Sudden Wealth and a Commission

"One scroll, five million."

"Two scrolls, ten million."

"One, two, three, four, five, climb the mountain to screw a tiger..."

"Pah!"

"Recited it wrong, recited it wrong..."

Natsume muttered to himself while gleefully stuffing the silver scattered across the floor into his bags.

Uncle Ryu and the others watched from a distance, clicking their tongues in amazement.

It was the first time they had ever seen their young clan head so excited!

They were starting to wonder if the young clan head had been tickled silly by joy.

"Wow! Is the young clan head really this greedy for money?"

Gin, who was busy shoving gold coins into his pockets, chuckled and teased.

"Pah! This isn't greed!"

"This is following my heart!"

"Following my true intent, get it?"

"You lot, you don't run a household, so you don't know how expensive rice and salt are!"

Natsume turned back to laugh and scold them.

His hands, however, didn't slow down in the slightest as he gathered the cash.

Before long, all the cash in the Vault had been tucked away into his pockets.

He had filled twenty-five Space Scrolls to the brim.

At the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity, Natsume touched all the cash, absorbing the scent of money to convert it all into gold coins.

[Ding, congratulations on obtaining 117,000,000 Value Points]

[Would you like to deposit 117,000,000 Value Points to exchange for 11,700 gold coins?]

[Deposit successful! Congratulations, you have obtained 11,700 gold coins]

[Current balance: 14,640 gold coins]

Looking at the gold coin balance that had suddenly skyrocketed, breaking through into five digits, Natsume was ecstatic, feeling as if he were floating on a sea of clouds!

This was true wealth!

Moreover, his system had a distinct advantage.

Once these cash sums were converted into corresponding Value Points, the system didn't consume the physical money itself.

The cash could still be brought back to his own ninja village and used normally.

It was a perfect win-win situation!

Of course, there were pros and cons.

The system was generous with conversions, but its verification requirements were incredibly strict.

In the past, Natsume had tried to use the same pile of money to repeatedly farm Value Points.

Alas, the system didn't fall for that trick at all.

It only recognized [cash obtained by Natsume for the first time that he could fully control] as eligible for conversion into Value Points and subsequent deposit into gold coins.

Beyond that, items of significant value like jewelry, luxury goods, weapons, and props...

None of them could be converted into Value Points.

Otherwise, on the night he defected, it wouldn't have just been the Vault that Konoha lost.

Therefore, inside this Vault, aside from the hundred million plus in cash that could be directly converted into Value Points, the remaining hundreds of millions in various jewelry, luxury goods, and so on, could not be directly utilized by him.

However, that wasn't a major issue.

He could just rely on this Shipping Company later to slowly offload these jewels and convert them all into cash.

Although the process might be a bit long, it was stable and reliable.

In short, today's haul was truly rich enough to induce madness.

Who would have thought that a mere Gato Company would be wealthier than the vault of Iwagakure, one of the five great hidden villages!

It truly is an eye-opener!

However, thinking about it carefully, it is quite normal.

Although the combat power of the five great hidden villages is high.

At most, a village only has tens of thousands of people, not even as many as a small town.

The total staff of a large multinational corporation like this one also numbers in the tens of thousands.

In terms of economic scale, it is perfectly capable of rivaling a small town.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that maintaining such a large company requires a massive cash flow, the cash reserves here would likely have been several times larger!

But, as of now.

All of this belongs to me.

Gato is already dead.

He even gifted me such a large Shipping Company, along with so much treasure.

It makes me feel a bit embarrassed.

Forget it, I shall be magnanimous. I won't whip his corpse anymore.

Putting away the scrolls, Natsume and his two companions, fully loaded, left the company headquarters building.

They handed the entire company over to Uncle Ryu to reorganize.

Later, they would also send a few capable clansmen to come over and assist Uncle Ryu.

And with Uncle Ryu's ability.

In at most half a month, he should be able to clear out the stubborn rot and have the entire company reorganized.

Within a month, the sea routes could be operational again, truly bringing sustainable profit and income to their own village!

As expected, lying at home and counting money is the most comfortable thing.

After leaving the Gato Company.

Natsume, Tsukihime, and Gin returned to where Nichiyo was.

Zabuza and Haku were still tied up honestly in the same spot, not struggling or trying to escape.

It was unclear whether they had no strength left or had simply resigned themselves to their fate.

Zabuza looked up, watching Natsume and the others return with glowing faces.

He instantly had a realization in his heart.

"That guy Gato is already dead, right?"

