Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

"Killing Kado is not part of our mission."

Ninjas are paid to do things; they don't do anything unrelated to the mission.

At first, Yi was disappointed, but she quickly realized what was happening and asked about the price of the quest to kill Kado.

"A B-rank mission should be enough... but I suggest you don't get your hopes up. Even if you manage to scrape together the money, Konoha won't accept the commission to kill Gato."

Ira was furious, pointing at Kakashi and demanding, "Why?! Does Konoha also fear Gato?!"

Sakura and Sasuke were quite displeased. How could Konoha possibly be afraid of little Gato?

Kakashi remained calm, shaking his head and saying serenely, "These are the rules."

Ninjas from legitimate ninja villages receive government subsidies and are therefore bound by the corresponding rules.

Besides the most basic function of military force to protect national security, there are many other prohibited activities.

You cannot kill daimyo, you cannot kill nobles.

For example, a powerful merchant like Gato, who was quite influential in the ninja world, had a status roughly equivalent to that of a nobleman.

Using his vast assets, he forged an intricate network of relationships, establishing connections with powerful figures from various countries.

even……

Kakashi didn't even need to investigate to know that Gato must donate a considerable sum of money to Konoha every year.

Otherwise, given how close the Land of Waves is to the Land of Fire, Gato's business would have been cut off by some passing rogue ninja before it could grow big.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Konoha is Gato's backer.

All five great ninja villages have their share of money; Konoha is just one of them.

Furthermore, Konoha wouldn't care whether Gato lived or died; they'd take the money but not kill him, and his name would be added to the mission's whitelist.

That's the gist of it. Kakashi didn't explain it to Iori, but gave him a pitying look and then said nothing more.

No matter how much they questioned him, Kakashi remained silent.

Yi's gaze swept over the others in the room, but no one spoke.

He was utterly desperate and disheartened, and as he turned to leave...

"Perhaps... I can help you..."

It was Fu Hua who offered to help.

Naruto looked up at the sky speechlessly. "Immortal, immortal, aren't you just looking for trouble?"

Fu Hua said, "Naruto, Gato..."

Naruto immediately said, "It's none of my business. Do whatever you want."

"I'm not asking for your help, what I mean is that Kado is incredibly wealthy..."

"What's our relationship? Your business is my business. Come on, Fu Hua, let's go kill Kado right now."

Damn, I almost forgot, killing cards can drop gold coins!

Fu Hua couldn't help but laugh, and Naruto, who was impatient, grabbed her arm and ran away before anyone else could react.

"Hey, Naruto, wait a minute..."

Before the words were even finished, Naruto and Fu Hua were instantly back in their original positions.

"By the way, does anyone know... where Kado is?"

Looking at everyone, Naruto asked.

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"Due to certain special reasons, Wuyin has chosen to abandon your commission. This is a refund of your funds..."

"Furthermore, in consideration of the information you provided, our Mizukage specifically instructed me to give you a reminder..."

"It's best not to make a move before those Konoha ninjas leave, otherwise losing money is a small matter compared to losing your life..."

After the Kirigakure ANBU left, Gato abandoned his respectful demeanor, his face contorted with rage, and he grabbed the furniture beside him and smashed it wildly on the ground.

bang bang bang...

"Useless! They're all useless!! The rogue ninjas from Kirigakure are useless, and the ninjas of Kirigakure are useless too. A useless ninja village, they can't even handle this small matter..."

"They're just a few Konoha ninjas? Your Mizukage is here, what are you afraid of? Just kill them already..."

A bunch of cowards!

They actually advised me not to make a move before the Konoha ninja left? Ridiculous! You Mist Village people are afraid of Konoha ninjas, but I, Gato, am not...

I have money, I can do anything.

After venting his anger, Gato's fury subsided, and he began to think about who he should find to deal with the Konoha ninja.

"Kumakunobi is known for its tough style and has always been at odds with Konoha. I might be able to entrust them with this task, but..."

Will the Hidden Cloud Village also be afraid to offend the Hidden Mist Village, just like the Hidden Mist Village?

Kado hesitated for a moment.

Konoha is the number one ninja village in the ninja world. Although Gato despises Kirigakure for fearing Konoha, he also finds it understandable.

Because Gato was also afraid of Konoha, but he wasn't afraid of the individual Konoha ninjas.

Kado is terrified of Konoha as a whole, otherwise he wouldn't pay so much protection money every year.

The damn thing is... paying so much protection money only means that Konoha won't accept the mission to hunt down Gato.

If Gato deliberately barges in and obstructs the Konoha ninja from carrying out their mission... he should still be killed!

This is the cruel reality of the ninja world...

Having money alone is useless; ninjas can easily take it away.

One needs money, power, and official status to feel even a little bit of security.

Cardo...

Having passed the capital accumulation period, it is currently in the capital consolidation period. It will take at least ten more years to upgrade to a position that even Konoha ninjas dare not kill.

"Just to be on the safe side, please ask Yunyin to hire someone from the black market afterward... I heard there's a mercenary organization called Akatsuki in the black market with a 100% mission success rate..."

Just as Kado made up his mind to entrust Xiao with the task, a subordinate rushed in in a panic.

"M-Sir...they've broken in! They've broken in..."

Kado kicked the man to the ground, yelling angrily, "What's the panic? Explain yourself! Who's this guy who's got the guts to do this?"

Before his subordinates could answer, Kado already knew the answer.

"Zabuza?!"

Zabuza carried his large sword into the house, with Haku beside him and the demon brothers, who should have been dead, behind him.

……

The Land of Waves is very poor, with dilapidated wooden houses everywhere.

The only place was a luxurious villa, which was Cardo's residence.

Outside the large villa, a large group of Kado's thugs lay on the ground, howling in pain.

Lei looked impatient and glanced at Longshe.

Long She understood, and then kicked the thugs hard in the groin one after another, and the world immediately became quiet.

Sakura was a little frightened. Was this... too cruel?

Karin looked at him with admiration. As expected of Ryusho, he was efficient and decisive in his work. No wonder he was trusted by the general.

Not far away, Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine and quickly flipped through the Icha Icha Paradise app to calm himself down, occasionally glancing at the villa gate in front of him.

"Is the matter resolved?"

Fu Hua stood at the villa's main entrance and saw the four people coming out. She smiled and asked them a question.

"It's done. The people of the Land of Waves can now stand up."

The transformation jutsu was deactivated, and one of the Demon Brothers revealed his true form, which was none other than Naruto.

Upon seeing this, the other member of the Demon Brothers revealed his true form, which was Sasuke.

Sasuke shook his head and said, "I feel that transforming is pointless..."

That's right, no one saw it... and it revealed its true form as soon as it left the crime scene, just like it hadn't transformed at all.