gave you!
Homma Heiji is a bit doubtful if there's something wrong with his ears?
Usually, it's only their Sunagakure Village that threatens some small ninja villages, never has anyone threatened their Sunagakure Village.
But heavens.
Right now!
A blond brat is insolently extorting money from Sunagakure Village.
He even said that to redeem a Genin, it would cost 500,000 taels!
Homma Heiji did a quick calculation, he saw that there were a total of fifteen Sunagakure Village Genin who were kidnapped. If one person costs 500,000 taels, wouldn't that add up to 7,500,000 ryo?
Homma Heiji was dumbfounded.
This number doesn't sound particularly large in Konohagakure Village.
After all, Konohagakure has a rich foundation.
Big families and big businesses.
Very rich.
But for the already not wealthy Sunagakure Village, 7,500,000 ryo is definitely not a small sum.
Let alone 7,500,000 ryo.
Even if a dignified Jonin of Sunagakure Village, had to pay 2,000,000 ryo out of his own pocket, he couldn't afford it.
There's no way.
Sunagakure is poor!
"Brat, what if Sunagakure Village doesn't pay this ransom?" Homma Heiji's face didn't look good: "Do you think Sunagakure Village, are such easy targets?"
Whoosh....
A breaking sound rang out again, followed by a Sunagakure Genin's scream: "Ah! My foot!"
It was a Shuriken that was stuck in a Sunagakure Village Genin's foot, and blood was splattering out.
The faces of most of the other captives changed.
Afraid that they would be the next unlucky ones.
Haku was playing with a sharp Shuriken in his hand, the smile on his face never faded, he said: "This Shuriken of mine, if I throw it out again, it might not land on the foot, but on the throat."
"Uncle, this is the consequence of not paying the ransom!" Haku still politely called the other party uncle.
Homma Heiji: "....."
"Damn brats!"
The words that Homma Heiji gritted his teeth and said were not only aimed at Naruto and others, but also at a group of Genin from Sunagakure Village.
Because this group of useless Genin put him in a passive situation.
His eyes were flashing with a different kind of brilliance.
If he really had to pay the ransom, he definitely couldn't afford it himself.
He would need to contact the village.
But once he contacted the village, how would Kazekage and the high-levels in the village view him, the leading Jonin?
Would they think he was useless?
There were only three brats in front of him, and the other members of the Whitebeard Pirates were nowhere to be seen. If he could knock these three brats out in an instant, maybe he could rescue that group of wastes?
As for whether he would offend the Whitebeard Pirates by doing this?
Homma Heiji believes that the Whitebeard Pirates wouldn't be so double-standard.
Could it be that they only allow themselves to kidnap and extort Sunagakure Village, but don't allow Sunagakure Village to use some means to rescue their own people?
Moreover, he didn't intend to kill the people of the Whitebeard Pirates.
At most, it's just about knocking out three little kids.
When his mind reached this point... Homma Heiji had made up his mind, and the unusual look in his eyes became firm.
"Little kids, you want a ransom, right?" Homma Heiji took out a stack of banknotes from his bosom: "I don't have much cash on me at the moment, here is 100,000 ryo, I'll give you this money first, then I'll try to contact the village to send money over."
"Okay!" Naruto seemed unaware of the impending crisis, he still had his hands behind his head as Homma Heiji approached.
Naruto reached out and took the stack of banknotes.
"Good opportunity!!"
A fierce look flashed in Homma Heiji's eyes, he didn't hesitate to chop down, aiming at Naruto's neck.
He felt that among these three little kids, this blond little kid was the most powerful. As long as he could take down this blond little kid in an instant, the remaining two little kid could be dealt with in two breaths.
His analysis was not wrong, but he underestimated Naruto's strength.
Naruto's body suddenly lowered.
Naruto seemed to know very well that the other party would attack him.
A swift and hard chop brushed past Naruto's hair.
This strike fell directly on the air.
"What?!!" Homma Heiji's pupils suddenly contracted.
Before he had time to be shocked, Naruto had already thrown the banknotes in his hand at his face.
With the help of the banknotes to confuse the other party's vision.
