Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 207 Hinata's Differences and the Spying from the Dark (12) Five Thousand

"What is a 'big-headed goblin'?"

Yugito frowned; she didn't know the answer to the question about the traveler inside her body either.

He then looked at Darui and asked, "Do you know what Kurama meant by 'Big Brother Kabuto'?"

Darui shook his head: "The pronunciation is quite strange. Perhaps it's a technique even more powerful than the Tailed Beast Ball?"

Yugito nodded solemnly: "That's possible. After all, both the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails have said that the Nine-Tails is the strongest among all the tailed beasts."

Darui, standing to the side, said with a solemn expression, "The most powerful tailed beast... Judging from the current situation, it may not be long before Konoha produces a perfect Jinchūriki."

"call……"

Yugito sighed, "Even without the existence of a true waterfall, as long as one can face their own darkness, they can still reach perfection. Will that Uchiha Kumo become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Darui shook his head: "You've fought the current Jinchuriki of Konoha before. She's the Fourth Hokage's wife. A Jinchuriki who loses their Tailed Beast will die; that's inevitable..."

These words relieved Yugito: "My fear of that guy has clouded my judgment, I'm sorry..."

Darui replied, "Actually... I'm the same. Or rather... now, all four major ninja villages besides Konoha are the same..."

The two said this and walked out of the crowd.

……

Not far away, the little nine-tailed fox scratched its head with one paw.

Then, with his other paw, he rummaged around and found that there were still two dolls left, which would amount to six thousand taels, while he only had two thousand taels.

We're still short four thousand taels...

If it's easy to get four Tailed Beast Balls from the main body, but you'd only earn four thousand ryo, why not go find Minato and take on a mission?

But I'm not a ninja registered in Konoha with a ninja number...

Frustrated, the little nine-tailed fox leaped up onto the roof.

The surrounding crowd, however, was no longer surprised, as they all knew that this was the Nine-Tails Lord of the Uchiha clan.

At this moment, the little nine-tailed fox, who had climbed up to look into the distance, noticed a large crowd gathered in the distance.

After running over in a few seconds, I found out that they were holding a big eater competition, but the prize for the champion was ten free barbecue restaurant vouchers, not the four thousand taels that I needed most right now.

Just as it was about to turn and leave, the little nine-tailed fox stopped in its tracks.

The scene of Yun treating his students to barbecue came to mind. He remembered that the meal for four people cost seven thousand taels.

If I sold the free barbecue wraps, wouldn't I be able to make enough money from just one?

Thinking of this, Little Nine-Tailed Fox jumped off the roof with a big smile and landed on the table that saved her life.

"Smack."

A red claw slammed onto the table, and then Little Nine-Tailed Fox said to the staff, "I want to sign up!"

???

The barbecue restaurant employee, who was registering applicants with a smile on his face, was stunned.

As a regular customer of the barbecue restaurant, Yun was naturally recognized by the staff, so he could only smile and point to a section on the registration form: (This competition is limited to humans only; ninja dogs, ninja pigs, and other animals are not allowed to participate.)

"Lord Nine-Tailed Fox, you're not human..."

"Bang!"

The red claws slammed down, and with just a wisp of red chakra leaking out, the registration form in front of it was reduced to dust.

"You bastard, how dare you say I'm not human?!"

The staff at the barbecue restaurant were immediately dumbfounded.

Is there something wrong with what you're saying?

"Nine... Lord Nine-Tails, you... you are definitely not human!"

"Bang! Bang!"

The red claws slammed against the table again, and the little nine-tailed fox roared, "I may not be human, but how dare you say I'm not human?!"

The shop assistant was bewildered. Were there any differences between these two sentences? Were there?!

At that moment, the owner of the barbecue restaurant, who had been watching the scene from a distance, walked over.

He immediately bowed slightly to the Nine-Tails and said, "Lord Nine-Tails is not human, but if you wish to participate in the competition, that is also possible."

The shop assistant was stunned for a moment, and was about to say something, but was stopped by the boss.

Just as the chubby boss was about to fill out the registration form for Little Nine-Tailed Fox himself, the others in line objected.

