Konoha Drunkard

Shanks turned around and saw a little girl, about ten years old, staring intently. Behind her were a fat man and a middle-aged man of similar age. Wasn't that Huang Tu? And this long-legged girl...?

“It’s okay, I can offer a lot of money, enough to match your exclusive news.”

The long-legged girl took out a cute little wallet, took out the money inside, and gestured to Shanks.

"...Young lady, this won't do. Although I'm poor, I still have professional ethics. The most taboo thing for us journalists is private transactions. Back then, when the Daimyo's wife offered me a lot of money to buy Uchiha Itachi's nude art photos, I didn't sell them to her. It's the same this time!"

Shanks said with righteous indignation.

snort!

You think you can find an ugly photo of your grandfather from back then with just a few tens of thousands of yuan? You're overthinking it.

"What?! You even have Itachi's...artistic photos?"

The long-legged girl suddenly cried out, but then stopped and whispered, as if afraid that others would hear.

"Of course, this was given to me by my colleague in Konoha before he died. He was hunted down by the entire Uchiha clan for this photo. Although he eventually escaped and found me, he just handed me the photo and then died without leaving a single last word. Sigh!"

Shanks stared at the angel, blinking hard, and forced himself to shed a single tear.

"One million! Sell me the photos!"

The long-legged girl suddenly looked at Shanks with a determined gaze.

"...Little sister, the former wife of the daimyo..."

Two million!

"These are my colleague's belongings..."

Three million!

"This really won't work! My professional ethics..."

Five million!

"Heitu, calm down. Who knows if the photo is fake?"

When the long-legged girl shouted "five million," the fat guy behind her was in an uproar. He only spent a few hundred yuan on ten pounds of meat per meal. Five million could feed him for years.

"You can slander me, but you can't slander my colleague. This photo is genuine; it was taken when Uchiha Itachi was three years old and was drunk."

Shanks, looking furious, pulled out a photo he had taken of his beloved disciple back in the camp and waved it in front of the long-legged girl.

Wow! Itachi was so cute when he was little! Ten million!

The long-legged girl looked at the little weasel in the photo, her eyes becoming even more determined.

"But......"

"Pfft! Kurotsuchi, calm down, this is just about the photo!"

Now even Huang Tu couldn't stay calm. Ten million for a single photo? That's insane! It's even more outrageous than his and Aoki Nozomi's spending in Konoha's Red Sector back then. They may be rich, but they can't be this wasteful.

"Dad! I don't care! I have to get this photo no matter what!!"

"Thirty million! Brother, that's enough for you to live a very comfortable life for the rest of your days."

As the saying goes, all fathers in the world are doting fathers, and Huang Tu is no exception; he's completely smitten with his daughter.

"This...it still won't do. This is my dearest friend's last possession; it's incredibly meaningful..."

Shanks hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he seemed to think that friendship was more important than money, which moved everyone around him to tears. What a loyal and righteous man!

"One hundred million! This is the final price. If you don't sell, I, Heitu, am telling you, you won't see the sun rise tomorrow!"

As the long-legged girl spoke, she had already put her hand into her ninja tool pouch, ready to throw a few shuriken at the paparazzi at any moment.

"How could you do this? Such a beautiful young girl, and you would resort to such despicable means for a photo? Is there no justice? Is there no law?! ... Seeing how much you like this photo, I believe you are an art connoisseur. I'll reluctantly sell it to you, cash on delivery. If you try to take it by force, I'll risk my life to tear it to shreds!"

Shanks clutched the photos tightly in his hands, looking like he had been forced into a corner.

"........."

Everyone looked at Shanks with disdain. So much for his loyalty and righteousness... all that nice talk, turns out it was just because he wasn't worth the price...

"A bunch of vulgar people!"

Shanks ignored the stares around him. What did sentimentality matter compared to a hundred million? Besides, this was his precious disciple; he believed Shanks would understand.

726. The Madness of a Photograph

"There's more than 100 million in this card. Consider the extra as a token of your friendship with your friends!"

The long-legged girl pulled a gold card from her father's wallet and tossed it to Shanks.

"........."

The loess land silently gazes at the sky. This card holds 150 million! Friendship is too expensive!

"This photo is a keepsake of my dear friend. I hope you can take good care of it, little sister."

After Shanks caught the card, he reluctantly handed the photo to the long-legged girl, then left the crowd, turning back every few steps. His lonely figure made the hearts of the people behind him flutter... 150 million!

However, these people were only interested but couldn't act on it. This was a village, and the buyer was their princess. To make a move in the village would be a death sentence for them.

.........

What are you all doing here?

Not long after Shanks left, Onoki's anger subsided considerably. Seeing a large group of people gathered together, all looking in one direction, he floated over and asked.

"Grandpa, I just bought a picture of Itachi from a paparazzi. It's the only picture of Itachi when he was a child. Itachi was so cute when he was little!"

When Kurotsuchi saw Onoki, she immediately presented the photo to him like a precious treasure.

"I see. We can't let our playful nature make us forget about cultivation! By the way, how much did you buy it for?"

Although Onoki disliked hearing the name Uchiha Itachi, what could he do when his precious granddaughter liked him? As long as she wasn't marrying him, it was fine; who didn't have someone they liked when they were young? He was the same when he was young, only his relationship was short-lived and ill-fated...

"It's not expensive, only 100 million."

"Oh, only one hundred million... How much?"

Onoki thought he had misheard and looked at his son to confirm.

"To be precise, it's 150 million."

Huang Tu helplessly shrugged. His precious daughter was too fast; before he could react, the card was already in her hands.

"One hundred and fifty million? You spent one hundred and fifty million on a lousy photo of a kid not wearing pants?"

