To be honest, the Akatsuki organization is quite wealthy.
Thanks to Kakuzu, the diligent finance manager, they have plenty of funds.
But just because Akatsuki is rich doesn't mean Konan is personally wealthy.
Konan knows that her strength isn't the greatest, so to guard against the masked man with ulterior motives, she's been secretly buying Explosive Tags.
Most of the money Kakuzu brought into Akatsuki was used by her to purchase more Explosive Tags.
Even so, she still feels it isn't enough.
Every day, she spends a lot of time using her Paper Style techniques to create more explosive tags.
Fortunately, being a Paper Style ninja allows her to save on material costs, as she only needs to use her own chakra to make them.
So far, she has amassed billions of Explosive Tags through a mix of buying and making them herself.
It's almost as if she has a fear of not having enough firepower—no matter how many Explosive Tags she has, it never feels like enough.
Well, if there's a way to make money, she wouldn't mind using some unconventional methods to get it.
"Thanks to Danzo, some Bounty Stations in major cities keep at least 100 million ryō in cash reserves. That way, if someone ever brings in Danzo's head for the bounty, they can pay up right away."
"Really? That saves us a lot of trouble."
On the way, Konan asked Kakuzu about the Bounty Station.
Kakuzu, knowing all about it, shared everything.
Konan's original plan was to have the Naraka Path wait at the Bounty Station for a day or two, giving them time to gather the money.
But since the money is already prepared, it would be a waste not to go and collect it.
"Leave the killing to Hidan."
Nearby, the bored Hidan overheard Konan and quickly responded with excitement, "Haha, don't worry, I'll make sure they die a meaningful death."
The thought of offering sacrifices to Jashin-sama made Hidan very eager.
"Idiot." *Times two.*
Kakuzu and Konan silently cursed Hidan in their hearts as they watched his behavior.
Kakuzu was used to Hidan's reckless nature by now. After all, there wasn't much he could do—Hidan couldn't be killed and wouldn't listen to reason, so scolding him was pointless.
Konan had a different reason for staying quiet. She had another plan to scam some money and would need Hidan's cooperation later, so it wasn't the right time to offend him.
Half a day later, they arrived at a border city in the Land of Wind.
Kakuzu led them to the door of a Bounty Station, gesturing for Konan to take Danzo inside.
"Are you sure it's here?"
Konan pointed at the public toilet in front of them with a blank expression, as if saying, *Are you kidding me?*
Kakuzu didn't reply, but Hidan shrugged and said, "Yeah, it's here. Actually, most Bounty Stations in other cities are hidden behind public toilets too."
"Alright, I hope you're not lying."
With that, Konan walked in with her paper clone carrying Danzo's body.
Inside, in a corner, Konan found the hidden mechanism that Kakuzu mentioned.
When she pulled it, the wall of the toilet began to vibrate, and a gap opened up.
Only after passing through the gap did she finally reach the Bounty Station.
"It's rare to see a female ninja here."
"Perfect. I've never had the pleasure of a female ninja before. Maybe I'll get lucky this time."
"Hey beautiful, want to join me for a drink?"
As soon as Konan entered, she was immediately harassed by the rough ninjas inside.
She ignored them, knowing they wouldn't live much longer, and controlled her paper clone to move through the rest area to the task station.
"Wait a minute, doesn't the guy on her back look familiar?"
"He's just an old man. There are tons of those in the ninja world. What's so special about him?"
"No, seriously, take a closer look."
"Whoa, isn't that Danzo Shimura?"
"Damn, I didn't recognize him at first with those black nails in his face."
"That's a 100 million ryo bounty."
The mention of the 100 million ryo bounty caused the room to go silent for a moment, but then everyone went back to drinking and chatting as if nothing had happened.
If you looked closely, you'd notice that everyone's eyes were subtly focused on Konan.
It was obvious what they wanted.
A hundred million ryo was more than enough to make these people risk their lives.
"Manager, I'd like to exchange the bounty."
"Please wait a moment."
The staff member recognized Danzo Shimura right away and hurried to the back, probably to fetch the director or someone in charge.
Soon after, a fat, bald old man appeared in front of Konan.
"Do you mind if we verify this?"
"Of course not."
Verifying the "goods" is standard procedure, and Konan had no objections.
It didn't matter how they checked—what she brought here was definitely the real Shimura Danzo.
Just as Konan expected, after using several methods to confirm it was really Danzo, the bald old man handed over the bounty without hesitation.
Of course, since this was a Bounty Station, they charged a 10% handling fee, as usual.
"Here's 90 million ryo. Please take it."
"Alright, Danzo is yours now."
Konan picked up the two large boxes of money and slowly walked out of the Bounty Station.
Seeing her leave, the group of greedy rogue ninjas followed her.
"Wait."
Before Konan could get far, they couldn't resist any longer and made their move.
They blocked her path and demanded she put down the two large suitcases.
"It's a shame. You could have lived a little longer."
With that, Konan quickly moved away with the boxes.
She couldn't afford any involvement with Kakuzu and Hidan for the sake of her next plan.
"Don't let her go."
"Water Style: Bubble Bullet!"
"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"
As Konan tried to escape, the group launched their attack.
Unfortunately for them, all their attacks ended up hitting Hidan, who suddenly appeared.
"Damn it, you bastards, this hurts."
Hidan gripped his bloody scythe in his right hand, glaring fiercely at the group in front of him.
"Who are you?"
"No matter who you are, get out of my way."
"Yeah, move aside quickly! Don't stop us from making money."
Among the crowd, a few rogue ninjas started to realize something was wrong and wanted to escape.
But it wasn't going to be that easy.
Kakuzu, who had been lying in ambush, was waiting for this moment.
Without even using his Earth Grudge Fear technique, he relied solely on his Taijutsu skills to kill those trying to flee.
"You jerk, Kakuzu! Don't touch my sacrifices!"
Seeing that Kakuzu had already started fighting, Hidan didn't hesitate and charged into the crowd, swinging his scythe.
The rogue ninjas clearly couldn't withstand the attack from the immortal duo and were quickly slaughtered.
"Get up already. Time is money. Do you have any idea how much you're wasting?"
Hidan lay on the ground, enjoying the thrill of his ritual, but his actions irritated Kakuzu.
"It'll be done soon, it'll be done soon, don't rush me."
After lying on the ground for a bit, Hidan pulled out the weapon lodged in his body and, covered in blood, walked into the Bounty Station.
This time, Kakuzu didn't follow him in.
After all, he's known as a bounty hunter on the surface.
Killing this group of scoundrels was one thing, but going into the Bounty Station to kill and rob was an entirely different matter.
He still needed to make money from the Bounty Station in the future!
Besides, Hidan was more than enough for this.
Kakuzu didn't believe anyone here could stop him.
Hidan: Thanks for trusting me, Kakuzu-san.
Bald Old Man: Don't come any closer!
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