"Kakuzu the 'Good Samaritan'; How Much Does the Academy of Sciences Earn Us?"

"Kakuzu the 'Good Samaritan'; How Much Does the Academy of Sciences Earn Us?" After Kakuzu left the Land of Demons, he traveled at top speed. His hopes for immense wealth and passion for his "career" swept away the gloom of his past.

Holding Chiyo's writ, he arrived in Konoha at nearly the fastest speed of his life.

At the Hokage Building, he met Shikaku Nara, renowned for his wisdom. Shikaku had already received Chiyo's message. Though he was deeply surprised that an S-rank rogue ninja like Kakuzu had become a colleague, he had no objections to Chiyo's decision.

After carefully verifying the writ and having a necessary, serious discussion about Federation fiscal discipline and regulations, Shikaku formally processed Kakuzu's identity change and employment paperwork.

"Mr. Kakuzu, welcome to the Federation.

"There is quite a backlog at the Ministry of Finance. These are the recent accounts and budget drafts. You can familiarize yourself with them first."

Shikaku pushed a thick stack of documents toward Kakuzu.

Kakuzu's green eyes swept over the papers. Instinctively, he began rapidly calculating the figures and entries within. His fingers even rubbed together unconsciously, as though weighing the "value" of those sheets of paper.

He took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to immediately throw himself into the great cause of "saving money," then said in a deep voice.

"I will handle them as soon as possible."

However, just as Kakuzu was preparing to carry the pile of documents to his new office and make his mark, an Anbu ninja appeared inside the office in a Body Flicker.

"Lord Shikaku, urgent report from the border!"

There was a note of urgency in the Anbu's voice.

"A report has come from a Land of Fire Border outpost. Early this morning, a group of around thirty merchants and