Chapter 295

This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous! This is nothing short of robbery! A bunch of bandits!

When Ōnoki received the letter sent from Konoha, dictated by Kizaru, this was the only thought left in his mind.

Ōnoki had guessed that once Konoha discovered the situation regarding the fleeing nobles, they would come looking for a cut of the profits.

But he never imagined that Konoha's Kizaru would open his mouth so wide.

Seventy percent? A full seventy percent! Isn't this going too far?

You lot have already taken the lion's share, and now that I'm the one putting in the manpower and effort to catch people and scrape up money, you want to take seventy percent with just a word and a letter? Isn't that unreasonable?

Annoyance is annoyance, but after cursing in his heart, Ōnoki reread the contents of the letter.

Looking at what the letter said—that Konoha was continuing to expand to provide comfortable living conditions for their friends from Iwagakure in the future—Ōnoki sighed inwardly.

On the surface, this sentence reflected the friendly relationship between the two sides, but in reality, Ōnoki saw it as a reminder from Kizaru.

In the future, you'll be coming to Konoha to make a living; we're all one family, so are you really unwilling to hand this money over to the family?

Putting down the letter in his hand, Ōnoki first waved his hand to dismiss his assistant, then stood up from his seat.

Kizaru, that little fox, is becoming more and more cunning. I fear the young people of Iwagakure will be eating his dust for the rest of their lives under his command.

For the sake of the village's youth, and for my own foolish son, I suppose I'll have to take the loss!

If I take a loss now,