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

"Thirty million taels?!" Kakuzu almost dropped his jaw in shock.

He has worked himself to the bone all these years and only managed to save a few million taels of silver.

This young man is asking for 30 million right off the bat. Why doesn't he just rob someone?

"What, you don't have that much money?" Lian Ye frowned unhappily, her voice becoming increasingly cold.

He believed that Kakuzu, that greedy old man, was unwilling to pay.

Deliberately making excuses...

Seeing that Renya was about to make a move, Kakuzu was almost in tears.

"No, I really don't have that much money!"

"Don't you love money?" Lian Ye asked, looking puzzled.

In the original work, wasn't the protagonist known for his love of money?

How could we not have money?

"Young man, I really don't have that much money, I swear!"

What Renya didn't know was that Kakuzu wasn't obsessed with money anymore.

He only realized the power of money after being betrayed by the village.

In addition, the secret technique "Earth Grudge" allows him to steal the hearts of others to prolong his life, thus granting Kakuzu immortality.

But as those around him gradually left, he was left only with time and loneliness.

Therefore, he placed his pursuit of life and sense of security on money, which eventually led to the concept of money supremacy.

Lianye realized that Jiao hadn't lied to him, and sighed helplessly. It seemed that she had come at the wrong time.

"Give me all the money you have right now."

Kakuzu obediently took out all the money he had on him. Renya took the scroll and counted it; there were a total of about three million.

He put the scroll away with satisfaction and placed it at his waist.

The money wasn't much, but it wasn't a complete waste...

"Young man, may I leave now?" Kakuzu asked cautiously.

"Have you paid off the debt? Then leave!" Lian Ye sneered.

I thought I could make a fortune, but I only got this little bit of money.

“But I have no money left…” Kakuzu said through gritted teeth.

That damn brat is really going too far!

If he weren't currently out of sorts, he would have already fought to the death with his opponent.

"Alright, you can go now." Lian Ye waved her hand.

Just as Kakuzu was about to leave, he heard what Renya said next.

"Remember this, Kakuzu, you still owe me 27 million ryo. I'll come looking for you then..."

Upon hearing this, he turned his head in disbelief.

But Lianye's figure had already disappeared.

Kakuzu: "..."

Not only did they fail to assassinate the God of Ninjas, but now they also owe a huge sum of money.

Only then did he truly realize the importance of money...

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The Land of Hot Water, the Hidden Village of Hot Water.

After a series of twists and turns, the two finally arrived at their destination.

"Haha, we've finally arrived!"

The village of Yugakure was shrouded in wisps of white mist at dusk.

Renya followed Hashirama into the hot spring, the wooden floor making a soft creaking sound under her feet.

The proprietress hurried over in her wooden clogs and greeted the two with a warm smile: "You two have come at the perfect time! The 'Flowing Clouds Pool' in the men's bath has just been refilled with fresh water, and you can even see the twilight over the valley!"

She led the two through a corridor filled with lanterns.

Pushing open the wooden door to the men's bath, a wave of steaming heat, carrying the smell of sulfur, hits you.

"Hahaha, here I come to the hot spring!" Hashirama jumped straight into the hot spring and waved to Renya on the shore, "Little Renya, come down quickly, it's really comfortable."

Lian Ye hesitated for a moment before slowly taking off her clothes.

The hot spring water washed over his lean body, which was covered in battle scars, and his taut muscles gradually relaxed in the warmth.

This was his first time soaking in a hot spring, and it was indeed very comfortable.

This trip was worthwhile...

He caught a glimpse of Hashirama leaning comfortably against the pond not far away, his hair soaking in the water, a gentle smile on his face. "Little Renya, how are you feeling?"

Lian Ye nodded. "It feels alright."

Just then, a loud thud was heard in the distance, like a heavy object falling.

He burst out of the water in an instant, grabbed the Muku from the shore, and his Sharingan spun at high speed.

Hashirama, however, remained leisurely soaking in the water, raising his hand to flick out a Wood Release vine, easily entangled the culprit of all this—a stray cat.

"Little Lotus Night, you're being too tense." Hashirama gently stroked the stray cat. "It's just a kitten."

Lianye stood frozen in place, watching Hashirama gently place the cat by the pond and feed it fish cakes he had taken from the kitchen.

The prolonged fighting triggered his instinctive reactions.

He awkwardly re-entered the pool.

P.S.: Dear readers, I think I have a fever, sob sob...

Chapter Seventy Only Children Love Sweets

As dusk settled quietly, the rising steam, carrying the distinctive sulfurous scent of the hot spring, drifted through the air.

Renya and Hashirama, dressed in kimonos provided by the hot spring resort and wearing wooden clogs, slowly walked out of the bath.

In Hashirama's arms, a stray cat with mottled fur curled up into a fluffy ball, purring contentedly and occasionally rubbing its head against his large palm.

"Xiao Lianye, what do you think is a good name for this cat?"

Clearly, he was considering adopting the stray cat...

Although Renya didn't understand Uncle Hashirama's decision, she still helped to come up with ideas.

