One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

Cao Zhi got out of bed and stretched.

Kana was already out working, and a steaming breakfast sat on the table. Kusaji, burping, went to Kakuzu's office.

Upon seeing Kusashi appear, Kakuzu immediately poured out his grievances, grabbing the other's chest and speaking in a sorrowful tone.

"Caozhi, we're out of money!"

"I really have none left!"

"If you don't come back and pay me soon, I'm going out to take on a mission!"

Cao Zhi scratched his head sheepishly.

"Calm down, Kakuzu. I'm just here to deliver money. Everyone's working hard to take on missions, so why are we still so short of cash?"

Kakuzu carefully counted the silver coins that Kusaji handed him, his tone helpless.

"High-level missions are practically ignored. At most, there are some C-rank missions, and there are only a handful of B-rank missions. Everyone else is going to Konoha!"

Kusagakure was helpless. The surrounding small countries had basically all the tasks taken care of by Konoha. If it weren't for the fact that these small tasks were time-consuming and laborious, Kusagakure probably wouldn't even have a chance!

A moment later, Kakuzu finished counting the money and put it into the safe.

"Hmph, over 800 million taels. After deducting the expenses of the ninja army stationed in the village and the current birth subsidy policy, it can only last for three months at most. You figure it out!"

Cao Zhi lowered her head helplessly, her face full of distress.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the money!"

After striding out of the finance department office, Cao Zhi returned to her own office, slumped weakly into a chair, and began to look through the documents on her desk.

He spent half a day dealing with all the backlog of government affairs. Fortunately, Kusagakure Village wasn't big, and with Kana's help, most of the trivial matters were filtered out. The rest required his signature.

Fortunately, Cao Zhi didn't have to worry too much about this, otherwise he wouldn't have time to go out and make money. Cao Zhi created a shadow clone and then whispered to the shadowy area.

"I entrust the safety of the relocated village to you; I need to go out for a while!"

A respectful voice came from the corner.

"Understood. Wishing Lord Kusakage a swift and triumphant return!"

Kusaji visited the Fire Country Gold Exchange again, but this time he was not only doing a mission, but also completing a system mission.

Just as the Vortex Clan safely entered the village, the system notified him that the Summoning Beast System had been activated. However, the battle pet summoned by the Grass Spirit was not a local beast, but required the completion of a sacrifice mission to activate the exclusive Runeterra summon!

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Three months later!

With an expressionless face, Kusaji slowly withdrew the ninja sword that had been stuck in the chest of the Iwagakure Jonin. Looking at the many nicks and chips on the blade, he muttered helplessly.

"Sigh, another weapon is ruined. This is the third one this month. Looks like I'll have to stick to hand-to-hand combat from now on!"

He severed the head of the Jonin and sealed it into a scroll.

Then a spatial crack, one meter long and wide, suddenly appeared in the ground, and the corpse was subsequently sucked into it.

"Congratulations, host, for unlocking summoning privileges! You have randomly obtained the right to summon from the Void Realm!"

Over the course of three months, Kusashi not only hunted down rogue ninjas with bounties, but also concealed his identity and accepted mercenary missions from various countries.

Among them, the most frequent mercenary missions were to Iwagakure and Kumogakure. During this period, he killed and sacrificed a total of 5 Jonin, 30 Chunin, and 100 Genin!

The casualties, comparable to a small-scale war, brought Iwagakure and Kumogakure into conflict ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, Kusashi, who was switching between the two sides to receive missions, was also burdened with a bounty of up to 1000 million ryo.

As he turned to leave, Cao Zhi's lips curled up. He suddenly thought of a way to make money, but the only downside was that he could only do it once a month at most!

In the gold exchange of the Land of Fire, the bald manager stared in shock at the man in black before him, his voice trembling.

"This must be the Dark Ethereal One who's been making headlines in the mercenary world lately!"

The man in black was indeed Cao Zhi in disguise, and he had used his previous identity—a chance to be reborn—to make money...

Cao Zhi said in a deep voice.

"Once your identity is confirmed, pay up!"

The bald man then realized what was happening and hurriedly took out his briefcase from behind him.

"The bounty for Kumogakure is 800 million ryo, and the bounty for Iwagakure is 1000 million ryo. The highest bounty will be used. Based on the completeness of the body, you have received the full bounty. This is your reward, sir, please accept it!"

Cao Zhi calmly picked up the money box, then strode away. The money, nearly 4000 million taels over the past three months, included the money from luring and swindling fellow bounty hunters...

Cao Zhi strode away from the exchange, making no attempt to hide the money box containing his newly acquired reward. Many bounty hunters, confident in their abilities, licked their lips and tried to follow him.

However, someone soon spoke up.

"It seems quite a few of the guys who were into the live fish business recently have died because of this. Could this guy be one of those entrapment law enforcement officers?"

"Never mind then, I won't go."

"Ha, a bunch of cowards! Fortune favors the bold, what's there to be afraid of!"

A burly, masked man stood up and headed in the direction Cao Zhi had left. As a bounty hunter who specialized in hunting down newcomers and his own kind, he had a considerable reputation within the group.

Many bounty hunters watched the masked figures leave and discussed among themselves.

"Damn, this guy's going fishing again!"

"Looks like the raw fish can't escape this time!"

"Yeah, that guy, I heard he once hunted down a Jonin squad, and he even has a Konoha bounty on him..."

Just moments later, the man who had left with the money box earlier was seen carrying the masked man's corpse on his back, and he re-entered the exchange.

"Hehe, boss, change the money!"

After Cao Zhi took his fishing reward and left, the gold exchange attracted a lot of gossip.

"Remember that guy's face?"

"Damn, it really is a case of the strong fishing!"

"This reminds me of an old friend!"

"Who?"

"Kakuzu, the rogue ninja of Takigakure..."

"That guy, we haven't heard from him in ages, he's probably dead by now!"

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Back in the village, Cao Zhi dealt with the unfinished government affairs after the shadow clone disappeared, and then went to the training ground, slapping the ground with both hands in a cool manner.

"Come out, my Pokémon!"

Suddenly, dense cracks appeared in the space in front of him. The cracks gradually expanded to a height of nearly two meters before stopping. Then, a void creature less than one meter tall appeared in the scene.

A female creature resembling a bat-herring appeared in place, spreading its tender wings. Its lower abdomen was pale purple, and a girl's head was visible on its top. It also had a small tail with sharp spikes on its back.

Cao Zhi stared at the adorable creature, which was less than a meter tall, with a face full of question marks.

"???"

"This is... the Void Queen's cub?"

The Void Queen, depicted as a young girl, stared blankly at Cao Zhi, her appearance surprisingly somewhat adorable.