"Give Hanzo of the Salamander money? Why?!"
After receiving Tetsuya's message, Kakuzu had spent several days traveling back from Amegakure. He had barely sat down when he heard Tetsuya say he wanted to give that bastard Hanzo of the Salamander money, and he immediately sprang to his feet in agitation.
"Why should we?! Who the hell does Hanzo of the Salamander think he is? Boss Izuna crushed that useless bastard's spirit with a single slash. Why should we give him money?
This was supposed to be a win-win partnership, yet that bastard wants seventy percent of the profits! He does nothing and still takes seventy percent. Doesn't that make us beggars on our knees?"
Seeing how worked up Kakuzu was, Tetsuya said with a smile,
"Ah, you've actually hit the nail on the head. Amegakure is his turf, and he controls the Land of Rain. If we do business on his turf, then yes, we're begging on our knees.
And plenty of people would love to kneel but can't even get a foot in the door."
"No! Boss, you never used to be like this!"
For a moment, Kakuzu couldn't make sense of it. He seriously suspected that the Boss Chiba in front of him had been replaced by an impostor.
"You need to stand tall! You and Boss Izuna have two pairs of Sharingan and two Susanoo between you! With that kind of backbone, why should you kneel to Hanzo of the Salamander?
That bastard isn't even worth the two of you getting involved. As long as he doesn't summon Ibuse, even I have a chance of killing him."
Seeing Kakuzu's anxious expression, Izuna couldn't help shaking his head.
"All right, that's enough. Is teasing him really that much fun?"
"Hahaha! All right, Kakuzu, I was joking. I do