Hayato K amiwara had never met anyone like Linto.
His conversation with Linto changed from the very beginning:
"This guy is a bit dangerous, be careful."
to:
"Don't worry, give me some time, I'll find you a few more targets."
And now:
"Bro, Shou bro, please rest! If you don't rest, I need to rest too, there's really no one left!"
Linto pushed K amiwara Hayato aside and opened the cabinet behind him.
Empty.
"None left?"
"Really, none left."
In the short period of half a month, centered on the city where they were located, it was as if a tornado had swept through, and all B-rank and above escaped criminals and rogue ninja were captured and sent to K amiwara Hayato.
"This is the last commission payment."
Kambara Hayato handed over a briefcase: "Take a good rest, I'll definitely contact you first when there's new business."
Linto took the briefcase, which was full of stacks of bills.
He took a thick stack from it, placed it on the table, and pushed it to K amiwara Hayato.
Kambara Hayato said in confusion: "The client has already paid me the commission."
Linto shook his head and said: "This isn't a commission, it's overtime pay. Thank you for your trouble during this time."
In the past half month, Linto's efficiency in collecting soul fragments was very high, and this was inseparable from Kambara Hayato's help.
Kambara Hayato stared at Linto in astonishment.
He had worked with many bounty hunters.
Most people in this line of work have a shady past. Kambara Hayato had investigated Linto's past to some extent -
A clan extermination tragedy.
An assassination within a ninja village.
Forced to escape.
Kambara Hayato had thought that Linto would have a bitter and resentful personality, but he didn't expect him to be unexpectedly gentle.
He stood up and seriously extended his hand.
"It's no trouble, it's my job. It was a pleasure working with you."
Linto shook his hand.
"The pleasure was mine."
"Oh, right, I have some information... or rather, it can't be called information, because it hasn't been accurately confirmed. It should be called a reminder between friends."
Kambara Hayato's smile faded: "Ninja from Konoha's Root organization have come to this city."
Sasuke's face changed, and he said anxiously: "Ko, Konoha... what does that have to do with us..."
A hand landed on his head, and Linto shook his head at him slightly.
Kambara Hayato is a professional information broker. If he hasn't figured out their true identities after knowing them for so long, that would be abnormal.
Before, they didn't reveal it, and everyone tacitly pretended not to know. But now that Kambara Hayato has taken the initiative to bring it up, pretending to be stupid would be disrespectful to each other.
Root's ninja may not be strong in direct combat, but under Danzo's morbid management, each and every one of them is good at lurking and scheming.
In order to earn soul fragments, Linto has been a bit arrogant lately. The names of the two bounty hunters, one big and one small, have become known in the surrounding cities. It's reasonable for Danzo's people to be attracted.
"I understand, thank you."
"You're welcome, also."
Kambara Hayato took out two Konoha headbands from a drawer.
"Are you really not planning to operate as rogue ninja? Anyway, Root's ninja have already come looking for you. Customers prefer rogue ninja, and the commission and requests will increase."
Being a rogue ninja is like telling others -
"I'm being hunted by a village, but I'm still alive and well, see how awesome I am?"
It invisibly shows strength and makes it easier to gain the trust of clients.
From another point of view, if a rogue ninja is killed by the ninja village after completing a request but before payment, the client doesn't have to pay.
Declaring the status of a rogue ninja is equivalent to an endorsement. The more powerful the village indicated by the headband, the easier it is to get requests.
Among them, Konoha's rogue ninja are quite popular in the market.
Sasuke was a little tempted.
Linto waved his hand and said: "There's no need, we're not ninja."
Kambara Hayato shrugged and saw the two off from the office.
...
A short rest is best with a bath.
Linto put a towel on his head, leaned against the edge of the bathtub, and enjoyed the warm water flowing past him.
Sasuke was running around without any clothes and swimming both underwater and on the surface with his little thing in the air.
No matter how difficult life is, he is still just a seven-year-old child.
Linto smiled, wiped his face with a towel, and opened the system interface.
Hunting day and night, Linto captured a total of fifty-three escaped criminals and rogue ninja. The number of soul fragments soared from 152 to 614.
On average, each escaped criminal's soul fragment is less than 10, which only shows the difference between people.
Soul Fragments: 614.
