One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

His tone was low, but Cao Zhi could hear the barely suppressed anger in his voice.

Kusaji was completely bewildered. He never left any survivors when he did things, except for innocent passersby. But those were all civilians who didn't have the skills of ninjas. He would cover up the crime and eliminate the evidence. When did he become an enemy?

A tall figure, estimated to be 185 centimeters tall, wearing a mask that covered most of his face and dressed in tattered clothes, appeared not far away.

Kakuzu's anger seemed almost tangible as he stared intently at Kusashi, veins bulging on his hands, and he spoke through gritted teeth.

"It was you who stole my money!"

Cao Zhi looked puzzled and pointed at herself.

"When did I rob you of your money?"

Kakuzu formed a hand seal and strode forward.

"Those high-bounty prey should all be mine!!!"

"Tu Eun, Tu Long Spear!"

"Fire escape, hard work!"

Several extremely powerful ninjutsu attacks were launched at Kusashi, who had no choice but to quickly dodge.

"You old bastard who's all money and no life, you've really pissed me off!"

Kusashi, who was unable to dodge in time, had a section of his hair burned off. He gritted his teeth and formed the same hand seals, retaliating against Kakuzu.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

Kakuzu stood calmly in place, his skin suddenly turning dark brown.

"Earth escape, earth spear!"

Kakuzu's skin hardened with ninjutsu, making him immune to Kusashi's fire jutsu. Kakuzu seized the blind spot in Kusashi's vision, swooped down, and instantly appeared in front of Kusashi, quickly forming hand seals.

"Wind escape, pressure!"

Cao Zhi hurriedly used the Blind Monk skill, Golden Bell Shield, to flash to the big tree next to him. The spot where he left looked as if it had been swept by a hurricane, with several big trees being snapped in half.

For the first time, a solemn expression appeared on Kusashi's face. This was the first enemy he had encountered in the ninja world who required him to give it his all, even though the reason for the battle was rather comical!

The two leaped into the air and engaged in a frantic battle.

The notch on the shuriken gradually widened, and Kakuzu realized that he was having a hard time in close combat against Kusashi. So he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to create distance, and his opponent did not pursue him.

Kakuzu stood quietly on the tree, his eyes flashing with fighting spirit.

"You're quite good; you're qualified to be my opponent!"

"Looks like I'll have to use some of my best skills!"

Kusaji waved at Kakuzu provocatively.

"Come on, don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower!"

During their fight, black lines appeared on Kakuzu's body from time to time, and he would often suddenly extend his arms and legs to attack Kusanagi.

Every time the other person dodged, he would make a sarcastic remark.

"Damn, a horsehair worm monster, how disgusting..."

Kakuzu's face was ashen, and the veins on his forehead were faintly visible.

"You unreliable bastard, go to hell!"

Kakuzu slowly took off his shirt.

Seeing this, Cao Zhi pretended to cover his eyes with his hands.

"Shameless! You want to turn me gay? You naked pervert!"

Kakuzu's body was covered in stitching marks, as if pieced together, with four masks visible on his back.

Although Kusashiba had seen it in the anime before, seeing it in real life for the first time made him feel a little disgusted, so he complained.

"How disgusting! Wouldn't a tattoo be better? Or is a mask cheaper?"

Kakuzu looked at the other person with a gloomy expression and a disdainful tone.

"You've got some skill, but that's about it. What follows is my true strength!"

I hope you can still smile!

Four black monsters, each wearing a mask, appeared on the scene and confronted Cao Zhi.

"Now you know my secret. No one can escape alive!"

"It's just five against one, easy peasy!"

The wind-attribute masked monster flew in mid-air and unleashed a wide-range wind blast, causing immense damage!

He leveled the surrounding trees where he could hide, then manipulated the masked monster to use a combination of ninjutsu to relentlessly attack the grass, like unleashing a map-wide attack.

The powerful compound ninjutsu was unleashed one after another, leaving the ground riddled with craters. Kusanagi had no choice but to move at high speed and dodge constantly.

When Kakuzu stopped attacking, Kusashi was seen standing in a pit, looking somewhat disheveled.

Blood kept dripping from his forehead, but Cao Zhi was not worried at all. Instead, he burst into laughter.

"Excellent, excellent. With such talent and formidable capabilities, you must be the Finance Minister..."

