Yuuki knew from the voice that it was Black Zetsu speaking.
Looking towards the source of the voice, the half-black, half-white Zetsu emerged.
Facing Black Zetsu's questioning, Yuuki said with a slight smile,
"That depends on how you look at it. From my perspective, it precisely shows my trust in you, believing that the Akatsuki Organization has limitless prospects. This is an early investment."
Black Zetsu listened to Yuuki's twisted logic and ignored it, continuing to say,
"No more, this is the last time. Otherwise, next time I will report the information truthfully to the leader!"
Yuuki scoffed and said,
"Zetsu, do you really consider him a leader, and not a pawn?"
Faced with Yuuki's question, Black Zetsu offered no defense, as this was a part he was quite proud of.
Turning powerful Ninja into pawns to achieve his goals.
Black Zetsu looked at Yuuki, who was mocking Nagato, and felt even more amused.
Uchiha Tomoki, what difference is there between you and him?
Black Zetsu, who had dealt with the Uchiha Clan for nearly a thousand years, knew that he had to go along with the other party's wishes at this moment.
"You are right, but he is currently the most suitable person to execute the plan. You don't want any accidents, do you?"
Yuuki showed an appropriate look of impatience and disdain, then spoke,
"Alright, I understand. I'll pay attention to it from now on!"
Watching Yuuki's reaction, just as he had expected, Black Zetsu nodded and then submerged into the ground, departing.
The person who needed to be sent away had been dealt with.
After Black Zetsu left, Yuuki stopped walking and flew high into the sky, rapidly heading towards Konoha.
In just half a day, Yuuki returned to Konoha.
On the other side, Kakuzu and Sasori, who had already left the Land of Fire and arrived in the Land of Rice Fields, were preparing to make a big move.
As for the Akatsuki Organization's mission, it had already been reported via their rings, and now it was free time.
Half a day was enough for Kakuzu to calm down.
Recalling his previous experience, he gained an extra mission, but the 100 million ryo he had almost gotten for free was gone, not to mention he lost 100 million ryo of his own savings.
The more he thought about it, the more something felt off.
Scene after scene replayed in Kakuzu's mind. At first, everything was fine, until Sasori's one sentence, 'Wait a moment!'
Things started to go wrong.
Kakuzu was not a gambler. Yuuki's 100 million ryo was gone, and it hadn't even warmed his hands yet. But it was his own 100 million ryo that made Kakuzu's heart ache terribly.
It was truly painful, the kind with a five-fold amplification.
Trapped in endless self-reproach and regret, Kakuzu once again thought of the vast prospects Yuuki had painted for him, and the flood of returns after investing.
He discarded all previous suspicions in his mind, leaving only fantasies about the future.
Kakuzu couldn't help but believe, because only by believing that everything was real could Kakuzu continue to persevere.
Otherwise, without anyone needing to act, if Yuuki simply stated that he had actually deceived Kakuzu and the money would never come back,
Kakuzu would probably die of anger. Not a figure of speech, but literally die from anger.
Kakuzu, who had worked for decades, naturally didn't have only this much savings. However, Kakuzu, who always only took in and never let out, had finally taken out such a large sum of money, only to be deceived.
Kakuzu's faith would collapse.
There was no other way but to firmly believe that his choice was correct.
At this moment, the two were in a teahouse, but had not ordered anything.
Sasori didn't need anything, and Kakuzu was being frugal.
Often, such stingy people, when they truly act, can shock everyone.
Thinking that Sasori had also spent 150 million ryo, making him an even bigger sucker than himself, Kakuzu felt a camaraderie towards Sasori that he hadn't experienced in decades.
Either to strengthen his own resolve or to convince himself,
Kakuzu took the initiative to ask Sasori,
"What kind of person do you think the Fifth Hokage of Konoha is?"
Sasori was somewhat surprised that Kakuzu, a guy who barely uttered a word for half a day, actually initiated a conversation with him.
The topic was Yuuki, whom Sasori found extremely annoying on one hand, but also quite good on the other. Sasori began to think seriously.
Carefully recalling past events, Sasori finally answered,
"Powerful, foolish, cunning and sly, arrogant, conceited. Anyway, besides being powerful, he's useless!"
In Sasori's eyes, Yuuki truly had no good qualities. Aside from his undeniable strength, he was a complete disgrace to humanity.
After expressing his true thoughts, Sasori noticed Kakuzu's expression was quite grim.
"Who asked you about that? I'm asking about money!"
Sasori, who had been in contact with Kakuzu for a while, finally understood Kakuzu's point.
Sasori thought for a moment and then replied,
"Regarding money, I don't know too much, but he's very rich, extremely rich!"
Sasori recalled what he had seen and heard in Konoha. Almost everyone's life was inseparable from the industries Yuuki had established. Although he didn't understand economics, he knew that meant he was very rich.
Kakuzu's eyes lit up when he heard that. Rich is good. With so much money, he shouldn't be lying to me, right?
"Anything else?"
Kakuzu pressed.
Anything else?
Sasori felt that besides not knowing how rich Yuuki was, there wasn't much else to say. However, thinking about the salaries Yuuki gave him and other researchers, and the uncounted investment,
Sasori, as if having found a direction, spoke again,
"Also, he's very generous, doesn't treat money like money, and isn't very smart. He often wastes money on some useless people and acts smug about it."
Clearly, Sasori was thinking of how others, compared to himself, got whatever they wanted without needing layers of inspection.
Finally, Sasori concluded,
"Hmm, if I had to sum it up, one sentence would do: rich and foolish!"
Kakuzu, who had been listening intently, heard the answer he wanted, and his mood brightened considerably.
However, he immediately became worried again.
Rich and foolish?
Recalling all the wonderful prospects Yuuki had spoken of earlier, could it be that it wouldn't make any money at all?
No!
It must make money, absolutely must make money!
Because of the huge investment, Kakuzu would not allow this project to fail. Whoever dared to prevent him from making money, he would eliminate them!
Kakuzu, continuously exuding killing intent, his eyes became incredibly resolute.
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