Chapter 104: Greedy White Night

"Who exactly is your Excellency? I don't think the Uchiha have any conflicts with you."

Judging from Bai Ye's behavior, this young man who is suspected to be a Rain Ninja does not seem to intend to kill them. It may be that he is concerned about the families and villages behind them, or it may be for other reasons.

Shisui wanted to know the reason why the other party attacked him and others. It couldn't be that there was really a traitor colluding with outsiders.

Bai Ye glanced at Shisui. Uchiha, who would awaken the strongest illusion, Kotoamatsukami in the future, was just a kid in his teens now. It was unknown whether the will of fire had entered his brain yet. His mind was full of thoughts about the balance between his family and the village.

However, since Shisui asked the question, he had to think carefully about how to answer it.

After stroking his chin and thinking for more than ten seconds, Bai Ye decided to tell the truth and said sincerely: "In the past, there was indeed no conflict between me and Uchiha, but there was just now."

"Kakuzu was the prey I had my eyes on, but you Uchiha snatched him away! Isn't this enough of a conflict?"

Upon hearing this, Shisui froze in place, and the other Uchiha also looked stunned.

After coming to his senses, Shisui quickly explained: "Sir, is there some misunderstanding here? We didn't intend to fight Kakuzu, he was the one who stopped us!"

"Is that so?" Bai Ye stared at Shisui with doubt and said:

"It seems there was indeed a misunderstanding between us. I mistakenly thought you were here to steal the prey."

"You should also know that Kakuzu has been in the underground black market for many years. He must have a lot of money with him. If we rob him, we can quickly get a large sum of money. It is normal for me to make a mistake in judgment."

"But how can you guarantee that you are not eyeing Kakuzu's money?"

We really are not here for Kakuzu... Shisui's face was full of helplessness, although the Uchiha people were not very popular in Konoha, the family business was not small, and there was no need to catch bounty hunters to make money.

And even if they are short of money, who would keep targeting Kaku? He is a ruthless man who once assassinated the Hokage.

Thinking of this, Shisui said carefully: "Sir, we Uchiha are not short of money, and since it is just a misunderstanding, why not let us go."

"If you kill us, the tribe members will definitely be jealous of you. It is better to establish friendship with the Uchiha."

Bai Ye shook his head gently: "The misunderstanding has already occurred. Even if I let you go now, you will still be jealous of me, and I don't think your Uchiha friendship is of any use!"

"You Uchiha are so unpopular that you can't even get a Hokage position, and you are ostracized every day."

After hearing the words 'unable to become Hokage' and 'being ostracized', Shisui didn't react at all. However, the Uchiha beside him looked as if their scars had been exposed, and their Sharingan, which had just been closed, opened again.

"Kid, we Uchiha will have a Hokage sooner or later!"

"The past was the past, and the present is the present. Lord Fugaku is about to participate in the Hokage election. The Fourth Hokage is already in the Uchiha's pocket!"

Hearing these Uchiha's complaints, Bai Ye glanced at Shisui and said, "Are all of you Uchiha so foul-mouthed? Aren't you worried about being beaten to death when you go out?"

Shisui was speechless. The attitude of this group of tribesmen was indeed a bit arrogant.

Although clan leader Fugaku is quite powerful, he does not meet the standards for running for Hokage, unless the Sannin and Namikaze Minato give up the election and hand over the position of Hokage to Uchiha.

However, you are the most foul-mouthed and arrogant person among all the people present.

Although he was secretly complaining, Shisui could see that Bai Ye really had no intention of killing him. The reason he had been delaying time was probably because he was waiting for them to give conditions.

"Sir, what is the price you have to pay in order to let us go?"

Seeing Shisui actively negotiating, Bai Ye stretched out his finger and said, "One million ryo for Genin, three million ryo for Chuunin, and ten million ryo for Jonin. As long as you pay, I will release you immediately." "Also, everyone who has scolded me before will have to pay an additional fee, five hundred thousand each time."

After hearing Bai Ye's open offer, the Uchiha group became angry again.

They are the proud Uchiha, how could they pay ransom to a little kid? And such a cheap price does it mean they look down on them, the Uchiha, and the Sharingan bloodline.

Shisui was calculating the ransom. The total amount for two jonin and six chuunin was 38 million ryo. Adding the cost of the previous insults, the total was 40 million ryo.

This amount is not too high, but the problem is that they simply cannot come up with that much money right now. Who would carry a large sum of money when going out on a mission?

The only valuable things on them were detonating tags and weapons.

After thinking for a while, he just shouted to the Uchiha beside him: "Brother Tiehuo, the samurai sword on me is worth several million taels. You can also collect the money and give it to the Excellency in front of you."

"Shisui, are you really going to pay the ransom? If this gets out, what will happen to our Uchiha's reputation?"

Shisui sighed, "Compared to money and face, I feel that the lives of my companions are more important. If we continue to delay like this, we will not be able to participate in the war on the front line."

Tiehuo was a little hesitant, he still couldn't let go of the dignity and honor of Uchiha.

At this time, Bai Ye walked up to the two of them, squatted down and said, "That's right, how can money compare to life? I won't tell anyone about what happened today, just make up a reason."

"I can't believe you care about us so much." Tiehuo didn't give Bai Ye a good look.

Bai Ye nodded gently and accepted the praise calmly: "I also think I am a good person. Since becoming a ninja, I have saved many ninjas and prevented many tragedies from happening."

Looking at the shameless Bai Ye, Tiehuo turned his head away and chose to seal himself.

Instead, Shisui slowly moved to his companions, persuading them one by one to take out their belongings. After gathering all the valuables, the value was probably only 30 million taels.

There is still a shortfall of 10 million taels of ransom for the 40 million taels that Bai Ye requires. In other words, at least one of them cannot leave directly and must stay by Bai Ye's side.

After taking a look at the treasures on the ground, Bai Ye nodded and waved his hand to signal the salamander to swallow them all.

Then, Bai Ye threw the antidote to Shisui.

Shisui ate one himself first, and after confirming that it was okay, he threw it to the others.

After seeing them all take the antidote, Bai Ye said calmly: "Shisui stays, the rest of the Uchiha can leave?"

"Why did Shisui stay?" Tiehuo frowned.

Without waiting for Bai Ye to explain, Shisui took the initiative to say, "I volunteer to stay. You guys hurry to the front line to support the village. As long as you collect enough money, nothing will happen to me."

After hearing this, Tiehuo and other Uchiha looked at each other.

The Uchiha never gave up on their clansmen, but now their weapons had been confiscated and their chances of counterattacking were slim. It seemed that they really had no choice but to leave temporarily and seek support from the front line.

After exchanging glances, Tetsuka and the other Uchiha all left.

In the huge open space, only Bai Ye and Shisui were left.

(End of this chapter)