Chapter 130: Seven Captures and Seven Releases
"In life, the most important thing is to be happy."
Naruto smiled as he poured a cup of tea and handed it to Kurotsuchi Raiga.
On a dreary and humid rainy day, having a cup of hot tea is undoubtedly a form of happiness.
But that's assuming Kurotsuchi Raiga can actually drink it.
His mouth was already swollen like two sausages.
Naruto didn't know Medical Ninjutsu.
And Raiga himself certainly didn't know it either.
He couldn't exactly use lightning, could he?
Although there is such a thing as electrotherapy, it was useless in this situation.
After all, his injuries were physical.
As for psychological trauma, he didn't dare say.
Kurotsuchi Raiga pushed the tea toward Ranmaru.
Although he didn't know why Ranmaru could suddenly jump and run around, he truly cared for the boy.
The two of them had depended on each other for a long time.
If it weren't for the fact that Ranmaru was a boy, Kurotsuchi Raiga would probably be considering a wedding instead of a funeral.
"What do you want?"
Kurotsuchi Raiga looked at the youth before him.
He recalled his previous state of weakness and powerlessness.
This guy might be like the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi—born with a baby face; there was no way he was only in his teens.
He even suspected the two of them might be blood relatives.
But their hair colors were different.
One had a head of green hair, while the other had a head of yellow hair.
However, both of those colors were quite ominous.
Naruto had no idea what Kurotsuchi Raiga was thinking right now.
If he did, he'd say, "Here, take the pen, you write the story then; how did you even make that connection?"
Maintaining a kind smile, he said, "I want money."
"Money?"
Kurotsuchi Raiga hadn't expected such a simple answer. "Aren't you a Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village? Aren't you here to take me back?"
Naruto had to listen very carefully to understand what he said.
Mainly because Naruto had hit him so hard earlier that he now spoke as if he had something in his mouth.
"I'm not from the Hidden Mist. I'm here to help you make more money."
"..."
Kurotsuchi Raiga was speechless.
Help me? What the hell?
Is this how you help people?
He was a lawless man who didn't even fear death.
But he thought the guy in front of him had something wrong with his head.
Plus, he didn't actually want to die.
Not fearing death didn't mean not wanting to live.
"The mine will continue to be worked."
Naruto naturally wouldn't give up such a massive gold mine. "But you need to pay them wages, and you can't go around kidnapping men anymore."
"Impossible!"
Kurotsuchi Raiga said subconsciously, "Giving these people a funeral is the greatest kindness I can show them."
Even a capitalist would weep at such a statement.
Naruto glared at him.
With your knack for causing trouble, even without Neji or Naruto around, you'd probably end up dying at someone else's hands sooner or later.
"You don't agree?"
Naruto raised his fist, which was the size of a sandbag, and repeated, "You really don't agree?"
Ranmaru reached out and held Kurotsuchi Raiga's hand, saying, "We can't beat him."
"..."
Even though it was the truth, it was still infuriating.
Kurotsuchi Raiga felt the warmth of Ranmaru's small hand.
It didn't matter if he died, but he couldn't let Ranmaru die.
The guy in front of him was clearly ruthless.
The only reason he wasn't dead yet was because he was useful.
"What do we need to do?"
Kurotsuchi Raiga asked.
A wise man submits to fate.
"Establish a gold mining company. Let's call it Gold Star."
Naruto was imitating the shipping company his Shadow Clone had set up in the Land of Waves.
They could clearly make more money through normal means, yet they insisted on being completely evil.
Kurotsuchi Raiga grew angrier as he listened. "Doesn't that just make me an employee?"
According to Naruto's plan, after the gold was mined, it would no longer be sold directly but would be processed and engraved to be sold as gold jewelry.
And this would be the job of Kurotsuchi Raiga and his men.
As Ninjas, they had Chakra; as long as their control was strong enough, they were no worse than the machine tools from his previous life.
As for the money earned, it would naturally belong to Naruto.
Kurotsuchi Raiga and the other Ninjas would receive a proper wage.
"I can't accept this!"
Kurotsuchi Raiga had suddenly gone from being the big boss to a mere worker; the gap was too wide.
Work? No, he wouldn't work for someone else as long as he lived.
"What about you, Ranmaru?"
Naruto turned to look at the pretty young boy.
It was easy for him to think of Haku.
Their situations were actually very similar.
Both had been abandoned by the world and then met a man who gave them warmth, so they lived for that man.
"I can agree,"
Ranmaru said, glancing at Kurotsuchi Raiga.
"Fine."
Naruto nodded, clenched his fist, and looked at Kurotsuchi Raiga. "Since Ranmaru agrees and you don't, I'll just kill you and give the task to him."
"Wait a minute!"
Kurotsuchi Raiga shouted hastily, "I agree!"
He chose to be "prudent."
A more important reason was that he was afraid if he died, there would be no one to take care of Ranmaru.
Naruto pulled back his fist and smiled. "Hand over your money then."
"..."
Kurotsuchi Raiga fell apart.
He knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.
"Ranmaru, you go get it."
Naruto patted his head and said, "If you hide even ten thousand ryo, I'll cut off one of his feet."
Ranmaru's body trembled as he ran into the room and soon returned with a bankbook.
"Oh, not bad."
Naruto accepted the one hundred million ryo with a clear conscience.
Banks existed in the Ninja World; in the original series, Naruto had seen Jiraiya's bankbook.
He was quite wealthy.
This was normal.
Smutty novels were very popular.
"I'll leave the rest for you to handle."
Naruto vanished on the spot.
Kurotsuchi Raiga and Ranmaru looked at each other, both seeing confusion and shock in the other's eyes.
Red light immediately emanated from Ranmaru's eyes.
"There's no trace of him; he should have already left."
"Really?"
Kurotsuchi Raiga still found it hard to believe.
Everything that just happened felt like a dream; he woke up to find everything the same, except the money was gone.
This was truly painful.
To be alive but have no money.
But they still had a chance; at least the gold mine was still there.
"Are we going to do what he said?"
Seeing his expression change like a roller coaster, Ranmaru couldn't help but ask.
"Do it my ass!"
Hearing this, Kurotsuchi Raiga came back to life, a fierce light in his eyes. "Next time he comes, I'll definitely give him a gift!"
He couldn't beat him, but there were people who could.
"What gift?"
"???"
Kurotsuchi Raiga turned his head with difficulty and saw Naruto still sitting in the same spot, as if he hadn't moved at all.
"Didn't you say you were going to give me a gift?"
"Give..."
Kurotsuchi Raiga forced a smile and gave him another million ryo from his secret stash.
Naruto took the money and vanished again.
This time.
Kurotsuchi Raiga followed his plan and began to reform his family.
But by evening, when Naruto still hadn't appeared, he slammed the table again.
"That guy has definitely gone far away by now!"
"Not yet." Naruto suddenly appeared behind him.
"A ghost!" Kurotsuchi Raiga jumped up in fright.
Over the next day, Naruto appeared while he was eating, appeared while he was mining, and appeared while he was bathing.
Seven times in a row.
Kurotsuchi Raiga was already scared to the point of a nervous breakdown.
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Naruto, who was just about to go for the eighth time, stopped in his tracks.