"..." Haku.
"..." Zabuza.
Lying on the ground, the two heard Naruto's question and were speechless.
Why ask after the fight is over?
Although, according to a ninja's caution, it's understandable to do this when the two sides aren't on the same side and have enough strength.
After all, negotiations only exist between parties of equal standing.
But for them, this was too unfriendly.
However, precisely because they were ninja, they understood even more that this world is ruled by the strong.
Even if Zabuza was full of dissatisfaction at this moment, he could only hold it in.
Coughing, Zabuza, who had recovered a little, barely managed to say, "We have no intention of being your enemy. We came this time to redeem my two subordinates. Please forgive us for any offense."
As he spoke, Zabuza's eyes wandered, stopping on the Demon Brothers who were tied to a tree not far away.
Naruto nodded knowingly, a warm smile appearing on his face as if he were looking at a distinguished guest.
He glanced at the Demon Brothers on the tree and softly replied, "Two Hidden Mist Rogue Ninja Chunin. If there's no bounty on them in the black market, then the Hidden Mist Village will recover their heads for two million ryo each."
As he spoke, he glanced at Haku, who was lying not far away, his tone unchanged, still gentle, "An Ice Release Bloodline Limit ninja is a rare material. Someone will definitely offer at least ten million ryo to buy his body.
Plus, he has delicate features. I think some customers with special preferences wouldn't mind adding some to the price, offering fifteen to twenty million ryo, let's say fifteen million ryo."
After speaking, Naruto's gaze stopped on Momochi Zabuza's face, and he said, "Finally, there's you, the famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. There's a high bounty on your head and the Executioner's Blade in the black market, totaling forty-one million ryo.
So, that'll be sixty million ryo, please pay up, Zabuza-sama."
At this moment, Naruto's smile was very sunny and warm, and his tone was very gentle, but Zabuza couldn't feel any warmth from Naruto.
He wanted to reject Naruto's proposal, but he thought of the brief battle with the other party just now. That kind of power was something he could never resist, even if he cultivated for another twenty years.
If I refuse, I'll die, right? Zabuza thought to himself with a wry smile.
Even though he was a ferocious demon, he only felt powerless in his heart when facing Naruto at this moment.
He didn't mind dying in a mission, but he couldn't accept being trampled to death like an ant like this.
"Zabuza-sama, please just protect yourself. I'm just a tool, not worth you spending so much money on," Haku said with a conflicted expression, finally reluctantly expressing his thoughts.
After many years of missions, Zabuza had indeed accumulated a lot of money.
But this money was to be used to develop and prosper the Hidden Mist Village after he assassinated the Mizukage and succeeded in the coup in the future, and he was just a tool, not worth Zabuza spending so much money on.
As everyone knows, tsunderes have a very strong rebellious psychology.
If Haku didn't say anything, then Zabuza might have considered only paying the ransom for himself.
But Haku's words had the opposite effect, causing Zabuza to directly delete the option of only protecting himself from his mind.
"Shut up, you are a tool that I have worked so hard to cultivate, how can I easily give up? Money can be earned again, after today you have to work twice as hard for me and earn this money back as soon as possible."
Zabuza propped up his body and scolded.
Afterward, he turned to Naruto and said, "Sir, please spare us. We are willing to pay, but I don't have much money on hand right now. Please agree on a method for me to gather enough funds and deliver them to you."
Naruto didn't mind, took out paper and pen, scribbled a few strokes, filled in the amount and date, and then threw it in front of Zabuza: "Sign and put your fingerprint on it."
This was an IOU, stating that the Rogue Ninja of the Hidden Mist Village, Momochi Zabuza, formerly one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, owed Naruto Uzumaki sixty million taels, to be settled within a week.
During the battle just now, Naruto had already placed Flying Thunder God Technique marks on both Haku and Zabuza, so he wasn't afraid of them running away.
The same went for the Demon Brothers tied to the tree.
Zabuza, his body aching all over, finally picked up the IOU from the ground and read the note, which, apart from the amount and date, had been written long ago. A bad feeling immediately arose in his heart.
"This was prepared long ago?" Zabuza glanced at Naruto, his voice trembling.
"Of course."
Naruto nodded as a matter of course.
For formal ninjas with Hidden Village affiliations, capturing Rogue Ninja and earning bounties was a matter of course, and it could be said that there was no more legitimate income than this.
After getting their information from the Demon Brothers, Naruto thought that these two might come to rescue them, which was why he didn't directly hand these two small fries over to the Anbu who were following around, or directly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them back to Konoha.
Not earning extra money when you have the chance is simply against the natural order.
The future Naruto, wanting to make this world operate according to his will, needed not only absolute strength, but also money.
Wealth and power are the unchanging truths that have dominated the world since ancient times.
Looking at Momochi Zabuza's complicated expression, Naruto smiled and said, "Don't worry, I, Naruto, don't speak ambiguously."
"Since you paid me, then I will definitely not go back on my word and attack you again. As honored guests, you can also pay money to get my extra help when necessary in the future."
Handing Zabuza a Kunai, Naruto continued, "You know the Flying Thunder God Technique, right? If you need anything, pour Chakra into it to light up the coordinates, then I can sense it and teleport over."
Looking at the Kunai Naruto handed over, Zabuza now had a wry smile on his face.
Examining Naruto's face and hairstyle, he finally thought of the Fourth Hokage Yellow Flash, who was once famous in the Ninja World.
The boy in front of him was like a smaller version of Minato Namikaze.
"Is he the Fourth Hokage's son? I believe you."
Letting out a long breath, Zabuza had no more illusions.
If he provoked other strong people, Zabuza was confident that he could escape their pursuit after avoiding them today.
But if it was a practitioner of the Flying Thunder God Technique, without the strength of the Ninja God, being targeted by the other party meant washing your neck early and preparing a coffin to wait for death.
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