radicalducati Chapter 71 Teaching People?
Chapter 71 Teaching People?
In the Hokage's office, the two advisors and Shizune had already left, leaving only Hiashi Hyuga and Tsunade present.
Tsunade watched as Hyuga Kito entered. He skillfully found a stool and sat down. Although she couldn't see his expression, watching Hyuga Kito's actions gave Tsunade a strange feeling that he was back home.
"Have you been here before?"
"No." That was the truth; 'Hyuga Kijin' had indeed never been here.
Upon hearing this, Tsunade pondered for a moment and looked at Hiashi Hyuga with a questioning gaze.
Hyuga Hiashi shook his head helplessly, as he did not recall any clansmen with a similar voice and physique to Hyuga Kito.
However, Hiashi Hyuga suddenly thought of a possibility: could it be that a member of the clan violated the rules and accidentally left a child outside? This could also explain why he did not choose to return to Hyuga.
But if that were the case, his bloodline would become chaotic. However, given Hyuga Kito's current strength... or rather, Hyuga Kito's talent far outweighs the advantages brought by his bloodline!
Sitting on the stool, Hyuga Kito suddenly felt that Hyuga Hiashi's gaze towards him had become somewhat strange, possessing a kind of—eerie benevolence? Hyuga Kito immediately felt uneasy, his brows furrowing slightly. "Hyuga clan leader, is there something you need?"
Upon hearing this, Hiashi Hyuga snapped out of his reverie and coughed awkwardly, "Sorry, I was thinking about something just now. My apologies."
"..." Hyuga Kito had a feeling that this was probably not a good thing.
"So...Bokuto?"
"Um."
Tsunade pulled a black briefcase from under her desk. "This is your commission for this trip. The reason we called you here is because Konoha wants to discuss a collaboration with Genjutsu."
Upon hearing this, Hyuga Kito nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and gestured for Tsunade to continue.
"You should be aware of this matter. We want to hire Genki to rescue someone. He should be in the Akatsuki organization right now. How much would it cost to get you to do this?"
"——Uzumaki Reikawa?"
"Yes, he should be considered your last employee. As for the money, Konoha can afford to keep one more person." The subtext was that if they had kept Uzumaki Reikawa back then, they wouldn't have had to pay more commission.
"I refuse." Without the slightest hesitation, Hyuga Kito said calmly.
Although he didn't know what was going on with the main body, now was not the time to confront Xiao head-on. Moreover, with the shop not refreshed, his need for commissions wasn't so urgent, and he was too lazy to put on a fake show of saving himself.
Upon hearing this, Tsunade's heart sank, and she asked, "Are you representing Gen Utsuki?"
"Yes."
"Can you give me a reason?"
"I don't like the way that guy looks at me, so what?" Hyuga Kito said, pointing at Hyuga Hiashi, his gesture showing absolutely no respect.
"..."
Tsunade's expression darkened upon hearing this. What was this reason? Was he playing a trick on her?
Turning his head to look at Hiashi Hyuga, for a clan leader who usually maintains a stern and authoritative expression, Hiashi Hyuga's expression at this moment was quite gentle compared to usual, although... it seemed a little too gentle, but what's wrong with that?
Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi was completely bewildered, thinking to himself, "I'm doomed!" while wondering what went wrong with his gaze, or perhaps—it was just that Hyuga Kito simply didn't like him?
Thinking of this, Hiashi Hyuga suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and his eyes lit up. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became of his guess: Kito was indeed a member of the Hyuga clan! After imagining it, Hiashi Hyuga felt a surge of anger. Which bastard was messing around outside and didn't bring her back!
Seeing Hiashi Hyuga's ever-changing expressions, Tsunade's eyelids twitched, and she also felt that Hiashi Hyuga was acting strangely. "Then can I ask him to leave?"
"No need, farewell." With that, Hyuga Kito picked up the box containing the money and left.
Seeing this, Hyuga Hiashi instinctively tried to grab the wooden golem, but the wary golem slapped his hand away, its voice turning icy. "Hyuga clan leader, what do you mean?! Have I been too agreeable?!"
Sensing the chilling aura emanating from Hyuga Kito, Tsunade's expression turned serious. She adjusted her chakra to a state where it could be activated at any moment, preparing for a battle to erupt at any time.
Yes, this is someone from Genjutsu whose purpose is unknown. No organization is without purpose. We couldn't get any information about how many members Genjutsu has from their previous attempts to extract information.
However, if their focus is on protecting the Tailed Beasts rather than reclaiming them, then they should be weaker than Akatsuki, or perhaps Genki and Akatsuki are mutually wary of each other.
Hiashi Hyuga showed no annoyance at having his hand slapped away. Instead, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly said, "Since your Genki won't accept this mission, can I choose specific members to issue other missions?"
Hearing this, Hyuga Kito frowned, but did not refuse directly. After all, he didn't have anything to do right now. Even though it was a clone, he would get bored if he stayed idle for too long. "Please speak."
"I would like to ask you to come to the Hyuga clan compound and tutor two children from our main branch! Just one week will suffice, and the price will be the same as your commission this time!"
……
Meanwhile, on his own side, Uchiha Gen put on his familiar Akatsuki robe, turned around, and felt, perhaps psychologically, that the robe he was wearing was of better quality than the one he had worn before.
As for nail polish, Gen Uchiha's expression at the time was one of firm refusal. Although he didn't know how Konan and the others had convinced these guys to wear nail polish, he certainly didn't want to.
However, under the watchful eyes of Sasori, Deidara, and Konan, Uchiha Gen reluctantly chose black.
Deidara: "...Why did you choose the same one as me?"
"I think the choices made by my seniors are more tasteful and artistic, and I plan to follow their example."
"..." The two tasteless people next to me.
Upon hearing this, Deidara suddenly felt a sense of goodwill towards Uchiha Gen, appearing both happy and mindful of his 'tasteless' teammate beside him. "Ahem, my art is naturally the best."
Meanwhile, Scorpion retorted mercilessly, "Hmph, who remembers things that are fleeting? Only eternal beauty possesses artistry."
"It's precisely because beauty is fleeting that it possesses greater artistry!"
……
Seeing the two of them arguing again, Konan didn't intend to interfere. Instead, she asked Uchiha Gen, "Are you sure you want to join Akatsuki? Even if the people of Konoha come to 'rescue' you?"
"Does it matter whether I'm sure or not? Unless you're not confident you can kill me, and without that confidence, I'll never be sure." Uchiha Gen was also talking about the current state of the Akatsuki organization. If the leader wasn't strong enough and confident enough to suppress them, how could they have gathered so many S-rank rogue ninja?