What Akatsuki, Big Organization? Don't Delay My Earning!

Genba had been warned by the administrators of the Empty District Black Market this time because he had been playing a bit too recklessly lately.

During this period, Kakuzu had been traveling back and forth to Amegakure to report to Konan, so he hadn't been taking missions in the Black Market. Genba had no choice but to extend his "exhaust the pond to catch all fish" scheme to other mercenaries.

However, the "gold content" of other mercenaries in the Empty District Black Market was limited; most of the bounty targets they accepted were only worth a million ryo, or even less.

As a result, even after Genba had worked hard for several trips, he had only managed to save a mere fifteen million ryo.

But earning commission money could wait for later. What he needed to consider now was how to allocate his points.

Before allocating points, Genba first opened his system panel to check his current attributes.

[Name: Uchiha Genba]

[Age: 18]

Four-dimensional Attributes:

[Stamina 500: Your stamina can't even compare to one of Kakuzu's hearts, let alone the fact that he has five.]

[Strength 3013: Your strength is outrageously high. If Kakuzu were to arm wrestle you, he definitely wouldn't be able to beat you.]

[Speed 4102: Your speed has already reached the threshold of the Super Kage level. The next time Kakuzu chases you, he'll only be able to eat your dust far behind you!]

[Spirit 451: Spend some money to get checked at the Konoha Hospital. The system suspects you might have neurasthenia.]

Abilities:

[Leaf Whirlwind Lv10: Your Leaf Whirlwind taijutsu has gained a special effect, "Whirlwind Fierce Kick". Whirlwind Fierce Kick: When you use this move, you can kick out a powerful whirlwind that can even blow Kakuzu away!]

[Three Body Technique Lv9: Your Transformation Technique, Substitution Technique, and Cloning Technique are already perfected.]

[Body Flicker Technique Lv9: Under normal circumstances, Kakuzu can only smell your exhaust fumes.]

After looking at the system panel, Genba couldn't make up his mind whether to allocate points or not.

He pondered silently.

Looking at it now, my speed attribute is already sufficient. It doesn't seem necessary to invest another 1500 points into speed, right?

However, continuing to strengthen an advantage is not necessarily a bad thing. The speed attribute is versatile and can save my life when encountering danger.

Alternatively, I could also strengthen my strength. The stronger my strength, the greater the boost to my taijutsu.

But then again, this fifteen million ryo could also be saved. If I were to obtain any new secret ninjutsu later, it could allow me to learn a ninjutsu at lightning speed.

After all, no matter what ninjutsu appears in his learning progress, he can instantly raise that ninjutsu to Lv1.

In the eyes of others, it would be equivalent to him learning a new ninjutsu at lightning speed through incredible effort and sweat.

However, after a moment of thought, Genba still decided to allocate points, and as before, he focused on strength and speed.

As for stamina and spirit attributes, he would consider them later when he had more money.

Right now, I'm so poor I'm grinding my teeth, how could I bear to add points to stamina and spirit?

"Brother System, give me some points! Add 500 points to strength, and 1000 points to speed!"

As soon as Genba's thought was conveyed, the Pay-to-Win System began to execute the point allocation operation for him.

[Cost 5 million ryo, your Strength attribute has increased from 3013 points to 3513 points! Current balance: 10.0736 million ryo!]

[Cost 10 million ryo, your Speed attribute has increased from 4102 points to 5102 points! Current balance: 73,600 ryo!]

The moment the point allocation was completed, a feeling of being enveloped by a mysterious power surged through Genba's heart once again.

His limbs and bones were strengthened at this moment.

Genba clearly felt that his body had become lighter and more agile, and even everything around him seemed to have slowed down slightly.

Genba knew very well that the world around him hadn't actually slowed down; it was his speed that had increased, which was why he initially had this strange illusion.

Once he got used to his own rapidly increased speed over time, all his senses would naturally return to normal.

As his speed increased, his strength also grew proportionally.

If this continues, it won't be long before he can wrestle with a Tailed Beast with a mortal body.

At that time, he could let Kisame Hoshigaki give him the honor of being the "Tailed Beast without a Tail."

After the point allocation ended, Genba opened the system panel again to check.

[Name: Uchiha Genba]

[Age: 18]

Four-dimensional Attributes:

[Stamina 500: Your stamina can't even compare to one of Kakuzu's hearts, let alone the fact that he has five.]

