Nothing was more important than sleeping, but Kakuzu was indeed a problem. He needed to be on guard.
Akabane thought about it and created a Shadow Clone.
He wasn't actually tired. After all, his Physique, Spiritual Power, and Vitality were all strong. Missing a day or two of sleep wasn't a big problem. It was just that he didn't sleep for a night.
The Shadow Clone was very uncomfortable.
Because not only did he have to act as a lookout, but he also had to endure sleeping in the bedroom.
As for drawing, do I look like such a diligent Shadow Clone?
Until the afternoon.
A pitch-black tentacle reached in through the gap in the window. Then the window was opened, and Kakuzu jumped in from outside.
Then he saw 'Akabane' sitting there.
"You really came."
"There's no need to cooperate with others when I can earn money by myself."
Kakuzu sneered.
He didn't go out to scout the market. He had already seen it, so he didn't need to think further.
His real purpose was to check the strength of the other Renegade in Chao Chuan Town, as well as the distribution of Wood Leaf and Sand Crypsis members in the surrounding area. He wanted to determine what kind of battle wouldn't attract their attention.
After a round, he confirmed one thing.
The strongest Renegade in Chao Chuan Town was this' Mist Shadow 'in front of him.
"Then it seems that I can only be an enemy."
The Shadow Clone sighed softly, then quickly formed a seal with both hands.
Mist Concealment Technique!
"Silent Assassination Technique? Hehe, if that's all you know, then I'm disappointed. "
Kakuzu sneered. The tentacles on his body expanded and attacked in all directions.
The Earth Grudge's secret technique was not afraid of assassination techniques.
"Of course not."
Akabane's voice came from the mist.
The Mist Concealment Technique was only to prevent Kakuzu from seeing his eyes. The moment Kakuzu entered the window, he was already awake.
Kakuzu was ready. The Earth Grudge's tentacles swept around wildly.
However …
There was nothing. The other party didn't seem to attack.
While he was puzzled, two or three figures suddenly appeared beside him. The Earth Grudge quickly attacked, but the other party didn't retreat at all.
He fought and retreated. But at this time, there were six or nine blades. Although the Earth Grudge's tentacles were strong, they were cut off by an invisible force.
After a round of fighting, he already had eight or nine saber wounds on his body.
What kind of technique was this?
Kakuzu was surprised. He knew a lot about the Mist's tactics. Most of them used Mist Concealment with Silent Assassination Jutsu, Sword Jutsu, and some Water Release Ninjutsu to kill.
However, the person in front of him wasn't like that.
He seemed to have used some kind of doppelganger technique, using the doppelganger's injury to exchange for his injury.
Although the attack did not pose a threat for the time being, this kind of attack was very shameless. More importantly, he could not even find the location of the other party's main body.
How was he supposed to fight?
Kakuzu had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and then he created two Mask Clones.
However …
Before the clones could exert their strength, they were instantly imprisoned by a technique.
Kakuzu didn't know what kind of Ninjutsu it was because he had never seen it before.
It was too strange!
"I know your Secret Jutsu, Earth's Grudge, the former Secret Jutsu of the Waterfall Village. Later, it was taken away by a person called Kakuzu, and since then, it has been lost. It seems that you are the Kakuzu who once fought against the First Hokage."
Akabane's voice came from the fog.
He didn't show himself, because if he showed himself, it would give Kakuzu a chance to counterattack. Although he still had the ability of his right eye as a trump card, if he revealed his trump card too easily, Kakuzu would know his true strength.
"Humph, I didn't expect someone to know me."
Kakuzu said that he didn't know him, but he was a little regretful.
His previous feeling was right, this guy was really difficult to deal with, and he even had the strength to kill him.
Akabane laughed and then threatened: "I heard that Earth's Grudge can absorb other people's strength for its own use and form such a doppelganger, but it seems that its key is the mask, if you break it …"
"If you break my mask, I will use my full strength. Even if I can't kill you, as long as the people of Wood Leaf and Sand Crypsis Village notice you, your business will be ruined."
Kakuzu threatened back.
"You can try if I can kill you."
As soon as his voice fell.
Kakuzu was surprised to find that Chakra inexplicably appeared around him, and he was immediately imprisoned in a water prison.
So that's how it is, the doppelganger was imprisoned by this …
Before he had time to think, a blade silently passed through the water prison and was placed on his neck. At the same time, a kunai was aimed at his heart. On the other side of the mask doppelganger, the same thing happened.
Kakuzu knew that if he wanted to run, Akabane wouldn't be able to stop him, but with the two mask doppelganger and his own life, he would lose three hearts.
Although there were many battles and there were many chances to get hearts, these three doppelganger abilities were very useful to him. If it wasn't necessary, he didn't want to change them.
Of course, Kakuzu didn't immediately cut off his tail to survive because Akabane wasn't that determined to kill him.