I was thinking it would be a rare sight to see the Nine-Tails get angry, but now that there's no excitement and people are cutting in line, this is unacceptable.

"Lord Nine-Tailed Fox, how dare you cut in line?"

"Didn't Master Yun teach it to line up?"

"Isn't that right...? Who would have thought that such a powerful Nine-Tails would cut in line?"

"Sigh...that's why we still need to teach the kids manners when we get back. They absolutely can't learn things like cutting in line from Lord Nine-Tails!"

"When Lord Yun used to buy things, he always lined up, and he was right behind me in line."

……

The murmurs made the proud Nine-Tailed Fox blush instantly, but fortunately, its fur was also red, so it wasn't very easy to tell.

"Snapped!"

With a paw pressing down on the registration form that was about to be filled out, Nine-Tailed Fox snorted coldly at the boss and said, "I'm just here to ask if I can participate. If I can, then of course I have to wait in line."

As she spoke, Little Nine-Tailed Fox snatched the registration form and then lined up at the very back of the queue.

At that moment, a large fat man in front of him was accompanied by a small fat man.

The fat man turned to Nine-Tails and asked, "I didn't expect you to participate in this kind of competition. But with your size, you probably can't eat much, can you?"

The little nine-tailed fox looked over, scoffed, and waved its paw: "Believe it or not, I used to be able to eat a hundred of you!"

Choza Akimichi smiled and replied, "Tailed Beasts generally don't eat people, and it seems that the rumors about the incarnation of calamity are probably false."

At this moment, Choji slowly reached out his hand, preparing to touch it.

"Smack."

The Nine-Tails slapped him back, glared at the chubby Choji, and said, "Kid, do you believe I won't slap you to death in the next tournament?"

Choji, who was standing nearby, reached out and ruffled Choji's hair: "That was really rude of you. You should apologize."

Choji bowed his head sincerely in apology, but then asked, "Kyuubi-sama, may I touch you?"

"Get lost, kid, you're dreaming."

As she spoke, Little Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the newcomer behind her and said with a teasing gaze, "Oh, isn't this the blond brat's fiancée?"

This address startled Hinata, who had just arrived, and her face flushed instantly.

Out of politeness, however, she bowed slightly and said, "Is Lord Nine-Tailed Fox also participating in the competition?"

Having been steered away from the topic, the Nine-Tails looked Hinata up and down: "With your small frame, how much can you possibly eat?"

Hinata smiled and replied, "Actually, the Nine-Tails doesn't seem to be that big."

Uh!

Slightly choked, Little Nine-Tailed Fox scratched its head: "You really know how to talk. Say less, or you'll choke on too much air."

By this time, the queue had already reached Xiao Jiuwei, and soon the registration deadline arrived.

"Boss, isn't the rule that only humans can participate? The Nine-Tails doesn't look human at all..."

As the complaints arose, the Nine-Tailed Fox, sensing the danger, glared at the shop assistant, startling him so much that he quickly bowed and apologized.

The owner of the barbecue restaurant next door patted his employee on the shoulder and said, "Do you know how popular the Nine-Tails is among the children of Konoha right now?"

The shop assistant nodded blankly: "But this has nothing to do with changing the rules."

The boss smiled and replied, "That's why I'm the boss and you're the employee. Remember to make a poster of the Nine-Tailed Fox eating barbecue tomorrow and put it in front of the shop."

……

The eating contest started quickly. The first round was eating bread, and eating such a large bread made people thirsty.

But if I drink water, my stomach can't handle it.

The cheers from the audience continued, while Little Nine-Tailed Fox on stage glanced at its opponent beside it.

After thinking for a moment, it restored its head to a slightly larger size and then threw them into its mouth one by one without even biting them.

The first round ended quickly, and the second round was extra spicy rice.

After two rounds, only Choza, Kurama, and Hinata remained.

This situation left Kurama somewhat bewildered. After glancing at Hinata beside her, she asked, "How do you manage to eat so much?"

Hinata smiled and politely replied, "It can be transformed. Because of these eyes, the transformation is quite fast."

Eye?