[Strength 3513: Your strength is terrifying! If you were to compete in pure strength with Kakuzu, you would have a significant advantage!]

[Speed 5102: Your speed has already entered the threshold of the Super Kage level. The next time Kakuzu chases you, he'll only be able to eat your dust far behind you!]

[Spirit 451: Spend some money to get checked at the Konoha Hospital. The system suspects you might have neurasthenia.]

Abilities:

[Leaf Whirlwind Lv10: Your Leaf Whirlwind taijutsu has gained a special effect, "Whirlwind Fierce Kick". Whirlwind Fierce Kick: When you use this move, you can kick out a powerful whirlwind that can even blow Kakuzu away!]

[Three Body Technique Lv9: Your Transformation Technique, Substitution Technique, and Cloning Technique have reached the pinnacle of perfection.]

[Body Flicker Technique Lv9: Under normal circumstances, Kakuzu can only smell your exhaust fumes.]

After reviewing his status panel, Genba thought to himself that he needed to find a way to speed up his acquisition of bounties and ninjutsu.

His stamina and spirit attributes both needed opportunities to be improved.

He also needed to obtain some ninjutsu; otherwise, his current combat style was far too one-dimensional.

If nothing else, if he encountered a flying ninja now, he would be in a bit of an awkward situation.

After all, the Leaf Whirlwind was a close-quarters taijutsu, and its power dropped drastically when the attack distance was extended.

When facing a ninja who could fly, he currently had almost no recourse other than to throw his ninja tools upwards with brute force.

This fighting style was clearly unreliable; he had to learn some ninjutsu.

Just as Genba was contemplating how to quickly earn bounties to acquire ninjutsu, the head of a ninja cat suddenly popped out from a rooftop by the street and shouted at him, "Kid, that guy's appeared again. He seems to be looking for you."

Upon hearing this news, Genba couldn't help but grin.

The "guy" the ninja cat was referring to was none other than Genba's dear friend, brother, and comrade—Kakuzi.

He hadn't managed to get any bounty targets from Kakuzu these past few days, leaving him so poor he was grinding his teeth, feeling utterly desolate.

Now that Kakuzu had appeared, he naturally had to strike with all his might and continue to exhaust the pond to catch all fish from Kakuzu.

"Lead the way! Put the Catnip Juice Drink on my tab!" Genba waved at the ninja cat without hesitation, signaling it to lead.

These ninja cats held grudges. The last time one of their companions was attacked by Kakuzu, they all immediately united in their hatred and did their utmost to provide Genba with all possible assistance against Kakuzu.

With the ninja cat leading the way, Genba didn't take long to find Kakuzu's whereabouts near the Empty District's Black Market.

Not long after Genba spotted Kakuzu, Kakuzu also noticed his presence.

This time, Kakuzu didn't attack immediately. Instead, he spoke coldly, "Uchiha Genba, as a rogue ninja of the Leaf, you must face the endless pursuit of the Leaf Assassination Force. Living in constant pursuit and fear, that feeling isn't pleasant, is it?"

"I can introduce you to the Akatsuki. That way, you won't have to live such a life of constant anxiety anymore!"

Genba was somewhat puzzled: why would Kakuzu suddenly invite him to join the Akatsuki?

As soon as Kakuzu finished speaking, Genba rolled his eyes, "Do I look like I'm not feeling pleasant? And what's this about the Akatsuki, a big organization? I'm not interested. Don't delay my earning money!"

Kakuzu: (O_O)???

Genba's response completely broke Kakuzu's composure.

Kakuzu had originally intended to emphasize that Genba was constantly being pursued by Leaf ninja and was in a precarious situation.

In his opinion, joining the Akatsuki under such circumstances and relying on the organization's protection would undoubtedly be the best choice.

But now, Genba was living an extremely comfortable life, clearly not needing any protection from the Akatsuki at all.

Fortunately, Kakuzu had done his homework before coming to recruit Genba.

Kakuzu immediately said, "The reason you can currently deal with the Leaf's pursuit is because the Leaf's higher-ups don't take you seriously enough for now. But as information about you continuously flows back to the Leaf, the Leaf ninja who come to deal with you will inevitably become stronger."

"However, if you join the Akatsuki, you will receive the organization's protection and support. Moreover, you can obtain more work and ninjutsu through the Akatsuki's channels. Aren't you going to seriously consider joining the Akatsuki?"