Chapter 13: Has the Villa Technique Found Its Solution?

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Upon hearing the words, Uzu Tsuya casually settled in the center of the ritual circle.

This technique seemed to be a kind of research jutsu developed by Orochimaru.

Once Uzu Tsuya sat down, he immediately felt his chakra being scanned by a unique wave.

After conducting a preliminary analysis on Uzu Tsuya, Orochimaru’s expression became intensely fascinated.

He was extremely confident in the auxiliary research jutsu he had created; the current observations were flawless!

This revelation shocked Orochimaru deeply.

“What the hell... is this guy?”

“How did he achieve such an amount and purity of chakra?”

“His affinity for lightning-natured chakra is on par with that of a Tailed Beast.”

“His physical strength probably rivals the legendary Third Raikage, maybe even surpasses him.”

“This body! It’s astonishingly perfect!”

“This is exactly the flawless vessel I’ve been searching for!”

Orochimaru gazed at Uzu Tsuya, who sat cross-legged in the research jutsu’s center, almost unable to resist the urge to seize his body.

However, the terrifying volume of chakra within Uzu Tsuya, his incredible physical durability, and his masterful lightning-style techniques kept Orochimaru rational and composed.

Without adequate preparation, Orochimaru was absolutely no match for Uzu Tsuya.

“Humming—”

After a period of observation, the research jutsu slowly dissipated.

Orochimaru’s voice then echoed into Uzu Tsuya’s ears.

“That will be all for this research session.”

While speaking, Orochimaru pondered whether to hire Uzu Tsuya to seize Nagato’s Rinnegan or Uchiha Itachi’s Sharingan.

With Uzu Tsuya’s overwhelming power, teaming up could potentially succeed in taking Nagato’s Rinnegan.

Yet, Orochimaru chose not to act immediately. Instead, he planned to conduct long-term research on Uzu Tsuya and eventually claim his body as a reincarnation vessel.

With this perfect vessel, Orochimaru himself could then pursue the Sharingan and Rinnegan.

Of course, Uzu Tsuya was unaware that Orochimaru was already considering such long-term schemes.

After cooperating with Orochimaru’s research, he left the stronghold with Karin.

Once away from Orochimaru’s location, Karin looked up and warned Tsuya.

“That man harbors ill intentions toward you. Be cautious.”

Tsuya smiled faintly, ruffling Karin’s hair despite her protesting glare.

“Ha ha ha... It’s not me who needs to be careful; it’s Lord Orochimaru who should watch out.”

At this point, Orochimaru no longer posed a threat to him. He was no longer someone Orochimaru could control.

Moreover, as a mission fanatic, today’s Tsuya was undoubtedly stronger than yesterday’s.

Orochimaru couldn’t harm him now and would be forced to exploit his varied talents to serve him in the future.

However, Tsuya hadn’t yet decided what he wanted to do next or what tasks he might assign to Orochimaru.

Perhaps he would form the strongest mercenary organization in the ninja world to oppose the Ōtsutsuki clan?

That was a fine idea, but for now, he would just keep completing missions to grow stronger.

Once he reached the strength of a human Ten-Tails—or even surpassed that—he could confront the Ōtsutsuki directly and inflict serious psychological damage with a single “battle.”

Orochimaru’s sudden arrival had given Kakuzu a half-day’s rest.

If Kakuzu knew what Tsuya would accomplish in the next two weeks, he would surely be grateful to Orochimaru.

The Akatsuki had existed for a long time, and during this time, Kakuzu had seen many newcomers join.

Some were energetic at first but inevitably became lax after a while.

From Kakuzu’s perspective, Tsuya might have been the same.

But this time, he was wrong. Since forming a duo with Tsuya, Kakuzu’s days had been fulfilling.

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He even felt like Tsuya’s 24 hours were stretched to 48.

His body could rotate multiple hearts, so he wasn’t physically exhausted.

But mentally, he was struggling.

Tsuya was like an emotionless mission machine—either executing missions or en route to them.

At this moment, Kakuzu and Tsuya were headed to a mission site.

Looking at the star-filled sky, Kakuzu felt speechless and gazed upward.

He had lost count of whether this was the 48th or 49th mission today.

In the past, he would disdain low-paying missions.

But Tsuya, this madman, accepted every mercenary task without refusal.

Their duo had even made a name for themselves in the Hidden Rain Village’s black market.

Ninjas and faction leaders from Hidden Rain and surrounding villages knew them as the unstoppable mercenary duo of the black market.

They rarely turned down assignments and completed missions with astonishing efficiency.

