‘I got you bitch.’ Kazuo thought as the corners of his lips tilted slightly upwards.
“I have the money in a seal inside my wrist guards, I’ll leave it with a paper clone and head away. Ofcourse if something does happen then I’ll simply explode it all, I’ll be dead if you go after me either way.” Kazuo replied as he looked at Kakuzu.
For a moment, Kakuzu’s gaze sharpened as he looked at Kazuo, his bloodlust intensifying multiplefold.
“Alright kid, Two hundred million ryo. If you don't have it then you’re dead.”
“I do, though some of it is in golden bars and explosion tags,” Kazuo replied as he looked at the man.
“That’s all right, now then what do you need me to do,” Kakuzu asked as he looked at Kazuo.
“I need you to help me survive,” Kazuo replied without missing a beat.
“I’ve been dosed with a deadly poison, I need you to find me an antidote or some way to keep me alive long enough so that I can arrive at the hidden leaf,” Kazuo replied as he released a small sigh.
“Poisoned? That guy?” Kakuzu questioned as he motioned towards the explosion crater behind Kazuo.
“That’s right. Now then do you have any antidotes we can try on you?”
“This will cost you extra,” Kakuzu replied before throwing Kazuo four small vials.
Kazuo nodded before immediately downing the vials one by one.
“Guess we just have to wait and see if it has any effect,” Kazuo replied before nodding toward Kakuzu and using the body flicker jutsu.
Kakuzu didn’t waste a moment before using a body flicker jutsu of his own to start following after Kazuo.
The two ran at speeds much higher than the regular shinobi, it was a difference as big as the night and the day.
Kakuzu used his impressive physique and higher chakra volume whilst Kazuo managed with a much higher mastery over the technique.
Minutes passed however Kazuo didn’t drop onto the ground.
‘I haven't escaped the poison completely, however.’ Kazuo thought to himself as he felt it, the sensation of touch disappearing from his fingertips as they grew colder and colder.
‘This should be good enough however, I should be able to arrive at the leaf on time.’ Kazuo thought before a smile appeared on his face.
It looked soft however it carried a visciousness that only a serial mass murderer would have, it was a smile that seemed to combine two polar opposites at the same time.
The softness of a young boy who wouldn’t even be considered a man in his other world as well as the savageness of a true shinobi, a killer with supernatural strength.
‘I can’t just let you take all of that money from me, and it’s been a while now.’ Kazuo thought to himself as his expression turned to a blank poker face once more.
His internal emotions only grew in ferocity even more, however.
‘A hidden quest, that shitty system better give me one.’ Kazuo thought as he continued his run through the dense forest with the S-ranked rogue ninja following behind him.
“So Kakuzu, have you heard of an organization called the Akatsuki?” Kazuo questioned.
“No,” Kakuzu replied curtly before returning to silence once more.
“Quite the cold one aren’t you?” Kazuo said before stopping in place.
Kakuzu immediately stopped around twenty mentors behind him as well.
“Seems like I found the perfect location,” Kazuo muttered before turning toward Kakuzu.
“Because I wanted to you fucking hairy bitch.” Kazuo replied as his blank look broke, a large smirk appearing on his face instead.
“What are you going to do about it? Did you really think I had two hundred million ryo Kakuzu?” Kazuo questioned as he looked at Kakuzu.
‘He’s not reacting in any way, I guess I can't expect an S-rank ninja to fall to such simple taunts.’ Kazuo thought as he stared at Kakuzu who released a deep chuckle.
“No, I did not, However, I was curious to see if you would lead me to some other leaf ninja, I’ve been wanting to replace some hears you see,” Kakuzu replied before starting to form a set of hand seals.
He however stopped midway as a confused expression appeared on his face.
“I see, thanks for telling me Kakuzu,” Kazuo replied with a nod of his head before making a single-hand seal.
‘An explosion?’ Kakuzu immediately wondered as he readied himself to the body flicker away.
However, it wasn’t an explosion as he had thought.
“You know I’ve gotten a bit tired of using explosion tags these days. In fact, whilst they are useful against weak opponents, they’re quite useless against someone like you.” Kazuo said as he held the tiger hand seal, the chakra in his body was compressing itself.
Almost as if it was a spring that was being squished.
“I’ve already arrived at a point in my journey that explosion tags have become a handicap in fights .” Kazuo said as he release a chuckle.
And just like a spring that had been squished, when the force that was placed on top of it is removed, it would bounce back up twice as strong as before.
The ground under Kazuo’s feet cracked as his body appeared to vanish.
Kakuzu’s eyes however were moving wildly from right to left.
‘He’s able to see me even at this speed?’ Kazuo wondered feeling the need to release an inward sigh.
‘Just how big is the difference between me and a S rank right now?’
With that thought, Kazuo used all of his strength to jump into the air.
Kakuzu immediately raised his head to keep him in his sight.
There he saw an unusual sight.
Flying was a skill that many wanted however it wasn’t an easy thing to achieve.
Even in the elemental nations, the amount of people who could achieve it with their own power could be counted on a single hand.
That was one of the reasons why Kakuzu was slightly shocked when he saw two large angelic-looking paper wings appear on Kakuo’s back.
That wasn’t the end of it, however…
Hundreds of large paper spear-like objects were floating around Kazuo.
“I really want to call this the gate of Babylon but I’ll just call it Paper Bombardment,” Kazuo said out loud before making a forward motion with his hand.
In a single moment, the hundreds of spears started flying toward Kakuzu at high speeds.
That wasn’t all, however.
At the last moment before they collided, their entire construct lit up in an orange color.
“What did you actually believe me? Explosion is an art too great to leave behind you know?”
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