Chapter 43: Need More Money!
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In a desolate alley in the Land of Rain, rain continued to drizzle relentlessly from the sky. Outside the alley, several corpses lay scattered haphazardly. The entire alley looked as if it had been bombed—both sides of the cement walls had mostly collapsed, the ground was riddled with craters about a meter in diameter, and the scene bore clear evidence of a fierce battle. If an experienced ninja were present, they would be astonished at the intensity and destructive power of the fight. This level of devastation could only be caused by a clash between two Kage-level combatants!
At the deepest part of the alley lay two corpses.
The one further in was clutching a shattered chain scythe. A breathing apparatus dangled from his head, and his Amegakure forehead protector had fallen to the side. His gray-white hair was disheveled, and his ninja armor was severely damaged. His muscular body bore deep, bone-revealing wounds—some from Wind Release, some from Fire Release, and others clearly charred by Lightning Release. His death was gruesome, to say the least. Upon closer inspection, his face was unmistakable—it was none other than the Demigod of the Ninja World, the former Rain Kage, Hanzō of the Salamander!
Not far from Hanzō lay another corpse, albeit a peculiar one. This individual wore a Rōgakure forehead protector, which bore a deep slash mark, signifying that he was a rogue ninja. His face was obscured by a black mask, and his lifeless green eyes had lost their luster. Below the neck, his body resembled a doll maliciously torn apart by a child—his torso and limbs were scattered around, connected only by strange black threads.
After a while, a black dog-like creature slowly approached from the entrance of the alley. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a dog at all but a black, masked monster crawling on all fours. The creature surveyed its surroundings before heading straight for the fragmented corpse. It clawed open the chest cavity and crawled inside.
Moments later, the torso twitched slightly. The black threads, writhing like snakes, began reconnecting the severed limbs and head. Before long, the body had been reassembled into a "complete person."