What was more impressive was that despite such rapid completion, their mission success rate remained at 100%.

Kakuzu knew all these details but felt no joy.

Watching Tsuya hurry along while flipping through mission papers, Kakuzu felt like his head was about to split.

Maybe he should take on a mission to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and rest in prison for a while?

Tsuya continued to review mission lists as he carried Karin on his back.

Karin was still a little girl who couldn’t keep up with the relentless pace like Kakuzu.

Seeing her nod off while walking, Tsuya simply let her rest on his back.

...

Half an hour later, after completing the 50th mercenary mission of the day, Kakuzu and Tsuya arrived at a hot spring inn to rest.

Ignoring whether Tsuya agreed, Kakuzu told him before returning to his room:

“Rest tomorrow, resume missions the day after!”

Tsuya flatly refused: “No, we can’t betray Leader Nagato’s trust or the organization’s expectations!”

This time Kakuzu ignored Tsuya and went straight to his room to rest.

He didn’t have the heart to tell Tsuya the truth—that Tsuya wasn’t motivated by loyalty or expectations.

Tsuya was reckless for money.

He’d rather exhaust himself on missions than take a break.

Some ninjas’ way of the ninja was to become Hokage and protect the village.

Tsuya’s was simply two words: nonstop earning!

At this moment, Tsuya was unaware his good teammate was on the verge of breaking down.

He carried Karin back to his room, placed her on the bed to rest, then opened the system space to check the day’s mercenary rewards and system bonuses to start a lottery.

With his reputation rising, the number of missions was unprecedented.

His mercenary points had surprisingly exceeded ten thousand.

Tsuya looked at the system panel:

[Mercenary Points: 10,102]

He grinned broadly.

But as he laughed, his expression suddenly changed.

Too much earnings today had made his mouth cramp from smiling.

A huge harvest of mercenary points!

“Let’s draw!”

[Deducting 10,000 mercenary points from host! Remaining points: 102.]

[Drawing in progress...]

[Congratulations, host obtained:]

[Shuriken ×3]

[Kunai ×3]

[Ninjutsu: Lightning Release - Thunder Burial Level +1]

[Chakra Quantity Card ×1]

[World Affinity Level +1]

...

[Congratulations, host’s ninja world affinity reached C rank, unlocked Kekkei Genkai: Wood Release]

[Congratulations, host obtained Wood Release, current level: D]

[Congratulations, host learned new ninjutsu: Wood Release - Grafting Technique]

[Congratulations, host learned new ninjutsu: Wood Release - Wood Clone Technique]

[Congratulations, host learned new ninjutsu: Wood Release - Wood Transformation Technique]

Huh? What’s going on?

Gaining Wood Release unexpectedly from a world affinity boost?

So his villa jutsu had finally taken shape?

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The next day, at dawn.

“Bang—”

After a dull thud, Uzu Tsuya burst into Kakuzu’s room.

Kakuzu, of course, refused to get up; he needed rest!

But Tsuya’s next move stunned Kakuzu.

Tsuya picked him up and headed to the Hidden Rain Village black market to accept missions!

Taking Kakuzu along was necessary when accepting missions at the black market.

Kakuzu had long been taking missions there.

Due to his formidable strength, his mission success rate was very high.

Before Tsuya’s rise, Kakuzu dominated the black market scene as the most renowned ninja there.

Many had even heard he once assassinated the First Hokage of Konoha, known as the God of the Ninja World.

This achievement further boosted his fame.

With Kakuzu as a golden brand, it was easy to secure numerous missions in the black market.

Although Tsuya had recently gained fame, his influence still couldn’t match Kakuzu’s.

After all, Kakuzu was a veteran OG from the First Hokage’s era.

Currently, Konoha’s Fourth Hokage had died in battle, and the Third Hokage was forced to resume leadership.

During this period, Kakuzu had been dominating black markets everywhere.

Veteran black market agents like him were trusted and favored by countless employers.

Tsuya had a thick stack of mission sheets lately.

Partly because he was rising as a new star in the black market.

Partly because Kakuzu’s golden brand was beside him.

Also, since they had been crazily completing missions for some time, they accepted almost all mercenary tasks regardless of pay.

This made many employers feel incredibly lucky.

Previously, Kakuzu only took on high-paying bounties.

Even though many knew about Kakuzu’s reliability in the Hidden Rain black market, they couldn’t hire him.

Now, with Tsuya and Kakuzu’s powerful alliance accepting missions without fuss, this was a boon for most employers needing ninja services!

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