The Hand of God Creates the Strongest Hidden Mist Village

Chapter 62 My Godly One Hand: Kato Taka Never Returns Empty-Handed

"To rid the people of a scourge?"

Looking at the solemn-looking captain of the Cloud Village, Makoto Karatachi revealed a slightly strange smile.

Who says Yun Ren is impulsive and brainless? Aren't they all quite smart?

He waved his hand, indicating that the rest of the Mistblade squad didn't need to be too nervous, and then slowly strolled forward a few steps.

"This is the captain of the Cloud Village, right? Let's skip the pleasantries. As for eliminating evil for the people, I don't have such lofty ideals."

Gouju Cheng said with a smile, "I just happened to run into them and dealt with a problem on the side. As for whether it's harmful or not, that's your five great nations' business."

The Cloud Shadow Captain's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

What do you mean by "the five great powers"? Aren't you one of the five great powers?!

Although the Mist Blade Squad wasn't wearing uniforms or headbands, they used various water-style techniques with ease, and Mangetsu used water transformation techniques throughout, practically making it clear that they were from the Kirigakure Hozuki clan.

However, by saying this, the other party clearly wanted to categorize the matter as a private one.

"Regardless, we of Kumogakure will never forget your kindness in helping us," the Kumogakure captain said in a deep voice, his tone becoming more solemn. "I am Okai, a Jonin of Kumogakure. May I ask your name?"

"Kato Taka".

Gouju Cheng said casually.

Kato?

Okai's eyes flickered as she quickly searched her memory.

This surname is not common. The most famous one should be Dan Kato, a Jonin from Konoha during the Second Shinobi World War. He only attracted the attention of Kumogakure because of his close relationship with Konoha Princess Tsunade.

But this guy is clearly from Kirigakure!

Forget it, their identity doesn't matter; what matters is their strength and attitude.

"So it's Lord Kato Taka."

Okai forced a polite smile: "My Cloud Village came here to investigate the Evil God Cult. These evil people were carrying out wicked rituals and causing chaos among the people in my Land of Lightning. Thanks to your help, we were able to eliminate these villains."

"Hmm...and then?"

Goji nods, waiting for Okai to continue.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no follow-up.

Seeing Okai's completely bewildered expression, Makoto's face darkened slightly.

"Gentlemen, do you think your Cloud Village treats your saviors with just a thank you and then walk away?"

"this……"

"Look, we were just passing by when we stumbled upon this evil priest of the evil god cult. Seeing injustice, we spoke up and took action when necessary. It took a lot of effort and chakra, and we even risked being affected by that strange curse, to help you solve such a big problem..."

He paused, glancing at the muddy mess on the ground where the high priest lay: "Especially this high priest, he's immortal, how troublesome! To subdue him, I even used my most secret techniques, which took a lot of energy."

"These days, it's not easy being out on the road. We need to replenish our chakra, maintain our ninja tools, and the brothers need to eat... We can't just work for nothing, right?"

On the Mist Blade Squad's side, Ao and Mizuki Yuki's expressions remained relatively calm, though their eyes held a slightly subtle look.

The three little ones had expressions of having learned something, especially Hozuki Mangetsu, who couldn't help but admire Makoto Karatachi's confident way of demanding his reward.

As expected of the captain!

Okay took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

He knew the other party was making unreasonable demands, but the demands were... quite reasonable.

Despite being outmatched in strength, the circumstances are more favorable to us.

The opponent displayed terrifying strength capable of instantly killing the Evil God's chief priest. If things really turned sour, their Cloud Hidden Squad would probably not fare well.

Moreover, the other party had indeed helped them a great deal.

"What Lord Kato said is indeed true. It was our oversight. We should repay the life-saving grace."

"That's right!"

Gouju nodded in satisfaction; talking to smart people was so much easier.

"I'm not greedy. Here's the deal: one million taels each." He pointed at the group, then said to the fair-skinned and beautiful Samui, "As for this beautiful lady, half price will do, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, the cave became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

On the Mist Blade Squad's side, Ao silently shifted her gaze, while Mizuki Yuki remained aloof, though the corner of her mouth seemed to twitch almost imperceptibly.

The three little ones tried their best to keep a straight face, while the expressions of the Cloud Hidden members were even more interesting.

Samui, who was specially chosen by Makoto Goji, froze for a moment on her fair and delicate face, then blushed with anger, her eyes flashed with cold light, and she tightened her grip on her short sword.

Okai's lips twitched, while the other Jonin had a look on his face that said, "Are you kidding me?"

There were eight of them in total. Two of them were killed by the cultists, leaving six people.

One million taels per person, plus Samui's five hundred thousand taels, that's five million five hundred thousand taels!

It's important to know that the reward for a typical S-rank mission usually ranges from one million to several million taels of silver, depending on the specific difficulty and risk.

This guy is asking for 5.5 million taels of silver right off the bat; this is blatant robbery!

No, it's even worse than robbery!

"Lord Kato..."

Okai took a deep breath, suppressing the absurdity and anger in his heart, and tried to keep his tone calm: "Isn't this amount a bit too high? Although we are Jonin, we may not carry such a huge sum of money when we go out on missions."

"No money?"

Gouju Cheng raised an eyebrow: "That's true. Who carries that much cash around when they're traveling? I understand."

Just when Okai thought things were turning around, Makoto Karatachi changed the subject and continued with a smile, "It's okay, you can use something of equal value as collateral. I think the quality of your Cloud Village's ninja tools is pretty good, like chakra weapons, special kunai, explosive tags and the like."

"Oh, by the way, I'm also quite interested in Lightning Release ninjutsu scrolls, especially the powerful ones that aren't passed down to outsiders."

As he spoke, he scanned the group of people with his eyes.

His eyes looked as if he were looking at a walking gold mine.

Okai felt a throbbing vein on his forehead.

These things—ninjutsu scrolls, secret technique scrolls—are important assets of the village; how could we possibly give them away to outsiders!

"Lord Kato, I..."

"You wouldn't even want to give me the secret scroll, would you?"

Makoto Kato's expression darkened slightly, and his tone grew colder: "I, Kato Taka, have never returned empty-handed from my journey through the ninja world. Every move I make is met with a response, earning me the title of 'God's Hand'."

"If you neither give me money nor the secret technique, I'm afraid things will not end well today."

Okai's expression turned completely somber.

He was wary of the opponent's terrifying ability to instantly kill the high priest, but that didn't mean they would be at the mercy of others!

The previous group of cultists possessed the ability to live and die together, but these people don't have that ability. Although those three boys are outstanding, they are only at the Chunin level. They might be able to contend with Jonin when they join forces, but so what?

They have two Jonin, four Chunin, and among them is an exceptional genius like Samui!

If he can block this guy in front of him, it's still uncertain whether a real fight will break out!

Thinking of this, Okai's gaze sharpened.

"Does Your Excellency truly intend to become an enemy of Cloud Retreat?!"

"To be an enemy?"

Gouju Cheng seemed to have heard something funny and chuckled.

"You think too highly of yourself, Samui. Do it."

"What?!"