Killing his way through the ninja world, starting from being adopted by the second generation!

He raids Kakuzu's headquarters every few years, which is his regular source of income. Although he's now a wealthy man, who would complain about having too much money?

Even a few mosquitoes are still meat.

With her current assets, Renya could easily overwhelm that old bastard Tobirama Senju with money.

From now on, we will no longer need to stop research on new toxins due to lack of funds; we can simply go back and rebuild a laboratory.

Hmm, let's also set up a laboratory for that old bastard Tobirama Senju.

When I get back, I'll repair the house. It's been over ten years and definitely needs a renovation. I'll also repair Uncle Hashirama's house while I'm at it.

Perhaps this is the happiness of the rich.

Lianye kept imagining all sorts of plans for the future...

Inside the money exchange.

"The cook really doesn't hold back!" Blackie sighed, looking at the empty vault.

This money represents the wealth accumulated by the gold exchange over decades.

However, Black Zetsu didn't dwell on it too much, treating it as payment for the cook's indenture.

The gold exchange shop is just one of its many businesses, and there are more than one such gold exchange shop in the ninja world.

If we're talking about who's the richest person in the ninja world, then Black Zetsu is definitely the one.

Thousands of years of wealth accumulation have made its assets incalculable.

The gray market is inherently profitable; the Black Market has been operating for thousands of years. Add to that the monopoly on gold exchange shops and black markets, and it would be a miracle if it didn't make money.

Blackie had absolutely no interest in money. At first, it tried to rescue its mother by throwing money at her, but unfortunately, it failed...

Since money couldn't save his mother, he no longer cared about money.

Giving some money to the cook is perfectly fine. Once my mother is out of trouble, he can take care of her daily needs.

Paying a little money to get a chef with perfect culinary skills is a really good deal.

"Mother, I hope you will like the food I prepared for you."

My mother has been sealed away for a thousand years and hasn't eaten anything. Now that she's out, it'll be a good time for her to try the chef's cooking.

"You are responsible for taking turns monitoring the cook," Black Zetsu instructed the three White Zetsu, "and reporting the cook's daily movements on time."

"Understood, Lord Black Zetsu."

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"Go back and tell Lord Ban that Lianye obtained a large amount of money at the gold exchange, the exact value of which is incalculable!" Scarface cautiously observed his surroundings and whispered to a small white cat.

It never forgot who its master was.

Even though Renya promised to spend money on it, the loyal ninja cat would not betray its master!

Madara-sama has already been betrayed by his despicable clansmen and the evil Hashirama Senju; he must never betray the poor Madara-sama again.

……

"Lord Izuna, I will take good care of Lord Madara for you." Scar looked up at the stars in the sky, tears welling up in his eyes.

Decades ago, it was just a stray cat that was homeless because of the war. If it hadn't been for Lord Izuna's kindness in taking it in, it would have starved to death long ago.

……

"Look at how thin and small you are, you're easily bullied by the other cats in the tribe."

"I'll name you Scar."

"That makes other cats think you're someone they don't want to mess with."

Its owner had always been Uchiha Izuna, but after Izuna died in battle, it became Uchiha Madara's summoning beast.

If it weren't for Izuna, Madara would never have contracted a cat.

"Waaaaah... Lord Izuna..." Scarface's tears of grievance slid down his cheeks, "You're gone, and they all bully me and Lord Madara..."

"Fat Cat, where are you?"

Just then, Lianye's shouts came from afar.

"Here I am, here I am." Scarface wiped away his tears haphazardly with his paw pads and ran toward where Lian Ye was.

"You rascal, you didn't tell on me to Lord Madara again, did you?" Lianye looked at the fat cat suspiciously.

"N-no." Scar blinked innocently.

"Fine, I've already said it."

Lian Ye waved her hand dismissively; this fat cat had snitched more than once or twice.

With that, he continued on his way.

Scarface glanced at the katana tucked into Lianye's waist, then quickly followed.

……

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P.S.: Hehehe, I've gotten used to writing three chapters a day. Now I only need to write for three hours a day, looks like I'll be able to make up for the chapters I owe soon, sob sob...

Chapter 298 Hashirama, Let's Go Find That Kid

"Madara, how much money do you think Renya actually got?" Hashirama Senju asked curiously, leaning closer to his friend.

White Cat only said that the money Lianye stole from the exchange was of immeasurable value, but didn't specify how much it was.

One hundred million, three hundred million, five hundred million, or one billion?

That amount of money could buy his life, but no bounty hunter dares to do it.

In the ninja world, ninjas are merely tools; their intrinsic value is far less than the value they create. Even for an elite Jonin like Sarutobi Asuma, the number of heads he took was only thirty million ryo.

It's far less than the value he could have created while he was alive, yet his bounty is still considered quite high.

Only if someone's interests are truly threatened would a bounty exceed the market value. For example, a certain daimyo offered a 500 million bounty for the head of a certain Hokage.

Once a bounty is posted at the exchange, the entire bounty must be paid. If a bounty hunter completes the assassination, the exchange will deduct a handling fee and then give the remaining bounty to the bounty hunter.

