Almost at the same time, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure also made similar choices.
For a time, Shiro Akira's bounty on the underground black market skyrocketed, directly surpassing the Third Hokage and the Sannin, reaching a massive five hundred million.
At the same time, with Danzo and the various ninja villages fanning the flames from behind, Shiro Akira became completely famous.
Almost everyone in the ninja world knew about him.
Even Shiro Akira and Kakashi, who were still traveling, heard news about him along the way.
"Damn it! Who's trying to harm you?"
When Kakashi heard the news, he froze for a moment before becoming furious.
"Isn't it obvious?"
Shiro Akira, the person involved, instead spread his hands calmly. "At a glance, you can tell it's Danzo's handiwork. Otherwise, there's no way the news would spread this quickly. I estimate the other ninja villages merely added fuel to the flames."
This was not Danzo's first time doing something like this.
"That old thing. I think he's basically a traitor, a disgrace to Konoha."
Kakashi's face was filled with anger.
How did Konoha end up producing something like him?
Again and again, what exactly was he trying to do?
Would he only be satisfied after Konoha was completely destroyed?
The Third Hokage must have gone blind to let him occupy such a high position, right?
If Kakashi were Hokage, the first person he would kill would be that dog Danzo.
"Anger can't solve any problem!"
Shiro Akira calmly waved his hand and said, "Next, we need to speed up. Otherwise, if we're tracked down, the road ahead won't be peaceful."
If he were alone, it would still be fine. If he couldn't win, he could run. If that didn't work, he could hide in the spatial ring world. No one would be able to catch him.
But with Kakashi, this burden, things were different.
Thinking this, he glanced at Kakashi.
Kakashi immediately said faintly, "I keep feeling like you're thinking something rude."
"By the way, the underground black market bounty on you has already reached five hundred million. Aren't you nervous at all?"
That was five hundred million!
Even Kakashi was tempted.
His father had worked diligently and hard his entire life, yet had only saved three or four hundred thousand. Most of that had even been taken by Shiro Akira in exchange for two spatial bracelets.
Fortunately, their family still had some ancestral wealth, and his father could still earn money. Otherwise, they would be poor.
"That also depends on whether they have the life to take it!"
Shiro Akira smiled coldly. "My head isn't something people can take just because they want it. I'm waiting for them to deliver experience to me."
At this moment, inside an underground black market near the Fire Capital in the Land of Fire, Kakuzu stared at the newly released bounty with his green eyes. Looking at the full five hundred million reward, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I'll take this mission. I'll take this five hundred million too!"
As he spoke, he directly turned and left this underground black market, beginning to use his own informants and channels to collect more detailed information on Shiro Akira, as well as his current location.
As a bounty hunter, only by fully understanding the enemy's intelligence could one complete the mission more effectively and avoid failure.
This was the lesson Kakuzu had learned decades ago, shortly after obtaining Earth Grudge Fear. Back then, he thought himself invincible and inflated with arrogance, choosing to assassinate Hashirama Senju, only to be instantly defeated by a casual strike from the man.
If that man had not been kindhearted and spared his life back then, the grass over Kakuzu's grave would have already grown dozens of times over by now.
This bounty was so large that Kakuzu was not the only one tempted. Many other bounty hunters also chose to accept the mission and began moving out.
Considering the terrifying combat power Shiro Akira had displayed in the information, quite a few people chose to form teams, preparing to raid Shiro Akira, this big boss.
"What a surprise. Konoha really has produced an incredible genius this time!"
"Unfortunately, he isn't an Uchiha. His future upper limit is limited."
Black Zetsu and White Zetsu also received the news at this time and immediately reported it to Uchiha Madara, who was inside an underground cave somewhere in the Land of Fire.
"Oh?"
After Uchiha Madara listened to Shiro Akira's information, he was also slightly surprised. "To possess such strength and battle record at the age of seven? Not bad!"
"Unfortunately, showing himself too early is his mistake. That brat won't live long!"
Moreover, without the Uchiha bloodline and without the Sharingan, his future achievements would only amount to that much in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
"By the way!"
Uchiha Madara was more concerned about the current situation of Konoha's Uchiha clan. "I had you collect targets among the younger generation of the Uchiha. How are the results? Are there any suitable targets?"
His body could not hold out much longer. This feeling of clinging to life through the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while being unable to move his body was terrible.
He, Uchiha Madara, should have been an overwhelmingly domineering god who ruled over the world.
Not some degenerating old man hiding in this dark underground cave, barely lingering on.
He no longer wanted to live in this state.
In any case, the plan had already progressed almost enough. As long as he arranged an executor to continue correcting and carrying out his plan, everything would be fine.
Even if some deviations appeared along the way, he had left several backup plans, so Uchiha Madara was not worried about the plan going out of control.
Black Zetsu immediately replied in a hoarse voice, "The intelligence has already been collected. There are five most suitable targets."
"Among them, two pairs are brothers. As for the remaining one, he was originally the most suitable, but recently, he seems to have gone a little off track."
According to his and Uchiha Madara's plan, brothers were the best choice. It would also be more convenient to produce an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan later.
In the later stage of the plan, the executor would need sufficient strength.
The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was very necessary.
"Oh?"
When Uchiha Madara heard this, his brows raised slightly. "How did he go off track? What's that brat called?"
"His name is Uchiha Obito. Since childhood, he has been kindhearted, extremely naive, very willing to help others, and he also has a girl he likes so much he can't control himself."
When Madara heard Black Zetsu's description, his eyes also lit up. "This personality is indeed very suitable! Easy to fool and brainwash. The kinder he is, the more extreme he'll become after falling into darkness."
"So how has he gone off track now?"
If there was still a chance to save it, Madara was prepared to choose this brat.
After hearing this, Black Zetsu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ever since he became the disciple of a strange taijutsu ninja in Konoha named Might Duy, his style has changed dramatically."
"Every day, he shouts about hot-blooded youth, wears a dark green skintight bodysuit, and crazily performs large amounts of taijutsu training. It feels like his brain is gradually being assimilated by Might Duy, turning him into some kind of bizarre rare beast!"
Black Zetsu, who had been paying attention to Obito this whole time, was also very speechless about this change.
What was all this?
Why would such a rare beast appear in Konoha?
"Might Duy? Rare beast? Hot-blooded youth?"
After hearing this, Madara roughly formed an impression of Obito in his mind. The corner of his mouth immediately twitched slightly. "So, is there anything special about this Might Duy? Is he strong?"
Also, an Uchiha actually went to train in pure taijutsu?
Wasn't this nonsense?
Shouldn't an Uchiha develop their bloodline, awaken the Three Tomoe Sharingan, and awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?
What exactly was this strange lifeform?
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