"This cat is a tabby cat, so let's call it Tabby."

"Haha, this is a good name. From now on, you'll be called Tanuki." Hashirama chuckled as he rubbed the Tanuki in his arms.

Tanuki subconsciously licked Hashirama's palm, seemingly quite fond of the name.

"Uncle Hashirama, you want to adopt this ugly cat?" Renya frowned and said with dissatisfaction, "This cat is so ugly, you should just throw it away."

"Meow meow meow~" The tabby seemed to understand and kept meowing at Renye in dissatisfaction.

"Oh? You dead cat can understand?" Lian Ye raised an eyebrow.

In the ninja world, ordinary stray cats never understand human speech; only summoned beasts possess the intelligence to communicate with humans.

He was somewhat surprised that the stray cat in front of him could understand human speech...

"Meow meow meow~" The tabby rolled its eyes at Renye, its gaze seeming to say, "What else? Human."

"Haha, I knew Tanuki was smart." Hashirama gently stroked Tanuki's head, and the latter immediately squinted its eyes comfortably.

"What a cunning ugly cat," Lianye muttered to herself.

He had absolutely no interest in such an ugly-looking pet.

The two left the hot spring resort and went out onto the street.

Dozens of vermilion lanterns lit up under the eaves of the shops along the street.

Men and women dressed in kimonos strolled along the street.

The vendors on both sides of the street called out enthusiastically, and the aroma of roasted chestnuts, sweet taiyaki, and mellow sake mingled together, filling the air with their cries.

Lian Ye swallowed unconsciously; he was indeed a little hungry.

I've been traveling these past few days and haven't had a chance to eat anything good.

"Little Lotus Night, are you hungry?" Hashirama said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you to eat."

He led them to an izakaya (Japanese pub), where the three gilded characters "Tang Yin Ting" on a wooden sign swayed gently in the wind.

"The owner of the hot spring resort said that the specialty grilled sea bream ramen here is delicious. I heard that the soup base is a unique recipe with a history of over a hundred years."

Hashirama swallowed hard, then led Renya inside.

Upon entering the store, the aroma of rich bone broth, carried by the steam, wafted towards them, making the two of them swallow hard.

To be honest, this century-old shop seems to have something special about it.

The room was furnished with tatami mats, and the candlelight cast the shadows of the diners onto the paper sliding doors, from which came the soft sounds of conversation.

The proprietress, wearing an apron, greeted us warmly, saying, "Please come with me, gentlemen."

The two sat down at a low table by the window. The tabby cat was placed in a bamboo basket covered with a thick velvet blanket and immediately curled up into a ball of fur and began to doze off.

Zhu took the menu and pointed to the signature dish, "Two bowls of sea bream ramen, plus a soft-boiled egg."

Soon, steaming hot ramen was served on the table.

The bowl is filled with fragrant sea bream, soft-boiled eggs coated in amber-colored broth, and garnished with vibrant green scallions and tender pink char siu pork.

Hashirama picked up a piece of fish, gently blew on it to cool it down, and fed it to the tabby cat, who had returned to her knees. The little guy couldn't wait to stick out his tongue and eat, getting soup all over his whiskers.

"Uncle Hashirama, this guy seems to have latched onto you." Renya scooped up a spoonful of soup. "It's just a pity this cat is too..."

His words were interrupted by the tabby's sudden meow.

Suddenly, the little guy appeared on the table, staring longingly at the char siu in Lian Ye's bowl.

Lian Ye: "..."

Hashirama smiled and tore the char siu in his bowl into small pieces. "Tanuki, look here."

Upon hearing this, Tanuki turned around and eagerly went forward to eat the char siu that Hashirama had fed her.

After eating his fill, he went back to the bamboo basket to take a nap.

Lian Ye was speechless. "This guy is both ugly and lazy."

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After finishing their meal, the two left the izakaya.

The tabby cat in Hashirama's arms had woken up at some point and was now clinging to his collar, curiously examining the lanterns on the street.

The aroma of roasting mixed with a sweet scent wafted from afar, making Hashirama's eyes light up.

Not far away, in front of a dumpling shop, the owner was skewering glutinous rice balls covered in frosting onto bamboo sticks.

"Little Renya, would you like some dessert?" Hashirama looked at Renya. "I think the three-colored dumplings at that place are pretty good."

As Hashirama spoke, he stepped forward, giving Renya no chance to speak at all.

Renya watched Hashirama's excited figure disappear into the distance and sighed softly, "Only children like sweets."

Having lived two lives, he considers himself past the age of loving sweets.

Just then, two strings of bamboo skewers adorned with cherry blossom-colored, amber-colored, and white dumplings were handed to me.

"Who says only children like sweets?" Hashirama shook the bamboo stick, the icing sugar shimmering under the lantern.

He blinked and stuffed a string of dumplings into Lianye's hand. "Try it. The owner of this shop used to make sweets for the daimyo."

The tabby cat also joined in the fun, sticking out her pink tongue to reach the nearest dumpling, but Hashirama laughed and dodged it.