Chapter 416 Orochimaru (Part 2)

"Your bounty is really high." After hearing the information Zabuza got from the black market, Shen Fei couldn't help but smile and touched Sasuke's head.

Sasuke immediately pushed Shen Fei's palm away with an impatient look. Seeing this scene, Karin couldn't help but laugh secretly. Along the way, Karin was very cautious at first. This was a habit she developed in the Kusagakure Village. However, as she gradually came into contact with them, she found that the group was completely different from the Kusagakure Village, and Karin began to change slowly.

Normal Genin rebels definitely don't have such a high bounty, but who makes Sasuke a descendant of the Uchiha clan? Sasuke himself is not worth such a high bounty, but the Sharingan is worth it.

In the Naruto world, just like the Pirate world, there are bounty hunters who specialize in catching bounty criminals. Kakuzu was a bounty hunter before joining Akatsuki, although after joining Akatsuki, his main job is still this.

However, this five million cannot really explain Sasuke's value. As the last descendant of the Uchiha clan, if someone can catch him and send him to the enemy ninja village, it is not impossible to sell him for a higher price. Of course, if you want to get the money, you must have the strength to make the other party cautious, otherwise it is more likely to be robbed by the thieves.

Unlike the navy in the pirate world, under normal circumstances, the navy will pay the bounty in full, but the ninja world is different. Why do samurai hate ninjas? Even now, it is the same, because the bottom line of ninjas is really very low, and they rarely follow the rules. It's okay for big countries and big ninja villages. There are some concerns, and there will be institutions such as the police department to restrain ninjas.

But the situation is different for small countries and small ninja villages. They don't have much spare energy to establish a police department.

When the Uchiha clan controlled the Konoha Police Department, they might be a little arrogant, but at the same time, they had to admit that they did do a lot of things, otherwise they would not be hated by the major families of Konoha.

"This money exchange is really amazing. Was it jointly built by the top leaders of the five major countries?" Along the way, Shen Fei also came into contact with the money exchange through Zabuza. As a rebel ninja, Zabuza is also a frequent visitor to the money exchange, and from time to time he brings some bounty-bearing corpses to exchange for money.

As for who is behind the money exchange, Zabuza is not clear, but Shen Fei probably guessed that it should be the top leaders of the five major countries through the list of identities of those who were bountied in the money exchange, to limit the strength of the ninja villages and ninjas.

Because many of the names on the list are top leaders of the five major ninja villages, Sarutobi Asuma, Jilu of the Fire Temple, Kakashi, and many other Konoha ninjas are on it. Of course, it is not just Konoha, but also the characters of the other four major ninja villages.

For a rebel ninja like Zabuza, it is very important to memorize the bounty list on the money exchange, because only in this way can you know who is valuable and who is not.

In fact, Zabuza and Kakuzu's names are also on the money exchange.

However, the money exchange is just an intermediary organization. It does not intervene in any disputes. Even if someone on the bounty list comes to exchange money, it does not matter. One hand pays the money, the other hand delivers the goods, and the others do not care.

The reason why Shen Fei suspected that the top leaders of the five major countries were behind the scenes was because ordinary people could not afford so much money. For example, Asuma's bounty was 35 million. This number was only a little famous in the pirates, but in Naruto, it was already a lot of money.

An S-level mission is only a million-level income. An Asuma is comparable to 20 or 30 S-level missions.

The five major ninja villages all knew the existence of the money exchange. The reason why they could tolerate its existence was probably because the existence of the money exchange was also of use to their side. After all, they could also put a bounty on the heads of certain people in the money exchange.

And even if the five major ninja villages wanted to destroy the money exchange, at most they would only take action within their own sphere of influence. This is probably the reason why the money exchange has always existed.

"Even the Akatsuki organization has not jumped out of the limitations of ninjas." Shen Fei sneered at the money exchange. There is no organization in this world that cannot be destroyed. Hydra is so powerful, but now there are only a few big and small cats left. What is a mere money exchange?

When he saw Kakuzu honestly taking the corpse to exchange for money, Shen Fei had an idea. The Akatsuki organization is so powerful, wouldn't it be easier to just rob it?

In the final analysis, even the Akatsuki organization, which is full of S-level rebels, has not escaped the limitations of ninjas. What is the limitation of ninjas? It is to get money for completing tasks, which can be regarded as an equal exchange.

"Is there no one who wants to be the maker of rules?" There are so many powerful people in Naruto, but whether it is Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, or the pioneer of science Orochimaru, none of them thought of being the maker of rules themselves.

So the daimyo of the five major countries can control the five major ninja villages because they are the makers of rules.

At some point, the daimyo can even decide the rise and fall of a ninja family. For example, the Blood Dragon Eye Clan was hired by the daimyo of the Land of Lightning to be exiled to the Hell Valley by the Uchiha Clan. In the end, they were almost the same as the Uchiha Clan, with only one or two descendants.

