Naruto: Sasuke loves to visit forums

Chapter 318: Finding a Springboard for Kakuzu

The sky was as dark as ink, gloomy and dim.

Dark clouds slowly rolled in over the funeral, but no rain came.

Tsunade, dressed in black, stood beside the coffin, her pale lips trembling slightly.

Originally, she had secretly made up her mind that she would not drink any more alcohol on this important day.

But before leaving, she couldn't help but pour herself a glass.

Perhaps, only the anesthesia of alcohol can enable her to survive this last day.

".The passing of the Fifth Hokage, Master Jiraiya, is not only a huge loss to our Land of Fire, but also an irreparable regret for the entire Ninja World."

Next to my ear, Mitomon En's boring voice was still repeating monotonously.

Tsunade's body was shaking a little.

Although she was already at the scene, Tsunade still felt that everything before her was so unreal.

It seemed as if this was a horrible nightmare that she couldn't wake up from, and she wanted to escape several times.

But looking behind him, he saw Jiraiya's body lying in the coffin.

Tsunade finally resisted the urge.

Just hang in there.

Hang on
Tsunade no longer had any tears.

Her fingers were clenched so tightly that her nails dug into the flesh, leaving a row of tiny crescents of teeth.

That day, I learned the news of Jiraiya's death.

Tsunade rushed to the scene of the Hokage's residence as soon as possible.

At that time, Jiraiya was already slumped over the desk in the study.

On the side, there are always high piles of document scrolls.

By the time Tsunade arrived, Jiraiya had already lost all vital signs.

No trauma, no poisoning, no disease.

It can be said that it perfectly meets the basic characteristics of all sudden deaths.

The death notice was issued by Tsunade herself.

Everyone in the village felt as surprised as Tsunade about this accident.

However, no matter how strange things are, there will always be smart people who come out and give their explanations.

Some people say that Lord Jiraiya's body was hollowed out by alcohol and sex.

Although he looks strong, he actually has problems inside.

Some people also say that Jiraiya was exhausted to death by the heavy government affairs.

After all, the documents that can never be processed are the biggest proof.

In addition, there is a rather romantic saying among the ninjas of Konoha.

They say that when a free bird is locked in the golden cage of power.

Even with all the glory, birds will still lose their lives very quickly.

Maybe the bird itself doesn't know.

But life will express its infinite desire for the sky and soaring through such extreme way as "death".

".Our allies from other countries have gone through great pains and traveled thousands of miles just to remember the Fifth Hokage with us at this final moment.

"On behalf of the Hidden Leaf Village, please allow me to express my deepest gratitude and respect to all of you who have come from afar."

As Mito Kado En read the words without any emotion, behind the mourning hall, under the guidance of the Konoha ninja, Terumi Mei led the remnants of the Hidden Mist Village and slowly walked to the front of the stage.

With solemn and heavy expressions, they offered their white flowers to the deceased one by one.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at several people silently, most of whom were old friends he was very familiar with.

Mei Terumi, Ao, Gonbei, Ao, and the rest of the top Kirigakure Anbu fighters.

Well?
Kakuzu, didn't you come with us?
Uchiha Sasuke's mind moved, and he couldn't help but recall what happened a month ago.
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"Ahead is Tansho City."

The next day of camping, early morning.

After walking for a few miles, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly stopped and spoke to Kakuzu beside him.

Last night, Kakuzu stayed up all night by the campfire, studying the economics book that Sasuke gave him.

The more he read, the more he felt that the wisdom contained in it was profound and mysterious.

I have been completely absorbed by the theoretical world described in it.

This guy named Mankiw's understanding of money has far exceeded the scope of "respect" that Kakuzu pursues.

Instead, I truly entered the world of money and wanted to make friends with money.

Early this morning, even though he was on his way, Kakuzu was absent-minded, repeatedly chewing over the wonderful points in the book in his mind.

At this moment, when Kakuzu heard Uchiha Sasuke suddenly speak, he did not react at all, but just continued to walk forward mechanically.

Uchiha Sasuke glanced back at the three Team 7 disciples behind him, raised his hand and motioned for them to wait where they were.

