After Tazuna finished speaking, everyone fell silent once more.
Even Kakashi was no exception.
Sakura Haruno frowned slightly and looked at Naruto.
"Naruto, just agree to help the old man. He's really pitiful."
She did not ask Kakashi, the squad captain.
Instead, she chose to ask for Naruto's opinion.
At some point, in her mind, it seemed as though Naruto had become the instructor leading Team 7.
He held the final say.
To be honest, this gave Kakashi quite a headache as well.
When it came to troublesome matters, Kakashi avoided getting involved whenever possible.
He was more than happy to toss all the problems to Naruto and enjoy some peace and quiet.
Honestly, they had already left the village.
Helping out while they were at it was not impossible.
So Kakashi stood quietly to the side like a slacker.
After all, Tazuna was not kneeling before him.
He would let Naruto make the choice himself!
To establish a new force, I need money. Tazuna may not have any now, but he will in the future.
Besides, if I don't have money, isn't it easy enough to make some?
Make money from whoever has it. Who's wealthy in this world? Isn't it the president of Gato's shipping company?
Since you've crossed me, your wealth is my wealth. Hand it over!
Naruto weighed the pros and cons in his heart.
He felt this deal was guaranteed to turn a profit.
Mainly because Tazuna's earlier moral blackmail had annoyed him.
If Tazuna had simply asked for help outright, Naruto would have accepted the mission without a second word.
But the other party had already gone this far.
And Naruto was not the sort to keep pressing when he had the upper hand.
"Alright, get up. We'll continue taking your mission."
Tazuna had