"You understand what I said, right?" During the break, Shen Fei and Sasuke sat face to face in a corner of the dense forest. As Shen Fei spoke, he drew a diagram on the ground.

"It's so simple, what's there to not understand? Ninjas can't just do tasks and always work within the rules set by the daimyo. They should jump out of this framework and become the makers of the rules themselves."

"Very good, let's stop here today and take a break." Sasuke's answer made Shen Fei very satisfied.

Along the way, in addition to practicing himself, Shen Fei also did not forget to educate Sasuke on some related topics, from the history of the ninja world to the current situation of the ninja world, the shortcomings of the five major ninja villages, and why the Uchiha clan was exterminated, as well as people's livelihood, economy, etc.

It has to be said that Sasuke is very smart and quickly grasped the general idea.

"Now let's see if you can talk to Sasuke, Naruto." Looking at Sasuke who turned around and went for physical training, Shen Fei suddenly smiled.

If Sasuke, who had been educated by his advanced ideas, could still be talked to by Naruto, he would turn around and leave the Naruto world and never come back.

In the original work, Sasuke was able to be persuaded by Naruto mainly because Sasuke at that time did not know what path to take in the future. Uchiha Madara chose the Infinite Tsukuyomi probably for this reason.

With Uchiha Madara's intelligence, how could he not know the disadvantages of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but why did he still insist on doing so? It was because it was a joke for people to want to fully understand each other.

There are also disputes between the sweet party and the salty party when eating tofu pudding.

But this mutual understanding between people can be realized in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, after all, it is your own dream, and the real world revolves around you.

When Shen Fei returned to the place where Bai, Karin, and Zabuza rested, among the three, Zabuza was sitting on a branch on one side, and Bai was teaching Karin basic ninjutsu training under the tree.

Karin can refine chakra, but that's all. Apart from that, Karin can't do anything else, can't climb trees, can't tread water, and knows nothing about the three-body technique.

In Shen Fei's opinion, the Sanshinjutsu, which can be regarded as a divine skill in some aspects, is the most basic ninjutsu in the ninja world. The basic assessment of the schools of the five major ninja villages is almost all Sanshinjutsu.

"Let's go." After seeing Shen Fei coming back, Zabuza immediately jumped down from the branch, and the group began to continue on the road. Shen Fei taught Sasuke knowledge without telling Zabuza and others. Unlike Sasuke, who is still young and has a strong ability to accept, Zabuza's personality is almost fixed, and it is difficult for him to accept such advanced concepts.

Zabuza assassinated the Mizukage, the daimyo of the Water Country, all for the Mist Village, just like Kakashi and others for Konoha.

In the River Country, on a mountain peak on the outskirts of a town, a figure wearing a black windbreaker embroidered with red clouds and a bamboo hat on his head was standing quietly on the mountain peak, looking at the scenery in the distance.

Because his face was covered tightly by the hat, the man's face could not be seen clearly, but the ring on his flawless right ring finger could clearly see a red word on it, Akatsuki no Suzaku, Uchiha Itachi.

Just when Itachi stood still for an unknown period of time, a footstep suddenly appeared behind him. Itachi did not move because of the movement behind him, and still stood there quietly.

The man who came was dressed almost exactly like Itachi, and there was also a ring on his left ring finger, with a yellow word "Nan" on it, Akatsuki no Nandou, Hoshigaki Kisame.

"You came back a little late, did anything happen?" When the man and Itachi stood side by side, Itachi's voice slowly sounded.

"Sorry, I heard some very interesting information."

"Oh, what information?"

"I thought you were the last descendant of the Uchiha clan, but I didn't expect that there were still survivors in Konoha."

The words of Hoshigaki Kisame shocked Itachi, but Itachi was Itachi after all, and he didn't seem to be interested in this news.

"Konoha is looking for a Genin traitor named Uchiha Sasuke. Who is this Uchiha Sasuke?" After Hoshigaki Kisame told the information he knew, he asked about the relationship between Itachi and Sasuke.

"He is my younger brother." Itachi did not deliberately hide the relationship between himself and Sasuke, and said it immediately.

"Itachi, your younger brother, seems to be an amazing person, and he actually made Konoha do this." A mere Genin traitor, with the strength of Konoha, one of the five major ninja villages, if you want to deal with the other party, it should be easy to catch, there is no need to make such a fuss.

"Meeting."

Just when Itachi was about to say something, a low voice suddenly sounded in his ears. As soon as this low voice came out, Hoshigaki Kisame also stopped narrating Sasuke's defection.

The two figures disappeared from the mountain in an instant, and when they appeared again, they were in a hidden cave, and then they sat down against the mountain wall.

