"Mine!"
"It's all mine!"
Upon hearing the news, a man with a masked mouth and a Takigakure rogue ninja headband had his green eyes instantly turn red!
"Get out of my way! All of you, get out of my way!"
"Where is Lucian?! Show yourself!"
Kakuzu was really going crazy, mad with excitement.
That was three billion ryo! Enough to make him ecstatic!
This wasn't the future, where inflation had taken its toll. Money was worth a lot right now.
The future Asuma's bounty, in the present, would be a few million ryo at most.
One can only imagine how frantic three billion ryo made Kakuzu. He charged around like a raging bull, searching everywhere for any trace of Lucian.
In Konoha, Sarutobi was also going crazy!
"Are you insane, Danzo?"
"My thirty million ryo! Why did you act on your own and raise the bounty to three billion ryo?!"
Sarutobi's heart ached so much he could barely breathe.
One doesn't know the cost of firewood and rice until one is in charge of the household. Konoha's development required money everywhere; he wished he could split one ryo into two.
Danzo was calm.
"I'll pay for the extra."
Sarutobi: "..."
Damn it, just how much money have you embezzled!
Seeing Sarutobi's strange look, Danzo sneered, "What? In your eyes, the Nine-Tails isn't worth that much? Did all those dead ninja die for nothing?"
"Or perhaps, my injuries are worthless?!"
"You should know, Lucian is too great a threat."
"If he's not dead, he'll have to spend his life dodging the pursuit of countless ninja. If he is dead, then we've just spent money to buy peace."
Sarutobi took a deep breath, his headache getting worse.
"Do as you wish. I'm tired..."
Seeing Sarutobi leave the hospital room, Danzo's eyes were filled with a cold darkness.
He then looked at Orochimaru, who was beside him, "Ordinary limbs are not suitable for me. I need your help, Orochimaru."
Orochimaru gave a sinister smile, "What can I do for you, Lord Danzo?"
"The First Hokage's cells, and... the Sharingan!"
...
While the ninja were searching for Lucian.
In a shadow on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, Lucian had created a small spirit particle space!
"Where is this?"
Before them was a vast expanse of white, with nothing in it. The two lolis huddled together tightly.
From time to in time, the two girls would steal glances at Lucian, who was not far away, with a mix of fear, nervousness, and curiosity.
"This is my world."
Lucian walked over and looked at Kushina's stomach.
"Take off your clothes!"
"Ah? Ah!"
After a moment of confusion, Kushina let out a sharp scream and hid behind Mikoto like a startled rabbit, shivering.
Mikoto Uchiha's voice also trembled, "Don't... don't hurt Kushina. She's still young. Take... take me instead."
Lucian: "..."
Aren't you young too?
Lucian noticed a problem. From beginning to end, he had not seen a trace of hostility in the eyes of the two girls.
But on second thought, Kushina had only been in Konoha for a few years, so her sense of belonging wasn't that strong. And Mikoto Uchiha... tsk, tsk, an Uchiha.
"I want to see the Nine-Tails' seal. If you do it, it'll be too much trouble..."
Lucian's slightly lazy gaze suddenly filled with pressure, and his voice grew a few degrees colder:
"I can kill you and then kill the Nine-Tails, or you can undo the seal and fight for that one in ten thousand chance of survival."
Kushina was stunned. So it was for the Nine-Tails.
Just as Mikoto was about to speak, she was stopped by Kushina. Then, Kushina took a step forward, raised her head, and spoke with a stubborn seriousness.
"I'll do it. I will repay the life I owe you, but you cannot harm Mikoto."
More of this strange talk.
Lucian's eyes narrowed slightly, "A wise choice. Begin!"
"Kushina..."
"Mikoto, live on for me..."
Kushina smiled brightly, formed hand seals, and pressed them directly onto her stomach.
If a Tailed Beast is unsealed for no reason, the Jinchuriki will die.
Her foundation in sealing jutsu was very strong. Not only had she been exposed to it from a young age in the Land of Whirlpools, but she had also been taught by Mito Uzumaki for a period of time.
As a member of the Uzumaki clan, she didn't lack chakra; she was fully capable of unsealing it herself.
Gurgle, gurgle!
To Mikoto's shock, deep red chakra, like bubbles, began to pour out of Kushina's body. This chakra was evil and powerful.
"Damn humans... ROAR!!!"
The red chakra continued to grow, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a massive, several-dozen-meter-tall nine-tailed fox that leaped out, letting out a furious roar.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
The enraged Nine-Tails opened its massive maw, and a huge black ball of chakra began to form in its mouth.
Hirenkyaku, Blut Arterie!
As the Nine-Tails was forming the Tailed Beast Bomb, Lucian instantly appeared on its head and delivered a vicious kick.
BAM!
In a battle of vastly different sizes, the Nine-Tails was sent flying by Lucian's kick, and the Tailed Beast Bomb it was forming dissipated.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
As the Nine-Tails was sent flying, Lucian moved quickly, delivering a series of kicks.
"..."
Mikoto was dumbfounded.
The massive Nine-Tails was being kicked around like a ball by Lucian. Its huge head was becoming misshapen.
"Aaaaargh, you damn human!"
The Nine-Tails was filled with grief and indignation. At least Hashirama Senju had pinned it to the ground. Madara Uchiha had only glared at it.
Lucian was simply trampling on its dignity.
Its head spinning, the Nine-Tails was kicked to the ground by Lucian's final blow.
Time for a swift end