Shisui looked a little puzzled.
"Five thousand ryo? Let me check..."
Shisui rummaged in his pockets, then pulled out over ten thousand ryo.
"Well, well... you're pretty loaded. Give me all of that! I'll give you a present!"
Naruto said with a grin.
"Huh? You're giving me a present?"
As he spoke, Shisui handed the money to Naruto.
Only after handing it over did he realize something. Why was Naruto asking me for money if he was giving me a present?
Itachi, who had just finished receiving the information on the Akatsuki, slapped his forehead at the sight.
Although Shisui was a little confused, he didn't say anything. He had already handed over the money, and getting a present in exchange sounded pretty good.
"Um... Naruto, what present are you giving me?"
Naruto stuffed the money into his own pocket and said with a grin, "I already gave it to you!"
Shisui: ?????
"Huh? What... I didn't get anything!"
"Sure you did. I bought you a lesson!"
Shisui: ...
Itachi: ...
Elsewhere.
Dozens of miles from the Red Base, a battered Kakuzu emerged from underground.
"Damn it... I was still a step too slow..."
There was a gaping hole in Kakuzu's chest, and only two of his original five hearts remained!
Shisui's final throw had still struck him, but fortunately... it had only destroyed two hearts at once.
"What a troublesome Uchiha..."
As he spoke, Kakuzu began stitching his wounds together with threads.
After treating his wounds, Kakuzu left to find a few new hearts to replenish his stock.
After all, having only two lives left was far too risky. The most important reason Kakuzu had survived this long was that he always played it safe.
Kakuzu planned to contact Pain as soon as he replenished his hearts and