boyutpedia Chapter 96 Orochimaru, the Wingman
Chapter 96 Orochimaru, the Wingman
Chapter 96 Orochimaru, the Wingman
Offering a bounty on a bloodline genius from an enemy nation is not surprising.
However, it would be strange if the bounty reached 100 million, because that price is comparable to that of the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Even if it's Wood Release, this is still a bit too exaggerated.
Therefore, the first thing all parties did was to verify the authenticity of the news.
Then the underground gold exchange confirmed it: it's true!
Although the underground gold exchange does not belong to any of the five major powers, it still adopts the traditional mission system, and it is not a matter of simply offering a reward for money.
Just as ninja villages need credibility, so do gold exchange shops.
To offer a bounty, you must first provide information about the target.
For example, if you want to put a bounty on Asuma, you must explain his status as the son of the Hokage, his strength as a Jonin, and his qualifications as one of the Twelve Warriors.
Similarly, if you want to put a bounty on Minato, you must explain Minato's strength and even his battle record.
So even though Minato's achievements would make Sunagakure lose face if word got out, in order to eliminate this second Hashirama, Sunagakure had no choice but to swallow their pride and reveal the matter to the Exchange Bureau.
It was precisely because of this that the name Minato Namikaze became famous throughout the ninja world!
"Konoha, Wood Release, eight years old—"
Hanzo looked at the intelligence report, his gaze falling on the words "blonde hair and blue eyes," and suddenly remembered the boy who had been next to Orochimaru earlier.
Although the bounty has just been issued and there are no photos of the target yet, Minato's identity has already been confirmed, since it is not normal for a child of this age to be on the battlefield.
No wonder the child looked so calm—
No, that's not calmness, but the confidence to be fearless!
"He's a monster!"
Hanzo spoke with a sigh, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
He clearly sensed something was wrong, but because of his pride, he let go of such a monster with immense potential.
If he had known this would happen, he should have spared no expense to keep the other party here!
Even if the opponent possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, he was confident that with his Water Instantaneous Body speed, he could definitely subdue the opponent before they could react.
The Land of Earth, Hidden Rock Village.
In the Tsuchikage's office, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, looked at the intelligence report in his hand without saying a word.
After a long while, he tossed the intelligence report onto the table and sighed sadly.
"Konoha has never lacked such amazing geniuses—"
"The First Hokage's Wood Release and the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique—this child possesses the strengths of both Hokage. If he grows up smoothly, he might be a threat to our Iwagakure."
The secretary standing to the side had a tense expression, clearly also quite shocked by Minato's talent.
"His ability to defeat the Sand Village's frontline forces indicates that he has already achieved combat capability, making him difficult to kill head-on. The only way is through assassination. This is probably why the Sand Village is willing to lose face to put his bounty on the exchange's door, right?"
Onoki's tone was complex: "Why isn't such a genius appearing in our Iwagakure?"
He's almost fifty now and spends all his time worrying about finding a successor.
Looking at Konoha next door, today it's Sakumo Hatake, tomorrow it's Tsunade and Orochimaru, and now Minato Namikaze has popped up.
This stark contrast made him feel a pang of jealousy.
"Lord Tsuchikage, I suggest we send our undercover agents from Konoha to eliminate them at any cost," the secretary said solemnly.
Onoki shook his head: "No need. A genius like that will be well protected. If we can think of that, how could Konoha not?"
"We can't just let it grow unchecked, can we?"
The secretary looked anxious: "To have this kind of strength at the age of eight, if it weren't for the information provided by the gold exchange, no one would believe it."
Onoki sighed slightly: "Go contact the gold exchange and add another 50 million to the bounty."
"oh--!"
The secretary's eyes lit up: "As expected, you're the cunning one!"
"Get lost! This is wisdom! You idiot!"
Two days later, at the Konoha camp.
Orochimaru found Minato, who was slacking off: "Your bounty has been updated, Minato-kun."
"Um?"
For a moment, Minato thought he had been transported to One Piece: "Can this thing be updated?"
"Hmm, 230 million, that's already surpassed Sarutobi-sensei's. Congratulations!" Orochimaru chuckled.
"How many?"
Minato looked bewildered: "Why? I haven't done anything these past two days!"
"It must have been added by other forces, since apart from Konoha, no one should want to see another God of Shinobi appear."
Orochimaru laughed and said, "With a bounty of this price, I'm afraid someone will come looking for you as soon as you leave the village. But it's not a big problem, since you have the Flying Thunder God Technique and don't need to go through the gate to leave the village."
Mikoto looked at Minato with concern: "But if that's the case, it won't be safe even in the village, will it?"
"Actually, you and Nawaki are the ones we need to worry about the most, compared to Minato."
Orochimaru said calmly, "If Minato-kun wants to leave, no one in this world can stop him, but it's different when you two are involved."
Upon hearing this, Mikoto's eyes darkened.
Thinking about it carefully, that's indeed the case.
Minato possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, allowing him to go wherever he wants. The reason he teamed up with them was simply because he was worried about Nawaki. As a Chunin, Nawaki was only there to fill in for missions.
Thinking of this, she hesitated for a moment, opened her mouth, and wanted to apply to leave the team.
"The same."
Before Mikoto could speak, Minato spoke first.
"Um?"
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "Minato-kun, you don't need to be so polite. Although I'm too busy to take care of Mikoto, I really can't trouble you in this situation."
"Nawaki is one thing, but Mikoto has no relation to you whatsoever—"
"But we're teammates, right?"
Minato looked at Orochimaru speechlessly.
While claiming he was too busy to have time, he was also being hypocritical here. He was now certain of Orochimaru's thoughts.
This guy is definitely getting a facelift—Red Line!
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Mikoto, who looked anxious, her beautiful face showing unease.
it's beautiful!
Minato hesitated for less than a second before making his decision.
If you don't even know to eat meat that's been placed right in front of you, then you might as well eat shit!
"As long as Mikoto-nee doesn't mind the trouble my bounty brings, then my teammate can only be Mikoto-nee."
With such a beautiful woman, plus the added advantage of being Erzhuzi's biological mother, it would be understandable if it were the original Minato, but how could he, a modern transmigrator, remain unmoved?
Minato looked at Mikoto and gave her his signature gentle smile: "Speaking of which, I haven't asked Mikoto-nee's opinion yet."
"I have no objection!"
Mikoto blurted it out without thinking.
With Minato's ability to kick Kato Dan away, she wouldn't be worried about encountering any danger even without the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Not to mention that she herself doesn't mind the bounty.
Moreover, it is undeniable that after spending time together, she did develop some feelings of affection for Minato.
Because of her relationship with Minato and Kushina, she always kept herself in the right place and never had any intention of overstepping her bounds.
But ever since she guessed that Minato didn't only like Kushina, she couldn't help but feel a little different.
Seemingly realizing she had been too eager, Mikoto's cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly added, "--After all, we're teammates."
"In that case, alright."
Orochimaru looked at Minato, and the two exchanged a knowing glance before Orochimaru turned and left.
"Then Mikoto is in your hands, Minato-kun."
Upon hearing this, Mikoto's face turned even redder.
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