One or Two Hundred Million Is Never Too Little; Five or Eight Hundred Million Is Never Too Much

Looking at Ito Hirofumi in front of him, Uchiha Madara found himself thinking about a lot of things...

If this kid had enough money, could he bring Senju Hashirama, that idiot, back?!

But the kid didn't have any money right now!!!

And Madara couldn't be sure whether the kid was trying to deceive him.

If the kid was lying, and Madara foolishly helped him get money, wouldn't he end up working for nothing?!

"Madara... what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about Senju Hashirama?!" Ito Hirofumi suddenly asked.

"How did you know?! No, no, no... Why would I think about him?! What a joke! The biggest joke in the world!!! Who would miss that idiot?!"

Seeing the strange smile tugging at Ito Hirofumi's lips, Uchiha Madara blushed. Hadn't he just been thinking about Senju Hashirama, that idiot?

Ito Hirofumi's face instantly broke into a fawning smile. He rubbed his hands together in front of himself like a fly...

"Madara, can we talk about something?!"

Uchiha Madara glanced at Ito Hirofumi. Everything the kid was thinking showed on his face. He had no subtlety at all!

"Hmm? What is it?!"

"Go help me get some money, and I'll bring Senju Hashirama back for you! How does that sound?! Let's work together! We both win!!!"

"Heh... why should I help you get money? And how am I supposed to know you're not lying to me?"

"Why would I lie to you?! You're not some young maiden! What could you possibly have that I'd want to trick you out of?!"

"Damn!!! I'm the mighty Ghost of the Uchiha! You're saying I'm not worth tricking?!"

"Heh! Who'd want to trick an old geezer like you? Wouldn't it be better to trick a couple of pretty young girls?!"

"Kid... you really aren't lying to me?"

"I'm really not! Forget it, forget it..." Ito Hirofumi said, waving his hand.

"If you don't believe me, fine. I'm going to ask Uchiha Sasuke to lend me some money in a bit. Once I have it, I'll use the Summoning Technique, and you'll understand. After you believe me, we can talk about working together."

After he finished speaking, Ito Hirofumi didn't stay. The chakra he'd gathered vanished from the Summoning Space in an instant, leaving Uchiha Madara sitting alone inside the mansion.

But Uchiha Madara's expression was grave...

The kid seemed completely confident that he had things under control.

Could it really be as the kid said, that summoning the dead required money?!

But that was complete nonsense...

Madara had never heard of a Summoning Technique like that!

But if it was true...

His younger brother and Senju Hashirama could both be brought back to life someday...

His younger brother probably couldn't be brought back anytime soon, though. The kid had said earlier that he was currently connected to the dead of Konoha, while Madara's brother had died before Konoha was founded. Would that mean he didn't count as one of Konoha's dead?

Still, Madara had buried his brother in Konoha after his death...

If he thought about it that way, his brother might count as one of Konoha's dead after all?

Sigh... There was no point thinking about any of this now!

He needed to see whether what the kid had said was true.

If it was, Madara could help him out. It was just a matter of getting money. Couldn't he just go out and rob someone?

All this time, Ito Hirofumi had been splitting his attention: chatting with Uchiha Madara inside the Summoning Space while continuing to entertain the Konoha 12 in the outside world.

Meanwhile, Yamanaka Ino kept feeding him...

Everyone had nearly finished eating, and the sky was gradually growing dark.

"Hinata, it's getting late! We should head home!"

At Hyuga Neji's words, Hinata nodded.

"I know, Neji..."

Seeing Neji getting ready to leave, Tenten and Rock Lee said their goodbyes as well.

The others knew it was late, too. It was time to go.

Yamanaka Ino looked at Ito Hirofumi...

"Hirofumi, are you coming with us?"

"No, you go ahead. I'm in no hurry..."

In the end, only Ito Hirofumi and Uzumaki Naruto remained at Uchiha Sasuke's house.

Naruto wasn't in a hurry. Even if he went home, he'd only be by himself...

Before leaving, everyone had cleaned up most of the trash. So now Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Ito Hirofumi sat side by side in Sasuke's courtyard, gazing at the night sky.

This was the first time since the Uchiha Clan Downfall that Uchiha Sasuke had felt so at ease...

Especially with Ito Hirofumi and Uzumaki Naruto by his side. For some reason, he felt completely at peace.

Especially when he and Naruto bickered...

"Hirofumi... is there something you want to tell me?"

Ito Hirofumi looked at Sasuke, a little surprised. He hadn't expected Sasuke to be so perceptive!

"There is something, actually!"

"Then just say it. Hesitating like that isn't like you..."

At that, Ito Hirofumi scratched his head. It really was hard to ask someone for money!

"Well... I... wanted to borrow some money from you. And it's not a small amount!"

Uchiha Sasuke paused at that.

"Are you short on money?"

Sasuke didn't quite understand. Ito Hirofumi usually wasn't short on money. He'd spent lavishly even back at the Ninja Academy. Why was he asking Sasuke for money today? And why had he said it wasn't a small amount...

Could something have happened to him?!

Hearing that Ito Hirofumi needed money, Uzumaki Naruto didn't hesitate at all. He pulled out his little frog-shaped wallet.

"Hirofumi, how much do you need? I've got some here... It's what I've saved up over time. I've got a few hundred ryo, I think. You can have it if you need it!"

Watching Naruto open his frog wallet and take out all the loose coins inside, Ito Hirofumi couldn't help feeling touched!

"Thanks, Naruto, but... I need a pretty large amount."

Hearing this, Uchiha Sasuke became even more certain that something must have happened to Ito Hirofumi. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have asked to borrow money!

"How much do you need? Can you tell me what happened...?"

"Of course, the more the better. One or two hundred million wouldn't be too little; five or eight hundred million wouldn't be too much!"

Ito Hirofumi casually named a few hundred million, and Uzumaki Naruto jumped to his feet in shock!

"Hirofumi?!!! What are you going to do?! Hundreds of millions?! What on earth happened!!!"

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