Konoha Tatsuno

In the middle of the Fire Country, in a continuous dense forest, a figure was moving quickly along the forest path.

This figure was Tatsuno who was leaving the Country of Wind and preparing to return to Konoha.

The three-month vacation is almost over. Since there is no way to unlock the dragon vein seal for the time being, Tatsuno is not ready to stay outside any longer.

After all, it has been missing for such a long time, and if it continues, it may exceed the tolerance limit of the village.

Moreover, there are people in the village who cannot live without him.

Before leaving Konoha, Tatsuno went to the ninja hospital to visit Kai.

After Tatsuno continued to input life energy for a period of time, Kai's injuries improved significantly compared to before.

Although he is still not at the point where he can return to the battlefield, there is at least hope of recovery.

When he left this time, Tatsuno also specially carved a simplified version of the disease-sealing seal into Kai's body, in order to allow him to absorb life energy from food after he left.

However, the effect of such absorption is naturally not as fast as Tatsuno's direct transmission.

Back in the village, Tatsuno was ready to learn medical ninjutsu himself.

With biochips here, it would be a waste not to learn more knowledge.

After running out of the dense forest, Long Ye's figure headed west.

There is a small town not far to the west of the dense forest. It is the only small town with a large population within dozens of kilometers.

Tatsuno was going to go there to rest for the night and replenish supplies.

A few minutes later, Tatsuno's figure appeared in the town.

This town is called Shanyuan Town. There are 4000 people in the town. Towns with such a population size are considered mainstream in the world of Naruto.

In the town, Tatsuno quickly found an inn with a better environment to stay.

After hurriedly traveling for five days, Long Ye was a little tired physically and mentally, and was ready to rest for a night.

After having dinner in the room and taking a hot bath, Tatsuno, who was completely exhausted, left the inn and started wandering around the town.

After coming to the world of Naruto for so many years, the only place Tatsuno is really familiar with is Konoha.

Tatsuno also wanted to understand the customs and customs of various places.

It was already around 8 o'clock in the evening, and there were only a few sparse people walking around the streets of the town. Most of the shops on both sides of the streets were closed, and most of the ones that were still open were inns and pubs.

After wandering around for a while, the only place Tatsuno found where more people gathered was a gambling house in the town.

Out of curiosity, Tatsuno also walked into the gambling shop. Most of the gamblers inside were ninjas and samurai.

Tatsuno was not surprised by this.

In this world with frequent wars, it is difficult for the vast majority of ordinary people to even make ends meet, and not many people have the leisure and money to gamble.

Only people like ninjas and samurai who have been on the line of life and death for a long time and have a reasonable income like to come here to relax.

After walking around the gambling house, Tatsuno, who was not interested in gambling, was ready to leave.

However, Tatsuno stopped when he reached the gate of the gambling house.

Looking along the entrance of a passage to the west of the gate, Tatsuno immediately saw a task list hanging on the other side of the passage.

This is actually also an underground black market stronghold.

In front of the task list, a figure caught Tatsuno's attention.

This man is six feet tall and has a strong build. He is wearing a fire cloud suit with a black background and red edges. His gray hair is tied up with a forehead protector.

Tatsuno recognized this person at a glance as the rebel ninja Kakuzu of Taki Ninja Village.

This guy once threw a shuriken at the First Hokage Senju Hashirama from eight hundred miles away. He was a ruthless character.

Unexpectedly, he had already joined the Akatsuki organization at this time.

In the original plot, the specific time when Kakuzu joined the Akatsuki organization was not explained.

Tatsuno only knew that after Kakuzu joined the Akatsuki organization, he became the organization's financial manager and was considered a key figure in the Akatsuki organization.

The money Kakuzu earned by constantly completing bounty missions was also one of the important financial resources of the Akatsuki organization. Later, Kakuzu made an important contribution to Xiaonan's [-] million detonating symbols.

Although Tatsuno was surprised when he saw Kakuzu in the fire cloud suit, his face remained calm.

After a brief pause, Tatsuno quickly turned around and walked towards the posted black market task list.

When he came to the list, Tatsuno pretended to be interested and looked at it carefully.

At the top of the black market bounty list, Tatsuno saw the bounty news for the four members of ANBU Team [-] at a glance. The high bounty was particularly eye-catching.

Standing next to Kakuzu, Tatsuno felt Kakuzu's eyes lingering on him for a few seconds, and then he turned around and left silently.

With Kakuzu leaving, Tatsuno did not stay at the black market bounty list for long.

To be honest, even if he had many means at his disposal, Tatsuno now did not want to fight against a monster like Kakuzu.

Kakuzu, who has five hearts, can not only perform ninjutsu with five attributes, but can also separate into four clones at critical times.

Each clone has a life and a powerful fighting force. If you can't throw a spiral shuriken like Naruto and kill all the clones at once, it will be difficult to kill Kaku.

The moment he turned around, a slender figure flashed past Long Ye's eyes and quickly blended into the crowd.

After returning to the inn and having a good night's rest, Tatsuno continued on his way the next morning.

In the early morning, on the dirt road a few kilometers away from Shanyuan Town, Long Ye, who was running continuously, suddenly stopped.

"Come out!"

At the same time, Long Ye's voice sounded faintly.

"As expected of Akimichi Tatsuno, the secret butterfly ninja of Konoha Village, his reaction is really sharp!"

A low voice sounded from the right rear of Tatsuno, and Kakuzu's figure slowly appeared next to a big tree.

Turning his head and looking at Kakuzu who appeared behind him, Tatsuno said calmly: "You have been following me since we left Shanyuan Town. What's the matter?"

Kakuzu followed him all the way here, obviously his intentions were not good.

The current Tatsuno should have nothing to do with the Akatsuki organization.

Why is this guy following me?

Tatsuno felt a little depressed.

"Akimichi Tatsuno, your head is worth 3000 million."

Under Huo Yun's robe, his green eyes stared closely at Long Ye's breathing.

Hearing this, Long Ye was slightly speechless.

This guy really has money in his sights, and the way he looks at people is marked by money.

Shrugging, Long Ye said softly: "If you want my head, it depends on whether you have the ability!"

Although he doesn't want to fight a monster like Kakuzu, Tatsuno is not afraid of him.

At least, Kakuzu wants to kill Tatsuno, but he may not have the ability.

"You are indeed a secret ninja who is famous in the ninja world. Let me weigh you."

Beside the big tree, Kakudu flashed his figure and rushed straight towards Long Ye.