40 Chapter 40
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Chapter 40: Meeting Kakuzu By Chance, I Fought Against First Generation
Senju Tobirama spoke, "This look seems familiar…"
Senju Hashirama asked, Madara, what do you think?"
Uchiha Madara remained silent.
Oh no!
What's wrong with this kid?
His waist-length hair, styled like a hedgehog, is clearly an imitation of his style!
"Obito, that mask looks familiar too," Black Zetsu remarked to Obito beside him.
If he remembered correctly, Obito had once dressed similarly.
His hair, long and hedgehog-like akin to Madara's, was paired with a tiger-striped mask.
Could it be that the Uchiha family enjoys mimicking the appearance of Uchiha Madara?
I walked into the underground black market.
It was spacious, but dimly lit inside.
There were a few scattered people around.
Some, wearing masks, seemed to be staff of the underground black market.
One staff member was handling business with a green-eyed ninja dressed in a black robe with red clouds.
The ninja had a corpse on his shoulder, likely here to collect a bounty.
A staff member approached me.
"This seems like a new customer. What do you need? We offer a variety of services here, including posting and accepting bounties, selling and buying information, and trading secrets. As long as you can pay, we support any transaction here!"
Keeping his voice controlled, Sasuke spoke in a deep voice, "What secret techniques can you introduce to me?"
The staff provided a large booklet.
Sasuke flipped through it casually.
It contained numerous ninjutsu, some powerful and common, others rare and niche.
However, none seemed very appealing to him.
If necessary, he could simply learn from Kakashi.
Despite Kakashi knowing many eye-catching but impractical ninjutsu, he did master quite a few!
Sasuke glanced at the secret techniques again.
"Tsk, is this it?" Sasuke felt a little let down. "Don't you have the Lightning Style armor from the Cloud Shinobi Village?"
He had heard that Kakashi had adapted his Lightning Style technique from the Cloud Shinobi's armor.
The staff replied flatly, "No!"
Sasuke, undeterred, continued to inquire about other items and eventually mentioned his true objective, "Do you have a Sharingan here?"
That was what he truly wanted to know.
Where did all the Sharingans go after the Uchiha clan was wiped out?
It seemed impossible that the genocide would destroy all the Sharingan.
Such a waste seemed unlikely!
After all, Kakashi, with a single Sharingan, had earned the title of copy ninja in the ninja world.
The genocide must have collected the Sharingan too.
"No!" the staff member responded, rolling his eyes under his mask.
This new customer was proving to be quite a challenge.
He was asking for Lightning Style armor and Sharingan, none of which were readily available.
Sasuke frowned, "After the Uchiha clan was exterminated, did no Sharingan end up in the black market? Not even one?"
The staff member said, "Not only one, we have information about the Sharingan. Would you like it?"
"Tell me the story," Sasuke requested.
"The Konoha Uchiha clan still has a descendant who graduated this year. We can give you information about him, his guide, Jonin, and his teammates," the staff shared.
Sasuke's mouth twitched.
You should ask around or even ask yourself.
He knew it was impossible to spend money to buy his own information.
Ignoring the previous comment, Sasuke inquired, "Is there any information about the Uchiha genocide incident here?"
The staff replied, "We have some clues about Uchiha Itachi. Do you want them?"
Sasuke's heart skipped a beat.
He tried hard to suppress his emotions and thought carefully.
He didn't know Uchiha Itachi's current strength, and he estimated that he was not his match yet.
Even with clues about Uchiha Itachi, what if he really found him? Beg him to tell the truth? Impossible!
"I don't need that. Are there any other clues?" Sasuke asked calmly.
"No, really no! With an event as big as the Uchiha genocide, why don't you go to Konoha and ask the Third Hokage? He must know more than we do here," the staff member said angrily.
Sasuke knew that only Konoha's senior management would have insider information. The underground black market had its limits; they couldn't provide high-level information like this.
Sasuke sighed inwardly.
If he couldn't find clues here, where should he go next to seek the truth?
Ohnoki remained silent.
Fourth Raikage exclaimed, "Oh, Onoki, my expectations are in vain!"
Orochimaru's vertical brown pupils glinted with a brighter light.
Without any clues from the underground black market, there was a chance he held the truth.
As Sasuke emerged from the underground black market, a voice called out from behind, "The one in front, stop!"
Sasuke looked back to see a man with green eyes wearing a robe with a red cloud pattern on black. The man was holding a box, which appeared to be a recently received bounty.
"You look familiar to me. Who are you?" Kakuzu asked.
He was particularly intrigued by the man's hair.
It was as if he had seen it before.
"Me? I am... Uchiha Madara," Sasuke replied without change in his expression.
He had used the Transformation Technique to replicate Uchiha Madara's appearance.
Kakuzu was momentarily speechless.
Could he really be Uchiha Madara? Who would believe that? Could anyone live as long as him?
"Hehe, forget it. I don't care who you are anymore. Leave all your money, and I can spare your life," Kakuzu said with a sparkle in his green eyes. "I've fought against Konoha's First Hokage. There were winners and losers. I don't know, how strong is your fake Uchiha Madara?"
