"This is?"
Naruto looked at the three figures lying at Orochimaru's feet, and the Konoha Ninja headbands on their heads, his expression a little surprised.
Orochimaru said with a smile, "I found these three guys while cleaning up the Grass Ninja Village."
"They should be spies sent by Konoha. The one with the stickers on his face is a Ninja from the Inuzuka Clan, the one wearing sunglasses is a Ninja from the Aburame Clan, and the remaining one is from the Hyuga Clan."
"Konoha probably saw our movements and sent out this reconnaissance team. But these three are just cannon fodder. After attracting our attention, the real reconnaissance team has already left."
Orochimaru's words made Naruto frown, and he said, "Is that so? They were actually able to escape from your hands?"
Orochimaru shook his head, looked at Kakuzu with a sinister smile, and said, "My snakes only discovered their location. I was responsible for defense, and he was the one who attacked."
Kakuzu's expression didn't change much, and he said, "The other three guys were too far away. By the time I got there, they had already escaped. But they were so far away, and I was wearing a mask, so they wouldn't have been able to discover anything."
"Mm."
Naruto just nodded. Whether the two were exposed or not didn't have much impact on him. Naruto didn't expect these two guys to fight high-end battles. Special talents should be used in special places.
"Let me introduce you first, this is Mui, he will be your colleague from now on,"
Naruto pointed to Mui, who was standing behind him like a lackey, and then looked at the two little ones who were also very restrained, and said, "These two are family members."
"H-hello."
Mui greeted them nervously. The main reason was that the two Ninjas in front of him put too much pressure on him. If he remembered correctly, that gloomy Ninja should be the legendary "Cold-Blooded" Orochimaru.
And this green-eyed guy must be extraordinary as well. How could a Ninja who can chat and laugh with Konoha's S-rank rogue Ninja be simple?
More importantly, he also saw Karin and her daughter, who had always been treated as blood bags by the Grass Ninja Village.
Although he hadn't interfered with the Ninja Village's affairs for a long time, he was still a member of the Grass Ninja Village after all. He still had to see what their attitude was towards him.
"Colleague? But I feel like this guy is a bit weak?"
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, sizing up Mui, who was maintaining a blank expression, but whose forehead had already started to sweat.
What Kakuzu said was also correct. Even Chunin could be considered high-end combat power in the entire Grass Ninja Village. Mui, the warden of Hozuki Castle, was only a slightly stronger Jonin.
The reason he was able to control so many prisoners in Hozuki Castle was because of Fire Release: Heavenly Prison, a technique that could restrict others from gathering Chakra.
You must know that in the original story, even Naruto, who could fight Pain back and forth, couldn't break free from this technique, which shows how terrifying this Ninjutsu is.
"Special talents are always different. You guys get to know each other first, I'll make some arrangements."
The Flying Thunder God Technique can take people, but it can't take too many people at once, especially for this kind of ultra-long-distance movement across half the Ninja World. If the activation fails, he doesn't know what will happen, so it's more stable for him to simply set up a Flying Thunder Formation.
"Special talent? Do you have anything special about you?"
Kakuzu's pair of small green eyes seemed to release a strange light.
He remembered that the conditions for the special talent recruitment contract that Naruto gave him were quite generous. That was a salary of ten million a month, plus various social security benefits. If this weakling in front of him was also a special talent, wouldn't he soon become a nouveau riche? Kakuzu still liked dealing with rich people.
"Um, I used to be the warden of Hozuki Castle, I don't know what's special about me."
Mui's words were not modest. After seeing Naruto's extremely violent battle scenes, and Orochimaru, one of the former "Three Ninja," he really didn't know what Naruto saw in him.
"Warden of Hozuki Castle? You?"
Kakuzu's tone was full of suspicion, frowning as he looked at Mui.
"Is there a problem?"
Mui's brow also furrowed. He hadn't said anything wrong, had he? Could it be that he wasn't the lord of Hozuki Castle?
Kakuzu also stroked his chin, pondering. Orochimaru simply watched from the side, never showing much interest in things without research value. However, he occasionally stole glances at the white-haired little girl behind Mui.
To think that a small Grass Ninja Village not only hides two survivors of the Uzumaki Clan, but also a Bloodline Limit family.
"I remember!" Kakuzu suddenly widened his eyes, staring straight at Mui without saying a word.
This made Mui feel a little bewildered. Being stared at by those green eyes gave him a creepy feeling.
Mui swallowed and asked, "You, have you remembered something?"
Kakuzu narrowed his eyes again and said through gritted teeth, "You bastard, you're Mujie's son, aren't you?"
"Fath, Father?" Mui didn't expect to hear his father's name from the other's mouth. He knew that his father had died as early as the Second Shinobi World War.
"Could it be that you knew my father?"
Mui's tone was somewhat uncertain. If this guy really knew his father, how old would he be this year?
"Hmph! That bastard Mujie, I suffered quite a bit at his hands back then!"
Kakuzu said this through gritted teeth, and his gaze towards Mui also carried a hint of anger.
"This..." Mui was a little dazed.
"But my father has been dead for decades."
Mui felt that the other party was trying to find fault with him.
"This old man is named Kakuzu. When I was imprisoned in Hozuki Castle, Mujie was the lord of Hozuki Castle."
"..."
Mui was silent, his poker face not revealing any emotion. After hesitating for a long time, he finally uttered three words.
"Are you sure?"
It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but if he was really a prisoner imprisoned by his father, he would probably be in his sixties or seventies now. This guy didn't look old at all.
"Hmph, I don't care whether you believe it or not. The debt your father owes will be repaid by you, his son!"
"This..." Mui didn't know whether what the other party was saying was true or false, but it was true that the other party was stronger than him. He really couldn't say anything, so he could only tentatively ask, "Then, Lord Kakuzu, how do you think this should be repaid?"
The corners of Kakuzu's mouth under the mask lifted, and his pair of green eyes seemed to become even greener.
"Hmph! Your father imprisoned me for three years back then, so half of your salary for the next ten years will be given to me!"
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