Kakuzu's brain is still down.
Those green eyes lost focus, and the whole person seemed to have had its soul taken away, leaving only an empty shell hanging in a wooden cage.
Senju Chen looked at his appearance and felt happy.
Sure enough, the most effective way to deal with this kind of miser is not to beat him, but to make him realize that he is poor.
"Hey, old guy, don't pretend to be dead." Senju Chen patted Kakuzu's face again, "Let me ask you a question, do you accept the position of Mr. Accountant or not?"
Kakuzu's eyes moved and slowly focused on Senju Chen's face.
"I..." His voice was hoarse as if it was squeezed out of his throat, "I'll take..."
"Speak louder, I can't hear you."
"I'll take it!" Kakuzu gritted his teeth and almost shouted.
"That's right." Senju Chen nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand and patted Kakuzu on the head, as if praising an obedient dog, "Isn't this the end of the world? I have to put in so much effort."
He snapped his fingers, and the trees wrapped around Kakuzu began to slowly loosen up.
Kakuzu regained his freedom, but he did not run away or resist. He just stood there silently, with his head lowered, and there was no expression on his face stitched together by black lines.
But Senju Chen knew that this old guy must be planning something in his heart.
But it doesn't matter.
Anyway, the other party can't beat you, and the rest is just a trivial matter.
"Okay, don't look like your parents are dead." Senju Chen patted the dust on his hands, turned around and walked out of the mine, "Follow me, I'll take you to replenish your heart first."
Kakuzu raised his head, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Additional?"
"Yes, you only have one heart left now, and your strength has declined greatly. How can you work for me like this?" Senju Chen said without looking back, "I will take you to my teacher now to replenish your combat strength first."
"But I'm going to say something ugly first. If you dare to have any evil thoughts in the future, I won't mind crushing the rest of your heart."
When he said this, his tone was as casual as saying "Tenten is feeling pretty good today".
But Kakuzu felt a chill going straight from his spine to the sky.
This brat... is serious.
Kakuzu was silent for a moment, and finally took a step to follow.
He has no choice now.
This kid's strength has completely exceeded his cognitive scope. What's more terrible is that the opponent is still Senju Clan, and the entire Konoha is standing behind him.
Run? Where to run?
Resist? What to resist with?
Kakuzu has lived for more than ninety years and has never seen any big storms. He knows that in the face of absolute power, any struggle is in vain.
In this case...
It's better to agree first and see what happens.
Anyway, as long as you are alive, you still have a chance.
The two of them left the abandoned mine one after the other.
"By the way, where is all your money?"
Kakuzu's heart skipped a beat.
"Sir... didn't you say you don't care about my little money?"
"I don't care, but you made me wait for three days. Are you going to reimburse me for the mental damages, food expenses, etc. for these three days?" Senju Chen said without looking back, "And since you want to work for me, you have to pay some entry fees, right? Think of it as compensation for offending my uncle."
"..."
Kakuzu's face turned green.
Mental damage fee? Food fee? Entry fee?
There is still such a saying?!
"Why? Not willing?" Senju Chen stopped and turned around, with a "kind" smile on his face.
"Oh? Don't you all save money at Gold Exchange? There is also a money saving business in the black market?" Senju Chen raised his eyebrows, "How much is the interest?"
"No interest..." Kakuzu's voice became smaller and smaller, "They charge storage fees..."
"Pfft--"
Senju Chen almost laughed out loud.
This old guy, after living for more than ninety years, still keeps his money in a place that charges a custody fee?
"Okay, okay, tell me your address later and I'll have someone pick it up." Senju Chen waved his hand, "By the way, what's the password?"
"... There is no password." Kakuzu's voice became even lower, "You need my Chakra to open it."
"Tsk, I'm quite cautious." Senju Chen curled his lips, "Then you can go get it with me later."
[Ding! The target character 'Kakuzu' has been detected to have violent mood swings, his thoughts have been strongly impacted, and the list of stealable abilities has been refreshed!]
[A: Water Release·Waterfall Art]
[B: Fire Release·Great Fireball Technique]
[C: Earth Release·The art of earth wall]
Seeing the system prompt, Senju Chen grinned. Sure enough, the lifeblood of this immortal is money.
It takes about three days to travel from the abandoned mine to the Orochimaru test base.
Senju Chen walked in front, and Kakuzu followed behind, keeping a distance of about three meters between them.
The sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground. A few birds chirping occasionally come from the forest, which makes it look particularly peaceful.
But this tranquility was soon broken by Senju Chen.
"By the way, old man." Senju Chen suddenly spoke without looking back, "How much money have you made in total as a bounty hunter over the years?"
Kakuzu's footsteps paused.
"This..." His voice was a little dry, "About... about three hundred million taels."
But when he said this number, Kakuzu's tone contained a hint of imperceptible pride.
Three hundred million taels.
He spent decades saving this bit by bit. Every penny was stained with blood and sweat.
This amount of money is enough for any small country to exhaust its treasury and not be able to get it out.
"Oh, three hundred million." Senju Chen's tone was very calm, as casual as saying "I had a rice ball today."
Kakuzu suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"My sister lost 500 million in one night at Tanzaku Town's casino last month."
"..."
Kakuzu was frozen in place.
What?
One night?
Five hundred million?
His mind was buzzing, and that number was like a hammer, hitting his Tianling Cap hard.
"But it's normal," Senju Chen continued, with a hint of helplessness in her tone, "She has never had bad luck in gambling. Sometimes she can lose more than a billion a month, and I'm used to it."
More than a billion...
Kakuzu feels like his worldview has collapsed again.
He lived for more than ninety years and worked hard to save three hundred million taels.
And the sister of this kid in front of me can lose more than one billion in a month?
Is this still a human being?!
[Ding! The target character 'Kakuzu' has been detected to have violent mood swings, his thoughts have been strongly impacted, and the list of stealable abilities has been refreshed!]
[A: Fire Release·Fire Bullet]
[B: Lightning Release·Lightning Strike Technique]
[C: Wind Release·Gale Palm]
The corners of Senju Chen's mouth raised slightly.
If you don't pull it out, continue.
"But my sister loses money, and she makes money quickly." Senju Chen seemed to have remembered something, and said with a smile, "She takes an S-level mission, and the reward starts at least 50 million taels. Sometimes she takes three or four orders a month, and she makes back the money she lost."
Kakuzu's breathing became rapid.
An S-level mission starts with 50 million taels?
Three or four orders a month?
He has been a bounty hunter for so many years, and the highest bounty he has received is only twelve million taels. And targets of that level often require him to spend a lot of time and energy tracking, ambushing, and fighting.
Sometimes he can stay for several months to achieve a goal.
And this brat's sister can take on three or four S-level missions in a month?
This gap...
"By the way, do you know how much money our Senju Clan family has in its treasury now?" Senju Chen suddenly stopped and turned around with a harmless smile on his face.
Kakuzu shook his head subconsciously.
"I don't know either." Senju Chen shrugged, "Because there are too many to count. The last time I went to the clan treasury to take a look, the money was piled as high as a mountain. I stood at the door and couldn't even see the end."
"..."