Trees Chapter 249 One Sentence That Can Make Naruto Blush Furiously

After hearing what his temporary employee, Kisame, said, Kakuzu was so angry that he immediately slammed down his cooking utensils and glare

After hearing what his temporary employee, Kisame, said, Kakuzu was so angry that he immediately slammed down his cooking utensils and glared at him with a murderous expression.

"What nonsense is this?! What nonsense!?"

"Since when does making money depend on your preferences?"

"You don’t want to deliver here, you don’t want to deliver there… how the hell am I supposed to make any profit?!"

"Do you even want to make money?"

Boss Kakuzu was so furious he even smacked Kisame a few times with his spatula.

Every time he looked at this idiot, his blood pressure spiked.

A few days ago, this fool had the audacity to ask him for a loan.

Out of camaraderie, Kakuzu had been willing to lend him a few hundred ryo out of the kindness of his heart.

But what did this idiot do?

He asked for ten billion ryo right off the bat!

He is not here to borrow money, he is clearly just trying to make him angry!

After that, he refused without thinking, and then Kisame insisted he wanted to work hard and earn money properly.

If he wanted to make money, it’s no problem, as the kind-hearted Kakuzu gave him a job.

But now, he has given Kisame a job of delivering orders, this guy has the nerve to complain.

Isn't it a little too much?

The honest man Kisame stood there, with his head bowed, enduring Boss Kakuzu’s verbal lashing.

He knew that if he wanted to buy Itachi’s freedom, he had to earn money, no matter what.

‘But...’

‘That damn Tsunade was absolutely humiliating me!’

"Remember this!"

"From now on, when you’re on the job, you have to call me Boss!"

"Not 'Kakuzu' this, 'Kakuzu' that!"

Kakuzu said angrily, then took out his phone from his pocket and took a look at it, and then continued to talk to Kisame.

"Go, Hokage-sama asked you to send two bottles of sake over."

"Hurry up! If you’re late by even three minutes, I’m docking your pay!"

Kakuzu bent down and took out two bottles of sake, shoved them into Kisame’s arms, and waved his hand to signal him to get going.

Kisame gritted his teeth. The thought of having his hard-earned money deducted was unbearable, so with no other choice, he clutched the bottles and sprinted toward the Hokage Tower.

Watching this scene, Naruto barely resisted the urge to string Kakuzu up on the nearest lamppost.

"Kakuzu..."

"Don’t you think you’re going a bit too far?"

"How can you bully an honest person like Kisame?"

Kakuzu placed several plates of grilled skewers in front of boss’s wife, then wiped his hands on his apron and replied matter-of-factly, "Boss, you don’t understand..."

“I’m giving him a full 1% of this stall’s profits."

"And that’s only because we’re acquaintances!"

Naruto rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. He felt that Kakuzu really came to Konoha to make a fortune.

Otherwise, with his miserly character, how could he be willing to pay Kisame that much.

"But..."

"Is Kisame short of money recently?"

"Normally, he doesn't have much use for money."

Kakuzu answered casually while serving the dishes and collecting the empty plates, "I don't know. He might be in deep debt or something."

He didn't say much, and Naruto didn’t press further.

After all, this kind of thing belongs to other people's privacy and has nothing to do with them at all.

Kakuzu silently collected the empty plates. When he bent down to pick up the plates, he was surprised to find that there was no more plates in the cabinet.

When he turned to look at the dishwasher, he saw that there were already two stacks of dishes as high as a person.

‘Wait.’

‘What's going on?!’

‘How many portions have they eaten since just now?!’

Kakuzu turned his head suddenly and looked at the boss’s wife at the table in shock.

Noticing his gaze, Hinata tilted her head and gave him an innocent, sweet smile.

That smile left a huge psychological shadow in Kakuzu's heart.

Because he’d just done the math.

So far, while Naruto has eaten food for three people in total, Hinata had already eaten for 72 people!!

