Chapter 170 - 65: The Intelligence Trade
"What's the background of this man?"
"He used to be a close aide to Mr. Tezuka, the boss of the Underground Bounty Exchange. He's quite influential in the underworld."
"What kind of intelligence is he trying to sell us?"
"It's about Iwagakure."
"Can you be more specific?"
"He only said it concerns the remnants of Ōnoki's faction. For more details, we'll have to pay."
"How much?"
"He initially asked for 60 million ryo, but I bargained it down to 45 million."
Shu stopped asking questions and intertwined his fingers, resting his chin on them as he sank into deep thought.
As the head of Iwagakure's Anbu, Shu's work was understandably busy and complex. At just thirty years old, his receding hairline had already reached the crown of his head. His thin, elongated face appeared slightly hollow, and the faint dark circles under his deep-set eyes hinted at chronic sleep deprivation.
But who would have guessed that this seemingly frail man was a fierce warrior on the battlefield? During Ōnoki's era, Shu had served as the captain of the Iwagakure Explosion Corps. With his Explosion Release kekkei genkai, his signature technique, Explosion Release: Landmine Fist, had struck fear into the hearts of Kumogakure during the Earth-Lightning War. In the Rock-Sand War, he had held his ground against Sunagakure's iron-blooded kunoichi, Pakura, in an evenly matched battle.