Naruto lifted his leg and it was a groin kick.
Homma Heiji felt a slight chill in his lower body, he instinctively pressed his hands down.
Bang!!!
"His!" The intense pain in his palm made him gasp, Naruto's groin kick hit his palm hard, the huge force was not like a child's strength at all.
Homma Heiji didn't know if it was his illusion, he felt that his hand seemed to be fractured by this kick.
Being seen through by a little kid, not taking down a little kid in one strike, but letting the other party find an opportunity to counterattack, and even injuring his own palm...
A series of mistakes made Homma Heiji a bit angry.
The look of annoyance on his face was a bit hard to hide.
"Little kid! You're done!"
Homma Heiji reached for a small bottle on his right waist.
He is a Sunagakure Jonin who is good at using poison.
But at this moment, a strong and powerful hand grabbed his forearm, and a murderous tone sounded from the side: "Hey hey hey! I just came back and saw someone wants to hurt my family. You, a guy wearing a Sunagakure Village forehead protector, how do you want to die?"
Homma Heiji: "!!!"
He hurriedly turned his head to look to the right, and found a ninja, who didn't know when he had appeared next to him.
The other party appeared too fast.
He didn't react just now.
Under the street lamp, he could see a shark face that was a bit different from a normal person's face, and he could see the bloodshot eyes.
The murderous intent emanating from the other party made his heart tremble.
"Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"
"Hoshigaki Kisame?"
This face made Homma Heiji shocked. How could he not recognize the famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure Village?
Especially Hoshigaki Kisame, this man is the one with the highest facial recognition among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
As long as you have seen his face.
It's hard for people to forget him.
"I feel a 'malice' from you... Is this Observation Haki? It's amazing that I can feel a negative emotion lingering on others."
Another voice sounded, this voice was younger.
Homma Heiji: "!!!"
Homma Heiji suddenly felt as if his back was being held by some sharp weapon. With the reflection of a window on the street, he vaguely saw that what was holding his back was a ninja sword!
He tried to tilt his head back, and saw a young face in the corner of his eye, the other party's eyes were wrapped in a bandage.
He felt this person looked familiar, but he couldn't recognize who it was.
After all, Shisui wasn't as recognizable as Kisame.
"Rip!" The ninja sword behind Homma Heiji had already pierced through his clothes, the tip of the sword might have pierced his skin, because he felt a sense of pain coming.
He could even feel a warm flow running down his skin.
His back was bleeding!
".....Who are you?" Homma Heiji swallowed nervously.
"One of the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates, Uchiha Shisui." Shisui's tone was flat.
Uchiha.....
Shisui?
Wait!
"Shisui of the Body Flicker from Konohagakure?" Homma Heiji was stunned.
First, it was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
Then it was Shisui of the Body Flicker from Konohagakure.
What's going on?
What happened?
Shisui of the Body Flicker from Konohagakure actually claimed to be one of the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates?
Could it be that he joined the Whitebeard Pirates?
How is that possible!
Would Konohagakure be willing to let go of such a genius ninja? Would a dignified Jonin from Konohagakure be willing to give up the identity of a Konohagakure ninja and become a pirate wandering around the ninja world?
How is that possible?
"I gave you the opportunity to redeem fifteen Sunagakure ninjas for 7.5 million ryos, but you didn't make good use of it!" Naruto shook his head in disappointment, he bent down to pick up a banknote, and gently flicked it.
He raised his head again, looking at Homma Heiji who dared not move.
Naruto smiled slyly at him: "Now, I've changed my mind! Uncle Sunagakure, one Genin costs 1 million ryos, not a penny less! Fifteen Genin, a total of 14 million ryos!"
"Stupid Naruto, it's 15 million." Sasuke, who was standing next to him, had a black line on his forehead and reminded Naruto in a low voice.
".....Ahem, 15 million ryos!" Naruto immediately corrected himself.
"Naruto-kun, don't forget he just wanted to do something just now."
Haku smiled gently: "Why not round it up, 20 million ryos, as a small punishment for him taking action."
"That makes sense!" Naruto expressed his support.
