blogombal Chapter 45 The Aborted Plot, the Shameless Raikage
Chapter 45 The Aborted Plot, the Shameless Raikage
The next day, outside the town of Yokota.
"It's almost time. What is the village thinking that they only want us to provide the coordinates here and wait? Don't they want to save the Fourth Raikage?" On the rooftop of the abandoned building, Karai craned his neck and looked around anxiously, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot plate.
“Impossible! The village can’t lose Lord Raikage. There must be a delay! The village is too far from the Land of Sugi. It’s hard to get there in a day.” Amai said from the other side of the rooftop, her anxiety no less than that of her companion Karai.
If Tsunade has to reinstall the Exploding Insects because she can't pay in time, then the Raikage will be in real danger!
"Damn it, our Cloud Village has sacrificed too much for this unusable ninjutsu scroll." After a pause, Amai pulled out the bloodied and mangled scroll and cursed in frustration.
Although he eventually obtained the scroll, Tsunade's violent power caused the scroll to be intertwined and squeezed together with the flesh and blood of the Xuanyuan Clan, making it impossible to open and view.
It's completely worthless...
"Let's not wait any longer, let's go rescue Lord Raikage. Although the chances are slim, it's still better than sitting here and waiting to die."
"Okay." After a moment of hesitation, Amai put away the scroll and gritted his teeth in response to Karai's suggestion.
"boom!!"
Just as the two were about to leave, a heavy object suddenly appeared out of nowhere and crashed in front of the abandoned house.
This sudden turn of events startled the two of them!
When the two looked up at the sound, they saw that the iron box below was engraved with the Cloud Village headband mark, and that the large lock was a universal sealing lock that only Cloud Village Jonin could unlock.
"This is the Heavenly Gift Technique of Mabuyi!"
In an instant, Karai, who had followed the Raikage on numerous occasions, suddenly realized what was happening and immediately jumped down, forming hand seals, "Release..."
"This is five hundred million taels." When the lock was opened, Amai was overjoyed to see the neatly arranged banknotes inside!
But the thought that these treasures belonging to Kumogakure would soon be taken away by Tsunade caused him unbearable pain.
“That is…” Suddenly, Karai saw a letter in the corner of the pile of money and quickly picked it up and opened it.
After quickly reading through the text, Karai revealed a long-lost relaxed smile. "The instructions are: immediately after the transaction, treat Lord Raikage at the nearest medical facility. Reinforcements will arrive soon; be sure to cooperate with Lord Raikage to recover the 500 million bounty in medical fees."
"I see! If it's just a post-operative injury, I guarantee that Lord Raikage will regain his fighting strength within an hour." Amai nodded with a smile.
They exchanged a sinister glance, then without further hesitation, one kept an eye on the money box while the other went to find Tsunade to make the deal...
On the other side, at Yokota Hotel.
"Hehehe! I didn't expect those guys' fortunes to be so valuable. I actually got eight thousand taels." Inside the room, Taro excitedly counted the banknotes, his face flushed.
"We have to thank our eldest brother for this. Otherwise, without those guys helping us carry things down, we wouldn't have gotten this extra reward." Jiro exclaimed excitedly, finally experiencing firsthand the ninjas' efficiency in making money.
Eight thousand taels of silver—that's a fortune they couldn't earn in several months!
"It's only eight thousand taels, why are you two so happy?" Ishikawa curled his lips speechlessly. For the destruction of a bandit gang, this amount of money was already very little. If those guys hadn't spent a lot of money to purchase powerful crossbows, their gains would have been far more than this.
As for the prisoners? They were naturally ordered by the town mayor to be chained up and used as free laborers.
"Ishikawa, come with me." After a moment of silence, Kakashi suddenly called out to Ishikawa.
Upon hearing this, Ishikawa nodded silently, then ignored his two underlings who were staring at him with eyes full of money and left the room.
"Next is negotiating with Kumogakure. If everything goes smoothly, that would be great, but if we're unlucky and a battle breaks out, you must take Taro and Jiro and withdraw from the battle immediately!" Kakashi stared at Ishikawa solemnly in the corridor.
If Kumogakure really makes a move, they'll definitely be fully prepared. For Ishikawa and his companions to go in would be suicide; they won't have the same good fortune they had yesterday.
