Chapter 350
Kakuzu was shaken to his core!
Haruto Saito had directly called out his name! And this name—he hadn't used it in a very long time! Kakuzu was his real name, the one he had used when he was in Takigakure.
After failing in his assassination attempt on the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, he had been punished upon returning to his village. This unfair treatment had led him to betray Takigakure entirely!
Since then, he had rarely used his real name, even changing his alias frequently when taking black-market contracts for the sake of his own safety.
Ever since his failed attempt on Hashirama's life, Konoha had placed the highest-level bounty on his head!
Although many years had passed and Konoha was no longer actively hunting him, any exposure—any trace of his true identity—would lead them to follow the trail back to him.
For this reason, despite being an S-rank assassin, he had taken on very few assignments over the years. He was careful not to draw attention to himself!
As an elite assassin of the highest caliber, each contract he completed brought in tens of millions of ryo. That was more than enough to let him live extravagantly for years! Thus, he only accepted jobs when he was running low on funds.
This time was no different!
But he had never expected this mission to be a complete failure! Worse yet, he had been captured!
The most terrifying part of it all was that his opponent knew his true identity!