The meeting between Konoha's high-ranking officials and the Daimyo in the capital went smoothly.
The Daimyo was clearly pleased that Li Chuan had been accepted as a formal disciple by the Third Hokage; many matters were approved without the Third Hokage needing to expend much effort, and Danzo's several attempts to cause trouble had no effect.
The general consensus was that the Daimyo would allocate funds to quickly restore Konoha to normal, and that negotiations with the Sand Ninja should be prioritized to avoid war.
Li Chuan didn't pay much attention to these matters; after the meeting, the Third Hokage and Konoha's high-ranking officials turned their attention to negotiations with the Land of Sand, while he temporarily remained in the capital.
He definitely needed to inform his master, Chiriku, about becoming a disciple of the Hokage. Although there weren't any special requirements for discipleship in this World, and it was fine for one person to have multiple teachers, basic etiquette still needed to be observed.
Furthermore, before heading to Konoha to train with the Third Hokage, he had two other matters to handle.
The first matter was that Kinoe had already sent someone to Konoha earlier to inform him that the two Ninja, Kakuzu and Hidan, whom he had paid a high price to find through the Exchange Office, had been contacted.
Three days later, the two would be waiting for him at the Exchange Office outside the capital.
Also, before leaving Konoha, he had contacted Orochimaru through Yakushi Kabuto and arranged to meet in the Land of Rice Fields a week later.
He had twelve days remaining in this Small World trip, and he absolutely had to learn the Soft Physique Modification Technique from Orochimaru before returning, to test whether he could carry a large number of items inside his body when traveling between different Worlds.
If it was possible, then many things would become much easier. For example, he wouldn't need to make Exploding Tags himself; he could buy them in large quantities from this World.
During his time in Konoha, he had also consulted some Jonin about the method for making Exploding Tags, and it wasn't as easy to make as he had thought.
Firstly, Exploding Tags cannot be made with ordinary paper; they require special paper that can carry Chakra. Secondly, it requires Sealing Technique and a very high level of Fire Release.
Because the principle of the Exploding Tag is to seal Fire Release onto paper and then detonate it.
Sealing Technique and Fire Release weren't a problem; with his ability, learning them was only a matter of time. But where would he get special paper that could carry Chakra when he returned to the Marvel Universe?
It might exist in the Marvel Universe, but by the time he found it, it would be too late.
The key wasn't just Exploding Tags. Now he could use the Undetectable Extension Charm to modify items, giving them immense space. If the Soft Physique Modification Technique could truly allow him to carry things back to Marvel and to other Small Worlds...
Then the benefits would be enormous, unimaginably large.
"Let's first study the Ninjutsu in the sealing scroll!"
Kakuzu and Hidan would arrive at the capital's Exchange Office in three days. Li Chuan didn't plan to waste these three days. In the Prince's Residence, he took out the stolen sealing scroll and began to study the Ninjutsu within it.
The first Ninjutsu he studied was the Eight Gates, which he valued the most. This is a Ninjutsu that greatly enhances physical strength using Chakra by releasing Chakra restrictions.
The difficulty of this Ninjutsu lies in the body; one must have a sufficiently strong body to have a chance of successfully cultivating it.
Many Ninja have great strength, but that is the result of Chakra and Ninjutsu augmentation. If Chakra is excluded, the physical quality of most Jonin is not much stronger than that of ordinary people.
As for Rock Lee's physical condition, if Chakra is removed, besides Might Guy, there are truly few Ninja in the Ninja World stronger than him.
The Eight Gates requires the user to spend a lot of time training their body, pushing it beyond its limits, to gradually open the Eight Gates according to the Eight Gates's cultivation method.
And Li Chuan happened to meet this requirement, because his body had long since broken through its limits and had been enhanced by the Number One Enhancement Agent, so he picked it up very quickly.
Coupled with the fact that he had previously extracted a lot of information about the Eight Gates's cultivation methods from Might Guy and Rock Lee, in just three days, he had opened the first Gate, the Gate of Opening, and the second Gate, the Gate of Healing.
In fact, Might Guy and Rock Lee never hid anything about the Eight Gates; they would basically answer whatever was asked.
On one hand, both of them were relatively simple-minded and not wary of friends. On the other hand, it was also because the conditions for mastering the Eight Gates were too difficult, so even if they told others, it wouldn't matter.
In a secluded Underground Room outside the capital of the Land of Fire, Li Chuan, wearing a mask, was led by an Exchange Office staff member to a room.
"Mr. Li, these two are the bounty Ninja, Mr. Kakuzu and Mr. Hidan, whom you were looking for."
The staff member smiled and pointed to the Immortal Duo, dressed in black cloaks with red clouds, in the room.
In his eyes, this Mr. Li was a big client. He had previously issued several high-priced missions to collect Ninjutsu, and this time, he even issued a mission for ten million, just to find Kakuzu and Hidan.
"What do you want with us?"
When Kakuzu saw Li Chuan appear, he stood up and walked towards Li Chuan, while Hidan, muttering to himself, also followed.
As the Akatsuki Organization's financial manager, Kakuzu and Hidan's mission was to continuously carry out various assassination missions to earn the necessary funds for the organization before capturing the Tailed Beasts. Occasionally, they would also accept Carnage missions secretly issued by various Ninja villages through the Exchange Office.
Anyway, they just kept killing people and making money.
Hidan worshipped Loki, whose doctrine was killing. Kakuzu worshipped money, and his favorite thing was to keep making money. The two of them were perfectly suited to team up.
More than half a month ago, Kakuzu suddenly saw a mission to find himself and Hidan at the Exchange Office. The bounty was as high as ten million Ryo, so he immediately accepted it himself without hesitation.
As for why the other party wanted to find him and Hidan, that wasn't important. If the other party was seeking revenge, he would just kill them and be done with it. Anyway, the money definitely had to be earned.
Li Chuan glanced at the staff member next to him, and the staff member very sensibly left.
"My reason for seeking you two is simple: I hope you can help me kill someone."
"Killing people, I love killing people!"
Hidan, who had been muttering to himself, immediately brightened.
Kakuzu said expressionlessly:
"You can post a mission at the Exchange Office, why seek us out specifically?"
"Because it's special. It's not a normal assassination mission, and only you two can complete it."
Li Chuan smiled.
Even if he posted a mission to assassinate Danzo at the Exchange Office, Kakuzu and Hidan wouldn't accept it.
Although both of them were very arrogant, they weren't stupid. Rushing directly into the strongest Ninja village, Konoha, to assassinate Konoha's high-ranking officials was simply a suicide mission.
Kakuzu claimed to have assassinated the First Hokage and survived, but only he knew the truth of what happened.
"Who do you want to kill? How much will you pay?"
Kakuzu was very practical, getting straight to the point.
"I cannot tell you who it is."
Li Chuan did not answer the first question, which made Kakuzu frown.
Are you kidding? Asking them to kill someone but not telling them the target? Are you playing with us?
"But I'll pay three hundred million Ryo!"
However, Li Chuan's next words made Kakuzu's eyes widen, and an incredibly powerful aura emanated from him.
"You say who to kill, and we'll kill them! You say how to do it, and we'll do it!"
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