"Of course, withdrawing from the battle doesn't mean giving up participation." Before Ishikawa could speak, Kakashi added, taking out a small bottle.
"Teacher, what is this...?" Ishikawa asked curiously, looking at the white bottle that was only the size of a thumb.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes and revealed a meaningful smile. "These are the nano-burst insects I found in the Xuanyuan Ninja Tool Kit. If Kumogakure really goes back on its word, Tsunade and I will definitely be targeted. So I want you to find an opportunity to release the burst insects after you leave."
"Understood." Ishikawa's eyes lit up with surprise as he took it, never expecting that these were nanoburst bugs invisible to the naked eye.
He was worried about something going wrong, but now he doesn't have to worry! They were affected by Tsunade and Shizune, but the enemy doesn't have those abilities.
"Go tell Taro to get ready, it's almost time." Kakashi glanced at the time, gave the order, and turned to walk towards Tsunade's room.
Ishikawa didn't dare to delay and immediately put away the bottle to find his two underlings to pack up their things.
A few minutes later, when Ishikawa arrived with his two underlings, they saw Amai, a Cloud Ninja, leading Tsunade and the others out.
The Fourth Raikage, however, was held hostage by Kakashi and Shizune and followed closely behind.
Without saying much, Ishikawa and the other two simply exchanged glances and then followed them out of the inn.
The journey was uneventful, and the group soon arrived at the transaction location.
"Five hundred million taels, it really is five hundred million taels! Lady Tsunade..." Shizune quickly checked the amount and its authenticity before her eyes lit up with joy as she exclaimed. Finally, she was going to pay off her gambling debts!
It wasn't easy, it was extremely difficult.
“Very well, then I’ll leave the Raikage to you. But before that…” Tsunade nodded in satisfaction, raised her hand, took out a vial of medicine, and put it into the Raikage’s mouth.
The speed was as fast as lightning, leaving everyone, including the Raikage, unable to react in time!
"Tsunade, what are you doing?" Forced to take the medicine, the Raikage's face turned pale and he roared angrily.
If this is poison, wouldn't he be forever at the mercy of others?
"Relax, relax, it's just a little bit of a special sleeping potion! It'll make you unable to gather chakra for a day and leave you feeling weak all over!" Tsunade said casually, causing the Raikage and the Hidden Cloud Village to change color at the same time.
Karai and Amai, in particular, were planning to cooperate with the Raikage to recover the medical expenses. If the Raikage couldn't participate in the battle, they wouldn't be able to defeat Tsunade, one of the Sannin, or even Kakashi.
Even with Kakashi and Tsunade, and reinforcements arriving, it wouldn't be enough! Unless, of course, the village sends out Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki...
But, is that even possible?
"seal up……"
Just as the two were hesitating, Shizune quickly formed a hand seal to seal the money box and put away the storage scroll, putting them in a dilemma once again!
"Then Raikage, farewell..." Seeing Shizune's movement, Tsunade waved her hand, gave Kakashi a look, and ran away with Shizune.
Even a fool would know that Yunyin wouldn't easily give up 500 million. If they don't run now, when will they?
"Ishikawa, Taro, Jiro, let's go." Kakashi immediately understood and led the three of them quickly after them without hesitation.
"Damn Tsunade..." The Raikage roared, about to unleash his fury, when he suddenly felt his head sink and his body go limp to the ground.
Amai immediately helped Raikage up, "Should we chase them? If we track them now, we should still have a chance in a day."
"One day?" The weakened Raikage gave a bitter smile, dissatisfied. "She is one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha. You can't possibly catch up with her in just one day. Besides, we might not even know if that potion really works in one day as she claims."
"Huh? Then we're not going to chase after them? That's five hundred million taels! Besides, the village has already sent reinforcements..." Karai shouted unwillingly from the side, gritting his teeth.
"We can't let 500 million ryo just disappear like that! If we can't catch up with Tsunade, then we'll go to Sugi no Ninja Village. Don't they want to reclaim that useless scroll? Once reinforcements arrive, we'll go to Sugi no Ninja Village and make them buy it with money."
"Ah, this..."
Upon hearing Raikage's shameless attempt to force a sale, Karai and Amai exchanged a glance, their faces burning with embarrassment.
Although this might recover the losses, it's just too, too embarrassing!