rpbooks Chapter 160 Trading
Chapter 160 Trading
"Demon...demon!!"
Kado was utterly terrified by the horrific massacre unfolding before his eyes, a scene straight out of hell. Extreme fear poured over him like ice water, instantly freezing his blood and mind.
His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and his crotch was quickly soaked with sweat; he was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder.
Driven by the instinct for survival, he scrambled around and frantically fled toward the entrance of the bridge, uttering incomprehensible whimpers and howls.
However, a huge black shadow suddenly sprang out from the shadows at the bridgehead! A massive claw covered in white fur and bulging muscles mercilessly slammed Kado, who was trying to escape, onto the bridge surface!
It was the white tiger, one of the Nine-Faced Beasts, looking down at Kado, who was struggling like a worm under its paws, and making a low snorting sound.
Behind the White Tiger, eight other giant shadows, each with a different shape but radiating powerful chakra fluctuations, slowly emerged from the mist or shadows, completely blocking the bridge's exit.
The Nine-Faced Beasts, which Menma had set up from the very beginning, had already completely blocked all of Kado's escape routes.
"Let me go! You bastard! You monster! Let me go!"
Kado was terrified, screaming and struggling hysterically, but to Byakko, who possessed the strength of an elite Jonin, his struggles were as weak as an infant's and completely futile.
Menma and Kakuzu slowly walked towards Kado, who was being held firmly to the ground by Byakko. Kado, seeing the approaching fox-masked, green-eyed man, screamed, "Wait, wait! What...what do you want?! If you kill me...the Kado Group will not let you get away with this! They will definitely investigate to the end..."
Before Kado could finish his threatening words, Menma raised his foot and kicked Kado hard in the face!
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud! At the last moment, Mianma restrained most of his strength, afraid that he might accidentally kick the guy to death.
Even so, Kado was still kicked so hard that his nose bled profusely, and several teeth mixed with blood and foam flew out of his mouth, causing him to scream in agony like a pig being slaughtered.
"Shh..."
Menma lowered her head. "Quiet down. Don't rush, I'm not the one who's going to 'get along' with you from now on."
He pointed to Kakuzu beside him, whose gaze was becoming increasingly dangerous.
"Our [Ember] organization's financial administrator will have a serious 'talk' with you about interrogation and asset transfer. In the precious final moments of your life, try to maintain some dignity and don't make yourself look too pathetic, okay?"
"I...I can give you all my money! All my assets! You...if you want it...take it all!"
Kado completely broke down, crying and shouting, "You...you spare my life...I'll give you anything..."
"Ah—no, no ...
Mianma ruthlessly interrupted Kado's pleas for mercy with a series of rapid, negative syllables.
"If you were just an ordinary, greedy scumbag, I might consider sparing your life..."
Menma's voice suddenly turned chillingly cold, "But you personally dragged the entire Land of Waves into hell, crushing the lives of countless people with capital and violence... The sins you committed even give this killing a 'just' reason."
"Therefore, I will absolutely not let you go. Do you understand?"
After speaking, he turned around deftly. He still had real recruitment work to complete.
Kakuzu, impatient, snatched the mud-like Gato from the white tiger's giant paws, roughly dragging him by one leg towards the other side of the bridge. Next came the "wonderful" work he'd been anticipating for days, the one Menma had personally promised.
"Heh heh heh heh... Let's go, Mr. Kado."
Kakuzu's voice was filled with almost gleeful anticipation, his eyes gleaming with a greedy light for immense wealth. "This is truly something to look forward to... one of the richest people in the world. The boss really takes good care of me, doesn't he? My boss is quite a nice person."
As he spoke, he unceremoniously dragged the limp Kado to the Kado Group's headquarters for a long and "in-depth" financial interrogation.
On the other side, Zabuza remained frozen like a stone statue before Haku. The enormous hole in the boy's chest was glaringly obvious, a constant reminder of a chilling truth—with this injury, Haku was already dead…
This desperate thought, after Kado and his henchmen were instantly wiped out, lingered wildly in his mind like a leech, devouring his last bit of strength.
His original choice of ending the battle with Kado to the death was completely disrupted by this sudden turn of events. At this moment, he could only stand helplessly in front of the boy who had been with him day and night but was now silent and lifeless, his eyes dull and his heart ashen.
Bai… I'm sorry… You've always been by my side… and I… in the end, I couldn't do anything for you…
If I could… I really… want to go somewhere with you…
Zabuza had a clear understanding of himself. He knew his hands were stained with blood, and he was destined for hell. Unlike him, Haku would surely go to heaven after death...
"What an incredibly unusual sight!"
Menma slowly walked to Zabuza's side, and a teasing voice with a hint of amusement rang out, "The so-called 'demon,' the ninja world's most famous ninja for his silent assassination techniques, actually died because of one person."
Zabuza slowly raised his head, glanced at Menma with his empty, lifeless eyes, offered no response, and then silently turned his gaze back to the pale face on the ground.
Seeing Zabuza so dejected that he didn't even bother to respond to his obviously provocative words, Menma was not displeased at all; on the contrary, he liked him even more.
What he valued was Zabuza's profound affection for Bai. Because this was enough to ensure that Zabuza would have no way to refuse his next proposal.
"This child... is a Bloodline Limit user of Ice Release, isn't he? What a pity." Menma sighed with feigned regret, his gaze sweeping over Haku's body. "To possess such strength at such a young age, and to be so loyal to you... you really picked up a very useful 'tool'..."
"No!!!"
Unexpectedly, Zabuza, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head and interrupted Menma in a hoarse voice! In his emotional state, he even coughed violently.
"He... wasn't a tool!!" Tears welled up uncontrollably in Zabuza's eyes once more, mingling with blood and streaming down his stiff cheeks. "I... I couldn't do it... In the end... I couldn't do anything for him... I couldn't even... I couldn't even..."
He choked up, unable to speak any further. Overwhelmed by immense grief and helplessness, Menma spoke again.
"...Very good, Zabuza. It seems you understand that ninjas cannot be used as tools. Let's make a deal then."
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