After a few hours, Hidan, having barely regained his ability to move, found the missing parts himself, then put what belonged in his stomach back in his stomach and stitched up what needed to be stitched.
However, Hidan's murderous gaze was a bit too intense.
So much so that when the Hokage sent people, Shinji decisively abandoned Tobi and slipped away alone.
"Senior Shinji, no~"
Bang!
The door was slammed shut and then locked from the outside.
Leaning against the door, Tobi turned to look at Hidan, who was approaching step by step with an evil smile. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, his teeth chattering.
Weak, pitiful, and helpless!
"Heh heh, Hidan-senpai, it was all a joke, damsel in distress...!"
Listening to the wails and cries from behind him, Shinji couldn't help but mourn for Tobi for 0.3 seconds.
After all, someone had to bear Hidan's anger. The Evil God once said: If you don't go to hell, who will? Amen.
Soon, Shinji arrived at the Hokage Building and met the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, for the first time.
Just as he remembered, a "yellow, gambling, and drug-using" old rascal!
"Lord Hokage, Akagi Shinji has been brought."
"Hmm, I see."
Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly covered the crystal ball, then skillfully picked up his pipe and took two puffs.
Shinji's lips curled into a satisfied smile, almost channeling the Dragon King.
"Regarding the cooperation proposal you made last time, in principle, I can agree. But..."
"It needs more money, right?"
"Cough cough..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to choke, then continued, "It's not about the money..."
"I understand. You mean the money isn't enough. Please name your price, Lord Hokage."
"Oh, actually, it really has nothing to do with money."
"I get it. A flat price of ten million."
"This price is indeed very sincere. However, my two advisors are always worried that you have ulterior motives. If you could hand over that black box for us to inspect..."
"Fifteen million Ryo. Five million as a deposit, and the remaining ten million upon completion of the transaction within ten days. This is my final offer. If not, then forget it."
After speaking, Shinji got up and prepared to leave.
Although he was indeed not short of money, he wouldn't be a complete fool.
Just like the prices he quoted earlier, they were all what he felt was worth it.
Seeing Shinji about to push the door open and leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally put down his pipe. "Deal!"
A few minutes later, Shinji, having paid the deposit, walked out of the Hokage Building.
To be safe, he also signed a contract.
It stipulated the responsibilities each party needed to fulfill and the compensation to be paid.
It looked quite official, but in reality, if Hiruzen Sarutobi really intended to renege on the deal, Shinji would have no recourse.
After all, their statuses were not equal.
Of course, if the other party dared to cheat him out of his money, he would absolutely not let Konoha off the hook.
In addition, before leaving the Hokage Building, he casually threw a few grains of sand emitting curse energy inside.
These were some small items he had found while stitching Hidan's body back together.
To those who couldn't sense curse energy, this was just sand accidentally sticking to them.
But to Shinji, this sand was like a signal transmitter. The opponent must have had a special method to sense the location of this sand from a long distance, which was why they were able to chase them repeatedly, forcing Hidan and Tobi to fight.
Clearly, he wasn't the only one who had grown significantly; 'Sand Spirit' Cyber had also become increasingly powerful.
Therefore, Shinji chose to use Konoha's power to work for him.
Scattering sand containing curse energy into the Hokage Building was just the first step. The second step was... writing a letter!
That's right. Shinji carefully chose his words and wrote a letter, then used Konoha's channels to send it to the Mist Hidden Village, addressed to the Mizukage Mei.
As expected, before this letter could even be sent, its contents were already placed before the Hokage.
This was enough!
In fact, the content inside was not important, and whether it could be sent was also not important.
Shinji did this simply to strengthen his position and importance.
A consultant who could directly contact the Mizukage, and whose words were so casual, was clearly not normal.
Based on his understanding of the Third Hokage, the latter would definitely brainstorm many possibilities and then focus his attention on him.
With this as a backup, even if something unexpected happened, Hiruzen Sarutobi would absolutely not allow him to be harmed. Even if he had to grit his teeth, he would find a way to protect him, otherwise, he would lose a large sum of money and alienate an ally.
Shinji even had a third step that had not yet been executed.
Go eat ramen at Ichiraku!
In front of the strongest BOSS in the ninja world, he would see who dared to cause trouble!
A peaceful day passed.
A black-robed figure whose face could not be seen once again arrived at the gates of Konoha.
He suddenly looked up, sensing something, and looked in the direction of the Hokage Building.
"Shinji, Naruto, Hidan, Sasuke, no matter how cunning you are, you won't escape this time."
The black-robed figure's eyes were filled with determination, and a gentle breeze rustled the hem of his robe.
"Who are you? What are you here for?"
"Ah, I'm here to purchase goods in Konoha. Here is my letter of introduction."
"Alright, you can go in. Don't just stand here blocking others next time, understand?"
The black-robed figure gritted his teeth, nodded, and walked in.
The letter of introduction was something he had stolen, precisely to catch the other party off guard.
Otherwise, if he got into a conflict with the guards, what if those two cunning guys escaped again?
In order to retrieve his Golden Snake Sword, he had deliberately let people return. Therefore, this time, there must be no mistakes!
As long as he recovered the Golden Snake Sword, even if he caused a commotion in the humans' main base, he was confident he could retreat safely.
With this belief, 'Sand Spirit' Cyber made his way to the front of the Hokage Building.
"According to the curse energy fluctuations from the 'Treasure Sand,' the person should be hiding inside."
'Sand Spirit' Cyber took a deep breath and placed his hands on the ground.
"Who's there? Stop your dangerous actions immediately! Leave this place at once!"
'Sand Spirit' Cyber had only made this move before being surrounded by three Konoha Anbu members.
This showed how strict the security of the Hokage Building was!
However, the appearance of the Konoha Anbu members could not shake 'Sand Spirit' Cyber's resolve.
"Sand Transformation Jutsu - Great Desert Quicksand!"
Buzz... Intense curse energy fluctuations instantly spread out.
Then, in the next moment, a shocking scene unfolded.
The entire Hokage Building began to slowly sink, and the ground beneath it all turned into quicksand!
"Enemy attack!"
"Kill!"
The Anbu members immediately launched a fierce assault!
____________________
For more advance chapters visit my patreon
patreon.com/kane45
Tier: 10$ Casual Reader - +20 Advance Chapter
20$ Intermediate Reader - +40 Advance Chapter
40$ Expert Reader - +80 Advance Chapter
Update: "Monday to Friday - Update 3 Chapters a Day"
"Saturday and Sunday - Off"