Chapter 21 Follow me and you will make money
Squatting on the tree, looking at Kakuzu with stitches all over his body, Danzo got goosebumps.
This was his first time observing this guy up close, and from a visual perspective, it was a powerful impact.
This is a ruthless person. He only cares about money and not people. He only kills valuable people.
My second nephew, who had just been born, lost his life because of this guy.
I don’t know what the purpose of this evil god is in wandering around here.
Looking at Kakuzu who continued to move forward, Danzo did not act rashly.
The other party’s true purpose is still unclear at the moment. What if the other party is just passing by?
Just as Danzo was thinking about what to do next, Kakuzu in front of him suddenly stopped and reached out to the ground.
[Did this guy find some money? ]
[No, it's the Earth's Resentment! ]
Suddenly remembering his opponent's ability, Danzo jumped up hurriedly. Sure enough, the moment he jumped up, a black line appeared in his sight.
"What a keen observation."
Danzo dodged the attack and jumped to the ground, standing not far in front of Kakuzu.
"Humph, you're not bad at all. You were able to dodge the long-range attack of Di Yuan Yu."
Slowly standing up, Kakuzu put away his resentment and looked Danzo up and down.
"Takigakure traitor Kakuzu, I didn't expect to meet you here. What is your purpose?"
After mobilizing the chakra in his body, Danzo took out a kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God technique from his waist, keeping an eye on Kakuzu's every move.
Kakuzu simply tilted his head and pulled out a small notebook from his trouser pocket.
"Shimura Danzo, Assistant Hokage of Konoha Village, bounty of 120 million ryo."
What the hell? 120 million taels?!
Danzo didn't expect that he was so worthless. You know, Asuma's bounty was worth 3500 million taels.
This amount of bounty is only worth an A-level mission in Konoha.
"I didn't expect that you, who could use the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God and destroy a fortress in Sand Village with one strike, would only be worth this much money."
Shaking his head, Kakuzu put the small notebook back.
"It seems that I have no reason to kill you."
Judging from what the other party said, it seems that he is not going to take action.
Danzo breathed a sigh of relief and put the kunai away.
It’s not that he believed Kakuzu, but he was ready to have a good chat with this old monster who had lived for who knows how many years.
After all, he is the finance minister of Akatsuki. Right now he is in need of money, and having such an expert around can save him a lot of effort.
"Talk?"
Danzo pointed in the direction of the village.
"can."
After a moment of silence, Angle nodded.
He had come here secretly because he had seen the fight between Danzo and the others and became interested. He had no intention of fighting with them.
Besides, the person in front of me is really not worth much.
This is also due to Danzo's style of doing things in his early years.
Due to years of manipulating conspiracies, the only thing the ninja world knows about him is that he assists the Hokage.
A moment later, the two arrived outside the place where Danzo and others were staying.
After making sure that no one else was approaching and that everyone in the room was sleeping soundly, Danzo gently closed the door, leaving behind a shadow clone, and his real body took Kakuzu to another small room.
"I didn't expect that I would have the honor of meeting Kakuzu, the famous rebel ninja from Takigakure Village today."
As soon as he sat down, Danzo directly exposed the other party's past.
"Sure enough, you know me."
Kakuzu was not surprised by this. Ever since Danzo dodged the attack from the Earth Grudge, he had suspected that the other party knew of his abilities.
"After all, you fought against the first generation, although not many people remember this."
Indeed, few people knew about Kakuzu's assassination of Hashirama, because Hashirama himself never mentioned it much.
Only Hashirama and Kakuzu knew the details.
"I heard that you threw a shuriken at the First-generation Lord eight hundred miles away and ran away?"
Danzo asked the question in his mind.
"fart!"
Hearing this, Jiaodu, who was usually indifferent, became so cold that his veins bulged and he cursed out loud.
"I fought a real battle with Senju Hashirama, and I was defeated only after he used Wood Release!"
According to Kakuzu's narration, he and Hashirama first had a contest of physical skills, and unfortunately Kakuzu was defeated by Hashirama.
Then they had another contest of ninjutsu, but Hashirama still lost.
In the end, he was defeated by Hashirama's Sea of Trees, and Hashirama was impressed by his perseverance and finally let him live.
Seeing Kakuzu trying his best to explain himself, Danzo struck him with the last blow without mercy.
"Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that the one fighting you is just a wooden clone of Hashirama-sama?"
......
Kakuzu fell silent.
"Perhaps, 120 million taels is also a considerable amount of money."
Looking at Kakuzu's green eyes staring at him, Danzo shuddered.
"Well, I was just kidding. Let's talk business. Let's talk business."
After laughing the matter off, Danzo began to realize his real purpose.
"Are you interested in making a lot of money with me?"
After hearing Danzo's words, Kakuzu's already green eyes lit up so brightly that they could be used as flashlights.
But he decided to be a little reserved.
"Please tell me in detail."
Seeing that Kakuzu fell into the trap, Danzo laughed in his heart and began to introduce his foundation in Konoha to the other party in detail.
According to Danzo's description, the Root is an excellent asset with assets worth over 100 million, backed by two big trees, the Konoha official and the Shimura clan, and with unlimited prospects for future development.
Kakuzu's focus was mainly on the phrase "assets exceeding 100 million".
"Do you really have that much money?"
He raised his doubts.
Coming from a small ninja village like Takigakure, this was the first time he heard that a village's Anbu branch could have such a large budget.
"Of course. Don't forget, the Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen is my best friend. Not to mention Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu who are in charge of finances. We are all students of Tobirama-sama.
Not to mention the properties of my Shimura clan in the village, you know, half of the most prosperous commercial street in Konoha is owned by my clan. "
"What do you need me to do."
Kakuzu was already somewhat tempted, but he still needed to hear how much he would have to give and how much he would get in return.
“I entrust all these assets to you. You have to find a way to use this money as start-up capital to expand income and maintain the operation of the roots.
As for the remuneration, as long as it does not involve the funds needed for the normal operation of the root, you can take the extra part as you wish."
Danzo was generous enough to let Kakuzu decide his own compensation.
Anyway, this guy just loves money and doesn't like spending it.
When the time comes when the survival of the roots requires money, this guy will definitely pay for it for the sake of sustainable development.
"Also, we are the Anbu after all. If there are enemies that are difficult to deal with, we will need your military support. Of course, the money will be calculated separately."
Kakuzu didn't expect Danzo to be so generous as to let him set his own salary. Although the prerequisite was that he had to make money, it was not difficult for him.
This is much easier than going out and killing people every day.
"can."
Without much thought, Kakuzu agreed directly.
"Very good, welcome to the Root!"
After getting a positive answer, Danzo stood up happily. In this way, the power in his hands became stronger and he no longer had to worry about funds!
"Oh, by the way, since you have joined the Root, you still need to learn the core ideas of our Root."
"Central idea?"
Kakuzu scoffed at this. After so many years in the ninja world, he thought the core idea of the Anbu was just brainwashing.
He didn't care.
"Well, let me give you a brief introduction. Anyway, we are a group of..."