That's 61 draws.
Considering that he did 55 draws before getting "Ripple Breathing Technique" last time, intuition tells Linto that he will most likely draw a five-star Stand this time.
Linto doesn't like to draw one by one, and has been saving up draws for half a month, just so he can have a good time today.
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, pause for half a second, and exhale slowly -
Start drawing!
Ten in a row, nothing.
Twenty in a row, nothing.
Thirty in a row, nothing.
Linto's mentality is much more stable than last time.
Forty draws, nothing.
Fifty draws, nothing.
The last ten draws.
Intuition tells Linto:
It's coming!
Ten stars fell from the blue sky, and a burst of light flashed -
Ding ding ding ding ding!
Five times in a row.
Five stars!
Linto clenched his fists. His efforts during this time were not in vain. He stared at the dissipating light, and what appeared in front of him...
...was a retro-style propeller fighter plane with a style reminiscent of World War II.
The fighter plane was only the size of a laptop, with two machine guns mounted on both sides of the wings and a bomb hanging under the fuselage. There was a thumb-sized pilot in the cockpit.
When he met eyes with the pilot, the other party joined his index and middle fingers and tapped his forehead lightly, as if to greet Linto.
Stand Name: Aerosmith
Five stars.
User: Narancia Ghirga
Ability: A long-range controlled Stand, equipped with two machine guns and a bomb, as well as a carbon dioxide detection radar. It can use the radar to locate the source of carbon dioxide, but the precision is low, and the Stand user needs to make their own judgment.
Current Level: 1
Note: Smith is the name of the pilot.
"It's this Stand..."
After leaving Konoha Village, Linto had been taking the time to read the "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" series of comics. In the past two months, he had read them many times and had memorized the abilities of many Stands.
Aerosmith's power is not very strong and cannot be compared with Star Platinum. However, it can make up for Linto's shortcomings in mid- and long-range combat to some extent. It can play a role in containing and pulling opponents in battle to prevent him from being kited by the opponent.
Compared to combat power, Aerosmith's strength, or rather, the reason why it can become a five-star Stand, lies in its area reconnaissance ability.
Flying in the air, it can sense the enemy's position through the carbon dioxide detector.
Narancia in the original story is very alert. His advantage is that he can seize opportunities that flash in his mind. His shortcoming is that he is irritable and has relatively weak control, so he can't use the terrible effect of their investigatory techniques.
Linto, who has Ripple power, has far superior control and concentration than Narancia. More importantly, ordinary people cannot see the characteristics of Stands.
After the battle between Kakashi and Linto, Konoha already knows that Akatsuki needs to inject a large amount of Chakra into their eyes to see Stands.
There is naturally no problem in direct battles.
But once they are caught in a protracted war, street fighting, or guerrilla warfare, few ninja can waste Chakra on this for a long time.
At this time, an invisible "eye" that can scout the battlefield from the air is an absolute and terrifying intelligence advantage.
"Should I... try it?"
Linto raised his right hand, slightly upward at a 45-degree angle, as a runway.
Whoosh -
Aerosmith took off and flew out of the window, flying into the sky.
"Start, reconnaissance device."
In an instant, Linto saw red dots within a few hundred meters.
Each red dot represents a person.
Location reconnaissance regardless of many limitations is already a reduction in dimension in the ninja world where technological power is still weak.
But this is not the limit.
The breathing technique is activated, and Linto's spirit is extremely highly focused.
The detection range is shrinking, and the reconnaissance picture presented is clear.
Carbon dioxide exhaled from people's mouths and noses falls on the objects around them. The carbon dioxide is affected by space, objects, and wind, changing its shape and outlining the surrounding scenes.
Within a range of thirty meters, all breathing creatures are nowhere to hide, and Linto can clearly see their every move.
"It's just like a Byakugan with long-range bombing capabilities."
Linto is very satisfied with Aerosmith's ability. It not only makes up for his weaknesses in mid- and long-range combat, but also takes care of his weaknesses in reconnaissance and intelligence.
"Come back."
Aerosmith circled in the sky and was about to return.
Suddenly, Aerosmith detected a person lying on the roof of the bathhouse, peeking at Linto through the cracks.
Linto looked up and met a pair of dark eyes.