Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Blazing red explosions formed a straight line, standing across the earth like a barrier.
"They're really throwing money around!"
"If I'd had that many Exploding Tags back then, I could've blown Hashirama Senju to death."
Thinking back to what had happened not long ago, Kakuzu unconsciously clenched his fists. His heart suddenly ached. "Just as I thought, not having all five hearts together still hurts."
He kept muttering those words, but when he caught sight of the Exploding Tags falling like snowflakes, the pain grew even stronger.
It felt as if the money he treasured like life itself was nothing more than filth in someone else's eyes.
Filth so hot that they couldn't stand to hold it for even a moment... Hm?!
Kakuzu suddenly caught sight of a flying kunai. He shifted slightly, then smashed the charging ninja away with a punch. "You little bastard, is your family that rich? You threw three kunai at once?"
The ninja he had sent flying fell silent at those words.
He looked around, then pointed at himself in confusion. "Are you talking about me? What does my family's financial situation have to do with you? Aren't you sticking your nose in a little too much?"
"You don't know how to save money? This Old One will show you just how hard it is to earn it!"
As soon as he spoke, Kakuzu flashed in front of the ninja and drove a fist into his stomach, sending him flying. He rolled across the ground several times before finally stopping.
Clutching his stomach, the ninja had just started to get up when his vision blurred. Kakuzu, clad in an Auspicious Cloud Robe, had appeared before him again, scaring him into rolling several more times to the side.
"Here. This is your pay