Afterwards, Sasuke followed Kakuzu for a while.

After they had created enough distance, Uchiha Sasuke called out Kakuzu's name again.

"Hey!"

At this moment, Kakuzu finally woke up from his dream and asked blankly:

"how?

"Were you talking to me just now?"

"if not."

Uchiha Sasuke nodded and looked back at the three disciples behind him to make sure that they could not hear what he said.

Then he turned around and said to Jiaodu seriously:

“Mr. Kakuzu, as you can see.

"In Konoha right now, I'm afraid there aren't many people like me who can accommodate you."

So?

Kakuzu was not unexpected about what Sasuke said.

Before this, he did have some worries in his heart.

But at the moment, all his attention was completely attracted by the contents of the secret book.

At this time, when Kakuzu heard Uchiha Sasuke bring up this matter again, he just remained silent.

He had an expression of "so what".

Before this, you, Uchiha Sasuke, said it yourself—

"That's your business."

“Up ahead, in the city of Short Book, there are some old friends of mine.

"The remnants of Konoha's allies, the Hidden Mist Village, are currently stationed and gathering in the city.

"I think I'd like you to get together with them first. Nominally, you'll join the Hidden Mist Village first.

"It would be good for us to take care of each other."

"Well?"

Hearing this, Jiaodu couldn't help but feel moved.

Speaking of which, everyone in the ninja world knows that Orochimaru attacked the Hidden Mist Village.

But the remnants of the Kirigakure are in Tansho Castle, next to the Konohagakure Village.

However, very few people know this information.

By the way, the head of Mei Terumi was auctioned at the gold exchange for "sixty million taels".

That guy Orochimaru is really generous when he attacks.
"So, you want me to go hunt for the bounty on that Mei Terumi's head?"

Thinking of this, Kakuzu had an idea.

He couldn't help but lower his voice and approached Sasuke and asked.

"Ah? What are you talking about?"

Uchiha Sasuke was startled, and then immediately said seriously:

"The job I want to give you is to manage money, not to make money, do you understand?
"What does the book say? Macroeconomics, is it just about killing people everywhere?

"Can we achieve world peace by completing tasks?"

Hearing the reprimand in Uchiha Sasuke's words, Kakuzu suddenly felt very ashamed.

Unexpectedly, I spent half the night studying.

But his understanding of this work is still not as profound as that of Uchiha Sasuke.

It seems that the feelings gained while reading a book are one and the same.

But once he returned to real life, Kakuzu could not help but return to the path dependence of his thinking inertia that he had developed over the years. Alas, he still had to learn.

“Ah, you’re right.

"I'm confused."

Kakuzu nodded shamefully.

In my heart, I just wanted to find a quiet place to continue reading.

"Well, your desire to work is at least good."

Uchiha Sasuke comforted him a little awkwardly.

It’s great to be a boss.

But given Sasuke's personality and relevant experience, he is still relatively lacking.

"I was thinking that you had seen it in Konoha. That kid's attitude towards you wouldn't be just an isolated case."

Uchiha Sasuke cleared his throat and said in a businesslike manner:

"If you join Konoha directly from Akatsuki, there will be a lot of resistance, it will be relatively difficult and will not be good for you.

"But if, nominally, we join Konoha from the Hidden Mist Village, the procedure will be much better, relatively speaking.

"For the majority of ninjas who don't know the truth, there will be fewer unnecessary rumors.

"This will surely be of great benefit to your future work."

On the other side, Kakuzu had a look of sudden realization.

"I see."

Kakuzu nodded in approval and couldn't help but sigh inwardly once again.

This young man is so powerful, yet he is still so prudent and thoughtful in his actions.

This humble state of mind and sophisticated attitude towards things are enough to make many older ninjas feel ashamed.

"Besides, I won't be able to use you in the short term."

Uchiha Sasuke continued to speak:

“It can take as short as half a year or as slow as a year and a half.

“In short, within two years, I will definitely take care of many things in the village.

“By then, you can officially take over the relevant economic work.

"Before that, you will stay in Kirigakure for a while."