He looked up at the Jonin of Sunagakure Village: "If it's less than this number, you guys can forget about your village's ninjas. If you can't afford this money, then notify your kazekage."
"Hey hey!" Kisame grinned, he reached out and patted Homma Heiji's face: "Did you hear what our team captain said? A ransom of 20 million ryos, if you don't pay, something serious will happen!"
"You should have heard about what happened to Kirigakure Village and Kusagakure Village, right?" Kisame squeezed Homma Heiji's face hard, his eyes narrowed and murderous intent was revealed: "Don't let me come to you personally, otherwise a lot of people will die!"
The naked threat didn't carry any disguise.
If Naruto's threat was considered relatively tactful, then the side that Hoshigaki Kisame showed was purely evil.
The law of the jungle in the ninja world was put on the table.
Homma Heiji: "....."
If there was a regret medicine in the world, he would eat as much as he had.
Who knew that Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Shisui, two ninjas who were famous in the ninja world, had joined the Whitebeard Pirates?
If he knew.....
He definitely wouldn't dare to do it!
And also.
He always felt, how did these two people appear so coincidentally?
Could it be that they were waiting in the dark for him to make a move?
Could he have fallen into the pirate's trap?
Homma Heiji was stunned, his face was pinched with a burst of pain, and his heart was filled with a lot of frustration, unwillingness, and fear.
All he could do was to speak: "I understand, I understand."
But no matter how frustrated and unwilling.
Nothing is more important than his own life.
He chickened out.
.....
Meanwhile.
Otogakure.
"Orochimaru-sama! There is information from 'Code 01'!" An Otogakure ninja, in panic, broke into Orochimaru's laboratory, holding a telegram decoding in his hand: "Orochimaru-sama! Something big happened in Konohagakure Village!"
Orochimaru's dress is not like a ninja at all, more like a researcher. He was wearing a white protective suit, with rubber gloves on his hands, and even a mask on his face.
He paused with a test tube in his hand.
"Crack....."
The test tube in his hand was crushed by Orochimaru, his eyes were a bit gloomy and annoyed, and his voice was hoarse: "You should know that the laboratory should always maintain a sterile environment, right?"
"You just broke in, making my work hard for nine hours in vain." Orochimaru calmly took off his mask: "Do I need to explain to you what my mood is now?"
"Do I need to tell you in advance what I want to do?"
The Otogakure Ninja who broke in here had his hair standing on end.
Cold sweat was even overflowing from his forehead.
"Orochimaru-sama, your.....your subordinate didn't mean to." He defended with a trembling voice.
"I know." Orochimaru showed a shallow smile: "You don't have to worry."
"Thank you, Orochi....."
Puff.....
Orochimaru directly opened his mouth and spit out his tongue, the soft tongue, like a spear thrusting out. The tip of the tongue split open, revealing a sharp ninja sword.
The ninja sword pierced the unlucky Otogakure Ninja's throat in an instant.
"Heh.....heh....."
The Otogakure Ninja hurriedly dropped the paper in his hand and covered his neck with his hand. But he underestimated the sharpness of this ninja sword, and saw Orochimaru's tongue circling around his head.
The big head rushed to the sky.
Blood was splashing wildly.
The ninja sword protruding from the tip of the tongue retracted, and the long tongue also returned to Orochimaru's mouth. Feeling the warm blood taste on the tip of his tongue, Orochimaru hummed coldly: "It seems that it is better to recruit less of these wastes who are more than enough to fail, lest they ruin my big plans one day.
Orochimaru walked slowly.
He picked up the decoded telegram from the ground unhurriedly, and looked at the text on it: "Code 01.....Kabuto!"
".....Hmm" Orochimaru's face suddenly changed: "Kimimaro, was caught?"
This intelligence is obviously from Konohagakure Village.
And it was secretly given to Orochimaru by Yakushi Kabuto.
The content is also very simple, probably describing what happened in Konohagakure today. And it emphasizes that Kimimaro and two other Otogakure Ninjas all fell into Naruto's hands.
Orochimaru's face suddenly changed.
This was something he didn't expect.
