Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

"You have no idea... there's not a single good person in the Nara family, especially that Nara Shikaku, he's practically inhuman! He even fools foxes!"

"No matter what, I am a tailed beast, and the Nine-Tails, the one with the most tails and the strongest..."

"Back then, all humans called me the Nine-Tailed Fox. And now?"

"I can't even get a bottle of wine to drink..."

"Cuckoo..."

After a good cry and snot, the little nine-tailed fox held the bottle in its two paws and downed it in one gulp.

"belch!!"

After letting out a burp, Little Nine-Tailed Fox plopped down on the ground.

"You ask me if I want to make money? Of course I do! Eating meat costs money, drinking alcohol costs money, even taking a bath and grooming at the village hot spring costs money..."

After a series of bombardments, Heitu was momentarily stunned.

Take a bath and groom your fur?

Although I've always known that Kurama is very different from other Jinchūriki or Tailed Beasts in Konoha, drinking alcohol, eating meat, and rubbing its fur? That's really... unique!

"With the power of the Nine-Tails... do these things really need to be solved with money?"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox glanced at Black Earth: "What do you know? Although in the past few thousand years, it was true that if I roared, everyone would be afraid of me, but even then, no one would dare to mess with me!"

"That's good, at least there won't be any negative emotions. They're quite happy that they're making money. Except for me, who's a little unhappy because there's never enough money."

"You have no idea... the devil in my family is terrifying. Ever since I was caught bringing alcohol home, it's been a long story..."

The big devil in the house?

Kurotsuchi paused for a moment, then asked, "Is Lord Nine-Tailed Fox referring to Lord Cloud?"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox chuckled: "Yun boy is nothing. At home, Yun has to listen to the Great Demon King."

At this point, Little Nine-Tailed Fox pried open the wine bottle with one paw: "Alright, we've talked enough. Are you planning to give me another 20,000 taels? Or do you have some plan that requires you to keep me occupied?"

Upon hearing this, Heitu immediately remembered the purpose of his visit.

So he said, "Actually... I came to see Lord Nine-Tailed Fox this time for the purpose of cooperation."

Cooperation?

Nine-Tails scoffed and tapped its fox ears: "What's the point of cooperating with a bunch of genin like you? You probably still have some money on you. If we do this a couple more times, we'll have emptied your pockets."

Hei Tu's eyes twitched upon hearing this.

Although I knew all along that the person in front of me would definitely be watching our group, is it really okay to say it so directly?

Little Nine-Tailed Fox continued, "Don't worry, as long as you don't resist, once the money is all taken, you're done. It'll just be a bit humiliating to search you one by one, but as long as you don't resist, I won't kill you before searching."

Little Nine-Tailed Fox gave a strange smile and said, "This is a hidden rule. I only told you this because you chatted with me for a while. The price is 20,000 taels."

"Huh? Hehe..."

He chuckled twice, and then gave her another 20,000 taels.

He then said, "Because we didn't expect you to be there at the beginning of the second exam, everyone was not well prepared, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kurama interrupted him.

"Don't talk about how much money I'll get once I get out. The rules set by that kid Yun don't allow it. Once we're out there, I won't be allowed to rob you again unless it's war."

Upon hearing this, Heitu pondered for a moment.

After a pause, she smiled and said, "The exam should definitely be completed in the second exam. After the second exam, that life-or-death agreement will be invalid, so it's normal for Lord Nine-Tailed Fox to be worried about us..."

"The cooperation I'm referring to concerns you about the Konoha genin."

Konoha's genin? Those blond-haired brats, I guess.

Little Nine-Tailed Fox chuckled: "You think that just a few words from now on are enough to make your relationship with me surpass theirs?"

Kurotsuchi shook her head slightly: "Of course not, but judging from the encounter just now, the rules that Lord Yun set for you, Konoha and us should be different, right?"

"For example, they don't have a rule about paying for lives; if you're caught, you'll be imprisoned. Also, because they know more about the Nine-Tails than we do, they're better prepared."

More adequate?

The little nine-tailed fox, resting its chin on its paw, asked, "Did they prepare a lot of money?"

Kurotsuchi nodded: "If you were to meet us again, we probably wouldn't even be able to scrape together 900,000 taels. But they are different. When Itachi Uchiha gave some hints, they were more likely to guess that you were in this examination hall."

"Given their understanding of you, they would have prepared a lot of money in the half hour before entry. However, they didn't expect that because of Lord Yun's rules, their money would not have any effect."

Little Nine-Tailed Fox nodded: "Even if they have prepared a lot of money, I can't rob them. That's the rule too. The only way I can get some money is through you guys."

Hei Tu shook his head slightly.

"You arrested them, and then, out of friendship among the five villages, we felt it wasn't right for them to be eliminated like this, so we launched a rescue operation. But the rescue was definitely not free..."

"Although the rescue ultimately failed, we still have to collect the money. We were relentlessly pursued by you all day, so we had no choice but to hand over all our money to you..."

