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32.56% In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy / Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Unlimited Debt

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Unlimited Debt

"What the hell are you saying from the start? Just die already!" Tayuya didn't believe Naruto's nonsense at all.

"I'm serious." Naruto's tone returned to normal again, "If you go back now, you'll probably just end up rotting in some corner."

"The Sound Four are no more. So, where does your significance lie now?"

"You…" Tayuya clenched her fists, "Impossible, you must be lying to me again! Damn it!"

Naruto paused, then spread his hands and said, "I have no reason to deceive you. Orochimaru has many good children, so he doesn't need you. Do you really want to go back? Or rather, have you already considered the consequences of going back?"

"Stop talking!" Tayuya punched a tree, leaving a large hole in it, "No matter what you say, I'll never betray Orochimaru-sama!"

With the flute in her hand, Tayuya's eyes were filled with killing intent.

"If I kill you, I can go back!"

Hearing this, Naruto paused slightly and responded with a simple 'oh'.

"That won't do."

"No one's asking your opinion, bastard!" Tayuya was starting to lose it.

She couldn't beat him, and she couldn't run away.

'Is there something wrong with this guy?! No, I had to get rid of him, or else my will would start to waver. What is he even talking about?'

'Forget it, forget it! He is just a lowly Genin. For the sake of the red bean bun, I'll just scare him off!'

"How much are you willing to pay?"

"Hm?"

Seeing Naruto's confused expression, a hint of pride flashed across Tayuya's face, as if she had found a weak spot.

"Oh? Are you starting to back off at the mention of money? Talking about buying my soul, ha ha ha." Tayuya said deliberately, "My soul is very expensive."

"What did Orochimaru give you? I can give you the same." Naruto said, "Sell your soul to me, and I'll pay you triple."

"I just want money." Tayuya said.

Naruto was silent for a while, took a deep breath, and seemed to make a decision before asking through gritted teeth, "How much are you willing to sell your soul for?"

This question left Tayuya stunned, 'Yes, how much would my soul cost?'

Tayuya's small, clever mind quickly calculated a price that Naruto could not afford.

She thought, 'I'll just use this as an excuse to scare this lunatic off, then figure out how to escape.'

'Since Uchiha Sasuke had already escaped, even if I was the only one left of the Sound Four, the mission would still be considered complete. I am Orochimaru-sama's subordinate, I didn't have time to waste playing games with this guy.

"One thousand... no, ten thousand ryo!"

Without saying a word, Naruto produced a bundle of ten thousand ryo bills that unfolded like a blooming flower in his hand.

"Where did you get that money from?"

Tayuya was dumbfounded. After a moment of panic, she managed to speak, "I... I've changed my mind. Who would sell their soul for a mere ten thousand ryo?! How naive, I meant thirty thousand ryo, you bastard."

With a swish, Naruto raised his other hand, and another bundle of bills bloomed like a flower.

" Ah!! I mean... fifty thousand ryo!"

With a whoosh, a handful of banknotes appeared in Naruto's hand.

Tayuya was instantly petrified, frozen in place for a long time, her lips trembling.

"One hundred thousand ryo."

The stack of banknotes in Naruto's hand grew thicker and thicker, far exceeding one hundred thousand ryo. He eventually began tossing the money into the forest. Halfway through, Tayuya finally couldn't bear it any longer.

"Stop it!" Tayuya squatted on the tree trunk, her face twisted with frustration.

She started to regret ever accepting Naruto's offerings in the first place, and felt a pang of pain for suddenly realizing the true value of money.

'If I hadn't been idle that time, waiting around for him just to get some grilled meat, if I hadn't spent that month following him around, eating and drinking, then maybe...'

'This was simply a trap set by an evil god, setting me up step by step.'

'But I had eaten so much that she couldn't forget the food. I had planned to go back and get some money to buy food, but why did this guy have to say those things?'

'Maybe I couldn't go back anymore, as I would no longer be valuable to Orochimaru-sama. The fate of a useless pawn is just to be discarded.'

'But with this guy... there's endless food!'

Naruto kept throwing money, his movements showing no hesitation.

"Don't throw it away! Don't throw it away!" Tayuya couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up on the tree trunk, the curse mark receding from her body as she crouched down, hugging her knees, and started to cry, "Why did you tell me that? It's not even my money! I could never spend it all!"

"You're throwing so much, I can't possibly pick it all up! Waaaah!!"