Orochimaru arranged for Kimimaro to participate in this Chunin exam, the first purpose is to create momentum for the newly established Otogakure, so that the entire ninja world knows that a new ninja village has appeared.
The second purpose, of course, was to test Kimimaro's potential. If Kimimaro could defeat a group of his peers, it would mean that he indeed qualified to be his best vessel.
"Shikotsumyaku" is a remarkable Kekkei Genkai.
Orochimaro had already thought about how to use Kimimaro's body to step by step achieve his ultimate goal of immortality.
But who could have thought.
In the blink of an eye, Kimimaro and two other Otogakure Ninja were caught by the Whitebeard Pirates?
Participating in the Chunin exam, inexplicably became a pirate captive?
Orochimaru was stunned.
Moreover, Orochimaru also saw everything that the Third Hokage had experienced from this intelligence. For a moment, Orochimaru didn't know whether to be happy or angry, and finally turned into a gloating voice: "Sarutobi-sensei, it seems that you are failed to protect your reputation!"
"Ever since I found out that you've become a bit different from before, I felt that this day would come. I just didn't expect that this day would come so quickly.....hehe!"
"It seems that I'm as your 'proud disciple', can help to spread Sarutobi-sensei's 'great achievements' throughout the ninja world."
"What a wonderful master-disciple relationship!"
"Hehe, you must be grateful to me, right? Sarutobi-sensei!"
Orochimaru couldn't wait to see his Sarutobi-sensei fall into misfortune.
It's a pity that he didn't see Naruto beating Hokage with his own eyes.
This made Orochimaru feel a bit regretful.
But it doesn't matter.
When the day comes for his Konohagakure destruction plan to unfold, Sarutobi-sensei will have to be buried with Konohagakure Village.
Orochimaru put aside these thoughts.
He focused on the "Uzumaki Naruto".
This is a very familiar name.
An image of a blond brat emerged in Orochimaru's mind.
He looked somewhat similar to Minato.
"Uzumaki Naruto, Minato's child, the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, Whitebeard's adopted son, you have many halos on you."
Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly: "In just one year, you were able to defeat Kimimaro?"
Orochimaru had seen Naruto, and he had even talked to Naruto!
Although, that day he was beaten up badly by Whitebeard.
"What a pity....."
Orochimaru shook his head: "Jinchuriki is not suitable to be used as a reincarnation vessel, I can't handle that Nine-Tails. Otherwise, this child would be more suitable to be a reincarnation vessel than Kimimaro."
At this point, the annoyance in Orochimaru's heart had dissipated.
Because from the situation of the intelligence, Kimimaro is not irretrievable. As long as the ransom is given, Kimimaro can be retrieved.
"A ninja for 1 million ryo, heh, that's really the style of pirates!" Orochimaru sighed slightly.
But soon, Orochimaru thought of something.
He fell into a brief silence.
Because Orochimaru's research requires a lot of money to be invested.
The money that came from Daimyo had just arrived, and Orochimaru had already spent it all on his laboratory.
This led to... Orochimaru realizing that he was a bit short of money.
The remaining money added up is probably less than 500,000 ryo.
500,000 ryo could probably only redeem half of Kimimaro, unless he took action himself, ran to Konohagakure, and rescued Kimimaro.
The key is that it's not even guaranteed to rescue Kimimaro 100%.
Because Whitebeard is too unpredictable.
Silence lasted for a few seconds.
".....Tsk, I need to find time to take a ninja mission. I can't give up on this perfect vessel"
Life is not easy.
Orochimaru sighed.
.....
The next day.
Early morning.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, whose brain was groggy, he finally woke up.
He felt waves of unbearable pain coming from his face, and he could feel that his head was wrapped in bandages.
Sarutobi Hiruzen tried hard to open his eyes, his eyes were not blocked by the bandages, he could see the ceiling of the hospital.
He could also see that he was hanging several bottles of IV.
The smell of hospital disinfectant was faintly flowing into his nostrils.
"Cough cough! What is this....."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was suddenly startled.
He suddenly remembered.
"That's right!"
"Naruto!"
.....
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