"Of course. A tyrant like that would only cause endless trouble if left alive. I have already sent him to the afterlife."

Natsume nodded, not denying it.

"How truly ridiculous!"

Zabuza sighed with emotion.

Such a wealthy merchant and great tyrant, who possessed riches that could rival the world.

Who would have thought that in the end, he would lose his life simply because he was too stingy to pay a little more in mission fees to hire enough help.

And what about himself?

Just because of a measly 3 million ryo mission fee, he had rashly attacked such a ruthless brat.

This brat is probably worth more than an S-rank bounty, right?

He couldn't really complain about falling into this trap.

"Alright."

"Nichiyo, you all go wait in the back. I want to have a private chat with this 'Mist Demon' gentleman."

"Young Clan Leader, this guy is very dangerous..."

Nichiyo hesitated, feeling somewhat worried.

After all, Natsume carried the hopes of their entire clan's revival.

If something were to happen to him, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"What? Do you really think this guy could be my opponent? That he could pose a threat to me?"

"Even if I let him use both his hands and feet, he still wouldn't be able to beat me!"

Natsume rolled his eyes at them, saying helplessly.

And this dismissive remark made a certain Mist Demon's face turn black.

He almost couldn't help but jump up and beat the person.

It was a pity, but his intuition told him that he was indeed no match for this brat.

Nichiyo and the others exchanged glances.

They did not insist.

They were well aware of their Young Clan Leader's strength; let alone one bedraggled Demon of the Mist with his hands bound, even ten Demons of the Mist at full strength would be no match for the Young Clan Leader...

Soon, the group retreated into the distance.

Leaving only Natsume and Zabuza alone.

"What exactly do you want?"

Zabuza gritted his teeth and asked.

In his view, Natsume had already wiped out Gato Company and made a fortune.

It was highly probable that he no longer had any interest in his meager savings.

He figured that the only thing awaiting him was death.

It was just a pity that he hadn't been able to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

And he had even brought Haku down with him!

"How much money have you saved in total?"

Natsume's words caught Zabuza off guard.

"Thirteen million eight hundred thousand ryo..."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. For a rogue ninja, you really know how to save! No wonder your clothes are so tattered and you're still wearing them..."

Natsume clicked his tongue slightly.

In his opinion, anyone who could save money was a ruthless person!

Although he didn't quite measure up to that 'master saver' Kakuzu, this Mr. Zabuza was still quite impressive.

"The money, you can have it all."

"As for me, you can kill me too."

"If possible, please spare him. He is still young..."

Zabuza lowered his head, clenching his fists as he pleaded in a low voice.

This was his final wish.

However, Natsume did not execute him.

Instead, he flicked his finger, shooting out a burst of chakra that sliced through the ropes binding Zabuza, setting him free.

He then asked with a smile.

"What's with the tough guy act? It's so cringey to listen to..."

"I'm asking you, you've been scrimping and saving for all these years, hoarding all this money."

"Was it just to gather manpower and plot another coup, so you could launch a counterattack on Kirigakure?"

Zabuza was startled, staring blankly at his freed hands.

He truly could not fathom the brat's intentions.

"You!..."

"Attacking the [Kirigakure] of the Five Great Shinobi Villages—how could a mission like that be anything less than S-rank?"

"Would ninjas from the other major villages even dare to take such a job?"

"Or do you think thirteen million ryo is enough to hire many ninjas?"

"Five Jonin? Or ten?"

"With only that much power, how do you expect to stage a coup? How do you expect to crush Kirigakure?"

"Even if you saved money for another lifetime, it wouldn't be enough!"

Natsume's mockery made Zabuza's blood boil; his eyes turned red, filled with bloodshot veins.

This brat could insult him.

But he must not insult his long-cherished wish, nor his ambition!

Even if Zabuza himself knew deep down that, on his own, he would never be able to purge his village in this lifetime...

"Bastard, you're looking for death!"

Natsume waved his hand with a smile, continuing his temptation:

"Don't get angry just yet!"

"I won't take your payment for nothing."

"How about this. Give me the thirteen million ryo, and I will slaughter my way through the [Land of Water] for you! I will raze [Kirigakure] to the ground!"

"How about it?"

Hearing this, the anger in Zabuza's heart instantly dissipated, replaced by a violent jolt.

He couldn't help but stammer in a daze:

"You, you want to help, help me slaughter my way back to [Kirigakure]?"

"That's right!"

"What? Do I not look strong enough?"

"Or, would you like to test it yourself?"

Natsume bared his white teeth, smiling like a demon from the abyss.