"You seem to have no concept of money." Naruto suddenly stopped tossing the bills, as if something occurred to him, "Do you even know how much ten million ryo is?"

"Get lost!" Tayuya shouted through her tears, her temper as prickly as a wild cat with its fur standing on end.

Naruto wasn't angered by this. He jumped over to the tree trunk where Tayuya was standing, landing in front of her. He looked down at Tayuya with a calm expression, asking her once again, "How about selling your soul to me for 100,000 ryo?"

"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll kill you! Waaaah, my money!!"

"Tayuya, Orochimaru doesn't need a child like you." Naruto's eyes had no emotion, and his gaze fell on Tayuya's curled up body.

"Sell your soul to me, and you'll be my only debtor."

"Do you know what that means?" Naruto continued in an unhurried tone, as if tempting a solitary, grumpy black cat with food.

"Unlimited debt."

Tayuya was silent for a while, then slowly lifted her head to meet Naruto's gaze. Her eyes were brimming with tears, her red hair hanging over her shoulders. She no longer showed any hostility or tantrums. She just stared at him for a long time before finally asking, "What does that mean?"

"It means exactly what it says," Naruto looked down at her from above as he said, " Sell me your soul and faith, and in addition to the 100,000 ryo, you will also receive the right to lend unlimited debts."

"Can I not pay it back?" Tayuya was also stunned.

"Unfortunately, no." Naruto narrowed his eyes and showed a sly, villainous smile, "Debt means obligation, and I gain the right to control your life."

"The higher the debt, the greater your obligation, and the more control I have over you."

"For example, if you owe me one hundred ryo, you'll have to peel an apple for me."

Tayuya seemed to understand. She sat on the tree trunk, looked up at Naruto, and showed a disdainful expression, "I'm not doing that."

"Yes, a debt of one hundred ryo allows you to refuse any request you don't want to fulfill." Naruto said, "At one thousand, you can still refuse, at ten thousand ryo, you can refuse moderately, at one hundred thousand ryo, you must obey general requests, and at ten million ryo…"

As he said this, Naruto leaned in closer, his face nearly touching Tayuya's. He stared directly into her eyes, squinting with a sly smile and said, "I'm really looking forward to the moment when I can completely control your life."

"Are you Jashin?" Tayuya instinctively leaned back, trying to avoid Naruto's piercing gaze. (T/N: Jashin means Evil God.)


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Chapter 100: Chapter 100 The Value of Controlling a Life

"What's that thing?"

"It's a god worshiped by a certain church in the Land of Hot Water. They lure unsuspecting living people into performing rituals in order to seek immortality." Tayuya explained.

"If you say so, then so be it." Naruto shrugged as he stood up, "I don't mind."

"But I'm not interested in anyone else's soul. You're the first debtor, and you'll be the only one."

"You…"

"Who wants to enter a debt relationship with you!" Tayuya turned her head away.

Naruto remained patient, his hand still extended in midair.

Tayuya gritted her teeth, glanced at Naruto, and thought carefully about what he had just said. In the end, she suppressed her anger.

She thought to herself, 'As long as I took the money within the debt limit and ran away, it would be fine. If he made any unreasonable demands, I could just refuse. I'd take the money and disappear, leaving him furious. Anyway, the world was so big, so he couldn't possibly track my down, right?'

Naruto was certain that Tayuya wouldn't refuse his offer. After all, it was the best option considering their positions.

Orochimaru no longer needed her and wouldn't remember her.

Anyway, with Sasuke successfully defecting, Orochimaru wouldn't care whether the Sound Four, a group of expendable experimental subjects, ended up with four or five dead members.

Even if Tayuya didn't return, Orochimaru wouldn't bother searching for her. As Sasuke was the only sweetheart in his heart.

One hundred thousand ryo to buy Tayuya's soul and faith was like a penny to Naruto. After all, money no longer held any meaning for him.

If necessary, he could raise the offer, but it was clear that Tayuya didn't have much of a concept of money.

"Then let's get to know each other again." Naruto held out his hand expressionlessly, "I'm the owner of your soul, your sole creditor, Uzumaki Naruto."

A small, delicate hand cautiously reached out, as if testing the waters, before finally grasping Naruto's palm tightly.

Naruto didn't seem surprised and calmly pulled Tayuya to her feet, "Did you find it?"

"Who told you to throw the money everywhere, you jerk."