"What about this book?"

Kakuzu asked immediately.

"Of course I leave it to you."

Uchiha Sasuke replied.

After a pause, Sasuke seemed to remember something and continued speaking quickly:
"However, speaking of which, in the short term, I still have a task for you."

"You say."

Kakuzu answered solemnly.

Hearing that there was a mission to be done, Kakuzu felt more at ease.

You still have to do something.

Otherwise, I would not feel at ease holding the savings book with 30 million taels in my hands.

"Well, it's about this book."

Uchiha Sasuke felt a little embarrassed, but he continued with a cold face:

“The contents of this book are, uh, somewhat difficult to understand.

“I hope you can read this book carefully and understand it thoroughly.

"Then, I reorganized the book into a language that the ninjas could understand.

"If you want, I can contact the bookseller to help you publish it."

Although he was paid, Sasuke still felt a little embarrassed as it was the first time he ordered someone around like this.

Having said this, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly remembered the bookseller who was the channel for Gama-sensei to publish his novels.

Therefore, at the end of the speech, he half-jokingly eased the atmosphere of the conversation.

However, it turned out that Uchiha Sasuke was definitely worrying too much.

Kakuzu was seen looking at Sasuke with tears in his eyes and an excited expression.

If we say that the reason why he was willing to surrender to Sasuke in the beginning was because he wanted to take revenge on the Akatsuki organization, and he was half coerced by force.

But at this moment, after hearing the task Sasuke gave him, Kakuzu was finally completely convinced by the other party from the bottom of his heart.

I have to say, this is indeed a dream job.

No need to worry about making money every day;
No need to fight and kill, live a life of blood on the tip of a knife;
Give yourself a mysterious secret book, which opens the door to a wonderful new world;
Also let yourself delve into the knowledge you like;
There’s money to be made!

Much, much more money than the Akatsuki organization!
On this side, Kakuzu was so moved that he grabbed Sasuke's hands and nodded heavily. For a moment, they looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and were speechless.

"I, no, your subordinate, promise not to disappoint you!"

Kakuzu's voice was completely choked with sobs.

Seeing the sentimental look of this strong man, a chill ran through Uchiha Sasuke's heart.

He just pushed the other person away calmly, motioning him to stay where he was and wait.

Then, he immediately turned around and walked back to his three disciples.

"Everyone. After careful consideration.

"Mr. Kakuzu will not return to Konoha with us."

Uchiha Sasuke said.

Jin Dafeng and the other two were stunned when they heard this.

We looked at each other in confusion.

An expression of relief appeared on each of their faces at the same time.

Among them, Sarutobi Konohamaru was even more surprised and moved as he looked at his teacher Uchiha Sasuke.

God knows what he has thought about this matter in his mind.

"Golden Wind."

Uchiha Sasuke continued to shout.

"To!"

Hearing the teacher's call, Jin Dafeng immediately stepped out of the line and put on a serious attitude of standing at attention.

“I have some other things to do here.

"We are very close to Konoha.

"The rest of the way, you three will go home on your own."

Uchiha Sasuke issued new orders.

"why?"

"What is the teacher going to do? Are you going to play in Tansho Castle?"

On this side, before Uchiha Sasuke finished speaking, the other two disciples followed up with questions.

Hinata Hanabi's tone was slightly worried.

Sarutobi Konohamaru seemed to be in a good mood at the moment, and had returned to his usual playful and smiling appearance.

"Do I need to report to you?"

Uchiha Sasuke's tone was very unfriendly.

The atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point again.

“Report to the teacher!

“You don’t need it!”

On this side, Jin Dafeng still stood straight and replied loudly.

I don't know if he was trying to ease the atmosphere on purpose or if he was really a straightforward person.

Sasuke was left speechless by these little guys.

He just sighed, ignored the other two, and continued to instruct Jin Dafeng:

“As the acting captain of Class 7, you have to take responsibility.

"Make sure everyone returns to the ninja village safely, understand?"

"clear!
"Please rest assured, Master Sasuke!"

Jin Dafeng answered loudly.

(End of this chapter)