Chapter 533: I'm Broke! Give Me Money!
[Activated Attribute: Light as a Swallow!]
[This attribute allows the host to reduce weight and further increase speed.]
Kazuyama Gekkō silently opened the attribute list he hadn't checked in a long time.
[Name: Kazuyama Gekkō]
[Identity: Seven-Tails Jinchūriki, Konoha Jōnin, Clan Head of the Gekkō Clan]
[Traits: Vigorous Vitality, Enhanced Endurance, Genjutsu Resistance (immune to all Genjutsu below B-rank)]
[Kekkei Genkai: Transparent Release, Crystal Release]
[Ninjutsu Proficiency: Fire Release, Water Release, Wind Release, Earth Release, Summoning Technique, Fūinjutsu, Ninja Art (Snake), Taijutsu, Kinjutsu]
[Senjutsu: Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu (unique!)]
[Tailed Beast: Seven-Tails Chōmei, Affinity 100%, Tailed Beast Transformation Progress: 100%, Tailed Beast Ball (Mastered, Passive Skills: Handheld Ability, Compressed Bomb, Tailed Beast Ball Beam), Tailed Beast Synchronization (Chakra Consumption Reduced)]
[Basic Attributes: Strength 83, Speed 100, Chakra 100, Constitution 100, Taijutsu 78, Genjutsu 86, Hand Seals 84]
[Activated Attributes: Chakra Recovery, Yin Healing Wound Destruction (Passive), Light as a Swallow]
[Resistance: Six Paths Resistance 30%]
[Ninjutsu Amplification: 50%, Power Enhancement and Nature Transformation]
Since his son was born, his frequency of stirring up trouble had dropped, leaving his stats stagnant.
Tch, I can't just sit still.
With that thought, Kazuyama abruptly raised his head, eyes burning with energy. To Chōmei, however, that look only meant one thing:
"Hoh, this brat's about to cause trouble again!"
"Kazuyama, we're in the Land of Earth now. What kind of trouble are you planning this time?"
"Give me a hint?"
Chōmei was extra curious. Kazuyama had come to Kusagakure and Iwagakure specifically to stir things up and take revenge. Kusagakure had already been thrown into chaos over a few pills—so what kind of 'gift' was he preparing for Iwa?
"Chōmei, you've got to understand—there are endless ways to make trouble."
"But the simplest is poison, hehehe."
Kazuyama's sly grin only made Chōmei itch with curiosity.
"Come on, tell me already, satisfy my curiosity."
"Fine. Let me ask you first—where is Iwagakure built?"
Chōmei froze. How was he supposed to know where Iwa was located? Last time they came to the Land of Earth, they didn't even visit the village.
"Hehehe, Chōmei, let me teach you something. If you want to cause trouble, you first need to understand your opponent's situation."
"Only then can you strike."
As Kazuyama let out a creepy laugh, Chōmei's head spun. Causing trouble was causing trouble—why make it so complicated?
"Iwagakure is surrounded by rocky mountains, heavily fortified and hard to break into. But that also means their communication with the outside world is more difficult."
"In other words, Iwagakure is relatively closed off."
"Hehehe, got it, Chōmei?"
Chōmei: ??? Got what? Screw your riddles!
"Forget it. I know your brain can't keep up. Just watch me."
"But Chōmei, make sure you've got enough Scale Powder ready. No matter what I do, that's our number one ingredient."
Hearing that, Chōmei felt better. Hmph, so he still needed the great me and my Scale Powder!
The next day, Kazuyama set off again, heading straight for the town closest to Iwagakure.
While traveling, to speed things up, he sent shadow clones to the Land of Frost to buy huge amounts of seafood. Crates of fish, seafood—he bought them all. After all, Minato was footing the bill.
But before long, he realized the money was running out. That was easy enough to fix.
When Kazuyama finally reached the town outside Iwa, he rented a room, placed a mark, and with Chōmei's chakra support, returned to Konoha.
"What! You already spent ten million ryō?"
"Kazuyama, what the hell did you do?!"
Minato Namikaze, buried in work at the Hokage Building, was yanked out of it by Kazuyama, who dropped a bombshell on him.
Ten million ryō! Not one thousand, not ten thousand—ten million!
How the hell had this bastard blown through it all in just over a month?
Kazuyama casually scratched his ear, looking completely unfazed.
"Hey, dear Lord Hokage, do you have any idea how expensive intel work is?"
"First, I went to the neutral Land of Waterfalls and set up an intel station in Takigakure."
"Then I rushed to the Land of Grass and the Land of Hot Water. Both intel networks are already in motion."
"If you're asking where the money went—well, in the Land of Grass, I recruited some ronin. They gather intel for me anytime."
"In the Land of Hot Water, I opened a flower shop. Nice cover, and secretly for intel too."
"As for the Five Great Nations—right now I'm personally in the Land of Earth. Look, local specialty: rock skin cakes. Want one?"
Coincidentally, rock skin cakes really were a specialty of the Land of Earth.
Small, rough, irregularly shaped cookies—when Kazuyama first saw them, he froze. If he remembered right, wasn't this something a certain giant invented? How did it end up here?
After hearing his report, Minato calmed a little. These expenses did make sense, but still—ten million ryō!
Back in his day, an S-rank mission only paid one million! That was ten missions' worth of reward—gone just like that?!
It hurt. It hurt bad.
Thinking about it, Minato absentmindedly grabbed one of the rock skin cakes from the bag Kazuyama had put on the table and bit into it.
"Crunch!"
The sharp crack echoed, and Minato's face froze.
Hard! No wonder it was called rock skin cake—it really was rock-hard!
"Hey, hey, hey, I told you—it's called rock skin cake! Bite it like that and you'll break your teeth!"
Kazuyama burst out laughing at Minato's grimace. Minato, gritting his teeth against the pain, put the cake down. A clear row of bite marks was left on its surface.
"You bastard! Did you do this on purpose?!"
"No, absolutely not! This is the Land of Earth's specialty. But they did say—don't bite it directly. Cut it into pieces and eat slowly! Hahahaha!"
Minato's face turned pitch black. Without a word, he yanked out a piece of paper, scribbled something, and threw it at Kazuyama.
"Go get the money yourself!"
"Got it!"
Kazuyama took the note with a grin and vanished with Flying Thunder God.