"Show some respect. I'm your creditor now." Naruto said with some annoyance as he straightened up from the pile of dead leaves, ceasing his search for money.

The more stylish the act of throwing money had been, the more painful the act of picking it up became.

"No, I won't! I've already sold you my soul, and I don't owe you any money now." Tayuya said righteously.

"The money in your hands already exceeds 100,000 ryo." Naruto glanced at her.

The sunlight was low, filtering through the sparse leaves, casting shapes of light in the swirling dust. The two stood not far apart, their lower legs completely buried in the half-meter-high pile of dead leaves.

The scattered banknotes lay atop the leaves, and both had to struggle to collect them.

"If it exceeds the amount, then just treat it as a debt!" Tayuya puffed out her modest chest and declared righteously, "Anyway, I've already signed that debt agreement, so I'll take whatever I want!"

"If you are in debt, you should treat your creditor with a little more respect." As he said that, Naruto stopped picking up the money and slowly approached Tayuya through the dead leaves.

"What are you going to do?"

"Are you scared?" Naruto asked, not answering her question directly.

"Who… who would be scared, you jerk!" Tayuya clenched her fists, forcing herself to sound strong, "What can you even do? In the end, you're just a kid who's a little younger than me!"

"Your legs seem to be shaking."

"Shut up, you trash-brained bastard!" Tayuya cursed.

"Ooooh?" Naruto moved closer to Tayuya, their faces so close in the thick pile of dead leaves that their noses were just inches apart.

"You…" Tayuya turned her head away, her face full of disdain.

It wasn't until Naruto handed her the nearly 100,000 ryo bill he had collected that she actually blushed.

"Damn it, how much do you love money?" Naruto complained.

"Mind your own business!" Tayuya snatched the money and stuffed it into her chest. "I have nowhere else to go, so of course I like money!"

"If I don't have money to buy food, I'll have to resort to robbing. Doing such thing could easily attract unwanted trouble from the Shinobi Villages."

"You're surprisingly smart." Naruto praised without hesitation.

"That's just common sense! How low do you think of me?" Tayuya snapped back, though she seemed to appreciate the compliment, "Although...you're not wrong, I am indeed smart."

"Since you accept a debt, you should assume your obligations." Naruto said, locking eyes with Tayuya, "You're afraid, aren't you? So what exactly are you scared of?"

"You have no experience in this area, right? Are you afraid I'll suddenly kiss you?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Tayuya retorted, still trying to maintain her bravado, "I've been fighting since I was six, and I've killed more people than you've eaten bowls of ramen. That kind of thing doesn't bother me at all."

"So scary." Naruto replied sarcastically, before suddenly changing the subject, "Your debt is now two hundred thousand."

Seeing Naruto so close, Tayuya started to panic and shut her eyes tightly, shouting, "I don't want to!"

"Refusal accepted." Naruto said abruptly, then moved away from Tayuya.

"Huh?"

Naruto had already turned and started collecting money in the other direction, not even looking back as he spoke, "You are worth far more than two hundred thousand. You have the right to refuse."

Hearing this, Tayuya stood frozen in place, her thoughts becoming tangled and chaotic as one question kept gnawing at her mind.

'Just how much is my entire life worth to that guy?'

The next day.

Naruto woke up in his bed and the empty room was unusually quiet.

The mission had failed, and Sasuke had escaped.

Everyone was injured except Naruto.

Due to her sensitive identity, Tayuya hadn't followed Naruto back to the village. Instead, she went to Tanzaku Town alone, as they had agreed.

Tanzaku Town was a bustling town in the Land of Fire, some distance from Konoha. It had everything one could want, lodging, food, scenery, and wasn't any less lively than Konoha Street.

The relationship between the two is a bit like raising a cat, but not quite.

This arrangement was something Naruto had decided on after considering the situation. After Sasuke's defection, the next three years wouldn't be too eventful.

Naruto needed time to grow, and Tayuya did too.

Before the mission even began, Naruto had already declined Jiraiya's offer to train him. He just wanted to take it easy. He wouldn't believe a word from the old toad unless the sun rose in the west.

Besides, Training with Jiraiya would be too troublesome, and the results also wouldn't be that significant.

He planned to rely on the system for training, returning to a normal routine. First, he would finally tackle the Kyubi's progress he had been putting off and aimed to trigger more options within three years.

Then, he would pick the right time to resolve the issue with the Kyubi sealed inside him.

After all, he already obtained the Sealing Technique to do so.


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