Mokgetsu was slightly surprised to see the system information pop up suddenly, but after thinking carefully, he found it quite normal.
He had spent considerable time with Nagato, measured by the time he had been in the Naruto World.
During this period, they experienced both ordinary master-student daily life and faced life-and-death betrayals and ambushes together, having gone through many things jointly.
Mokgetsu's actions, saving the day in times of crisis and being gentle and kind in daily life, continuously deepened Nagato's trust in Mokgetsu, reaching its peak during these festive moments.
Logically, Mokgetsu should now give Nagato a gift.
Due to the system's benefit mechanism, every disciple reaching trust level four gets a chance to receive a gold coin burst, with a guaranteed perfect level skill return from teaching.
Mokgetsu's current four perfect level skills were all rewards from disciple trust level upgrades.
However, according to Mokgetsu's experience, giving the gift a bit later is not a problem, so Mokgetsu decided not to suddenly give Nagato a gift at this time.
After all, the occasion and atmosphere weren't suitable; talking about everyone's struggles suddenly giving Nagato a gift wouldn't fit.
"Sosuke-sensei, you're right, but you're definitely the one with the greatest contributions," Yahiko said earnestly.
In Yahiko's eyes, overlooking the current Martial Arts Tournament and whatnot, as the founder of the Ninja Sect, Sosuke led it through various crises, and his contributions to the Ninja Sect surpassed everyone else's combined.
The Ninja Sect could do without Yahiko, Konan, or even Nagato and Kakuzu, but it absolutely could not do without Sosuke.
Without Sosuke, there would be no Ninja Sect, and nothing would have happened.
Even if the Ninja Sect hadn't appeared, Yahiko would still adhere to his ideals and develop the Akatsuki.
But according to Yahiko's current experience, there's no way he could have achieved what the Ninja Sect has.
He might develop a powerful Akatsuki to maintain peace in the Land of Rain, but could never establish another Ninja Sect.
"No, with my previous abilities, it's unlikely I could have steadily grown the Akatsuki." Reflecting on the ambush that almost annihilated the Ninja Sect, Yahiko sighed inwardly.
Although the Akatsuki possesses Nagato as a trump card, Nagato needs time to grow.
Yahiko knows his capabilities well; he might lead the Akatsuki into a pit before Nagato completes his growth, just like that incident with the Ninja Sect.
"That's obvious, if Sosuke hadn't founded the Ninja Sect, you wouldn't be sitting here talking," Kakuzu said, taking a sip of wine.
The sake went down his throat, and Kakuzu's thoughts drifted to the past.
Imagine, he—the Bounty Ninja—ended up becoming a Ninja Sect high-ranking official.
Kakuzu thought he wouldn't trust anyone anymore after being betrayed by Waterfall Village, especially because protecting the village was an unwavering belief, and even that belief betrayed him; what in this world wouldn't betray him?
Sosuke stepped forward, telling him indeed there was.
Sosuke was the second strongest among the ninjas Kakuzu had faced, the first being Senju Hashirama.
In Kakuzu's view, Senju Hashirama was somewhat peculiar, but Sosuke was even more so.
Kakuzu didn't know Senju Hashirama well, so it's hard to make much commentary, but Sosuke was undoubtedly the strangest top-level ninja Kakuzu had ever seen; at times, he didn't even feel like a ninja.
"Perhaps only such non-ninja-like ninjas could create today's Ninja Sect," Kakuzu mused.
He wasn't attracted to the Ninja Sect by any so-called Ninja Sect inheritance, nor Sosuke's power, but the atmosphere of the Ninja Sect, along with a bit of Sosuke's personal influence.
"Haha, Kakuzu Minister, you also contributed greatly, it was really thanks to you this time," Yahiko, accustomed to Kakuzu's tone, chuckled.
"Good to know, one cannot walk a single step in the Ninja World without money," Kakuzu calmly accepted the praise.
"Can origami be sold for money?" Konan asked curiously.
Mokgetsu often praised her origami skills.
Kakuzu glanced at Konan, showing a hint of regret: "If you were in the top four of the Martial Arts Tournament, maybe you could make some money selling origami that looks complicated."
Due to occasional discussions with Mokgetsu about money-making methods, Kakuzu's perspective widened a lot.
If Konan were in the top four, her origami could have the legacy of being the only female ninja handmade product by a top-four youth Martial Arts Tournament member, plus Konan's cute appearance would add a lot more points.
Unfortunately, Konan did not make it into the top four, lacking the top four status greatly lessened its attraction.
Because in the Ninja World, strength is respected; looking good isn't enough, one must be both strong and good-looking.
Konan displayed a thoughtful expression, then her eyes lit up: "Then how about letting Nagato do origami and sell it? He's number one."
Nagato: …
"It's not feasible, Nagato's origami definitely won't have the same effect," Kakuzu said bluntly.
Nagato's image doesn't match the style of origami.
Starting off with powerful ninjutsu, lifting a hand brings irresistible repulsive force; though Nagato isn't built like a tough guy, his combat style possesses a simple and direct beauty that doesn't connect with origami.
"That's right, and Nagato still doesn't know how to do origami, he'd need time to learn," Konan realized the suggestion wasn't very good.
"Gengaki!"
Gastly suddenly floated out, appearing before Nagato, emitting a confident sound.