Land of Fire, Kikyo Castle.
The weather was clear, the sunlight warm.
This bustling city was the most famous bounty capital in the Land of Fire.
Countless bounty hunters gathered here, monitoring wanted posters and trading various intelligence.
But today was different.
Right in the center of the city, on a high platform.
At this moment,
Countless bounty hunters in various outfits lay on the ground, covered in wounds.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on that terrifying white figure on the high platform, all frozen in place.
Sweat poured down their faces like rain.
In everyone's hearts, they were already terrified.
Unbelievable!
"Hey hey hey... you gotta be kidding... this guy, doesn't he... ever get tired?!"
"He-he's already been fighting for three whole hours... why hasn't this guy's power run out yet?!"
"This is... a 90 million ryo bounty level powerhouse?!"
"Damn it damn it!! Who the hell... is this guy?!"
The injured hunters were all terrified.
And those bounty hunters on the sidelines, who had been eager to try just moments ago, were now completely frozen, not daring to take another step forward.
Three hours ago,
This man wearing the Kitsune Ogre mask appeared.
No one knew how he got in, but he arrogantly claimed his own 90 million ryo wanted poster.
Next,
He publicly, on Kikyo Castle's largest bulletin board platform...
With a smiling posture, declared war on all the bounty hunters in Kikyo Castle.
Hearing this news, everyone was stunned.
But then,
This city boiled over.
That was a full 90 million ryo bounty.
If successfully obtained, it basically meant you could take a vacation for the whole year.
So,
For fame, for wealth,
The bounty hunters of Kikyo Castle began to swarm in.
They certainly knew,
With a 90 million ryo bounty, Kitsune Ogre must be strong.
So, they planned to use human wave tactics to overwhelm this guy, and in the end, whoever got the killing blow would win.
What they never expected was,
This guy...
From the very start, he had been continuously unleashing powerful techniques for three whole hours.
Without stopping.
No matter who rushed up, they were met with a sharp, soaring sword pressure, instantly killed on the spot.
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
By this point, no one dared to step forward anymore.
...
At that moment,
On the high platform,
Hollowfied Kyo gazed leisurely at the scene below.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
He wasn't doing these things without reason.
Everything was in preparation for the next steps: increasing his bounty amount and raising Las Noches' fame.
And now,
Through Spiritual Pressure Perception,
Kyo had also begun to notice.
In some corners in the distance, some very cautious Shinobi had started to appear, intently watching this side.
And their true identities, barring accidents,
Should be intelligence Shinobi from the great Shinobi Villages.
Disguising their identities, they were responsible for collecting information beneficial to their villages within the various countries of the Shinobi World, and then transmitting it back.
And a place like Kikyo Castle, with its mixed population, was perfect for them to conceal their respective identities.
Because of this,
Kyo deliberately chose this place to cause trouble.
And now, three hours had passed,
These intelligence Shinobi from various villages had finally begun to notice this place.
Moreover,
Not only that,
Kyo also suddenly noticed that in the distant darkness,
Unbeknownst, a black-robed figure wearing an orange mask had appeared, also closely watching the movements on this side.
That distinctive feature was the driving force behind Akatsuki, the mysterious masked man.
Seeing this,
Kyo slightly raised an eyebrow and revealed a smile.
'Tsk...'
'As expected.'
'That Obito really quickly came running.'
'But,'
'This time, it's my turn to play you.'
Kyo chuckled inwardly.
In fact,
He had known long ago that as soon as he made a move, it would inevitably attract the masked man's attention.
Therefore, from the beginning, he had used a Portable Gigai to create a spiritual body clone and handed his Jade Ring over to that spiritual body.
And now, everything was ready.
So next,
It should be time for the good show to begin.
Kyo grinned, pretending not to notice their special existences.
Then, he suddenly slightly raised his chin, looked down at the assembled bounty hunters, and announced loudly:
"Yo, bounty hunters... are you going to stop here?"
"How boring."
"It seems I might need to give you a little more motivation."
As he spoke,
Several square glass containers suddenly appeared in Kyo's hand.
He then raised them and said with a light smile:
"What's inside here,"
"Is the Kekkei Genkai from Konoha's Uchiha Clan... the Sharingan."