In an instant, in Kurama's perception, the little girl's eyes seemed to have some of the feeling of the old man of the Six Paths.

But rolling your eyes...

The old man's eyes were rings of Rinnegan, not Byakugan!

Furthermore, it seems that no one in the Hyuga clan has a particularly large appetite. For example, Hyuga Tokuma, one of Yun's students, doesn't eat much.

Chakra is refined from physical and mental energy. Due to their physical constitution, some members of the Senju and Uzumaki clans possess expressive chakra.

But the Hyuga clan...

Was it because of those eyes?

The power of these eyes seems to affect the body more...

Shaking its head slightly, Little Nine-Tailed Fox stopped thinking about it and quickly began the third competition: eating barbecue.

There were people grilling meat for the contestants on the charcoal brazier, but Little Nine-Tailed Fox still found it too difficult and then directly poured plates of raw meat into its mouth.

This scene left Choji speechless, and he couldn't help but say, "Kyuubi-sama, eating like that will give you diarrhea."

Nine-Tailed Fox glanced at the chubby boy but ignored him.

Diarrhea? How is that possible?

I've only ever eaten two idiots in my life, and they only threw up because of indigestion. How could a little bit of raw meat possibly cause diarrhea?

In the end, the Nine-Tails, who seemed like a bottomless pit, undoubtedly won the match.

Second place went to Hinata, who was unremarkable standing next to him.

Ding, who is the largest in size, actually came in third place.

This stark contrast made the audience even more excited, and Hinata quickly grabbed the second-place discount coupon and ran off.

Nine-Tails accepted the prize and immediately shouted, "Who wants a barbecue restaurant coupon? One... no, two thousand taels each!"

After that shout, everyone looked at Little Nine-Tailed Fox.

But strangely, no one responded.

This strange situation left Nine-Tails somewhat bewildered. A coupon worth several thousand taels, was it overpriced at two thousand taels?

Was I too greedy?

Then Little Nine-Tailed Fox spoke up again: "One thousand taels! One thousand taels for each!"

After he finished speaking, no one in the audience responded.

Little Nine-Tailed Fox looked at everyone, momentarily bewildered.

Something worth thousands of taels of silver can't be bought for a thousand?

Are you going to team up and try to drive down my price?

These humans are absolutely despicable!

"Five hundred taels per sheet!!"

Five hundred taels—this is the Nine-Tailed Fox's last act of defiance!

However... no one responded.

At this point, the owner of the barbecue restaurant had to step forward and explain, "Lord Nine-Tailed Fox, this coupon is a limited-time offer that can only be used by you. If someone else buys it, it cannot be used."

???

These words stunned Nine-Tails for a moment.

Immediately, his fur stood on end, and he slapped the table.

"Bang!"

A huge crater appeared, and the Nine-Tails glared at the boss in front of it: "Are you kidding me? Believe me or not, I can blast you to death with a single blow!"

The boss glanced at the pit, nervously swallowed, and quickly took out the registration form, which clearly stated how to use the coupon.

It's not just limited to personal use, and the freebie is only for one person.

At the very end of the registration form, there was a bright red paw print pressed on it.

"call……"

Nine-Tails' anger sprayed directly onto the boss's face, causing him to retreat repeatedly in a state of tension.

"Nine... Lord Nine-Tails... This... you just signed it. You... you should be... a person of your word, right?"

After glancing at the paw prints, the little nine-tailed fox snorted coldly, then turned and walked away.

This result also relieved the fat boss.

Just then, a figure in the audience waved to the Nine-Tailed Fox: "Lord Nine-Tailed Fox!"

At the shouts, Nine-Tailed Fox darted onto the man's arm and dejectedly stuffed a handful of coupons into Izumi's pocket.

"It's yours."

The nine-tailed fox, with its head down, looked aggrieved. It had finally managed to earn some money, but it had been tricked by the registration form.

It's not like I can't read; how could I have been fooled by something like this?

Humans... are so despicable!

Izumi glanced at the coupons in her pocket, thought for a moment, and asked with a smile, "Does Lord Kurama need money? I remember giving Lord Kurama some pocket money this morning. Has it all been used up?"