"In order to trade with the major countries, I need strong enough partners and subordinates. You have fought against the first generation, so there's no need to talk about your strength. You have also seen my strength …"
Akabane removed the ability of his left eye and dispersed the fog.
He sat in the chair with a serene and calm expression.
"Although I don't know why I haven't heard of you, your strength is indeed very strong. If we cooperate, you are barely qualified."
Kakuzu put away the mask doppelganger and sat down on the chair on the side.
He likes money.
If he could take it all for himself, that would be the best, but now that he can't deal with Akabane, he can only cooperate.
After all, there weren't many countries as chaotic as the Land of River in the Shinobi World, and there were only a few that were suitable to be a manga hub.
"Then, let's discuss the distribution of benefits …"
Akabane didn't care about Kakuzu's words.
These were meaningless, what was really important was that the other party agreed to cooperate and was very afraid of his strength.
In this way, his plan was successful.
On the issue of money, the two argued endlessly, and finally, after some bargaining, it became 60: 40, Akabane 60, Kakuzu 40.
However, Akabane made a profit by selling manga to Kakuzu, and Kakuzu also made a profit by selling manga. Although it was 60: 40, in fact, he made much more than Kakuzu.
After discussing the distribution of money, Kakuzu jumped out of the window.
He didn't understand what was going on with Akabane's technique, whether it was the doppelganger or the water prison and the sword later, they all gave him a very strange feeling.
At that time, the fog was thick, and he couldn't see anything at all. He could only confirm from the feedback of the Grudge that those were real bodies, not fake genjutsu or doppelganger techniques.
In a battle, information is very important.
In this battle, the other side knew about the Grudge, but Kakuzu knew nothing about Akabane, so of course, he would suffer in the end.
Even if he used all his strength at that time, he wasn't sure whether Akabane could use that technique to kill all five of his masks at the same time. If the other side had such strength, he would really be finished.
Before figuring out the details of Akabane, Kakuzu didn't dare to make a move again.
After he left, Akabane breathed a long sigh of relief.
This was the first time he used the Mangekyou Sharingan in a battle after he got it, and the result was very gratifying, even an enemy like Kakuzu could be easily subdued and even killed.
However …
He knew very well that there was a limit to this technique.
Just like the Kurama clan's genjutsu, when the enemy's strength reaches a certain level, even if he can kill the enemy in the genjutsu, the effect can't be perfectly reflected in reality.
The ability of the left eye is the same.
When the genjutsu turns into reality, it has the possibility of being cracked and countered.
The reason why Kakuzu was crushed in this battle has a lot to do with the lack of information and the interference of the Mist Concealment Technique.
However, Akabane also hasn't fully developed the perfect use of this technique, and the specifics are still being explored. For the time being, the effect of the Mist Concealment Technique is very good.
But this time, in order not to expose the genjutsu, he first used his spiritual power and Chakra to create the illusion of Kakuzu being besieged in the genjutsu space, and then used Chakra to turn it into reality, so the consumption of Chakra was a bit high.
Otherwise, he would have let Kakuzu fall into the genjutsu first, and then use the Sharingan to turn the genjutsu into reality, whether it is the consumption or the change of technique, it is much better than now.
Akabane rubbed his eyes and rested for a long time, and the soreness in his eyes finally disappeared.
He can be sure that the side effects of his Sharingan are indeed lower than ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan, and this is most likely related to the fact that he has both the Uchiha bloodline and the Whirlpool Constitution.
Fortunately, the cooperation has been reached.
The agreement between the two is that Kakuzu will be the other person in charge of this side of the country, and Nakagawa's immediate superior.
Kakuzu's ability to make money is trustworthy, and the underground forces in the country of the country of the river will be handed over to him, and he will be in charge of Kakuzu, this will save a lot of effort.
Of course, Kakuzu's job is not to directly manage this side, but to recruit a group of people, pretending to compete with each other, and slowly swallow up this market.
While going out for dinner, Akabane went downstairs to inform Nakagawa, lest these people don't know the situation and be directly killed by Kakuzu.
After dealing with all this, Akabane had time to really walk around the current Chao Chuan town.
There have been a lot of changes here, mainly due to the manga and the wandering samurai who came here because of the country's fame.
In other places, Akabane's Tachi on his waist is very eye-catching, but here, you can see several in just a few steps, and there are even three Tachi, just like Zoro in the manga.
On the side of the river, a small dock was even built, and newly built pirate ships were docked at the dock.
In a sense, the Pirate King is affecting the development of this town.
But after walking around, Akabane was most concerned about another thing, which is that pirated manga has appeared in Chao Chuan town.
This is a blacksmith shop, and its business was relatively ordinary in the past, but since he began to imitate the appearance of Zoro and Hawkeye's weapons, his business is several times more popular than before.
Akabane secretly paid attention to it, and he has no intention to stop or pursue the copyright. Anyway, after he takes control of the underground forces of Chao Chuan town in the future, he can still collect the protection fees, so these are not big problems.
But this is enough to show that the Pirate King's influence here is really great.
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