Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Kakuzu, under the mask, glanced at the three captured kids with his peripheral vision. He heard their conversation clearly. This traitor was really bold.

When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner. Who is Senju Tobirama? He is the younger brother of Senju Hashirama. How dare you touch his disciple? Do you think you have a long life?

"Shenhuo, shall we change places?"

Fearing that he might accidentally injure a disciple of Senju Tobirama, Kakuzu tilted his head and gestured towards a relatively flat and open area nearby.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Watch out!"

How could Shenhuo listen to a bounty hunter who came to capture him? His face darkened immediately, and he rushed forward with both palms waving.

"Send a broken palm!"

However, Kakuzu was no longer the same person at this time. Having become the Tailed Beast Rider, he had reached a height that was difficult for ordinary ninjas to reach. Facing the strange power of the Divine Fire, he was too lazy to even defend himself and waited for the attack with his door wide open.

"Humph!"

Seeing that Jiaodu was unmoved, Shenhuo, who felt that he was being looked down upon, increased the strength in his hands and struck towards the opponent's vital parts with both palms at a very tricky angle.

If hit, it will either be fatal or serious.

"careful!"

The three boys were shocked when they saw Kakuzu lowering his hands and giving up resistance. With their unique aesthetic sense, they subconsciously classified the silver-white knight into the camp of justice due to this sudden appearance of the weirdo. So at the moment of the divine fire attack, the three of them shouted in panic.

"Xinei!"

"Oh!"

When his palms hit Kakuzu, a hint of doubt flashed through Shenhuo's mind. Why didn't this guy dodge?

Is there any back-up plan?
The Fa Po Palm is the secret of the Kusagakure Ryu, a palm technique created by the Kusagakure Ninja by borrowing the strengths of hundreds of schools. Its movement trajectory is unpredictable, and its force is soft yet hard, killing people without them being seen, giving many people a headache when facing this palm technique.

Shenhuo was successfully promoted to elite captain thanks to his proficiency in this move. The elder who taught him this move also praised him for being better than his teacher and said he would definitely be able to carry forward this secret technique.

However, Shenhuo hit a wall this time.

"Finished?"

Kakuzu looked down at the hands pressed against his chest and ribs. The huge force transmitted from them had long been absorbed by the knight's armor. His body did not feel any fluctuations at all. If it were not for the solemn expression on Shenhuo's face, he would have thought that the other party was just bluffing and making a feint to the east while attacking in the west.

"Whoosh~"

Sensing that something was wrong, Shenhuo immediately withdrew his palms, took a few steps back and distanced himself from Jiaodu. Looking at his slightly red palms, he was filled with surprise.

It clearly hit the target, so why didn't the other party react at all?

"What the hell are you?"

He began to look Kakuzu's divine fire in the face, put on a serious attitude, frowned and asked a soul-searching question,

"I've already introduced myself. My code name is Sword."

Kakuzu bent his body and assumed a charging stance, holding the short sword in front of him, and replied calmly,

"Don't play dumb, who are you?"

Veins bulged on Shen's forehead with anger. This guy was clearly playing tricks on him!

"I"

After being asked this question, Kakuzu was briefly speechless. This question seemed familiar, as if it was based on some kind of formula.
Finally, under the control of some great will, Kakuzu struck a handsome pose and answered subconsciously.

"I'm just a Tailed Beast Rider passing by!"

Tailed Beast Knight?

It sounded like a profession, but Shenhuo had never heard of it, so he turned his head and cast an inquiring gaze on the three little ones with stars in their eyes.

"What's this new trendy thing called Tailed Beast Knight?"

"Ah? We don't know either~"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two, attracted by the Silver Knight's cool appearance and handsome lines, shook their heads vigorously at Shenhuo, who had a question mark on his face, indicating that they didn't know either.

But we can't blame them for being uninformed. The other four nations never revealed any news before they fully controlled the power of the Tailed Beast Knights. Konoha also kept the news of the Tailed Beast Knights secret because it didn't have a tailed beast of its own. As a result, the name of the knight has not been spread in the ninja world until now.

