Trees Chapter 250 That Guy Looks Like a Dog

On the stage, Itachi bowed to the audience with an expressionless face. He had just performed several dances taught by the Hokage, which ins

On the stage, Itachi bowed to the audience with an expressionless face.

He had just performed several dances taught by the Hokage, which instantly drove the crowd wild.

The cheers in his ears, the enthusiastic smiles of the people, and their adoring gazes, none of these could bring Itachi even the slightest joy.

He knew that everything he was doing now was his little brother's punishment for him...

‘Sasuke...’

‘If this makes you happy... then I will atone properly and work hard to earn back the Uchiha Clan's assets.’

Itachi thought to himself and stepped off the stage.

Now, his eyes had regained their sight, but he had lost something far more important.

…

"Move aside!!"

"Let me through!"

"You damn Konoha’s Shinobi!!!"

"Let me see him...otherwise, don't blame me for resorting to force!"

Kisame was stopped by Konoha’s Shinobi working as security at the backstage entrance. He waved the takeout box in his hand and kept cursing.

He really couldn't bear it anymore. Even if it meant fighting all Konoha’s Shinobi, he had to see Itachi today.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Kisame, are you really going to resort to violence?"

"You don’t want Lady Tsunade to increase the ransom further, do you?"

Hayate coughed a few times, his voice a little weak, but the threat in his words was very powerful.

Shiranui Genma laughed strangely and added, "Yes...10 billion ryo..."

"Who knows how long it’ll take to pay that off?"

As soon as he said these words, the Chakra that had just been condensed in Kisame's body instantly dispersed, and his clenched fists slowly loosened.

He lowered his head in humiliation, not daring to speak.

It is hard to imagine that a man who is almost two meters tall would show such timidity towards two slender Konoha’s Shinobi.

‘Money, money, money!!’

‘Why did these people talk about nothing but money!?’

‘Konoha is like this, Kakuzu is like this too…’

‘Why?!’

Kisame’s heart was filled with despair. He didn’t understand when money had become such an important thing in the Shinobi World.

‘Fine. If that’s how they wanted it... I’d just give them money!’

Kisame rummaged through his belongings and pulled out a sealing scroll, threw it to the Shinobi coughing continuously in front of him and said, "Inside is all the money I’ve earned these days..."

"One million ryo."

"Let me see him!"

Kisame gritted his teeth. All he wanted was to see Itachi and ask him what he was thinking.

If Itachi was willing to leave with him, Kisame would stake his life today to take him away!

Hayate raised his hand to take the scroll, and was slightly stunned when he heard that there were one million ryo in it.

Unsure of what to do, he even took out his phone and sent a message to Tsunade for instructions.

Naturally, Tsunade supported Kisame’s behavior and even encouraged the two Konoha’s Jonin to keep up the good work in the future.

"Genma, let him through."

Hayate waved his hand, signaling the others at the entrance to let the honest man Kisame pass.

Seeing this, Kisame rushed in with his takeout box and ran in the direction where Itachi had left.

When Genjian saw this, a flash of emotion flashed in his eyes. Biting his senbon, he muttered to Hayate, "Hey, Hayate... isn’t this going a bit too far?"

"And also..."

"What if he really does resort to force?"

"We are no match for that honest man when he gets angry..."

Genma recalled how, not long ago, this ‘honest man’ had fought against half of Konoha’s Shinobi with his weapon in hand, and he couldn’t help but feel some admiration for Kisame.

As for he is saying only half Konoha...

Because Konoha’s trump card, Team 7, can be said to be the other half.

"No problem."

"Yellow-haired guy and I are very familiar."

"And worst-case scenario..."

As Hayate said this, his voice suddenly lowered, and he carefully checked their surroundings before continuing, "Worst-case scenario, Thin Ice Bro will step in to stop him."

"No need to worry too much."

Hayate suddenly smiled after saying this.

"Tsunade-sama said that we have worked hard today, so this money is our reward..."

"Cough cough..."

"Let’s go. I’ll treat everyone to barbecue."

"Woohoo! Long live Tsunade-sama! Long live Big Bro Hayate!!"

The crowd cheered, surrounding Hayate as they left the performance hall.

…

Drip, drip…

The weather in the Shinobi World is always unpredictable. Just moments ago, it had been clear, but now a light rain began to fall.

Itachi stood alone in the alley, letting the rain soak him as he lost himself in thought. No one knew what was going through his mind.

Tap, tap, tap…

Kisame walked slowly behind Itachi and looked at him so quietly.

"Itachi-san..."

"It's raining again. Being exposed to the rain isn’t good for your health, desune~"

As he said that, he took out an umbrella from the takeout box and walked straight towards Itachi.

"Kisame?"

"Why are you here?"

Hearing Kisame's voice, Itachi's heart inexplicably tightened, as if he didn’t want this guy to see him in such a sorry state.

"Itachi-san..."

"Come with me. Let’s leave Konoha."

"You don't belong here anymore."

Kisame stood behind him, holding an umbrella to shield the cross-dressing man from the rain.

Itachi was slightly stunned when he heard this.

But he didn’t answer Kisame. Instead, he pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his inner pocket, then took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.

Click…

Accompanied by the sound of a lighter, the cigarette was lit, and Itachi leaned against the wall and puffed lazily.

"Cough cough cough..."

Itachi couldn't help coughing violently since this is the first time he tried smoking.

After a long while, he looked up at the sky, and murmured, "Kisame, you should leave Konoha by yourself."

"I won't go with you."

"I am now a sinner, and staying in Konoha to atone for my sins is my fate..."

Kisame fell even deeper into silence after hearing this.

He couldn’t bear to see the Itachi-san he respected most swaying his hips in front of a crowd.

This was far too humiliating for Itachi!

"But...but..."

Kisame opened his mouth, but found himself at a loss for words.

Itachi stood up and walked toward the performance hall. Just before stepping inside, he spoke to Kisame without turning back.

"Kisame, the Shinobi World isn’t the same as it used to be..."

"Perhaps... you could try trusting others."

Kisame reached out toward Itachi’s retreating figure, as if wanting to say something to stop him.

But in the end, no words came out. He could only watch helplessly as Itachi returned to that hell...

"Itachi-san!"

"I will definitely save you from Konoha!"

"I swear it!"

Ding ding ding…

At that moment, the phone at Kisame’s waist rang, and he quickly slid the screen to answer it, then Kakuzu's earth-shaking roar immediately came from the other end.

"GODDAMMIT!!"

"Kisame! Where the hell are you!?"

"Do you have any idea how swamped I am alone in this damn rain!?"

"Come back here now!"

"Otherwise, don't even think about getting a single ryo from me today!!"

The two-meter-tall Kisame hunched over, gripping the tiny phone, and answered meekly.

"Boss... I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Don’t dock my pay..."

"I'll be back soon!"

Kisame hung up and let out a long sigh. Turning back, he took one last look at the spot where Itachi had disappeared and nodded firmly.

Then, with a few leaps, he jumped onto the rooftops and rushed desperately toward Kakuzu’s location...

…

"Naruto Aniki, look at that guy..."

"He kind of looks like a dog, huh?"

The bruised Konohamaru sat under the eaves and pointed at Kisame darting across the sky.

Beside him, even Sasuke surprisingly nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, he kind of does."

Naruto, who was playing with his phone, looked up and saw Kisame still delivering takeout in the heavy rain, and immediately shouted at his underlings, "Shut up! You are not allowed to make fun of honest people!"