In a dark and deep cave, a huge figure loomed in front of the two huge hands. Blurred colorful figures slowly appeared on the fingers.

"Each group reports on the completion of the task."

"Can I change someone to form a team? Every time I go to the toilet, it stinks."

"Feidan, shut up, do you want to die?"

"Everyone, shut up." With the appearance of this voice, the cave immediately fell into immersion. After a long time, someone spoke up and said, "The task here has been completed."

"I've finished it here too."

"Finished."

Voices from the dark cave continued to ring out, and this time no one was talking nonsense.

"Jue, is there any information worth noting recently?" After everyone said the mission was completed, the previous low voice sounded again.

"There is no special information worth noting in the five major ninja villages. The only thing worth noting is the wanted order issued by Konoha against Sasuke of the Uchiha clan this time." Jue slowly told the information about Uchiha Sasuke.

"This matter is worth noting, it seems that we need to investigate it."

"Why not give this investigation task to us." The colorful figure with a green word on the index finger of his right hand suddenly spoke, and while speaking, his eyes also looked provocatively at the figure of Itachi opposite him.

"Deidara, don't be nosy. We still have to hunt down Orochimaru. We don't have that much time to investigate this."

"Brother Scorpion, who knows where Orochimaru is hiding in that snake cave? Anyway, we can't find him for the time being. Why don't we investigate this first?"

"Okay, you should focus on hunting down Orochimaru. Itachi, Kisame, you are the closest to Konoha now, so this task is handed over to you."

"No problem." Hoshigaki Kisame immediately smiled and nodded.

"Mist Hidden Technique, Silent Killing Technique." In a small bamboo forest, accompanied by Zabuza's cold voice, the entire bamboo forest was filled with fog. In the thick fog, people screamed before dying from time to time.

As an S-level rebel ninja, Kizuna Zabuza is not weak, especially his ultimate move Silent Killing Technique, which not many people can block. Zabuza can't beat Kakashi, not because he is weak, but because Kakashi is too strong.

Shen Fei didn't make a move on the enemies he faced along the way, and all of them were solved by Zabuza and Bai together.

"Yes, Brother Shangguan, this is the fourth batch. Konoha seems to use them as a tool to test and consume our strength." After killing all the enemies, Zabuza, who had released the Mist Hidden Technique, panted loudly. Although he successfully killed the enemies, Zabuza's consumption was not small, and he was even injured.

"So this is Konoha's purpose. I was wondering why they wanted Sasuke so loudly." In the original work, Sasuke betrayed Konoha and joined Orochimaru. Under the suppression of the Fifth Hokage, Konoha did not cause any big waves. This time, the Third Hokage changed the situation fundamentally.

Originally, Shen Fei was very surprised by this change. Now Itachi is still alive, and Konoha dares to want Sasuke so loudly. Now he finally understands.

Along the way, in addition to encountering many attacks by bandits and robbers, plus this time they encountered four consecutive attacks by wandering ninjas. There are also masters among these wandering ninjas, but they are just unlucky to encounter Zabuza's Mist Hidden Technique.

In the Hidden Mist technique, unless you meet someone like Kakashi who can find Zabuza's whereabouts, there is no big difference between one person and a group of people.

"An enemy has appeared." Just when Zabuza wanted to say something else, Karin suddenly shouted.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

As soon as Karin finished speaking, more than a dozen figures appeared in the four directions around her. Judging from the speed of these people's appearance, they are much stronger than the previous group of bounty hunters.

"The Konoha Anbu finally appeared." The white animal masks, the uniform movements, and the Konoha logo tattooed on the shoulders of a few Anbu, there is no doubt that they are the Konoha Assassination Tactics Special Forces.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

The next moment, these dozen people attacked at the same time, and in an instant, a dark cloud appeared in the sky. A closer look revealed that they were all various hidden weapons, kunai, Thousand Bones, Shurikens, because there were too many of them, they looked like dark clouds.

So many hidden weapons almost covered the space of more than ten meters around Shen Fei and his group, leaving them no room to dodge.

"Ice escape, ice rock hall." Just as Shen Fei was about to attack, Bai quickly formed a seal, and a round ice ball appeared around the group of people in an instant, protecting everyone inside.

In the battle between Bai and Naruto and Sasuke, because of his soft heart, he did not really exert the power of ice escape. In fact, as Zabuza's favorite assistant, Bai's strength could not be that weak.

Bang bang bang.

Although there were many hidden weapons, and even a lot of detonating talismans were added, Bai still used ice escape to block all attacks. Of course, the price was that Bai overdrew his chakra.

"Shadow imitation technique." When all the hidden weapons disappeared, Bai's ice ball finally broke under the heavy burden. At the same time, several Anbu appeared about ten meters around Shen Fei and others, and began to form seals at the same time. As they formed seals, the shadows of these people immediately and quickly extended towards Shen Fei and others.