Chapter 294 Kakuzu VS Uchiha Mei!
Whitefish Harbor!
Kakuzu used the technique of diving underground to quickly move towards the daimyo's palace not far away.

Although it is called a palace, it is not very good in terms of size or quality.

Given that the territory is entirely mountainous, materials are too limited.

If the goods were transported by sea, the manpower and material resources required would be beyond the ability of this tea-loving daimyo, who was only in name only.

Today, Baiyu Port has completely turned into the shape of a castle tower.

All ministers or nobles who were unwilling to obey them were labeled as "possessing weapons of mass destruction" and thrown into prison, and those who dared to resist were beheaded.

Anyway, it was the order from the 'daimyo' and had nothing to do with the castle tower, so there was no need to worry about anything going wrong even if they went too far.

Countless nobles and ministers cursed in their hearts.

On the contrary, the civilians applauded.

After all, these nobles and ministers would not do anything that should be done as human beings, and one can imagine how they exploited the common people. Now that they have been dealt with, one can imagine how happy they feel.

Anyway, even though people are being arrested continuously in Baiyu Port, the order and public morale are constantly improving.

When Kakuzu dived to the vicinity of the palace, he stopped carefully.

Because the palace area does not have too many means of defending against earth escape.

Carefully emerging from the ground, Kakuzu prepared to sneak into the palace from the ground.

He didn't think he couldn't get in.

After all, it is just the daimyo's palace, not a ninja village.

Even if it was a ninja village, as long as it wasn't one of the five major ninja villages, Kakuzu felt that he could sneak in with his own strength.

And this time, he was not the only one involved in the operation.

Whizzing!

Figures rushed towards the palace from all directions.

Many people came to "rescue" the Daimyo of the Tea Kingdom, and they all took action at this time.

Fifty million taels!

It's just about saving a small country, not asking them to kill the 'Purifying Flame', so what's there to be afraid of.

Besides, at this price, it is not impossible to try to assassinate a shadow-level strongman.

After all, the starting price for an S-level mission is only one million taels, and fifty million taels is enough to issue dozens of S-level missions.

"Damn you, how dare you snatch my money!"

There was a gleam of dissatisfaction in Kakuzu's green eyes.

Although he needs these people's protection, it doesn't mean that he likes these people.

In his view, these are all his 'competitors' in business.

Carefully cross the high wall, then use stealth skills to quickly rush towards the main hall.

He is not some wild ninja. He has excellent hiding skills, so it is not easy for someone to notice him even if they are watching him.

But when they reached the huge square in front of the main hall, Jiaodu suddenly stopped.

Because a tall female ninja with a high ponytail and a short sword on her back was locking onto him with her aura in the center of the square.

It was discovered!

This thought flashed through Kakuzu's mind.

So he gave up his original plan to sneak in and prepared to deal with the opponent head-on.

When I got closer, I found that the other person was not very old, but his light pink eyes were very oppressive, and there was no surprise at all on his delicate and flawless face, as if he had known about my arrival.

"It seems that my whereabouts have been exposed?"

Kakuzu asked tentatively.

He was not too surprised that his whereabouts were known.

Since he is quite famous among bounty hunters, it is not surprising that someone knows that he has accepted this commission.

"Let me see the strength of the strongest bounty hunter!"

The girl slowly pulled out the dagger from her back.

Zira!

Blue lightning flashed above.

"Don't be too proud, little brat!"

Hearing the familiar yet unhappy tone of the other party, Jiaodu's defense was somewhat broken.

Because the other person's expression and tone reminded him of the Shura of the Ninja World whom he had finally forgotten.

When he saw the round fan pattern on the other person, he immediately realized that the other person and that guy were from the same family.

If I can't beat him, how can I beat you? So Kakuzu prepared to hit the Uchiha girl hard, to let her experience the beating from society.

Swish!
But before Kakuzu could make a move, the opponent's short sword flashing with lightning slashed at him.

