Naruto: Experience Pain, Start by Copying the Entire Shinobi World

A land of water, often shrouded in fog and abundant in water.

The two walked one after the other on the muddy path leading to Kirigakure, the air filled with the scent of damp grass and earth.

Kakuzu followed behind, taking each step very carefully.

He felt as if he were not walking on a road, but walking beside a giant beast that was feigning sleep. If he made the slightest move, he would be swallowed whole, leaving not even a bone fragment.

His five hearts were beating wildly at five completely different frequencies.

The silence was oppressive, making it hard to breathe.

Finally, Kakuzu couldn't resist.

He had lived for nearly a hundred years, witnessed the First Hokage's Wood Release, and seen the bloodshed of the Warring States period, but the oppressive feeling emanating from the man before him was unprecedented.

"you……"

A dry, grinding sound came from Kakuzu's throat.

"Who exactly is it?"

Qian Xuan, who was walking ahead, did not stop or turn his head; he simply casually gave his name.

"Shuo Ye Qian Xuan".

Kakuzu's body suddenly stiffened.

Shuoye... Qianxuan.

In today's underground gold exchange, this name is worth far more than the combined value of the Five Kage.

He slays demigods, destroys demons, and splits mountains for two hundred miles with a single stroke.

Each and every one of them is a legend enough to shake the entire ninja world.

Kakuzu initially thought these were just exaggerated rumors.

But now, he believes it.

The terror he had just experienced, the terror that could crush a soul, perfectly matched these legends.

It turned out that he hadn't been defeated by an unknown powerful figure.

Instead, they fell victim to the monster that was the most dangerous thing to provoke in this era.

With this thought, Kakuzu's resentment vanished instantly.

It's not shameful to lose to this monster.

To be "invited" to be the CFO by such a monster seems like an honor?

For the first time, Kakuzu's brain, which was filled with money, began to perform this strange logical calculation.

Qianxuan didn't use the Instantaneous Movement Technique, nor did he travel at full speed; he simply walked at a leisurely pace.

Kakuzu didn't know where he was going, nor did he dare to ask, so he could only silently follow behind.

The two passed by a seaside manor.

The manor was built in an extremely luxurious manner, with high walls and a dozen fierce-looking warriors guarding the entrance.

"It's obviously not a good thing."

Qianxuan stopped, stroked his chin, and muttered to himself.

Kakuzu: "?"

The next second, Qianxuan swaggered towards the gate of the manor.

"Halt! Who goes there?!"

The samurai guarding the gate immediately drew his sword and stopped him.

Qianxuan ignored them and simply snapped his fingers.

The dozen or so warriors froze instantly, their eyes becoming vacant. Then, like puppets on strings, they turned around and respectfully pushed open the heavy iron door for him.

Kakuzu followed behind, his eye twitching.

Illusion?

No, there's no chakra fluctuation.

What kind of bizarre ability is this?

The two entered the manor, where a fat man with a bloated belly, dressed in a gorgeous kimono, was embracing two scantily clad women and laughing in the courtyard.

Upon seeing Qianxuan and Jiaozu, the fat man's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a fierce expression.

"Who are you people? How dare you trespass in my place? Are you tired of living?!"

Qianxuan picked at his ear, his face all smiles.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to rob you."

He paused, then gave a smile that made Kakuzu feel a bit of a toothache.

"I've come to beg for alms."

The fat man was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage:

"Begging for alms? I think you're here to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of ninjas wielding sharp blades jumped out from the surrounding rooftops and shadows.

Kakuzu's eyes narrowed slightly.

These ninjas were quite strong, and some of them even reached the level of elite Chunin.

It seems this fat man is not only rich, but also a ruthless character with connections in both the legal and illegal worlds.

However, Qianxuan simply snapped his fingers again.

The dozens of ninjas didn't even manage to form a single hand seal before they all plummeted from the rooftop, crashing to the ground unconscious.

The fat man's face turned deathly pale instantly.

As he watched the young man with a kind smile walking towards him, his legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"M-My lord, spare me! Whatever you want, I'll give you! Everything!"

"See, wouldn't it have been better if you had said so earlier?"

Qianxuan patted him on the shoulder.

"Why did it have to be so unpleasant?"

He turned his head and waved to Kakuzu.

"Your Excellency, it's your turn to get to work."

Kakuzu: "..."

He looked at the sealing scroll that Qian Xuan handed him, then at the fat man who was already terrified and wetting himself. He felt that his worldview was being repeatedly crushed by this man in an extremely brutal way.

Kakuzu has lived for so many years and has always considered himself a pure materialist.

He'd take any job and kill anyone for money.

But he has his own "professional ethics": he does what he's paid for, and he's honest with everyone, young and old.

But this man in front of me...

What is this?

This is blatant robbery, completely unreasonable!

Moreover, they seized it with such confidence and nonchalance!

Under Kakuzu's stiff, shocked gaze, Qianxuan led him to turn the manor's vault upside down.

Looking at the mountain of gold and silver treasures in the scroll, Kakuzu's heart, which had been dormant for many years, began to beat violently for the first time because of something other than money.

So... this is how money can be made?

In a high-end restaurant in the Land of Water.

Qianxuan casually tossed the scroll filled with treasure onto the table, then ordered a large table of the most famous specialties of the Land of Water.

"Try it, don't be shy."

Qianxuan pointed to the exquisite dishes on the table and said to Kakuzu, who was sitting upright,

"It's my treat."

Kakuzu looked at the table full of delicious food, then at the bulging roll next to him, and didn't touch his chopsticks for a long time.

"What's wrong? Not to your liking?"

Qianxuan picked up a piece of delicious grilled fish and ate it with great relish.

Kakuzu was silent for a moment, then finally picked up his chopsticks, took the piece of sushi closest to him, and put it in his mouth.

It's very fresh and delicious.

It was the best thing he had ever eaten in decades.

He hadn't been able to sit down and have a meal like this in a long time.

Since being betrayed by the village, he has become a lone ghost wandering in the darkness, and food is merely a means to sustain his life.

He looked at the man across from him who was eating heartily.

This man is so strong he's like a monster; he acts without any logic and does things entirely based on his whims.

Yet this man, after crushing himself with absolute power, did not see himself as a prisoner or a tool that could be discarded at any time.

He gave himself the position of "financial officer".

He took himself to "beg for alms".

Now, he treats me to a meal as if I were a friend.

Kakuzu's eyes reddened without warning.

He remembered a long, long time ago, when he went to assassinate the man known as the "God of Shinobi" for the sake of the village.

He narrowly escaped death and miraculously made it back.

What awaited him was not the honors of a hero, but the blame for the mission's failure and endless humiliation.

He died from that moment on.

The one who survived was merely a shell named Kakuzu, a man who only believed in money.

A single, murky tear, uncontrollably, slid down from the corner of his wrinkled eye and dripped into the soy sauce dish in front of him, creating a small ripple.

He quickly lowered his head, using the motion of eating to cover up his embarrassment.

But that feeling of "grievance" that came from the depths of her soul was like a flood that had burst its banks, and she couldn't stop it no matter what.

Qianxuan saw it, but he didn't say anything.

He simply pushed a plate of the fattest and most delicious grilled saury in front of Kakuzu.

"Eat more, old man."

"You'll be very busy from now on."