The Fox of Sixth Street

Chapter 3

Updates 03/20/25

- Mostly rework on grammars since this doesn't have lores.

- Fanservice after the story! Also the reason why he knew Kafka in later chapters. I planned to add it in chapter 15 but decided to switch it up.

Disclaimer, first chapter!

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"Okay, seriously, when are you gonna stop crying?" Naruto asked, arms crossed as he stared at Nicole, who was still sulking. "It's not my fault you took what I said the wrong way."

"S-shut up! I don't care! It's your fault!" Nicole shot back, her face still burning red as she clutched Naruto's spare lab coat around herself. "I'm charging you 30,000 Dennies for every second of that one minute and fifty seconds!"

From behind the glass window separating the operating room from the waiting area, she stuck her tongue out at him.

Naruto deadpanned.

He rolled his eyes before glancing at Billy, who was lying comfortably on the operating table like he was about to get a spa treatment.

"How the hell did she even count that down to the exact second?"

"That's Lady Boss for you, Naru-bro," he said, his mask forming an amused expression. "There was this one time a TV show wanted her to make an appearance, and she charged them 100 Dennies for every second she was on-screen."

Naruto raised an eyebrow behind his thick glasses.

"She's got tenacity, I'll give her that... but if she's so good at making money off every situation, how the hell are you guys still drowning in debt?"

Billy let out a wistful sigh, his shoulders sagging.

"That's the mystery of it, man. She didn't know how to manage money properly until Anby came along and took over."

Naruto shifted his gaze toward Nicole.

Just moments ago, she had been throwing a tantrum. Now, she was all smiles, looking like the incident had never even happened.

Meanwhile, Naruto finished double-checking the scanner results. Since the Cunning Hares frequently took commissions that led them into the Hollows, it was standard practice to ensure none of them had Cognitive Corruption Syndrome, or anything worse. So far, Nicole was clear.

Unfortunately, she already had the syndrome, as did Anby... though the silver-haired girl was a bit different from normal cases. However, both were still in the dormant stage, meaning Naruto could treat Nicole and ensure she gained immunity—just as he had done for Anby.

Shrugging, he turned to the cyborg.

"So, Billy," Naruto began, adjusting his gloves, "will you be a man, keep your pain receptors on, and watch as I disassemble your body piece by piece? Or are you gonna be a pussy, turn 'em off, and sleep through it?"

He deadpanned at the fox person.

"...Naru-bro, you're nuts," he muttered. "That's like asking someone to get circumcised without anesthesia! You're literally trying to give me a fucking trauma for life!!"

Naruto and Billy engaged in a stare-down before the former shrugged.

"Too bad. If you agreed to it, I would've given you another 50% discount~"

"BILLY'S GONNA TAKE IT WITHOUT TURNING OFF HIS PAIN RECEPTORS!!"

The cyborg gawked as Nicole shouted from behind the glass.