Fortunately, Kakuzu had rich combat experience, and even faced with such unexpected speed, he managed to narrowly avoid being head-on.

puff!
But the left arm was cut off on the ground.

However, Kakuzu did not panic and attacked with his right arm with all his strength.

When it attacked, a large number of black tentacles emerged from its shoulders and rolled up its arms on the ground and retracted them.

click!
The arm was reconnected by the black tentacles like a machine, allowing Kakuzu's body to recover completely, while he quickly retreated to create some distance.

Just from the beginning of the fight, Kakuzu realized that this enemy was different from the previous ones.

"Uchiha brat, what's your name?"

He asked in a deep voice, and at the same time tore off his camouflage robe, revealing his body that was stitched together with countless silk threads.

"Uchiha Mei!"

The girl's tone was indifferent, as if the person who just broke Kakuzu's left hand was not her.

Yes, this girl is Uchiha Mei.

Hinata Sogetsu, who came with her, was staying in the main hall at the back to prevent the Daimyo of the Tea Kingdom from being rescued.

The reason why they can occupy Baiyu Port with their castle tower is because they have the daimyo as a "shield". Without it, they will be facing the entire ninja world head-on, so they cannot lose it for the time being.

Uchiha Mei is responsible for intercepting all invaders outside.

Just what she wanted!

A combat mission was what she longed for.

However, the previous invaders were simply vulnerable, which made Uchiha Mei extremely dissatisfied. Now that Kakuzu, a Kage-level strongman, has finally arrived, she is naturally eager to fight.

The sword just now was just a reminder to the opponent. Otherwise, if he really wanted to use a killing move, he could still achieve the result of "first kill".

"What a powerful force!"

Uchiha Mei savored the powerful eye power flowing in her eyes. This power made her a little intoxicated, as if she was omnipotent.

However, she is mentally mature and physically very strong, so she can control this terrifying force instead of being affected by it.

At this time, she has made a qualitative leap in all aspects.

First of all, it’s about pupil power!
The quantity has increased several times, and the quality has also broken through the threshold.

Even if he used the same illusion as before, the effect would be many times stronger.

Not to mention that he has two exclusive heaven-defying eye techniques, and can use "Susanoo" at the same time, which is like flying into the sky and standing shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

And that's not all!
Kaleidoscope brings all-round bonuses.

For example, stronger chakra control, faster reaction... and so on.

The most intuitive one is Chakra.

Before this, Uchiha Mei's chakra was less than ten cards.

Although he is extremely strong compared to ordinary jonin, when compared with Kage-level strongmen, let alone compared with Jinchūriki who are easily hundreds or thousands of calories, he does not have much advantage even compared with ordinary quasi-Kage, after all, he has the disadvantage of age.

But after awakening the Mangekyo, chakra also increased dramatically along with pupil power.

More than sixty cards!

He instantly became the one with the most chakra among the strong men in the castle tower.

You know, if you don't count the tail-horse reserve, Hinata Sogetsu's chakra is only more than 30 cards, and Dou Ping can only have more than 40 cards because he has the Lava Release, otherwise it is only more than 20 cards.

Absolutely inappropriate!

The more solid your foundation is, the greater the benefits you will gain when you advance to Kaleidoscope.

At this time, Uchiha Mei was extremely grateful that she had followed Dohei's advice and had not slacked off at all. She had been working hard to hone herself, which made her foundation extremely solid, so she was able to soar to success after being promoted to Mangekyo.

Moreover, her control over power is something that those future tribesmen who have kaleidoscopes in their teens cannot match.

"Fire escape. Head hard!"

Kakuzu performed Fire Release.

tumultuous!
It was as if a huge wave of fire was sweeping over.

Uchiha Mei also had no intention of avoiding, and she also sheathed her sword and formed seals with her hands.

"Fire escape. Fire extinguishes!"

tumultuous!
She spat out a violent wave of fire from her mouth, which collided head-on with the wave of fire sweeping in from the front.

Two astonishing waves of fire collided in the center of the square.

(End of this chapter)