Killing people in this world was a lot of work, because you couldn't loot their bodies.
For example, when Naruto's team carried out their mission in the Land of Waves, they couldn't loot Zabuza. Naruto had even used the Kubikiribōchō as Zabuza's grave marker.
Naruto had killed Kakuzu without looting a thing.
Now that he had found the men managing Kakuzu's money, it was time to properly loot what Kakuzu had left behind.
The black-haired man played dumb. "Master Naruto Uzumaki, Lord Kakuzu handed all his money over to the Akatsuki. He didn't leave any funds behind!"
Liao Wu gave a cold chuckle. "So you won't admit it!"
Liao Wu formed hand seals, created two shadow clones, and strung up Kakuzu's two subordinates with Wood Style.
"Beat them!"
The white-haired man shouted, "Leaf ninja, after Lord Kakuzu died, his money belonged to us, his subordinates!"
"By stealing our money, you've already violated the ninja code!"
The ninja code dictated that ninja should avoid becoming masters of the mortal world.
Because making money through violence was simply too easy.
And ninja were the people who wielded the greatest violence in this world.
If ninja wanted to, they could easily overthrow the daimyo's rule and squeeze an entire country for taxes.
On a smaller scale, it was easy for a jonin to make money if he wanted to!
Take Zabuza and Gato, for example. If Zabuza hadn't followed the ninja code, he could easily have threatened Gato and stolen his fortune, which was enough to sustain a small nation.
With those funds, Zabuza could easily have recruited ninja and launched a counterattack against the Mist Village.
Had Zabuza never considered that?
He had!
But Zabuza had strictly followed his ninja code—his professional ethics—which meant that a ninja could not turn on his