Chapter 644 Negotiation

The massive meteorite hovering above Konoha was like the Sword of Damocles, casting a shadow of death over the entire village.

Given the size of that meteorite and its proximity, unless one possesses space-time ninjutsu, even a Jonin-level ninja would likely find it difficult to escape, let alone the tens of thousands of ordinary villagers.

It's important to understand that this isn't the "later version" of Naruto. Faced with a meteorite of this size, Konoha is currently finding it difficult to come up with an effective countermeasure.

In a corner of Konoha, a middle-aged man with a watermelon-shaped haircut and wearing a green bodysuit looked up at the meteorite that was about to destroy Konoha, and slowly placed one hand on his heart, as if to perform some kind of ritual.

Meanwhile, Danzo had already realized what was happening and turned to the Third Hokage beside him, angrily saying...

"Hiruzen! This was Kurama's doing, wasn't it!? Damn it! This is all your son's fault, you have to take responsibility for this!"

Danzo's shout caused the Third Hokage's pent-up emotions to erupt completely. He grabbed Danzo by the collar and roared,

"Now is not the time to blame each other! Let's figure out how to deal with that meteorite up there!"

Danzo hadn't seen the Third Hokage so enraged in a long time, and he was truly stunned. Without waiting for Danzo's response, the Third Hokage shoved him aside and murmured, gazing at the meteorite above.

"Could this be a technique combining the Nine-Tails' chakra with Dark Release? What terrifying power..."

Upon hearing this, Danzo clenched his fist, thinking to himself that if he could master this power, he would be absolutely confident in leading Konoha to firmly hold the top spot in the ninja world!

However, the meteorite hovering in the night sky reminded him that if he didn't resolve this crisis, Konoha might cease to exist, and how could he talk about standing at the top of the ninja world?

Thinking of this, Danzo said coldly,

"Since this meteorite is related to the Nine-Tails, we should quickly send someone to find Naruto Uzumaki. He is the key to solving the problem!"

Seeing that Danzo was finally calming down and seriously addressing the problem, the Third Hokage felt a surge of relief and responded,

“Naruto’s condition is still unknown. Perhaps he has been possessed by Kurama’s consciousness again. It would be better if the two of us went in person.”

Danzo nodded, and the two of them stopped exchanging words and disappeared from the spot in a flash.

Inside the dilapidated apartment building, Naruto was still fast asleep in bed, the noise outside having no effect on his sleep quality whatsoever.

Just as he turned over, the window suddenly opened, and two figures flashed in—it was the Third Hokage and Danzo.

Seeing Naruto sleeping soundly on the bed, both the Third Hokage and Danzo's lips twitched a few times, and they even began to doubt whether the incident was really related to Naruto.

Danzo pondered for a moment, then walked directly toward Naruto, intending to wake him up. This time, the Third Hokage did not stop him, but stood behind him, squinting as he observed the situation.

As Danzo approached Naruto's bedside and reached out to touch him, a dark hand suddenly emerged from beneath Naruto and grabbed Danzo's wrist.

Danzo's pupils contracted, and before he could react, he was thrown away by a tremendous force. The Third Hokage reacted quickly, stepping forward to catch Danzo as he flew backward. After staggering a few steps, he managed to hold Danzo and stand still.

In the dimly lit room, the Third Hokage and Danzo's posture was indeed somewhat ambiguous, but the two of them had no time to pay attention to that at the moment. Their eyes were focused entirely on the black hand beneath Naruto.

Under their gaze, the black hand gradually extended, bringing out the body below, and finally formed a slender black shadow in front of Naruto's bed, which was none other than the shadow form of Gigg.

Of course, in Danzo's and the Third Hokage's eyes, this was the embodiment of the Nine-Tails' chakra, or the Nine-Tails itself.

Giger crossed his arms, tilted his head to look at the Third Hokage who was holding Danzo in his arms, and said,

"What are you two old men doing here so late at night?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage immediately released Danzo and put him down. Danzo, his expression unchanged, steadied himself, once again adopting a coffin-like face towards Jig, and coldly said,

"Nine-Tails, you're the one who caused that meteorite outside, aren't you? We're here to negotiate with you."

Fearing that Danzo's attitude would anger Gige again, the Third Hokage quickly interjected.

"I've considered the condition you proposed earlier, and it's feasible! Now, please take that meteorite away!"

Giger didn't deny that he had attracted the meteorite, but simply said...

“You seem to have misunderstood something. I wasn’t negotiating with you. The house of the fourth generation originally belonged to this idiot.”

Naruto was still fast asleep on the bed, seemingly unaffected by the sounds of Danzo and the others talking.

This was, of course, because Giger had cast the Reverse Crimson Nightmare ability on him, and Naruto was now completely immersed in a beautiful dream.

The Third Hokage was truly anxious. Even if the meteorite hanging in the sky didn't fall, Konoha wouldn't be able to stay peaceful. As the Hokage, he had to make that meteorite disappear as soon as possible.

He hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"What do you want in return for your ability to be revoked?"

Danzo frowned slightly. In his view, the Third Hokage's current eagerness was a major taboo in negotiations, which meant that he had completely lost the initiative in the negotiations.

However, the third generation was well aware of this. It's just that Giger's bargaining chips were too strong, so strong that he had no choice but to compromise.

Jigme walked slowly to the Third Hokage with his hands behind his back. Danzo, seeing this, silently reached for his waist with one hand.

"You want to use that kunai against a shadow?"

Jig's calm voice brought Danzo to an abrupt halt. Without changing his expression, he withdrew his hand from his waist and said...

"It's just an instinctive reaction as a ninja."

"Heh, ninjas... the rats in the sewers are indeed quite tolerant."

"you!"

The Third Hokage glared at Danzo, who was about to erupt in anger, then took a deep breath and spoke sincerely to Giger.

State your conditions.

Giger shrugged and said,

"My condition is simple: hand over the Book of Seals for three days."

"no!"

Before the Third Hokage could respond, Danzo hastily refuted him. The next second, a pillar of darkness suddenly surged from beneath his feet, and Danzo's figure instantly vanished into nothingness.

The Third Hokage stared wide-eyed at the dark vortex that slowly disappeared into the ground. His Kage-level chakra erupted from his body, causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the floor and walls.

Facing the Third Generation, who was on the verge of exploding, Giger simply spoke calmly and slowly.

"I'll take your life now, and then I'll take it all next time."