And looking at her expression, he knew she wasn’t even full yet!

If he was doing business normally and could meet such a customer, he would definitely be ecstatic.

But...

These two were eating for free!

Regret flooded Kakuzu’s heart as he remembered his earlier promise.

Clatter…

Kakuzu staggered back in despair, fell to the ground, covered his chest with his left hand, and started to slap himself with his right hand.

"Boss... I was wrong..."

"Please... go eat somewhere else..."

"If this continues... I’ll go bankrupt..."

Tears welled up in his eyes. At this point, he was ready to grovel at Naruto’s feet and beg.

Seeing his dramatic display, Naruto chuckled and said jokingly, "Boss Kakuzu, to make money, you have to be honest..."

"I…"

Kakuzu's face turned even paler upon hearing what Naruto said, looking like he might collapse at any moment.

Hinata gently poked Naruto's waist with her finger.

"Naruto-kun, let's go check out the performance area."

Hearing how lively it was supposed to be, she wanted to experience it with Naruto.

"Alright."

Naruto glanced at Kakuzu, who was pretending to be heartbroken, and decided to let the miser off the hook for now.

The two left amidst Kakuzu's overly enthusiastic farewells.

"Boss, ma’am, take care!"

"Please come again next time!”

"I hope you two have a great time today!"

Naruto held Hinata's hand and walked on the streets of Konoha. As he walked, Naruto grumbled about Kakuzu's shameless greed, muttering how the guy would do anything for money.

Hinata giggled when she heard this, with a sly glint flashing in her eyes, and she took note of this in her heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

"Next is the performance of Uchiha Itachi, the Redeemer of Konoha!"

At this moment, the two's conversation were interrupted by the sound of Konoha's broadcast.

Looking up at the main stage, Naruto saw that Nagato's Six Paths of Pain had finished their act.

Now, a familiar yet strangely different figure took the stage.

Itachi stood there, draped in a long, purple dancer's robe, a braid resting over his chest. His usual pronounced nasolabial folds were smoothed over with makeup, and his fingers were painted with black nail polish. Holding a delicate fan, he took small, graceful steps toward the center of the stage.

To be fair, the Uchiha Clan's genetics were impeccable.

Although he was wearing women's clothes, Itachi didn’t look ridiculous. If anything, the women in the audience were screaming even louder after seeing him...

Hinata looked at Naruto, who seemed to be in a daze, raised her hand and poked Naruto's waist, which made the yellow-haired man jump up in an instant.

"Naruto-kun..."

"You seem to be in a trance."

"N-No!"

Naruto argued loudly. He was just admiring the Uchiha Clan's natural good looks and didn't have any weird ideas.

"Is he good-looking?"

Hinata tilted her head and smiled sweetly, but her eyes were half-lidded in a way that made Naruto break out in a cold sweat.

"Of course not!"

Sensing the crisis, Naruto shook his head quickly, declaring that neither the outfit nor the person was worth a second glance.

Hinata didn’t get mad after hearing this. She suddenly came forward, breathed softly at Naruto, and said softly, "Then... what if I wore it for you?"

After she said that, she pinched her trouser legs and lifted them up slightly, just enough to reveal a glimpse of black stockings at her ankle.

Naruto's pupils dilated, and his brain went blank.

‘Hiss…’

‘Is this... the legendary stockings in pants!?’

‘Damn it!’

‘Hinata is too good at this!’

"Hinata-chan... would look good in... anything..."

Naruto stammered, then suddenly squatted down silently and said honestly.

"Hinata, your shoelaces seem to be untied. Let me fix it for you..."

Comparing the two of them flirting, Kisame, who had just delivered a meal from the Hokage Tower, saw Itachi on the stage, and felt like the sky was falling.

"YOU BASTARDS!"

"THE HOKAGE PROMISED SHE WOULDN’T MAKE ITACHI-SAN PERFORM!!"

"HOW DARE YOU HUMILIATE HIM LIKE THIS!!"