A Salary of Eight Million a Day

"This... this is my Chakra Cannon!?" Kakuzu stared in disbelief at what was before him.

A super-powerful three-attribute composite Chakra Cannon quickly gathered in front of Shiyu.

"No, it's my Chakra Cannon!" Shiyu said, and the Chakra Cannon became even more powerful, its destructive force greatly amplified.

"No way! It absorbed my Ninjutsu? And it can be amplified to this extent afterward?"

"Such a terrifying Chakra Cannon! If I were to take it head-on, ten of my hearts would be destroyed! Run!"

Kakuzu wasn't stupid; he immediately released Earth Grudge Fear and quickly hid in the forest, where there were many hiding places, making it easy to conceal himself.

"This brat! He possesses such powerful, unbelievable abilities! He doesn't need hands or feet? He can do it all with just his eyes. What kind of strange eyes are those? They don't quite resemble the Sharingan."

"And that brat, he deliberately didn't use that move to reflect my attack at the beginning! He was just waiting for my strongest move, amplified, to reflect back at me!"

"How insidious! When I caught him, he actually brought up the idea of respecting a ninja in order to trick me into using a powerful Ninjutsu! I haven't encountered such a cunning person in decades! And he's just a kid who's not even seven or eight years old!"

Kakuzu felt safe enough, after all, he had hidden far enough away, but the next second something else happened that shocked Kakuzu again.

"Sorry, Kakuzu, I've kept you waiting!" Shiyu suddenly appeared in front of Kakuzu, pointing a hand at Kakuzu and saying, "Kōtakamusubi!"

Immediately afterwards, a Chakra Cannon shot from his hand hurtled directly towards Kakuzu's body.

"Boom!" The dazzling light instantly engulfed everything around it.

The earth and air trembled, and the once lush forest was reduced to a horrific state by this Chakra Cannon.

A huge crater appeared in the ground; such power was naturally caused by the amplified Chakra Cannon.

Near the very center of the pit, Shiyu walked forward unharmed.

"Kakuzu is indeed Kakuzu! Even after being hit head-on by a composite Chakra Cannon amplified by three attributes, he still has a breath left." Kakuzu was torn to pieces, his mask was completely shattered, and his heart was naturally the only one still beating.

Kakuzu, also extremely weak, asked.

"Why.

"Why? Even after running so far, you were still able to catch up with me."

Shiyu pointed to the shattered demon mask and said, "I already marked you and the demon from the very beginning, but you were too engrossed in the battle to notice. Even if you had, it wouldn't matter; it will stay on you forever."

Kakuzu's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "At the beginning? Was it when my hand passed through the Water Formation Wall and when you slapped the masked monster down? You already made the mark back then? I see. It seems this was a battle destined for defeat."

"Yes, fighting you is merely to experience the thrill of a battle between strong individuals and to confirm my own strength," Shiyu said calmly.

Kakuzu shook his head, stubbornly using his last ounce of strength to ask, "I... I still can't understand. If such a large-scale Chakra Cannon were used at that close range, even you yourself would be affected."

"This? It's the power of my Mangekyō Sharingan! One is the ability to absorb and amplify Ninjutsu and then reflect it back. As for the other one, I won't go into details. In short, time is always on my side."

Undoubtedly, Shiyu first used the Kōtakamusubi ability of his left Mangekyo to absorb Kakuzu's Compound Ninjutsu. He then accumulated amplification, allowing Kakuzu to retreat quickly. After Kakuzu created distance, Shigure used the Flying Thunder God Teleportation to teleport in front of Kakuzu and released it directly.

Immediately afterward, in that instant, he used the Mangekyo Kamitakamusubi ability in his right eye to freeze time, and then used the Flying Thunder God to Teleportation back to his previous position, thus avoiding the damage to himself.

"I understand. I never imagined I'd be defeated by you." Kakuzu shook his head, on the verge of death.

"No, you can't die yet." Shiyu placed his hand on Kakuzu's body, then absorbed Kakuzu's bloodline power, triggering a portion of Kakuzu's chakra.

Kakuzu's complexion improved significantly in an instant, but he was still unable to move his body.

"Why?"

"Why give me chakra when you're about to kill me? Are you trying to humiliate me? Even though I'm a missing-nin, I'm still a ninja." Kakuzu asked coldly.

"Kakuzu, I have a job for you. The pay is so-so. Would you be interested?"

Kakuzu chuckled faintly, "Ha, it's useless. Even if you give me chakra, without a heart, I'll still face death. Never mind, I'm quite interested in the job you mentioned. Let's talk about your reward for now."

"Eight million a day!" Shiyu said calmly.

"Eight million?! One day?!" Kakuzu was shocked once again. This brat had just killed him, and now he was going to play such a joke on him?

"Do you mean eight million yen or eight million taels?" Kakuzu again to confirm.

"Of course it's eight million taels! You think it's too low?! I don't know how underground gold exchange shops calculate it, but even Konoha's S-rank mission only pay a little over one million taels. And even in Konoha, the Konoha with the highest number of missions among the Five Great Nations, a Jonin can't take on too many S-rank mission Jonin a month."

"How about it? Want to work with me?" Shiyu asked.

"How is that possible! How could a kid like you have so much money? If that's true, then why are you even a ninja?" Kakuzu was also very skeptical.

"Being a ninja and being rich are not mutually exclusive. The reason I have so much money is because I started a company during my time off called Konoha Bank. Now it has many branches in Konoha, and recently it has also opened many branches in the Land of Fire. You should have heard of it, right?"

Kakuzu, sweating profusely, confirmed, "Konoha Bank... It's actually..."

No wonder they're so rich and confident! They're not just rich, they can print money!

"You yourself said that your partners ultimately betrayed you, and that only money can be trusted. So, who are you to me, the one who gave you money? Am I a savior, an employer, or a partner?"

"To live or to die? Make a wise choice now. Become my employee, and I'll have a reason to save you," Shiyu said calmly.

Kakuzu was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said, "You're going to kill me before the mission is complete?"

Shiyu shook her head encouragingly, "You just need to do your best. I know your abilities."

"Before that, I have a good way to save you." Shiyu saying this, Shigure shot a shuriken into the woods.