"Is that the Tailed Beast Knight?"

Uchiha Madara, who had been cut in line before, was now standing in a secluded place not far away, with his ears perked up. After hearing Kakuzu's self-introduction, he suddenly woke up from his dream. It turned out that this guy with a flashy appearance was the Tailed Beast Knight mentioned by his cousin.

"This chakra is the Seven-Tails."

Uchiha Madara, who had faced all the tailed beasts except the one-tail, opened his scarlet eyes and took a closer look, and identified the true identity of the tailed beast rider in front of him.

"Not bad."

After confirming the identity of the tailed beast, Uchiha Madara closed his eyes, and his pupils returned to dark black, full of consideration. After a while, he gave a fair evaluation.

In the Tailed Beast Pokémon War after the founding of Konoha, the Seven-Tails did not perform well. As soon as it came on the field, it lost to the Three-Tails Isobu, which had fewer tails than it. In the eyes of Uchiha Madara, it was useless except for being a little handsome.

I didn't expect that after becoming a Tailed Beast Rider, the sense of oppression would be much stronger than when he was in his previous large form, and he could barely catch Uchiha Madara's eye.

"I don't know what the Nine-Tailed Knight looks like."

His eyes swept across the gorgeous armor of the Silver Knight, and Uchiha Madara was suddenly full of anticipation for becoming the Tailed Beast Knight.

"The small talk is over. Divine Fire, surrender!"

Here, Kakuzu, who was eager to make money, had no intention of continuing to communicate with the merchandise and immediately issued an ultimatum.

"idiot!"

If Shen Huo was the kind of person who gave up easily, he would not have become an enemy of the elders for Mako. Even though Kakuzu showed unfathomable strength, he was still full of fighting spirit.
"Fire Style: Ghost Lantern."

After saying that, the divine fire quickly formed seals, and more than a dozen ferocious fireballs with ghost heads flew towards Jiaodu. The scorching breath made the noses of the three little ones nearby dry.

Facing the stubborn resistance of the divine fire, Jiao said nothing more. He waved the short blade in his hand and moved with the wind. His graceful movements seemed as if he had invisible wings growing on his back.
"Bang! Bang!"

Only a series of muffled sounds were heard, and the ghost lanterns that were so arrogant just now were completely destroyed by the short blade in Kakuzu's hand. The remaining embers on the tip of the blade were shaken off, and the little flames were like cherry blossoms blooming in the darkness, so beautiful that people could not take their eyes away.

"How handsome!"

The three little ones completely forgot about their current situation. Sarutobi Hiruzen also forgot about his father whose life or death was uncertain. The three of them had their eyes almost glued to the Silver Knight, wishing they could slide to their knees on the spot.

Sarutobi Sasuke: Born~ Born~
After showing off his coolness, the character didn't even stop to pose. In his opinion, being cool is worthless in front of money. So he continued to move forward, and the short blade in his hand went straight for Shenhuo's hands, trying to destroy his ability to move.

"Bah~"

Shenhuo's swordsmanship was not to be outdone. He pulled out his worn sword with his backhand and blocked Kakuzu's attack, but the huge force coming from his hand almost made him drop the sword.

"Ping~pong~"

After a few moves, Kakuzu couldn't help but look up to Shenhuo. He didn't expect that the other party was also a master of swordsmanship. If he was not a knight, he would most likely be defeated.

“Bang! Bang!”

As Kakuzu's hands speeded up, Shenhuo gradually became unable to resist. Each of the opponent's attacks contained a huge force. If he was not careful in releasing the force, it would shock his blood and make him surge.
"Boom!"

In the end, the divine fire had not yet exhausted its power, but the sword in his hand could no longer hold on. As a samurai sword made of fine steel, it was incredible enough that it could hold on for so long in front of the short blade transformed by the power of the tailed beast.

"thump!"

Just like that, without a weapon, Shenhuo was swept away by Kakuzu's short blade, and the whole person flew backwards in an instant and fell beside Mako who was watching the battle.

