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Chapter 189 - Chapter 189: Cashing In on Madara and Hashirama’s Bounties?

Not long after the Revolutionary Army left, Lin Xuan caught sight of a newspaper.

It was Uchiha Madara who brought it over.

As Lin Xuan scanned the bounty issued by the World Government for their Ninja Guild, he instantly grasped their intentions. A sly grin curved his lips.

In his mind, he chuckled, No wonder my reputation points have been skyrocketing again. The World Government just handed me a massive boost!

Truth be told, he was almost grateful to them.

The World Government thought slapping a sky-high bounty on Lin Xuan would lure every powerhouse in the world to hunt him down. But they had no idea he wasn't fazed in the slightest.

If some fool dared to come after them, wouldn't that just be handing him more reputation points on a silver platter?

After all, the people around him were practically immortal. No matter how strong the enemy, they'd be no match.

Better yet, every time an enemy showed up, all Lin Xuan had to do was fend them off, and boom—another surge of reputation points. Where else could he find such a perfect deal?

At that moment, Uchiha Madara spoke up, his tone dripping with irritation. "Look at this! All because you held us back before, telling us not to go all out or kill recklessly. Now these Navy clowns gave me a bounty that's embarrassingly low!"

His bounty was half of Lin Xuan's, and that stung his pride deeply.

He was certain that if he'd taken down that so-called World Government Commander-in-Chief back then, his bounty would've been at least two billion higher!

Lin Xuan rolled his eyes, exasperated. "Oh, come on, be grateful for what you've got. A bounty's just a number—it's not like you're going to turn yourself in for the reward, right?"

Madara opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.

Lin Xuan, however, paused as a wild idea struck him. He clapped his hands excitedly. "Wait a minute! You guys are all Reanimated, so you can't die. What if I pretend to kill you, take your heads to the World Government, and claim the bounty? Then I just bring you back with Reanimation!"

Madara stared at him, dumbfounded. What kind of ridiculous plan is that?

Had Lin Xuan's sense of decency sunk this low?

Nearby, Hashirama Senju overheard the idea and stroked his chin thoughtfully. "You know, that's actually not a bad plan. If we pulled it off, the World Government would probably lose their minds!"

Madara shot him a look. Great, so Hashirama's just as shameless as this guy!

But Lin Xuan's mind was already racing with another thought. Every time he used Reanimation, it cost him reputation points. So, the question was: would the Berries he earned from the bounties outweigh the value of the reputation points he'd spend?

If he went through all that trouble only to come out with less value than he put in, wouldn't that be a losing deal?

How could he figure out the exchange rate between reputation points and Berries?

Then he remembered the gift he'd received from Monkey D. Dragon, the Revolutionary Army leader, during their earlier meeting. Dragon had mentioned it was a Devil Fruit.

Lin Xuan recalled that in this world, Devil Fruits were worth at least a hundred million Berries, with the stronger ones fetching even higher prices.

Better yet, the system could recycle them directly.

With a spark of curiosity, Lin Xuan pulled out the gift box.

"What's that?" Madara and Hashirama asked in unison, eyeing the box with intrigue.

"It's a gift from the Revolutionary Army's leader—a Devil Fruit!" Lin Xuan said as he opened the box, revealing the fruit inside.

It was a white Devil Fruit, accompanied by a small note that read: Paper-Paper Fruit.

Lin Xuan's eyes widened in surprise.

Back when Konan used her Paper Release techniques, the Navy had mistaken her for a Paper-Paper Fruit user. And now, by some twist of fate, Monkey D. Dragon had gifted him the actual Paper-Paper Fruit!

Was this a coincidence, or did Dragon have some deeper motive?

Lin Xuan quickly brushed the thought aside. Coincidence or not, it didn't matter much.

What really piqued his interest was what would happen if Konan ate this fruit.

In this world, even inanimate objects could consume Devil Fruits and come to life—like Spandam's sword on Judicial Island, which ate the Elephant-Elephant Fruit and turned into a living elephant.

The exact mechanics of how that worked weren't clear in the original story, but for Lin Xuan's Reanimated crew, it was simple: they could just eat it like regular food.

Lin Xuan couldn't help but wonder—would a Reanimated person who ate a Devil Fruit transform from a dead body into something resembling a living person?

"I think I'll let Konan try this one," Lin Xuan decided.

Konan, already a master of Paper Release, would likely grow even stronger with the Paper-Paper Fruit. If she awakened its powers and could "paperize" her surroundings, combining that with her six hundred billion explosive tags? She'd become a force of absolute terror.

The thought alone thrilled him.

But before handing it over to Konan, he needed to check its value with the system.

Holding the Devil Fruit, Lin Xuan silently commanded, "System, appraise the recycling value of this item!"

Ding! Appraisal complete! This item's recycling value is five million reputation points. Would you like to recycle it?

"Five million reputation points?" Lin Xuan quickly did the math. "If a Devil Fruit is worth at least a hundred million Berries, that means one reputation point equals roughly twenty Berries!"

Using that conversion, Madara and Hashirama's combined bounties would be worth about fifteen million reputation points.

As Six Paths-level powerhouses, reanimating them cost ten million reputation points each. So, if he cashed in their bounties and reanimated them afterward, he'd still come out with a five-million-point profit!

"Looks like this plan might actually work," Lin Xuan muttered to himself.

After their recent battles, the White Zetsu sacrifices used for Madara and Hashirama's Reanimation were running low on vitality anyway.

So, why not "sell" them to the World Government for their bounties before reanimating them again?

It seemed like the perfect scheme.

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