uchiha Douhuan took out a map of the ninja world, pointed to Calvin's ninja tool factory, and said, "Within one week, I want to hear news that this place has been completely destroyed."
After speaking, Uchiha Douhuan put down the map, turned, and left with Black Zetsu.
He wasn't afraid this underground bounty station would take his money and not do the job. If they truly dared to do so, then the next ones to arrive would be Konoha's elite forces.
In dealing with that reckless Land of Lightning bastard, Uchiha Douhuan still chose the simplest and most brutal method. His military factory was still waiting to start operations and make money; he had no time to play business war games with the other party.
This was also why he took private cash from Kado instead of directly using Konoha's public funds.
As for why he was in such a hurry?
After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Douhuan had just arrived home when he received a diplomatic note from the Land of Waterfall requesting a visit.
"It seems that treaty put a lot of pressure on them," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled, personally drafted an invitation for the leader of Takigakure to visit, and then had it sent to the Land of Fire overnight.
Three days later, the leader of Takigakure, Iwata Sawaki, embarked on his journey to visit Konoha with his guards. While he was still on the road, a major incident occurred in the ninja world.
The largest ninja tool factory in the ninja world, the Calvin Group's factory in the Land of Lightning, suffered a major terrorist attack. The exploding tags in the entire factory complex's warehouse were completely detonated by the attackers, turning the entire factory area into ruins. Fortunately, the attack occurred after working hours, so there were no casualties. As of now, no organization has claimed responsibility for this incident. However, according to survivors, suspicious individuals wearing black cloaks with red cloud patterns were seen active around the factory premises before the attack.
The moment the incident occurred, Uchiha Douhuan, representing Konoha, issued a statement expressing deep sorrow for the victims of this attack and strongly condemning the attackers.
Seeing Uchiha Douhuan speak out, Onoki and the Fourth Kazekage Rasa also quickly followed suit, issuing statements to the ninja world.
At this moment, in the Raikage's office, the Fourth Raikage A was constantly slamming his desk, while the victim of this attack, Calvin, stood aside, his face also looking very grim.
"Lord Raikage, I think Konoha is inextricably linked to this matter! They just established a new ninja tool factory recently. We sent them a warning, and less than a week later, our factory was attacked!" Calvin said, his face full of anger.
"Truly ridiculous! To shamelessly issue such a statement," the Fourth Raikage A also gritted his teeth at this point.
"Lord Raikage, then what do we do now?" Calvin asked.
"They dared to start it, so we'll dare to finish it! I'll send a team of Anbu later and bomb their factory too!" the Fourth Raikage A said, slamming the table.
"Lord Raikage, dispatching Anbu to attack the Land of Fire's ninja tool factory now is not a good choice," Shee, one of the Raikage's advisors from the ABC trio, reminded him. "They will definitely strengthen the factory's defenses at this time. Sending people out to attack now, the gains might not make up for the losses. Moreover, if caught, such an act could easily be regarded as declaring war on Konoha."
"Then how did Konoha manage it? Recently, no Land of Fire ninjas have been detected entering our borders," A wondered at this point.
"Our informant at the underground bounty station sent intelligence. Recently, there was a large bounty of five hundred million Ryo at the bounty station in the Land of Hot Water; it's estimated to be for this mission," Shee reported.
"Five hundred million?" Both A and Calvin were dumbstruck upon hearing this. "With such a large sum of money being moved, shouldn't all the major ninja villages have some trace of it?"
"No. Neither Konoha nor Iwagakure shows any signs of large withdrawals from public funds," Shee shook his head. "This five hundred million in cash should be from a private account."
"Is he, Uchiha Douhuan, that rich?" A said in disbelief. He had been Raikage for so many years, and his personal assets didn't even amount to five hundred million. How long has Uchiha Douhuan been Hokage, and he can already take out five hundred million in cash?
"Five hundred million... he's ruthless!" Calvin also gritted his teeth at this point. One must know, although his net worth was considerable, taking out five hundred million in cash at once was a very damaging affair for him too.
And now, if they wanted to retaliate in kind, they couldn't do it. Calvin needed funds to rebuild the factory and resume production, and their private assets probably weren't enough to scrape together a commission that could do the same to the Land of Fire's ninja tool factory.
"Damn it!" The Raikage smashed the desk with a slap. "Are we just going to let it go like this? Do we know who took this mission?"
"No idea," Shee shook his head and said. "The underground bounty station has always been very strict about confidentiality in this regard. The people our village infiltrated cannot access this kind of information. However, according to the attack survivors, it should have been done by someone wearing a black cloak with red cloud patterns."
"Black cloak with red cloud patterns..." A pondered. "Is there any organization in the ninja world that uses this as its symbol?"
"Still unclear for now," Shee replied. "However, the Konoha rogue ninja Orochimaru, when he assassinated the Land of Fire Daimyo some time ago, was wearing similar clothes."
"So, there's a mysterious organization active in the ninja world now, right? And it's full of powerful individuals?" A's brow furrowed deeply. "Keep a close eye on news about this organization recently."
"Understood," Shee nodded.
"As for Calvin," A looked towards Calvin beside him. "For the time being, focus on resuming production. But rest assured, I will definitely help you avenge this."
"Good," Calvin nodded.
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Land of Rain.
Konan looked at the one hundred million Ryo Kakuzu handed over, nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Kakuzu: "Kakuzu, it seems your recent harvest has been quite good. However, can you explain why your teammate died on a mission again?"
"Can't be helped. He was too useless," Kakuzu stated. "Even the simplest infiltration job, he could get spotted by the guards. Besides, his combat power wasn't up to par; he almost dragged me down."
"Is that really so?" Konan said, frowning.
"Of course," Kakuzu replied expressionlessly.
"How much money did you get for him this time?" Konan said, her face cold.
Kakuzu: ...
Kakuzu really wanted to muddle through this with silence, but under Konan's burning gaze, Kakuzu couldn't hold out for long and honestly confessed after a moment: "13 million."
"Hand it over," Konan said.
Kakuzu obediently took out another scroll and handed it to Konan.
"Don't let this happen again next time," Konan said sternly.
"Yes!" Kakuzu nodded. Konan had told him this no less than ten times, but he would still dare to do it next time.
After Kakuzu left, Konan took the money and returned to the tall tower in the Land of Rain, to Nagato's room.
"The incident where the Land of Lightning's ninja tool factory was bombed, was it Kakuzu's doing?" Nagato asked.
"Correct. This is his mission payment for this time," Konan said after placing the scroll on the table in front of Nagato. "One hundred million Ryo."
"One hundred million Ryo? Such a big spender," Nagato sneered. "Did Kakuzu meet the person who posted the mission?"
"No. The other party provided the funds and specified Kakuzu for the mission, then left," Konan replied.
"If we don't know, then forget it. Regardless, bombing a place like a ninja tool factory that profits from war is a good thing," Nagato said.
"However, for this mission, eyewitnesses saw the clothes Kakuzu and his partner were wearing," Konan reported. "During this period, we should probably keep a lower profile."
"I understand," Nagato nodded and said. "The people tracking Orochimaru's whereabouts, recall them as well."
"Understood," Konan nodded.
...
Soon, seven days had passed since the attack on the Land of Lightning's ninja tool factory. In these seven days, no organization in the ninja world stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack. Therefore, this incident could only become a cold case.
On Kado's side, the new ninja tool factory also gradually got on track. After the first batch of raw materials arrived, it officially began production.
And on this day, the leader of Takigakure, Iwata Sawaki, and his entourage also arrived in Konoha.
(End of Chapter)
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