An hour later, Naruto's clone and Deidara left Juxia Tower in the Land of Waves, thoroughly satisfied after eating and drinking their fill.
Because Naruto had not revealed his identity, neither Hongle nor the employees of Juxia Tower knew their big boss had visited.
"Ah, that was delicious. I never knew there was food this good in the world."
Deidara had always been absorbed in researching explosions and made do with the bare minimum in his daily life. How could someone like him ever have gone out of his way to sample the delicacies at a Juxia Tower branch?
"Work hard, and I'll cover your meals at Juxia Tower from now on."
Deidara's eyes instantly lit up. He excitedly grabbed Naruto's hand. "Really?"
"When have I ever lied to you?"
"All right!" With that definite answer, Deidara breathed a sigh of relief. "Actually, besides bombs, I don't have much money on me. Money used to be nothing but a burden to me. Things are different now. If I don't have money and can't rob anyone, I can't eat food like this every day."
Listening to Deidara mutter to himself, Naruto's clone could only find it amusing.
The two followed the street toward the Land of Waves' central secret base.
Juxia Tower might not have recognized Naruto's current appearance, but that face was a pass to anywhere in the Land of Waves.
Whenever the Personal Guards and Royal Guards saw him, they bowed and addressed him as Minister Beiming.
Naruto simply nodded in acknowledgment and led his new subordinate straight to Sasori's secret research institute.
"That hill up ahead is Sasori's base, and it's where you'll be living from now on. If you have any conditions or requests, just tell me. I'll do my best to accommodate them. How does that