"Eat God"

Mako, who was about to eat Sarutobi Sasuke, was also attracted by the sudden appearance of Kakuzu. She was already full, so she decided to put the reserve food aside for the time being and see what dishes the food delivery had just arrived was.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's level was not bad, and he defeated Shenhuo with overwhelming power. Mako stared at Kakuzu with her scarlet eyes, and her desire for high-quality food prompted her to stand up.

"Mako! I haven't lost yet!"

Shenhuo stood up panting. The swing of Kakuzu just now made him feel as if he was hit by a running beast, and every bone in his body was shaking.

"Woman, you are not on the bounty list. I don't need to fight you."

Looking at Mako slowly walking towards him, Kakuzu, who had obtained some of the privileges of the tailed beasts, sensed a strong and complex emotion from the other party. He did not want to rashly fight with this strange opponent.

Working for free? Don’t even think about it!

“Eat, eat.”

But Mako ignored it, salivating over the rich life breath of the tailed beast. She opened her hands to make claws and disappeared instantly.

“Bang!!!”

Kakuzu, with alarm bells ringing in his heart, subconsciously held the short blade across his chest. He heard a huge golden sound and the woman's pale little hand had already grabbed his blade. It looked weak, but it was actually not simple.

"What the hell are you?"

Kakuzu held the sword with both hands, and the rich tailed beast chakra emanated from his body. The short blade filled with chakra emitted a faint golden glow.

"Zi La~"

Under the erosion of the tailed beast's chakra, a foul-smelling smoke came out of Mako's small hand, and the hand holding the blade relaxed a little. Kakuzu took the opportunity to pull back the short blade and kicked the woman in the lower abdomen. The huge impact force kicked her several meters away.

"This is?"

Kakuzu smelled a strange odor and raised the short blade in his hand in confusion. He found that there was a black mark left where the woman had just grabbed him. A strange black mist was rolling on the mark and was occupying the normal area of ​​the blade at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Kakuzu tried to wipe away the black mist, but with little success. The tailed beast chakra could only slow down its erosion but could not completely eliminate it.

"Be careful, this guy is not simple."

Chongming's voice suddenly sounded, with a rare solemn tone.
"Master Divine Beast, do you know the origins of this woman?"

Judging from Chongming's tone, it seemed that he knew where the black fog came from.

"That shouldn't be the case. Didn't the old man seal it?"

Chongming did not answer directly, but murmured to himself in confusion.

"Master Divine Beast, she..."

Just as Kakuzu was about to continue questioning, Mako, who had been knocked away, jumped over again. At this moment, she was wrapped in black mist. Her ferocious appearance made Shenhuo, who was panting beside him, feel cold in his heart.

"Machiko, what on earth have you been through? Are you still yourself?"

"Bah!"

The opponent's methods were strange, so Kakuzu didn't dare to be careless. He jumped back to avoid Mako's attack and landed next to the three little ones at the entrance of the alley.

"Kakuzu, that woman's name is Satoru. She is the evil spirit that is sealed in the Box of Bliss."

Shigeaki finally spoke again, clearing up Kakuzu's confusion. "Satoru?"

"Anyway, it's a very troublesome thing, the kind that can destroy the world if you're not careful. But it's now trapped in that human's body, so it won't explode for the time being."

It’s not that Kakuzu is narrow-minded. The Box of Paradise is a treasure from ancient times, and probably few people know about it now.

"Can you solve it? Master Divine Beast~"

After hearing what Chongming said, the other party was quite powerful. Jiaodu frowned and asked in his mind,
"My advice is to leave quickly. You might as well not make this money~"

The old man took a lot of effort to seal this thing. It's just a caterpillar. How could it possibly replicate the old man's feat?

"That's 3500 million taels!"

Kakuzu was struggling in his heart, 3500w was not a small amount of money, and he was about to get the money, so how could he give up so easily.

"Phew~ You idiot, you piss me off to death!"

During this period of time, Chongming got to know Kakuzu better. He didn't like eating or drinking, and could eat tasteless dry biscuits with cold water. He also didn't like wearing clothes or accessories, and coarse linen clothes were his standard. He was reluctant to stay in high-end hotels when traveling, and would either sleep on the streets or in dilapidated temples.

