White Zetsu explained gleefully, "That's Kakuzu, the Akatsuki's treasurer. He loves money more than anything. Since you wiped out the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan, Konoha seems to have put a massive bounty on you at the Underground Exchange. Now, whenever Kakuzu sees you, he sees a mountain of cash."
Chiya understood. "So how much is the bounty?"
"Ninety million ryo," Black Zetsu replied.
"What? The Third Hokage's way too stingy. That's not even worth three Asumas." Chiya curled his lip in disdain, then pulled a scroll from his sleeve and spread it on the ground. He formed a hand seal, and with a puff of smoke, more than a dozen briefcases appeared.
Chiya opened one of them, revealing stacks of gleaming banknotes. "I'm not fond of money. It doesn't interest me. I haven't counted how much is in here, but it's definitely over four hundred million. Since you love money so much, how about we make a bet?"
"What are we betting?" Kakuzu asked, his gaze fixed on the stacks of cash. His throat bobbed as he swallowed hard.
He'd seen plenty of money, but he'd never made this much all at once.
Four hundred million ryo! How many Asumas would he have to kill to earn that?
Kakuzu wasn't the only one affected. The other Akatsuki members were impressed, too.
Especially money sinks like Sasori and Orochimaru, who loved researching puppets and forbidden techniques.
They spent astronomical sums every year.
Orochimaru immediately walked over, looking a little excited. "Chiya, where did you get all this money?"
"Where else? From the Sarutobi family's treasury. Your dead teacher's clan was filthy rich. I've got several more scrolls like this. It was easy pickings, after all. I didn't earn it through hard work, so even if I lose, I won't