The gold exchange will remain open until the target dies. Of course, the employer can apply to cancel a previously posted bounty, but half of the bounty will be deducted to maintain the gold exchange's daily operations.

This explains why such a large amount of wealth could be found in the vault of a gold exchange.

“This kid…” Madara Uchiha raised an eyebrow, a fleeting look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Why didn't you think of robbing the bounty hunters at the Gold Exchange when you and Hashirama built the village?

When the village was first built, it required substantial financial support in all aspects. The wealth of the Uchiha and Senju clans alone was far from sufficient.

Left with no other choice, they had to apply to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire for financial assistance. However, the Daimyo was very dissatisfied with Hashirama Senju's decision to establish the village.

For a long time, each clan in the Land of Fire has had a fixed channel for accepting missions. Even though ninjas fight to the death for resources, basically no clan would have any designs on these employers.

This brings us to the issue of the ninja clan's reputation. A ninja's income comes from accepting missions and receiving payment. If someone were to kill their employer, which employer would dare to hire them?

One-off deals are not an option!

During the Warring States period, ninjas fought each other, while daimyo and their employers remained unperturbed.

Even though the ninjas were killing each other and causing rivers of blood, these wealthy people were still able to maintain a relatively comfortable life.

Especially the country's name!

Ninjas are simply tools for carrying out missions; you can get them to risk their lives for you just by paying them some money...

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stopped the fighting between ninjas and together established a ninja village that accommodated all ninja clans.

In the eyes of the daimyo, what else could this be but a rebellion?

First, they established a ninja village, and then they attacked the daimyo of that country!

The daimyo had money and power, but lacked real strength. Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were not only powerful, but also wanted to jointly establish a village.

Their actions clearly threaten the rule of the Fire Country Daimyo!

At least that's how the daimyo sees it...

Faced with Hashirama Senju's request for funding, the daimyo naturally refused without hesitation.

What a joke!

If he really manages to build the village, my position will be taken by someone else.

Even though Hashirama Senju repeatedly assured the daimyo that he would be loyal to the Land of Fire and the daimyo, the daimyo simply refused to believe him.

Whether you want to do it and whether you can do it are two different things.

Even if Hashirama Senju didn't rebel, the daimyo wouldn't dare gamble with their own lives!

During that period, the village received no financial support, and other ninja clans were unwilling to join Konoha. Even when Hashirama Senju personally visited and kowtowed to invite them, it was to no avail.

The ninja clans all have their own mission channels, so why would they join the impoverished Konoha Village?

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had to look for other ways to make money, but with little success. Even though they kept carrying out S-rank missions, the money they earned was not enough to keep the village running.

Later, Tobirama Senju personally went to the Daimyo's residence to negotiate, using both threats and inducements to force the Daimyo to compromise and ultimately agree to allocate funds to Konoha Village.

If they had thought of robbing the exchange back then, things might not have been so complicated.

"Ban, how much money do you think Lianye robbed?"

Madara Uchiha snapped out of his daze and shook his head. "I don't know, but it's definitely not less than several billion ryo."

Even Scarface said the value was immeasurable, which only shows that he has more money than he can count.

"Billions of taels!" Hashirama Senju's eyes lit up. With this sum of money, the village could definitely develop much better!

It's just unknown whether Lianye is willing to invest the money in the village's development.

He wouldn't force Lian Ye if she didn't want to.

Ultimately, this money was all earned by Lian Ye with great difficulty, and how she spends it is her own business.

Hashirama Senju knew his younger brother Tobirama's nature very well. If Tobirama found out about this, Renya would no longer be able to keep that huge fortune.

Of course, all of this is contingent on Tobirama finding out...

Hashirama had no idea whether Renya would tell Tobirama about this.

If I were to tell him, I hope Tobirama would leave Renya some compensation for her hard work.

"Hashirama, let's go find that kid," Madara Uchiha suddenly said.

Lian Ye hasn't come back to see them since she left last time. It's not good for the two of them to stay in the cave every day. They'll develop psychological problems sooner or later.

...It's time to go out and see the world.

They happened to find Lian Ye on the way and asked the kid to cook for them.

Okay, it's decided then!

"Should we go see Renya?" Hashirama Senju asked, his expression conflicted. Deep down, he didn't want Madara and Renya to get too close.

If Renya is really tricked by Madara into joining the "Eye of the Moon" plan, then it's all over!

But he had no reason to refuse his friend's suggestion. Besides, it had been quite a while since he had seen Lian Ye, and he genuinely missed the taste of delicious food.

"All right……"

After a moment's hesitation, Hashirama finally agreed.

Madara Uchiha naturally saw through his best friend's thoughts, but he disdained to explain.

He will not invite Renya to join before the "Eye of the Moon" plan is implemented.

The only reason I went there was to eat delicious food.

The two left the cave under the cover of night and headed to where Lian Ye was.

……

In the forests of the land of rivers.

"Where are we going next, meow?" Scarface asked, lying by the campfire and watching Lianye grilling fish.

"We're not far from the Land of Wind, so let's go there." Lianye glanced at the map of the ninja world and decided to head to the Land of Wind after dawn.