If it weren't for his money-loving character, Chongming believed that Kakuzu could have gone to the temple to become a monk, always accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas, and become a highly accomplished monk.

"That's all."

Kakuzu was indeed very greedy for money, but since the Divine Beast had said so, he decided to give up.
It’s only 3500 million yuan. If he had a few million more, he might give it a try.

"Hello, can you please save my father?"

Just when Kakuzu was trying to back down, a slightly embarrassed voice suddenly sounded beside him. He turned around and saw three little kids looking at him eagerly. One of them was a boy who looked like a monkey with a pleading look on his face. The voice just now came from his mouth.

"Is that your father?"

Kakuzu frowned, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Sarutobi Sasuke, whose life or death was uncertain not far away.
"Yes, please help me!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned up the courage to ask, but when he saw the other party responded, he immediately became confused.
"I reject."

Kakuzu refused without even thinking. He was a professional bounty hunter and a part-time professional moneylender. How could he possibly work for free? It was an insult to his professional ethics.

"what?"

Unexpectedly, the other party replied to him in seconds, and Sarutobi Hiruzen idled on the spot.

"Why? Aren't you a knight?"

Although he did not understand the meaning of a knight, the temperament emanating from the other party and a certain aura of justice made Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously believe that the other party was a good person who did not seek anything in return.

"Huh? You're so young and you're already using moral blackmail. You'll definitely be a fake good person when you grow up."

Kicking away the moral hat that Sarutobi Hiruzen had put on him, Kakuzu sneered and gave the monkey-faced kid a very fitting label.

"What a waste of my little money~"

Without paying any further attention to the distraught Sarutobi Hiruzen, Kakuzu clicked his tongue, turned around and prepared to run away.

"eat!"

How could Mako, who had failed to catch the big piece of fat meat Chongming, easily give up? Driven by appetite, she opened her arms again and rushed towards Kakuzu.

"so troublesome."

Kakuzu turned around and felt that he was being targeted maliciously. He swung the short blade in his hand, which flew towards Mako's face. At the same time, he jumped high, made a flying kick posture in the air, and kicked towards the woman.

Rider kick!

"eat"

Mako tilted her head to avoid the short blade, then raised her hands in front of her chest as if tearing, and facing Kakuzu's knight kick, she grabbed fiercely, and several claw winds condensed from black mist met the flying kick head-on.

"Oh!"

The forces of both sides collided in the air, making a deafening noise. The rubble on the nearby roof was blown up by Yu, and the sound of crashing was endless.

"Pfft!"

Kakuzu fell to the ground in a panic, his eyes full of solemnity. In the previous confrontation, he was actually at a disadvantage. Although this kick was not his ultimate move, it was not something that an ordinary ninja could resist.

At this moment, the thought of backing out in Kakuzu's heart was pounding loudly. There was no need to risk his life for a mere 3500 million ounces.

"Cough cough cough please, save my father."

Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed that Kakuzu was retreating and decided to make one last effort. If the knight in front of him left, his father would probably be gone forever.

"I never do business at a loss."

Kakuzu's words are sharp, but also very realistic. Who says that heroes have to give in vain? Everyone has to eat, Tietie.

"Phew~ Money! My family is rich. As long as you save my father, he will definitely pay you a generous reward."

Hearing the hidden meaning in Kakuzu's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head and shouted excitedly.

"I'm sorry, but your words have no credibility."

Kakuzu, who was worried about the refund due to underage status, didn't buy it. What if he believed the kid's one-sided story and went through great pains to save his father, but then denied it afterwards? Wouldn't he have been getting taken advantage of for free?
"Unless you can pay me a satisfactory salary now, I can still consider it."

Kakuzu, who didn't want to have anything to do with the Konoha ninja, tried to use a high price to make the other party back down. Anyway, these three little brats in front of him didn't seem like they could afford a huge reward.