"Now,"
"As long as you defeat me... you can have them."
"!!"
As soon as these words were spoken, instantly, the entire place fell silent.
Whether it was the intelligence Shinobi from various countries in the distance, or the masked man hiding in the shadows, at this moment they were all dumbfounded.
The entire Kikyo Castle seemed to instantly freeze,
Completely quiet.
Then, everyone's scalp went numb.
'Wait,'
'What's going on?'
'This guy... is he insane?'
'He's actually offering those Sharingan as the spoils of war for defeating him?'
'And such an operation exists?'
'This... couldn't be fake, could it?'
'Would anyone really give up an ultimate treasure like the Sharingan?'
All the bounty hunters couldn't help but feel dry-mouthed, their gazes quickly focusing on the containers in Kyo's hand.
They looked on in disbelief.
But next,
When they felt the eerie light emanating from those eyes, everyone was dumbfounded.
'This thing looked way too real.'
Then, recalling the 90 million ryo bounty issued by someone in Konoha,
Suddenly, all the bounty hunters felt a shock in their hearts.
'Holy shit?'
'Could this really be real?'
'Because this guy stole the Sharingan, that's why... Konoha issued this astronomical bounty on him?'
"!"
Realizing this,
Instantly, everyone suddenly thought it was very possible.
At that moment,
Just as the bounty hunters were each lost in thought,
The masked man in the shadows, seeing this scene, his expression instantly darkened to the extreme.
'This Kitsune Ogre guy...'
'Is actually using the Sharingan to provoke these ants?'
'Is there something wrong with his brain?'
'Does he really think of Sharingan as external devices, something you can just plug and play?'
...
However, just as the masked man was fuming,
The intelligence Shinobi from the major villages in the shadows were all shocked and their expressions were complicated.
Such a sudden development was something they had never anticipated.
They were respectively intelligence Shinobi from Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
And at that moment,
On the Iwagakure's side, the leading several people began to discuss with serious expressions.
A female Shinobi looked complicated, very confused, and whispered:
"Damn! I never expected... it would be the Sharingan! What do you think, is it real or fake?"
Another male Shinobi frowned, shook his head, and said:
"I don't know, but it doesn't look fake for now."
"Plus, this guy was suddenly put on a 90 million ryo bounty by Konoha, you have to suspect there's something fishy."
"But, what if it's fake..."
"..."
The group fell silent.
At that moment, the leading middle-aged Shinobi darkened his eyes and said decisively in a serious tone:
"Don't hesitate."
"We must immediately notify Tsuchikage-sama."
"During the past Shinobi World War, we tried countless times to obtain this powerful Kekkei Genkai from Konoha, but unfortunately, we failed."
"And this time... it's almost the closest we've ever been to the Sharingan."
"Regardless of whether it's real or fake, we cannot afford not to take action."
"Let Tsuchikage-sama decide."
As the words fell,
Two people quickly left.
And the intelligence Shinobi on the Kumogakure's side also had almost the same conversation.
Subsequently, several people also left.
...
However,
Unlike these two villages,
At this moment, Konoha's intelligence Shinobi were not excited at all. Instead, their faces instantly turned green.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the boxes in Kyo's hand, a chill running down their spines.
As people of Konoha,
They certainly already knew about the Uchiha Clan massacre.
But they never expected,
The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan would actually appear here.
"We must immediately notify the Hokage-sama."
The leading Konoha intelligence Shinobi's expression was extremely ugly, gritting his teeth and saying sharply:
"Once the Sharingan falls into the hands of enemies from other villages, it will be a huge disaster for Konoha."
"We absolutely cannot allow this situation to happen."
"!"
A young Shinobi beside him broke out in a cold sweat and said with a forced smile:
"C-captain... the situation shouldn't be that serious, right..."
As a result, the moment the words fell,
The captain suddenly turned his head, his expression gloomy, his gaze cold as he said in a deep voice:
"Hmph! You simply don't understand... the importance of the Sharingan."
"If this competition for the Sharingan is handled carelessly, it could even directly trigger the Fourth Shinobi World War."
"--?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Shinobi's pupils sharply constricted, his breath catching.
The captain then withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice:
"Go."
"Immediately send a message to inform Hokage-sama."