Chapter 15: Negotiations 101

He killed them coldly, I... I don't give a shit, those guys kidnapped me, and menaced of killing me, I wish they suffered more before their death.

"Hi jishi san, I am Han, I was a friend and co worker of your mom", [that bitch has been so incompetent, that she ended up being captured, now I need a new spy inside Konoha], he brought me here to... recruit me...?

"What do you want from me 𝘏𝘢𝘯?", I said it in a way, maculating all previous fear I might have displayed.

He didn't reply instantly, he just untied me, while the old man took away the cadavers, then Han just said in a harsh voice, "Your mom has been captured, if you don't want her to die, help me save her", [if we win over Konoha, and IF she is still alive you'll be able to see her one last time, before I execute her], I don't really care about her, but if he wants a kid to be his spy, that means Kumogakure doesn't have anymore spies in Konoha, if I play my cards well, I'll be the winner in this battle.

"You said my mother is the most skilled, but how can I save her, when I m still in the academy", he just eyed me, retaining his laughter.

"I still have some spies in Konoha, I know how strong you are, so would you help me?", [in all honesty, I need her because her chakra signature doesn't alert that village's security, if it wasn't for that I wouldn't care about a lil shit like her], "how about this, I just want you to send me information about any changes, that happen in the village"

"If I were to help you, what would I get from it?", this time I crossed my arms, and acted serious... I perfectly know that if I were to refuse to help... I'll end up dead, so at least I have to gain something.

"What are you talking about, if you help me, we will save your mom, and you'll also be a great hero in our village", I don't care about either of those.

"Yes... but if I am captured helping you, I will also be imprisoned... right?"

"Well... yes... not if you are extra cautious"

"But there is stilI a risk, I'm asking you again what can I get if I help you?"

"You stay alive, I won't kill you now.", he was red because of all his anger but forced himself to calm down.

"You can't afford to kill me, why would you go through all this trouble to get me here... hmm...", I put my hand on my chin, "could it be I am your only resort?", he just stayed silent, while his mind was boiling with thoughts.

He had a stern look, "What do you want?", [I need to find someway to make her submit], if I didn't want this to end in a civilized way, I would've reaped him apart.

"Actually I don't want to work for you or for Kumogakure"

"Who said you have the choice?", now he fell in the trap.

"I m pretty sure I have a way to convince you"

"Since you want to save my mother I m giving you a discount... follow me I'll show you", he didn't under what I was talking about, He took me to the carriage to find my storage scrolls and took out a a mountain of explosion tags.

"How can you have this much... Are they all real...", he took out a kunai and put it under my throat... "Don't try anything, I can kill you before you activate them", what a killjoy.

I put my hands on my head, "I wasn't gonna do anything... I want to sell you ALL of this for a mere million ryo".

[how can she have so much, doesn't she know the price of each tag... if I were to resell them I'll have enough money to resign from this ninja life, I m clearly taking them, but that would cost me all the money I kept for my retirement], he is like an open book to me, literally.

He summons a... rat, "this is my summon, ain't he cute? *ahem*", the rat looked angry.

"IT'S TIME FOR MY LUNCH WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME AT A TIME LIKE THIS", if I m getting a summon creature, it will make it learn to respect me.

"*sigh* I m sorry but I need the money I have been hiding within you, here is the money", the rat vomits a suitcase... too big to fit inside a rat... I just take the suitcase, it's too important.

"Let's go, I m sending you back to Konoha"

We enter the tavern again and he talks with that man then he departs...

Few hours later, I m in my bed.