The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

[V2] - Chapter 126. Happily Travel

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Sitting in the driver's seat of the minibus with his legs crossed, Kakuzu looked down at Deidara, who was walking up, and said, "You're back." Then he glanced behind him—seeing no one, his face immediately darkened and his brows furrowed. "Why are you alone? What, after all this time, you couldn't get a single customer? You're a waste!"

"…"

Deidara rolled his eyes, clearly used to this already.

He shrugged and walked up, sat down, poured himself a glass of cold water, and took a few big gulps before looking at Kakuzu with grievance. "Isn't it your fault? Too dark! Those customers we served before are all badmouthing us online now. As soon as people hear it's our Bounty Hunter Travel Agency, they run away instantly!"

Honestly, their service was actually pretty decent. After all, they were in it to make money~

As ninjas, if someone paid them, wasn't it only natural to do the job seriously?

Ninety-nine percent of what was written on their flyers was actually true. Whatever was promised on there—they'd definitely deliver on it!

Unfortunately—

Kakuzu wasn't just greedy but also stingy. If he saw someone had money, he wouldn't let them go until he drained every last coin.

And on top of that, he would cut corners even on the agreed services.

In the end…

It became like this now.

Of course~

Their service was still decent—at least if they promised something, they'd definitely fulfill it.

Other than trying to empty people's wallets, Kakuzu would, once paid, work wholeheartedly.

So now, aside from their ruined reputation, there weren't any other real issues.

"These days, people online say that even when you're cutting leeks, you have to leave some behind! That way, next year you can harvest them again!" Deidara sighed with emotion and sprawled out on his chair. "But you? You even dug up the roots! Left nothing! Didn't you say we should treat our customers like the Sage of Six Paths? And yet you didn't even spare the Sage's underwear—how is that appropriate? At this rate, I bet in a few days, we won't get a single customer from the other ninja world either."

After he said that—

"Hmph!"

Kakuzu's face alternated between blue and white as he snorted coldly.

But this really was his fault!

His fault!

The moment he saw someone's bulging wallet, he couldn't help but want to empty it!

It was a habit he'd developed over the years.

He just couldn't control himself!

That's also why they had come here to find customers—they figured people from the other ninja world wouldn't know about them, so they could scam a few rounds.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong this time too.

But just thinking about the other ninja world made his heart surge with excitement.

After all, that was a gold mine!

They couldn't pull any more customers here, so if they wanted to make money, they'd have to rely on people from the other world!

Speaking of which—

The other ninja world…

What would it be like?

Honestly, he was quite curious too.

He just hadn't gone there yet because he was focused on making money.

But now—

After thinking it over, Kakuzu gritted his teeth and said, "We're going to the other ninja world! I refuse to believe everyone there already knows who I am!"

…

On the other side.

At this moment—

Kakashi and Might Duy had also recovered from the shock of Deidara being a black-hearted tour guide. Under Obito's lead, the group boarded the Yuto High-Speed Rail and set off toward Konoha.

And honestly—

This Yuto High-Speed Rail, although very similar to the Thunder Rail, was much faster. Moreover, it was incredibly stable. Even in the desert, there wasn't the slightest sense of bumpiness.

Along the way, they observed the scenery of this ninja world while also gathering intelligence about it.

That also included information on the Akatsuki.

Although it seemed like Sasuke and Boruto had come here before, for some reason, after returning, they only briefly mentioned the Akatsuki. Maybe they thought it was something from another ninja world and not particularly relevant to them.

But to be honest...

Seeing the former explosion artist of the Akatsuki now working as a black-hearted tour guide, Kakashi was quite curious about what the Akatsuki was like in this world.

"Akatsuki?" Obito, who had been asking Kakashi nonstop about things from the other ninja world, was slightly stunned upon hearing Kakashi's question, then frowned. "You mean that Bounty Hunter Travel Agency? That's not right! They're not members of Akatsuki!"

"???"

"Where did you hear that they were part of Akatsuki? As for Akatsuki, I know about them. I heard they're a public welfare organization from the Land of Rain! Why are you so interested in this?"

"!!!"

I was just a little curious at first... but now I'm really curious!

Kakashi's mouth twitched, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

The Akatsuki...

Back then, they did sort of start out as a welfare organization in the Land of Rain!

So technically, Obito wasn't wrong!

"As for Akatsuki... if you search online, you'll find tons of info. You can look it up yourself later! But that Bounty Hunter Travel Agency... doesn't have a great reputation!" Obito stroked his chin and continued, "I heard they used to do assassination jobs for bounty money! Going around assassinating targets. But in recent years, things have calmed down a bit. Because of the ninja agreement... the Five Great Ninja Villages privately agreed not to pursue past incidents as long as they don't cause more trouble now. So, they haven't acted out lately. It's just that their reputation still sucks~" He shook his head and looked at Kakashi curiously. "You're really interested in them? That Deidara was actually quite famous when he was young in the ninja world!"

"Famous?" Kakashi frowned slightly, raising his eyebrows. It seemed he finally heard a familiar piece of information.

That's right.

Deidara was quite famous when he was young.

Due to his unique secret ninjutsu and being a disciple of the Third Tsuchikage, he was a well-known genius in the ninja world back then. It's just that... after a few years, he defected—apparently in pursuit of some kind of art.

But without a doubt—

Deidara was quite powerful!

At a young age, he had already become an S-rank rogue ninja of Iwagakure!

Which meant... just like Boruto and Sasuke had said, this world did share some overlapping history or events!

After a moment of thought, Kakashi began to speak: "Back then, didn't he leave the village because—"

Before he could finish—

"I heard that the chuunibyo kid stormed out of the village because the Third Tsuchikage refused to top him 648! He threw a tantrum and left! The Third Tsuchikage kept ranting about it online afterward—it made everyone laugh so hard! What a total internet-addicted brat!" As Obito said this, he turned to Kakashi in confusion. "Eh? What were you trying to say earlier?"

"...Nothing!"

Whatever it was—

It didn't matter anymore.

Kakashi's dead-fish eyes twitched slightly as he stared emotionlessly at the scenery outside the window and said in a flat tone, "This... really is quite the interesting ninja world."

Why was he, an outsider, asking so much about this other world anyway?

Right?

Wasn't he here to... happily travel?

Why ask so much?!

At that moment—

Obito stopped bringing up all that random nonsense. He looked out the window and excitedly shouted, "We're here! We've arrived at Konoha! Come on, come on! I'll take you to see the Kakashi here! I bet that guy's going to be super shocked!"

With that—

Kakashi also snapped out of his thoughts. Looking at the excited Obito in front of him, then at the scenery rapidly passing by outside the window...

Finally.

They had arrived?

Konoha of another ninja world.

It was truly something to look forward to!