Onoki's nose, which had turned red, started to turn black again.

"What kid? This is Itachi's picture! What do you old fogies like you know!"

This long-legged girl is willing to talk back to even her grandfather for her crush.

"puff!"

Onoki's blood rushed to his head, and he vomited thirty liters of blood. Onoki died after two days.

"Something terrible has happened! Someone come quick! Lord Tsuchikage is dying..."

.............

How much is 150 million?

To put it simply, Asuma, as one of the twelve guardian ninjas of the Land of Fire and the youngest son of the Third Hokage, is worth 30 million on the market.

Kakashi Hatake, son of Sakumo Hatake of Konoha, is known as the Konoha Technician, a copy ninja, and has a market value of 50 million.

Shanks, the Red-Haired Man of Konoha, is the toughest man in the ninja world. Especially with the increase in the bounty he was given, his current market value is 200 million!

Of course, these are prices offered by someone from Kakuzu's former employer, and there's no guarantee that anyone can fulfill them.

In other words, an artistic photo of Itachi Uchiha as a child is equivalent to Asuma * 5 = Kakashi * 3 = three-quarters of Shanks.

A childhood nude art photo of Itachi Uchiha was bought by the granddaughter of the Tsuchikage Onoki for a high price of 150 million. This news shocked the entire ninja world twelve hours after the long-legged girl bought the photo, and dominated the headlines for a month. It broke the record set by their teacher Shanks of Konoha when he split Kirigakure in two with a single sword strike. Back then, Shanks' sword strike dominated the headlines for more than three weeks before being overshadowed by the news of Tsunade's father's death.

One hundred and fifty million! Don't be fooled by Shanks' business dealings that often involve billions or tens of billions. This is a different story. That's the price of a nuclear weapon, a Tailed Beast. There are only a handful of them in the entire ninja world. And Itachi's childhood photo is, frankly, just a useless picture. But this useless picture was bought by Onoki's beloved granddaughter for one hundred and fifty million.

The sensation it caused was predictable. Some people thought that the cunning Onoki had finally gotten his comeuppance for having such an idiotic granddaughter. All the people who had this idea were men.

The girls in the ninja world are different, especially those noble girls who are so poor they only have money left. They are the ones who would spend 150 million to buy a photo. The daughter of the new daimyo of the Land of Wind even sent a trade request to Onoki's beloved granddaughter, offering to buy Itachi's photo for 500 million.

Onoki was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and had the urge to snatch the photo back from his beloved granddaughter and sell it.

Once someone started it, the trend was unstoppable. After the daughter of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind finished bidding, other noble girls naturally followed suit. The price of Itachi's childhood nude art photos soared, reaching 5 billion in just one week, and it continues to rise.

Ohnoki finally couldn't hold back anymore. Compared to 5 billion yen, what did family ties matter...?

Just as the price reached 58 billion, Onoki declared that no matter who offered a high price, his granddaughter would not sell the photo.

Onoki wasn't stupid. In less than a month, his granddaughter's photo, which cost 150 million to buy but was practically useless, had increased in value dozens of times. If it were a few years later, it would be even more so. Although Onoki disliked Uchiha Itachi, he still had a lot of confidence in him. Someone with talent that Konoha's Shanks valued couldn't possibly be a dud. He was already a double-flowered red stick at the age of 12, and many years have passed now, but his popularity has only increased. What will he be like in a few more years?

Shanks, who's been staying home a lot lately, doesn't dare go out anymore. Now, whenever he steps out, a group of girls from Konoha immediately gang up on him and ask for Itachi's photos. As Itachi's teacher, he naturally has photos of Itachi as a child. Even Tsunade, that violent maniac, and the three giants of Konoha come to him from time to time to nag him. His consistent reply is that he doesn't have any and doesn't know where they are.

He really didn't expect things to develop to this point. He had only wanted to tease the long-legged girl because he found out she was also a fan of his precious disciple. Who the hell knew that this long-legged girl would be so crazy and ask for a hundred million? He would be a bastard not to make money.

Someone offered him 100 million; how could he refuse? The negatives were with him anyway; he could have as many as he wanted…

.........

"Uchiha Itachi! Do you know how famous you are right now? Wow! People are really crazy these days. It's one thing for Onoki's granddaughter to go crazy, but other women are following suit. Do you know how much your photos have been sold for today? 86 billion! I think you can live a life of luxury just by buying photos, and you'll be living a very good life."

727. That bastard is my teacher.

In the Land of Rain, it wasn't time for the monthly meeting yet, but Pain had to call one. Why?

Because now all the girls in the Land of Rain have gone crazy. Not only the girls, but even the peripheral members of their Akatsuki organization have gone crazy. Those girls come to the city hall every day to block it and want to see Uchiha Itachi. Those peripheral members, for a little money, each have a camera and are ready at any time.

Pain felt that if things continued like this, they wouldn't be able to keep a low profile even if they wanted to. However, it wasn't the best time for them to make their debut yet, so they still needed to keep a low profile. Therefore, he felt it was necessary to let Itachi Uchiha go out to the Land of Rain for a while to attract some attention.

Sitting in the conference room, Hidan, who was practically immortal, said with an incredibly envious expression, "Why isn't he the only one? If he were that popular, let alone when he was a child, even now..."

He's willing to do it too.

“...that bastard...”

Ever since discovering his nude art photos had been sold, Itachi knew who was responsible. Only his greedy and unscrupulous teacher could do something like that, and only he had those photos. Back then, taking advantage of his youth and ignorance, the teacher lured him into drinking and took those photos...

Now he finally understands the look in Kakashi's eyes back then...