"Lord Nine-Tails, do you think this is reasonable?"

As Kurotsuchi spoke, the little nine-tailed fox's vertical pupils grew brighter and brighter.

Yup!

Although I can't rob them myself, I can take the genin from Iwagakure and Kirigakure!

Thinking of this, the Nine-Tailed Fox smiled kindly at Kurotsuchi.

Their eyes met, and for a moment they both burst into laughter.

"I like you, little girl from Iwagakure! You're smart and don't cheat foxes, much better than those bastards from the Nara clan."

Kurotsuchi bowed slightly: "Actually, I suppose if you, Lord Kurama, were to be able to take down Team 7, there would be some special benefits, right?"

The Nine-Tails chuckled, "From 50/50 to 30/70, hehe! If those three brats hadn't had their powers sealed, I'd actually be a little nervous, especially Hinata. Her power is so great, it's like she's taken a beating from half my body. One punch and she'd be knocked unconscious..."

The Nine-Tails swallowed back what it was about to say, and looked at Kurotsuchi with a dangerous glint in its eyes.

Under such a gaze, Kurotsuchi quickly replied, "What did you just say? You could take them all down with a single punch? Lord Kurama is indeed powerful! No wonder you are the strongest tailed beast!"

The little nine-tailed fox laughed arrogantly, patting the black soil with its paw: "You're a good little girl, I agree to this cooperation!"

Hearing this, Heitu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If cooperation can be achieved, then the advantage will be on our side.

Uchiha Yun's decision to include Kurama in the second exam was an unexpected turn of events for everyone.

Although it is more demanding for Konoha's genin, it requires that one's own people be smart enough to gain this advantage.

Otherwise, it would be like before, where even though the rules of Konoha were stricter, the Nine-Tails' unexpectedness was still exploited by the opponent, and even saved their teammates.

……

"Currently, our five teams are having good luck with the scrolls. We've already managed to form two sets of Heaven and Earth Scrolls, meaning we're still missing two sets and one Earth Scroll."

Shikamaru looked at Neji and said, "How's your recovery going? It might seem a bit heartless, but we really need to gather the scrolls as soon as possible and head to the tower."

Neji shook his head: "We're fine, we can fight. But it's only the second day, right? Is it really that urgent?"

Sasuke, who was standing nearby, said, "If the other side is smart enough, they should have already started to make contact with the Nine-Tails."

"Most of our Team 7's power has been sealed. We probably have no chance against a Tailed Beast."

Naruto was taken aback: "The little Nine-Tails will help them?"

Shikamaru nodded: "Naruto, how much money have you prepared?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto took out his wallet, counted the money, and then took out a large stack of loose change from his backpack.

"Because of the final bidding, quite a lot was still made, 500,000 taels."

Sasuke looked at Naruto with a puzzled expression: "Didn't you complain about being broke after the dinner? How come you suddenly have so much money again?"

"Huh? Haha..."

Naruto scratched his head and chuckled, but didn't dare say anything.

Shikamaru then asked a few other people.

As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family, perhaps due to the combination of her Tenseigan and her appetite, she always carries 500,000 ryo in her wallet.

Another outrageous thing is that Tian Tian, ​​who was kidnapped once, actually had two million taels of silver.

This situation made Shikamaru swallow hard: "The Nine-Tails didn't steal you, so it seems that's one of the rules."

Tian Tian scratched his head: "At that time, the Nine-Tailed Fox was indeed a little emotional, but he was still quite restrained."

Neji understood a bit more at this point: "So the other party will persuade Lord Kurama to join forces with them because of this money, right? If we can't rob them, then it's in accordance with the rules if we get robbed by Iwagakure and Kirigakure and they take it back."

Shikamaru nodded: "That's true."

On the other side, Xiao Li rummaged through his pockets and found he was penniless.

He then laughed and said, "Then I'm safe, right? Hahaha! I don't have a single penny!"

Sai smiled and said, "But because of Tenten, I suppose Lord Kurama will think that the three of you are the richest, right? For example, what if you hide? If you get caught, will Iwagakure torture you severely?"

Uh!

Xiao Li looked dejected.

After thinking for a moment, Sasuke asked Shikamaru, "What if we throw all our money away and let Kurama find it?"

Shikamaru shook his head with a wry smile: "Compared to the ninjas from other villages, we definitely know more about the Nine-Tails, but compared to Brother Yun, he definitely knows more."

"If I'm not mistaken, Brother Yun will definitely come to wait for Little Nine-Tailed Fox when the exam is almost over. How much money we get depends on whether it can catch us."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's eye twitched.

Doing this... they really have confidence in us!

I don't know whether to feel frustrated or proud.

At this moment, the mice made of ink wash returned.

Sai smiled and looked into the distant jungle: "Someone's coming, carrying a big gourd. It's the One-Tailed Jinchuriki from Iwagakure."

Shikamaru's gaze sharpened: "How far?"

"Nearly one kilometer."