"eat"

"Hurry up, I have to go~"

Seeing that Mako had locked onto him again, Kakuzu waved his hand to cut off the restraints of the three people, and prepared to lead the woman away before leaving, which could be regarded as buying a little chance for these little ghosts to survive, just as a reward for Hashirama Senju not finishing off the enemy at that time~
Hi~ My uncle Kakuzu is such a kind-hearted person. Should he set up a charity fund or something?

"I have ten thousand taels!"

After regaining his freedom, Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly searched his backpack, finally took out a thin stack of banknotes and handed it to Kakuzu.

"not enough."

Resisting the urge to rob the kid of his money, Kakuzu shook his head stiffly. For ten thousand ryo, the most he could do was help him kill a Genin.

"Danzo!"

"Sorry, Monkey, you know my situation."

Looking at his best friend's hopeful eyes, Danzo lowered his head in shame. Little Tuantuan, who had never been so eager for money, now planted a seed of getting rich in his heart, waiting for it to grow.

"mirror!"

At this point, I can only ask my godfather for help.

"Can you promise to save Captain Sarutobi?"

Jing gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a reassuring look, then turned his head and said in a very serious tone,
"Huh? You curly-haired brat, your tone is really unpleasant!"

"You can not?"

"Nonsense! As long as the money is in place, I can even kill the Six Paths Sage!"

In the Pure Land
“Ouch.Ah!!”

Otsutsuki Hagoromo was enjoying the massage chair he had seized from his younger brother, but the massage device on his buttocks suddenly vibrated wildly as if the accelerator had been turned on, almost ruining his life.

"It must have been that kid Hamura who did it!"

Rubbing his sore buttocks, Otsutsuki Hagoromo's three eyes, two real and one fake, were blazing with anger. He gritted his teeth and opened the transmission to the pure land on the moon.

If I don’t avenge this, I’m not a worthy person!
"Dangdang!"

As the golden bricks fell to the ground, Jiaodu's eyes widened under the mask, and he almost reached out to slap himself to confirm whether he was dreaming.

How could a kid who was less than ten years old take out a ten-pound gold brick from his bag?

"Not enough"

Uchiha Jing took out a New Year's gift, and seeing that Kakuzu was unmoved, he frowned and reached into his bag again.
"Dangdang!"

"."

Still not enough?

"Dangdang!"

"you"

"Dangdang!"

"Dangdang!"

"Dangdang!"

After a long while, Kakuzu looked numbly at Uchiha Mirror who was taking out gold bricks one after another from his bag. He no longer dared to confirm whether he was dreaming. If this was really a dream, let him be immersed in this beautiful dream forever!

"How much do you want, give me an exact answer!"

Danzo Shimura, who was also blinded by the gold bricks, looked at the high golden walls in front of him with tears of envy on his face. But now was not the time to talk about this, so he shouted and awakened Kakuzu who was immersed in fantasy.

"Ahem, who the hell are you?"

Kakuzu came back to his senses and coughed awkwardly a few times, then looked directly at the curly-haired kid in front of him who was emitting an aura that made him uncomfortable.

"My name is Uchiha Kagami, an ordinary Uchiha."

Uchiha Kagami, who had taken out half of his family fortune, found that the tone of the Silver Knight in front of him had become somewhat kind, so he said his name.

"Uchiha?"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu was stunned. He thought it was a young master of some noble family playing a ninja game. He didn't expect that this little kid who spent money like water was actually a member of the famous Uchiha clan of Konoha.

"He's that guy's descendant, Kakuzu, don't get involved with him, just leave!"

When Chongming heard this, he was shocked. How dare you accept money from the descendant of Indra? Aren’t you afraid of being chased and killed by Gundam?
"Is your money from a legitimate source?"

Looking at the gold bricks in front of him with some interest, Kakuzu ignored Chongming's slander in his mind and asked,
"Seriously, this is all my New Year's money."

Uchiha Jing nodded with a very sincere expression.

"New Year's money? How old are you?"

How old are you to get so much New Year's money? Are you just an old cucumber painted green to pretend to be young?
Scratching his curly hair, Uchiha Kagami replied with a strange expression,
"My uncle said that the New Year's money should be heavy, otherwise if it can't be contained, it is easy to die young." (End of this chapter)