Kakuzu was still in a daze, wondering if the other party was satisfied with the broken thing and was talking nonsense.

Cao Zhi pulled out a harmonica from her tattered shirt and put it to her lips.

The Sona buff began to accumulate as Cao Zhi played the Sona's melodious Sona music, and faint lights appeared one after another.

The injuries on Cao Zhi's body healed rapidly, but this required the expenditure of chakra. With a "whoosh," the healing technique was released.

Kusanagi, fully revived, charged towards Kakuzu once more, full of energy.

"You didn't expect that, did you? Bosses have two phases!"

tick...

tick...

The earth cracked open, riddled with holes, and the once dense trees were all destroyed, broken and collapsed on the ground. All that could be seen on the ground were shattered masks scattered about.

A black thread pierced through Cao Zhi's chest, revealing his arm from behind. Kakuzu looked utterly exhausted, weakly crouching on the ground.

"Cough cough... It's finally over. What a tough kid to kill, and no bounty at all. What a huge loss..."

"However, eliminating a competitor is not bad!"

Just as Kakuzu wearily withdrew his arm and sat cross-legged on the ground, a powerful voice reached his ears.

"Would you believe me if I said I lost on purpose because I was in bad form?"

The voice was gentle, but to Kakuzu it sounded like a demon's whisper.

"How could this be...? You clearly!"

Kakuzu watched as the man slowly walked to the cold corpse, rummaged through the clothes, put on the straw hat, and his small head held a big question mark.

After putting on the clothes from the scroll and transferring the supplies to himself, Cao Zhi shook his head as he looked at the wound at the cave entrance.

"Fire Release: Destroy the Corpse and Dispose of the Evidence!"

Cao Zhi didn't expect that his dual-shadow level strength should have made dealing with the enemy easy, but he actually paid the price of serious injury. Since rebirth can't be stacked, he simply let the other party kill him and be resurrected with full health.

Kusashiba slowly walked up to Kakuzu, who looked utterly hopeless, and stretched out his arm.

"Do you want to fight again?"

"Hmph, I lost. If you want to kill me, then do it!"

At this moment, Kakuzu's mind was in turmoil. His eerie green eyes had lost all desire for life. He thought that having five lives plus his main body was already insane enough, but who would have thought that the opponent could revive with full health!

"That's not tolerant at all!"

Facing the lifeless Kakuzu, Kusashi extended his arm, a gentle smile on his face, and spoke in a mild tone.

"Join my village!"

To everyone's surprise, Jiao Du looked disdainful and spat lightly onto the ground, leaving a puddle of saliva.

"They've got their eye on me? My secret technique? Dream on!"

Kusaji didn't want to give up. He tried his best to persuade him, but he didn't believe that anyone was not afraid of death, especially Kakuzu who could live for a long time!

Finally, after much persuasion from his silver tongue, Kakuzu relented, his words filled with eagerness.

"You mean you have a village whose strength is second only to the five great nations, and you can let me handle its finances?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Cao Zhi responded firmly, adding in his mind a sentence.

"If we include myself and Kakuzu among the small countries, wouldn't that make us the sixth great country?"

However, Kakuzu, who had been betrayed by the village, still felt some resistance, and his tone was somewhat sad.

"Are you sure you dare to entrust such an important position to a rogue ninja from Takigakure?"

Cao Zhi gave a thumbs-up to Kakuzu.

"That's right, don't hesitate, join us! Your five-core processor will definitely be able to manage this messy village economy!"

Kakuzu struggled to his feet and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Let me make this clear first: the salary for hiring me is very high. If this is fake news, I'd rather lose it!"

"Ding," congratulations to the host for subduing Kakuzu and obtaining the Spear of Vengeance, the template for Kalista.

Reward with an exclusive item: Kalista's Black Spear.

It can link to an Oathmate. When the distance between the two is less than 500 meters, they can deal additional damage when fighting enemies together. If the Oathmate dies, they can be resurrected as an undead and survive at a certain cost!

(The sworn party will remain loyal to the contractor and subconsciously obey them, without engaging in any acts of rebellion!)

Kusaji, holding a spear nearly a meter long, smiled slightly at Kakuzu, who was resting on the ground.

"Don't be nervous, let's sign a contract first!"