"One Spatial Scroll for five million."
"Two Spatial Scrolls for ten million."
"One, two, three, four, five—climb the hill and catch a tiger alive!"
"Tch!"
"I said it wrong... I said it wrong..."
Shimoku muttered to himself while joyfully collecting the silver scattered across the floor.
The scene left Master Long and the others watching from afar shaking their heads in amazement.
Never before had they seen their Young Master this excited!
"For real! Is the Young Master actually this greedy?"
Gin, standing beside him, stuffed handfuls of coins into his pockets while teasing happily.
"Tch! That's not greed at all!"
"This is going with the heart!"
"Following your heart. Do you guys even get that?"
"You've never run a household—you wouldn't understand how valuable even firewood, rice, and salt can be!"
Shimoku teased them back with a grin.
Yet his hands never slowed down in packing up the money.
Not long later,
All the cash in the vault had been collected into his bag.
Exactly twenty-five Spatial Scrolls were filled.
Taking this opportunity, Shimoku also scanned through all the cash, absorbing the "aura" of wealth, and converted everything into coins.
[Ding! Congratulations, you've received Value Points.]
[Would you like to recharge these Value Points and convert them into coins?]
[Recharge successful! Congratulations, you've received coins.]
[Current balance: coins.]
Seeing his coin balance skyrocket straight past five digits,
Shimoku felt exhilarated, as if floating among clouds!
Now *that* was real striking-gold-night style!
Besides, his system had another advantage.
After converting this cash into corresponding Value Points, it wouldn't "consume" the original money.
He could still bring all the physical cash back to his Hidden Village and use it normally.
Talk about killing two birds with one stone!
Of course, there were pros and cons.
While the system generously converted money, its review requirements remained extremely strict.
Back then, Shimoku had once tried using the same amount of money repeatedly to farm Value Points.
Unfortunately, the system saw right through it.
Only [cash obtained for the very first time and fully controlled by Shimoku] would be recognized and converted into Value Points, then recharged into coins.
Additionally, valuable items such as jewels, luxury goods, weapons, and tools...
None of those could be converted into Value Points.
Otherwise,
If it hadn't been limited to just coins, the Konoha treasury would have been robbed too.
Therefore,
So in this silver vault, aside from over one hundred million in cash convertible directly into Value Points,
Other valuables worth hundreds of millions—such as jewelry and luxury goods—
Wouldn't be usable to him directly.
But that wasn't a big problem either.
Later, with the help of this [Shipping Company], he could steadily sell off all these jewels and luxuries, eventually converting everything into cash.
Though this process might take longer, at least it was stable and reliable.
In summary,
Today's gains were indeed abundant enough to drive anyone ecstatic.
Who could've guessed that the Gato Company alone would hold more wealth than Iwagakure Village's treasury—one of the Five Great Hidden Villages!
What an eye-opener indeed!
Thinking about it carefully, though, this outcome seemed perfectly normal.
Although the Five Great Hidden Villages had strong combat power,
a single village could have at most just a few tens of thousands of people—it couldn't even compare to a small town.
A large multinational corporation like this could also have several tens of thousands of employees.
Its economic scale could easily rival that of a small town.
Of course, unless it wasn't necessary to invest huge amounts of capital to maintain such a massive company, the cash reserves here were probably several times greater than what Gato had shown!
But now, all of this was his.
With Gato already dead,
he had even left him this massive shipping company along with all its assets.
It almost made him feel a little too guilty.
Ah well, he'd be generous—maybe he wouldn't mock Gato's corpse after all.
...
After packing up the scrolls, Shimoku and the others left the company headquarters building fully loaded.
They handed the entire company over to Master Long to get it back on track.
Later, they would also send a few capable clan members to assist Master Long.
With Master Long's capabilities,
within half a month, he should be able to eliminate the corruption and completely restructure the company.
Within a month, the shipping lanes would be up and running again, generating steady income for their village!
Indeed, there was nothing better than lying comfortably at home and counting money.
After leaving the Gato Company,
Shimoku, Yueji, and Gin rejoined Riyō.
Zabuza and Haku, however, remained quietly bound where they were, making no move to resist or escape.
Whether it was because they had lost their strength or simply accepted their fate, nobody knew.
Looking up as the triumphant trio returned looking radiant, Zabuza immediately figured things out.
"Is that bastard Gato really dead?"
"Of course. A tyrant like him would only bring endless calamity if left alive—I've put him to rest."