Little Nine-Tails looked up dejectedly and said, "I still have the money Izumi gave me, but it's not enough."

With that, Little Nine-Tails led Izumi to a toy shop, pointed at the Nine-Tails doll with its tongue sticking out, and said, "The existence of such a thing is an insult to me, so I'm going to buy the remaining two in this shop!"

Quan picked up a toy, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Actually, it looks quite cute."

These words caused the Nine-Tailed Fox to lower its head and bury its head in its paws.

At this moment, the owner of the toy shop next door walked over, rubbed his hands together, and asked, "Has Lord Nine-Tailed Fox prepared the money? Six thousand taels, and both toys will be Lord Nine-Tailed Fox's."

Six thousand taels?

Quan was taken aback and asked, "Just two dolls? They're so expensive?"

The shop owner then repeated the same explanation as before, but this only made Little Nine-Tailed Fox feel even more aggrieved.

Perched on Quan's shoulder, its nine tails lay listlessly draped behind it.

Quan looked at the little Nine-Tails and frowned. After more than a year of living together, the little Nine-Tails had become a member of the family.

Then Izumi thought for a moment and said, "I remember there's a business regulation in the Land of Fire that says if a doll is sold based on a villager, the villager's consent is required, right?"

This made the shopkeeper pause for a moment, then he shrugged and said, "But... Lord Nine-Tails isn't a villager, is he?"

"Snapped!"

In an instant, the little nine-tailed fox flew up and gave him a big punch.

"You scoundrel! I remember now, the Hokage registered me. Although I'm not a ninja and don't have a ninja number, I'm a genuine Konoha villager!"

The roaring Nine-Tails suddenly perked up and immediately said to Izumi, "Send the security forces to arrest him and make him pay!"

Quan smiled and nodded.

The shop owner, who had been sent flying by the weakened claw, panicked and began apologizing to the little nine-tailed fox.

However, Little Nine-Tailed Fox, now in the right, was arrogant and kept saying she had to pay compensation.

For the first time, Kurama, as a tailed beast, suddenly discovered the benefits of money.

In the end, the security forces didn't come, but the Nine-Tails made a fortune, and from today onwards, those tongue-out dolls will no longer appear in Konoha.

……

In the evening, the Nine-Tailed Fox, who had been wandering around all day, returned home.

The first thing he did was slam a large wad of cash on the table and say to Yun, who was drinking tea, "This is the rent! Keep the change!"

The arrogant Nine-Tailed Fox ignored Yun's dazed expression and then, like a lord, found a soft spot on the sofa and lay down.

Yun looked at the money in front of him, then looked at Quan and asked, "Did you... sell your body?"

Izumi was taken aback by these words, and then replied, "This is money that Nine-Tailed Fox earned honestly. Someone used its appearance to make dolls and sell them. Because it was done without permission, this is the compensation they gave."

Yun thought for a moment and laughed, "This could actually be profitable. Come to think of it, this guy has been eating and living for free for over a year, and it's finally starting to make money."

At this point, Yun looked at Quan and asked, "The Chunin Exams are coming up soon, and you're still going to the shopping district? Tokuma and Hana are both busy training. Did you slack off today?"

Quan quickly shook his head: "I didn't go until the afternoon. I just delivered some things to Hua and happened to run into her."

This answer had just satisfied Yun, but after thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Master the crow's summoning jutsu as soon as possible, and the faster you can use it, the better. If you all become Chunin this time, I won't be able to continue leading you."

Izumi nodded, but still asked doubtfully, "Isn't it enough that I can use it? Even if it's dangerous, with my strength, the duration of a summoning jutsu shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Yun shook her head slightly: "Sometimes, you simply don't have time. In fact, it's also because of me; after all, as my sister, she's very likely to be targeted."

During this period, the covert surveillance came and went.

This feeling is different from the spying ninja technique of the Third Hokage a few years ago, and it's not like someone is following me.

Yun could only think of two beings with such stealth capabilities: Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.

If it's Black Zetsu, then Izumi will inevitably be implicated because of his own actions.

The nesting dolls are all 99% similar.

……

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(End of this chapter)