Chapter 40
Nami's Little Thoughts

【The Giant Axe Pirate Crew, all the pirates have been killed. Kakuzu successfully collected all the heads of the Giant Axe Pirate Crew and prepared to use them to exchange for bounty...】

【Just as Hidan and Kakuzu were about to leave, Kakuzu seemed to sense something...】

【‘Hmm… there’s still a fish that escaped the net… Come out!…’ Kakuzu waved his right hand, and countless black tentacles rapidly emerged…】

【These tentacles moved incredibly fast, instantly shooting out. A moment later, a skinny pirate was dragged out, entangled in the black tentacles…】

【This pirate was none other than the ‘Little Thief Cat’, Nami…】

【As the Little Thief Cat Nami, she wouldn’t miss any chance to acquire treasure…】

【Therefore, seeing someone attacking the Giant Axe Pirate Crew, Nami seized the opportunity and acted swiftly. Relying on her keen sense for treasure, she quickly plundered the Giant Axe Pirate Crew…】

【After a round of plundering, Nami carried a bag full of treasure, intending to sneak away…】

【However, to Nami’s surprise, her small actions were noticed by Kakuzu…】

【‘Ah… don’t kill me, don’t kill me, I have treasure, I have a lot of treasure!…’ Having been caught by Kakuzu, Nami cried out in panic】

【‘Treasure! Treasure! Where is it!? Hand over the treasure immediately…’ Hearing the news of treasure, Kakuzu’s eyes shone with a green light…】

【Kakuzu was a man who worshipped money above all else. To Kakuzu, money was everything, so hearing Nami say there was treasure, he became excited…】

【“The treasure is here…” Nami reluctantly opened the bag behind her, revealing countless treasures…】

【‘It’s really treasure, I’ll count it carefully…’ Seeing the treasure, Kakuzu immediately tossed Nami aside and began to count the treasure in front of him, one by one…】

【As a man who worshipped money, Kakuzu was very careful with it. He had to count every single penny himself before feeling at ease…】

【Seeing Kakuzu counting the hard-earned loot she had scavenged, Nami felt a pang in her heart. As the Little Thief Cat, Nami valued treasure greatly. If it wasn’t for the danger to her life, she wouldn’t have easily given up these treasures…】

【‘Hey… Kakuzu, when are we leaving? I still need to find new sacrifices for the Jashin…’ Hidan asked Kakuzu, looking at him.】

【‘Shut your mouth, can’t you see I’m counting money!?…’ Kakuzu said impatiently.】

【‘Damn it, you hateful Kakuzu, the Jashin will punish you…’ Seeing Kakuzu’s attitude, Hidan immediately started yelling…】

【‘A total of one thousand three hundred twenty-one million… I need to keep it carefully…’ After counting, Kakuzu carefully put all the treasure away, as if afraid of losing any of it…】

【Seeing Kakuzu’s greedy nature, Nami’s beautiful eyes flickered, and an idea immediately formed in her mind…】

【‘Sir, would you like more treasure? I know of a place with a lot of treasure…’ Nami suddenly said to Kakuzu…】

【The reason why Nami became the Little Thief Cat at such a young age and plundered treasure across the sea was all because her hometown was occupied by the Dragon Pirate Crew…】

【To protect her village, Nami had been desperately trying to collect treasure…】

【Now, witnessing the power of Kakuzu and Hidan, Nami had an idea in mind, to eliminate the Dragon Pirate Crew and save her hometown…】

【‘What did you say!? A lot of treasure!? Where is the treasure…’ Hearing the news of treasure, Kakuzu’s right hand once again produced countless black tentacles and bound Nami…】

【Suddenly caught again, Nami was also very nervous. However, she quickly said】

【‘Kakuzu-sama, it’s with the Dragon Pirate Crew… The Dragon Pirate Crew is a bounty of 20 million, and there’s also a lot of treasure in the crew…’】

【‘The Dragon Pirate Crew!? What are we waiting for! Take me there immediately…’ Kakuzu quickly said.】

【‘Yes… sir, please follow me! I’ll take you to the Dragon Pirate Crew’s base as fast as I can…’ Nami thought excitedly in her heart…】

【…】

Outside, everyone watching the video on the screen also began to discuss.

“Are these the new Akatsuki members? Hidan and Kakuzu!?…”

“What’s going on with that guy called Hidan! He’s actually hurting himself…”

“That’s his ability, right? Didn’t you notice!? When Hidan hurt himself, his enemy had the same wound…”

“Hidan of the Akatsuki, he should have the ability to transfer injuries, right!?…”

“But even if he can transfer injuries, that’s too exaggerated! He directly stabbed himself in the chest…”

“Sure enough, the Akatsuki members aren’t ordinary people…”

“I wonder what kind of abilities this person called Kakuzu has…”

“…”

As everyone on the sea discussed, the video on the screen continued to play.

【Led by Nami, Hidan and Kakuzu arrived at the Dragon Pirate Crew’s base…】

【‘Is that the Dragon Pirate Crew’s base? Is there really a lot of treasure in the Dragon Pirate Crew?…’ Kakuzu asked Nami…】

【‘Of course it’s true! Kakuzu-sama, I’m absolutely certain that there’s definitely a lot of treasure in the Dragon Pirate Crew…’】

【‘As long as we eliminate the Dragon Pirate Crew, their treasure is ours…’ Nami said with absolute certainty】

【‘I hope so… Let’s go, Hidan!…’ Kakuzu greeted Hidan and rushed towards the Dragon Pirate Crew’s base…】

【‘Why is it always about searching for treasure, I still have to pray for the Jashin!…’ Hidan complained with great frustration…】