Shimoku nodded, not denying it.
"What a ridiculous situation!"
Zabuza sighed bitterly.
Such a powerful, wealthy merchant—the head of a great tyranny—
yet in the end, because of his stinginess over just a small commission fee, he failed to hire enough help and ended up losing his life.
And what about himself?
He took a reckless gamble, attacking such a ruthless young brat, all over a mere three million ryōs of payment.
This kid must be worth every bit of an S-class bounty, huh?
At least he was defeated by someone worthy.
"Alright."
"Riyō, you wait behind for a moment. I want to talk alone with this 'Demon of the Hidden Mist.'"
"Young Master, this man is very dangerous..."
Riyō hesitated, clearly concerned.
After all, Shimoku carried the hopes of their entire clan for revival.
If something happened to him, the consequences would be devastating!
"You think this guy could still be a match for me? That he could actually threaten me?"
"I could let him keep both hands and feet tied, and he still wouldn't stand a chance against me!"
Shimoku rolled his eyes at them, sighing in exasperation.
These arrogant words angered the Demon of the Hidden Mist so much that his expression darkened,
nearly making him leap up in rage to teach the kid a lesson.
Unfortunately, instinctively, he truly felt that he wasn't this brat's equal.
The others exchanged glances,
and finally gave up pressing the issue.
They were well aware of the Young Master's strength - not only was this a disheveled rogue ninja with both hands bound, even ten full-strength rogue ninja would stand no chance against him...
Soon, the others had retreated to a distance.
Leaving only Shimoku and Zabuza alone together.
...
"What exactly do you want?" Zabuza gritted his teeth and asked.
In his eyes, Shimoku had already destroyed Gato Company and gained substantial wealth.
He probably wouldn't even care about whatever savings he had left.
Most likely, death awaited him.
What a pity that he couldn't fulfill his own wish.
And got Haku involved too!
"How much have you saved in total?"
Shimoku's words startled Zabuza.
"Thirteen million eight hundred thousand ryo..."
"Tsk tsk tsk. As a rogue ninja, you really know how to save money! No wonder your clothes are worn out but still on your back..."
Shimoku clicked his tongue slightly.
In his opinion, those who could save money like that were truly tough characters!
Though not quite as good as Kakuzu, the "Saving Expert", Mr. Zabuza was still impressive.
"All my money... I'll give it to you."
"You can kill me too if you want."
"Just let Haku go... He's still so young..."
Zabuza lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly, and begged in a low voice.
This was his final wish.
However, Shimoku didn't execute him.
Instead, he flicked his finger, sending out a stream of chakra that sliced through the ropes binding Zabuza, setting him free.
Then, smiling, he said:
"What are you trying to act so tough for? It's so cringe to listen to..."
"I'll ask you something. All these years you've been eating frugally, saving so much money,"
"Was it just to gather personnel and plan another coup, hoping to counterattack Kiri?"
Zabuza's heart quivered as he stared at his now-unbound hands.
He couldn't figure out this brat's intentions.
"You! Listen here..."
"So tell me, attacking one of the Five Great Hidden Villages, [Mist Village]—what rank mission do you think that is?"
"At least S-rank, right?"
"Do you think Ninja from other villages would dare accept such a mission?"
"And don't even get started—do you really think thirteen million ryo can hire many Ninja?"
"Five Jonin? Or maybe ten Jonin?"
"With just this much power, how do you expect to pull off a takeover? How will you destroy Kiri?"
"If you keep saving like this, not even a lifetime would be enough!"
Shimoku's mockery enraged Zabuza further; his eyes turned red, filled with bloodshot fury.
This kid could mock him.
But absolutely not disrespect his lifelong ambition, his very dreams!
Although, even Zabuza himself knew clearly that with just himself alone, he could never possibly liberate their own village...
"Bastard, you're asking for death!"
Smiling, Shimoku waved his hand and continued tempting:
"Don't blow a gasket yet!"
"I won't take your payment for nothing either."
"How about this? Give me thirteen million ryo, and I'll personally cut through the [Land of Water]and flatten the [Mist Village]entirely!"
"What do you say?"
Upon hearing this, Zabuza's anger instantly vanished; he was greatly shaken and dumbly blurted out:
"You... you actually want to help... help me attack back toward the [Mist Village]?"
"That's right!"
"What's wrong? Don't I look strong enough?"
"Or perhaps, you'd like to try it yourself?"
Shimoku bared his White Fang in a grin that looked straight out of hell.
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