Chapter 365

"Only by perfectly distributing money to every place is this the best way to use it!!"

"These guys all want to be nouveau riche—grab a little money and spend it however they want… not an ounce of aesthetic sense…"

When it came to money,

Kakuzu's face was utterly fanatical!!

For him,

this was what he was most proud of!!

……

"Bai Chi…"

The Akatsuki,

Kakuzu saw the expression and tone of another self on the screen,

he covered his own face, not knowing what to say!!

This scene, for him,

was simply too shameful!!!

He had always thought that Deidara and Hidan were the two most abnormal people in the Akatsuki,

one always had "explosion is art" on his lips,

one always had 'Lord Jashin' on his lips!!!

But now,

what difference was there between another self's performance and these two?!

That other self looked just like a combination of Hidan and Deidara!!

Even Deidara and Hidan themselves glanced at Kakuzu in surprise,

neither of them had expected,

that Kakuzu actually had such a fanatical side!!

Although he himself loved money,

he actually also had the side of a religious fanatic!!!

"Kakuzu… so it turns out you had already gone astray back then…"

"What the hell kind of art is money…"

"This is way too vulgar…"

Deidara glanced at Kakuzu with disgust.

And Hidan likewise waved the scythe in his hand and said,

"Poor Kakuzu…"

"So it turns out you had already taken the wrong path back then…"

"If I had met you a little earlier, perhaps you could have joined Lord Jashin's embrace…"

Kakuzu turned his head and barked.

"You two idiots!! Shut up!!"

Kakuzu himself also knew,

he had had a kind of inexplicable obsession with money ever since he was young.

Only after he became a rogue ninja,

did this feeling intensify even further,

making him thoroughly convinced that only money would never betray him!!!

……

"Mr. Kakuzu… as for your ability to manage money, I fully acknowledge it."

"Right now is precisely the time for the Land of Fire to accelerate its expansion."

"The Land of Fire, from top to bottom, is facing an unprecedented transformation—every single step is of vital importance."

"And every one of these steps requires an exceptionally outstanding talent to take charge, only then can there be better progress."

"The Land of Fire is about to establish the Caizheng Force… I wonder if Mr. Kakuzu would be willing to become the Minister of the Caizheng Force?"

Hashirama Senju said to Kakuzu with an utterly sincere expression.

The moment Kakuzu entered the Land of Fire,

he had discovered Kakuzu at the very first instant!!

At the time, he was only astonished by the ability of Kakuzu's Earth Grudge secret art,

but as he kept delving deeper into the data on Kakuzu,

he realized that Kakuzu's excellence far exceeded just this one point!!

Kakuzu's most outstanding aspect was his own ability regarding the management of money,

and the more he understood,

the more Hashirama Senju hoped Kakuzu would join the Land of Fire,

and become the Land of Fire's Minister of Finance.

Hashirama Senju had always been extremely confident in his own eye for people,

he believed that if Kakuzu became the Land of Fire's Minister of Finance,

he would definitely be able to greatly cut down the Land of Fire's expenditures,

and make the Land of Fire's capital chain thoroughly complete!!!

"Minister of Finance? What sort of thing is that?"

After hearing Hashirama Senju's words, Kakuzu

was also completely dumbfounded,

He had originally assumed that even if Hashirama Senju invited him,

he would invite him to join some combat department,

to help the Land of Fire carry out missions!!!

He had even already thought up a way to refuse Hashirama Senju,

but then he suddenly proposed the position of Minister of the Caizheng Force for him to take up,

which left even Hashirama Senju unable to react!!!

The four words "Minister of Finance,"

just hearing it, one knows it is a position tied to money!!!

So Kakuzu had absolutely no reason to refuse in his heart!!

"Just as Mr. Kakuzu has heard."

"Although the Land of Fire's national strength is currently very powerful…"

"every decision it makes consumes a great deal of manpower and financial resources."

"Therefore, regarding every expenditure, I need to consider it carefully."

"The Minister of Finance is responsible for the overall work of the Caizheng Force. The duties of the Caizheng Force are the decision-making and management work of fiscal policy, fiscal budget, fiscal taxation, fiscal expenditure, and so on…"

"I was just worrying about who exactly to appoint as the Minister of the Caizheng Force, when Mr. Kakuzu appeared before my eyes."

"I believe that having Mr. Kakuzu serve as the Minister of Finance of the Land of Fire will surely allow the Land of Fire's financial resources to be brought to their utmost at every step, with no unnecessary waste…"

Hashirama Senju laid out all the thoughts in his heart completely.

"You actually want me, a ninja from the Land of Waterfall, to serve as Minister of Finance."

"You should know that I just came here to assassinate you."

"Aren't you afraid that…"

Kakuzu was also shocked by Hashirama Senju's idea for a moment,

he actually handed over such an important position in the Land of Fire to a ninja who came to assassinate him??

But before he could finish speaking,

Kakuzu reacted.

As long as Hashirama Senju remained in the Land of Fire for a single day,

there was nothing in the Land of Fire, top to bottom, that could escape his control!!

Hashirama Senju was not strong because of the Land of Fire,

but rather the Land of Fire became strong because of Hashirama Senju's existence!!!