Naruto: Evil is easy to commit, making Amegakure great again.

Kakudou is a person who believes in "money is everything" and is extremely career-oriented.

In his view, 90% of the problems in this world can be solved with money.

The remaining 10% of problems couldn't be solved simply because there wasn't enough money.

"You're Kakuzu?"

Pain, the Hungry Ghost Path warrior responsible for protecting Jiang Ming's rear, slowly turned his head.

The image of Kakuzu, his voice, and his bare upper body were fed back in real time to Nagato, who was remotely controlling the Six Paths of Pain in Amegakure.

He got to see what the other person looked like with his own eyes.

"So what if it is?"

When confronted by Nagato's question, Kakuzu, who possessed the title of "Hashirama Senju, the God of Assassination in the Shinobi World" and had an extremely arrogant personality, gave a cold smile.

They completely disregarded the Six Paths of Pain before them and Jiang Ming, who was being firmly protected in the middle.

"Are you here to seek revenge?"

Kakuzu gently put down the corpses in his hands.

He allowed the four Earth Grudge Masks behind him, each controlling one of the four chakra natures of wind, fire, lightning, and water, to open their mouths, and his entire body to overflow with pitch-black blood vessel tentacles.

They seem ready to fight at any time.

"Hopefully, your heads are worth at least a little bit..."

"Join Amegakure, Kakuzu."

Before Kakuzu could finish speaking, Jiang Ming, who was standing in the middle of the Six Paths of Pain, took the initiative to push away the Preta Path of Pain in front of him.

In front of Kakuzu and everyone present, he extended an invitation to this rogue ninja from Takigakure to join Amegakure.

"Ha, what a joke..."

A low chuckle mixed with deep astonishment escaped from Kakuzu's lips.

His cloudy eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and bewilderment.

It was as if I had heard the most absurd joke in the world.

His brows were drawn low, and a cold, sharp smile curved his lips.

His words were full of disdain and sarcasm.

"Inviting a rogue ninja to join Amegakure... are all the Amegakure ninja probably dead by now?"

At this moment, Kakuzu had only one thought in his mind—after finishing this job, he had to leave the Land of Rain as soon as possible!

Based on his years of experience and combat skills accumulated from traveling through the various ninja countries, Jiang Ming's "invitation to join Amegakure" is definitely not well-intentioned!

How could an ordinary ninja village invite a rogue ninja to join their village when they have no relation to him?

Just thinking about it makes you realize that this kind of thing is full of scheming.

Kakuzu instantly recalled his failed assassination attempt on the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, which he had risked his life to save.

Upon returning to the village, they were framed by the village's higher-ups, burdened with various accusations, and subjected to countless severe punishments and unfair treatment—a truly tragic scene.

"You won't let me set foot in the quagmire of Amegakure—!"

Kakuzu gritted his teeth inwardly, his eyes swirling with disgust and wariness.

The ninjas in this tiny place are probably all dead, and the gaping hole at the front line is too big to be patched up.

That's why they were desperate and tried anything, setting their sights on this traitorous ninja.

If he delayed any longer, Hanzo the Salamander would probably bring a whole bunch of Rain Ninja to surround him the next second.

This forced him to go to the front lines in the Land of Rain to fight.

They've become the most worthless fill-in-the-blank babies in this country.

"Kakuzu, put away your earthly grudge, I know your past."

Jiang Ming took a step forward.

He appeared to be standing in front of Kakuzu without any apparent precautions.

In reality, he had already secretly released his Stand, D4C, which moved silently behind Kakuzu and made a chop motion.

His eyes were fixed intently on his heart.

"Your failed assassination attempt on Hashirama Senju and the subsequent framing by the village wasn't your fault. It's simply that Takigakure, a village teeming with idiots, is unworthy of your abilities and talent!"

At this moment, the psychological manipulation techniques of Shimura Danzo (blue) and Fanny Valentine's oratory skills (purple) that Jiang Ming had previously drawn were activated together.

Jiang Ming was portrayed as a trustworthy leader.

Kakuzu couldn't help but widen his eyes, agreeing with the series of words spoken by him.

"The higher-ups of Takigakure Village are wary of your strength and fear that you will take away the power they have painstakingly built up, so they regard you as a major threat."

"But neither I nor Amegakure behind me would do such a short-sighted thing."

"Instead, they will give you tangible benefits and status, and provide you with a place where you can let down your guard."

Being a rogue ninja and wandering the ninja world is not an easy life.

Kakuzu not only needs to be constantly vigilant about the movement of people around him and changes in the environment.

Even more so, one needs to turn a blind eye when resting.

To prevent attacks from any malicious individuals.

"Words are meaningless... How can I believe you?"

Ordinary rogue ninjas wouldn't be foolish enough to readily believe what others say.

Not to mention Kakuzu, a Kage-level rogue ninja who had been betrayed by the higher-ups of Takigakure and believed that things like "honor," "emotion," and "bonds" were all useless.

"How about having more money than you can spend?"

The next second, Jiang Ming gestured for the Animal Path Pain behind him to step forward.

He allowed the other party to perform a psychic spell while pressing one hand to the ground.

He summoned a spatial scroll that he had specifically given to Nagato the night before.

I casually untied the simple seal on the scroll.

Dozens of suitcases, filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and piles of cash, appeared one after another.

It instantly caught Kakuzu's attention.

"This...this is..."

Kakuzu's gaze was fixed on the overflowing gold, silver, jewels, and banknotes in the suitcase.

The usually calm and collected look in Di Yuanyu's eyes finally stirred with obvious emotion. Even the dark lines on Di Yuanyu's face unconsciously tightened, and his fingertips trembled slightly.

"money......"

He had lived for decades and amassed countless riches, but he had never seen such readily available and almost extravagant wealth.

"Come with me, and from now on you will be the treasurer of Amegakure. You will have complete control over and use of the nation's wealth."

At this critical juncture, Jiang Ming deliberately said something that made Kakuzu's heart flutter beyond measure.

This is an incredibly accurate grasp of his personality.

Knowing just how deep his obsession with money truly is.

He's a guy not to be underestimated...

"I know you value money and interests more than so-called honor and emotions."

"So, just consider this money as a bargaining chip to hire you to work for me."

Upon hearing this, even Kakuzu, who had remained silent for a long time and had always treated Jiang Ming with cold indifference, couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The gaze directed at Jiang Ming had long since lost its previous wariness, impatience, and hint of mockery.

Instead, they were filled with a burning passion that was completely consumed by tangible benefits, and a firm belief in Jiang Ming as their "employer."

"Very good, sir, your sincerity has moved me. I will go with you."

When Kakuzu uttered those words, he too was experiencing a struggle in his heart.

However, the offer Jiang Ming made was too tempting and precisely hit his target area.

This left him with no choice but to agree.

They could only quietly suppress their resentment and grievances.

He murmured to himself that it wasn't that he was weak-willed, but rather that the other party had given him far too much...

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