Naruto's sudden stunt nearly threw Kakashi's back out. Kakashi looked at Naruto speechlessly. Since when had he been written as someone greedy for money?
The moment Tazuna heard that, he decisively began playing the victim, saying that the Land of Waves was poor and all its hopes rested on this bridge. They truly could not afford to commission a B-Rank Mission.
In the end, Tazuna unleashed his ultimate technique: moral blackmail.
"Even if you are unwilling to protect me, that's okay. If I die, at most my daughter and my eight-year-old grandson will hate Konoha for the rest of their lives and spend every day in tears.
It's okay. I don't blame you. This isn't your fault."
A strange light flickered in Tazuna's eyes.
Kakashi scratched his head, feeling that this was troublesome. Sasuke's mouth twitched slightly, and Sakura's expression was equally unpleasant.
Only Naruto was not particularly swayed by that. He said flatly, "I see. Then there's nothing we can do. Why don't we put in a little effort and make a trip to the Land of Waves?"
Tazuna was quite pleased with himself, believing his scheme had worked. A crafty smile appeared on his face.
His teammates all felt that Naruto was holding something back. Kakashi chose to play along. "You want to continue the mission?"
"No. I mean, it wouldn't be good if they kept hating Konoha.
So why don't we make a trip to the Land of Waves and kill his daughter and grandson too? A family should be together, after all.
Of course, before that, we should kill the culprit who falsely reported the mission rank."
Naruto looked at Tazuna with ill intent.
Tazuna collapsed onto the ground in fright. "How can you do this? No, you... you can't do this!"
"If you eat a