Jiraiya straightened his face and said seriously, "Lord Kagami, I came on the orders of the Great Toad Sage. I brought Fukasaku and Shima to represent Mount Myoboku and express our submission to you."
*Express submission?* Kagami raised his eyebrows, surprised. He hadn't even gone to attack Mount Myoboku yet, and they were already here to surrender. He quickly understood. The Great Toad Sage must have foreseen the end of Mount Myoboku and sent Jiraiya to submit in advance. But verbal promises weren't enough.
"Oh? Submitting to me?" Kagami's lips curled into a slight smile. "What about your sincerity?"
Jiraiya pulled three immortal talismans from his bosom and handed them to Kagami. "Lord Kagami, these are immortal talismans specially made by Mount Myoboku. As long as you haven't been dead for long, you can use these talismans to be revived." This was their entire stock.
Kagami took the talismans and looked at them. "Three immortal talismans," he said calmly. "Quite sincere." But he wasn't bribed. Though good, they were nothing to him. His nine-tomoe Rinnegan's Outer Path was far more powerful. And with his many templates, his vitality and recovery ability were near immortal. A mere immortal talisman was of no value.
"The immortal talisman is useless to me," he said indifferently. "If you want me to spare Mount Myoboku for these three talismans, I'm afraid it's not enough."
Jiraiya's expression changed. "Lord Kagami, what else do you want?"
Fukasaku and Shima looked unhappy. "Uchiha Kagami, don't be too pushy! The immortal talisman is a precious thing, and you call it useless? Don't go too far!"
"Heh!" Kagami's lips curled into a disdainful smile. "For weaklings like you, this kind of thing is very precious! But to me, it's not even as valuable as a wildflower by the roadside." His eyes turned cold. "Three immortal talismans to save the entirety of Mount Myoboku? Aren't you thinking too simply?"
"Lord Kagami, what exactly do you want in exchange for accepting our submission?" Jiraiya asked, his face frozen.
Kagami smiled faintly. "If you want me to accept your surrender, that's fine. But from now on, you must submit to me unconditionally."
Jiraiya's face suddenly changed. This was simply making Mount Myoboku his back garden!
"Impossible!" Fukasaku and Shima shouted angrily.
Kagami ignored them. "Besides that, I'm going to build a school on Mount Myoboku. This school will be dedicated to allowing humans to cultivate their sage powers. I want the toads of Mount Myoboku to teach them unconditionally."
Fukasaku and Shima suddenly shouted angrily, "Kid, don't go too far! We, the Toad Clan, are known as the Sages of the ninja world. How could we possibly become a place for you humans to practice?"
"Since you don't want to, then forget it," Kagami said, his attitude tough, leaving no room for negotiation. "Just wait for Mount Myoboku to completely disappear from the ninja world."
Jiraiya's expression was uncertain. He knew if he didn't agree, Mount Myoboku would probably disappear. But if he did, how would he face the Great Toad Sage? Fukasaku and Shima kept urging him to reject Kagami.
"You have no choice," Kagami said calmly. "Either agree or die."
Fukasaku and Shima were so frightened they fell silent. After a long while, Jiraiya said with a dejected look, "I promise you." Fukasaku and Shima, though reluctant, had no choice but to agree.
"Very good," Kagami nodded with satisfaction. "You made the right choice. Go directly to the Hokage Building and find Shikaku Nara. He will send people to take over Mount Myoboku." He then warned, "I advise you not to try any tricks, or the price will be very heavy." With that, he teleported away. He had to kill the Sage of Six Paths quickly and had no time to waste with these weaklings.
After Kagami's oppressive aura was gone, Fukasaku and Shima said angrily, "Are we at Mount Myoboku really going to become Kagami's playthings?"
Jiraiya was silent for a long time, then sighed helplessly. "Do we have any choice?" He then walked towards the Hokage Building, Fukasaku and Shima following in silence.
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