Wu Chen had revealed all the information he could share.
Now it remained to be seen how S.H.I.E.L.D. would respond.
But no matter how S.H.I.E.L.D. reacted, Wu Chen had nothing to worry about.
That was how powerful a spatial ability was: he could come and go as he pleased!
That was the source of Wu Chen's confidence. Even if he accidentally exposed his true identity, the people of S.H.I.E.L.D., or Hydra, could do nothing to him.
It was obvious at a glance whether someone had that kind of confidence.
Using the footage transmitted by the miniature camera on Black Widow, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s team of analysts had been analyzing "Minato Namikaze" from the start.
This was a high-tech method of determining whether someone was trustworthy or lying.
It was naturally very effective against ordinary people.
But against Minato Namikaze, who possessed Chakra, it was almost useless.
Of course, that wasn't quite right either. At least it had put the people of S.H.I.E.L.D. somewhat at ease.
"Director Fury, based on our analysis, Minato Namikaze probably wasn't lying."
Nick Fury turned his dark face toward the analyst who had spoken, his gaze grave. "Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Keep analyzing!"
He remained firm in his view.
But inwardly, he was beginning to lean toward believing what Wu Chen had said.
That fearless confidence couldn't be faked.
After thinking for about a minute, Nick Fury finally picked up the communicator again. "Mr. Namikaze, I'd like to confirm something first. Is the Tailed Beast that the First Hokage resealed in New York the strongest of the Nine Tailed Beasts—the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?"
"That's right!" Wu Chen replied without hesitation.
"Then you should know details such as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's size and abilities, shouldn't you, Mr. Namikaze?" Nick Fury asked.
"Yes, I do." Before Nick Fury could say anything else, Wu Chen spoke first. "The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is about forty or fifty meters tall and over a hundred meters long, including his tails. Intense heat surrounds him, his Chakra is virtually limitless, and he can use extremely dangerous Ninjutsu such as the Tailed Beast Bomb!" (I searched for a long time for the Nine-Tails' size, but there were no exact figures, so I estimated it by eye from the manga.)
"He's that big!!" Nick Fury's expression grew uglier. "By the way, Mr. Namikaze, what exactly is Chakra?"
"Chakra is a power unique to us ninja. You can think of it as a special kind of energy," Wu Chen replied. "Simply put, the Nine-Tails doesn't get tired because his energy is virtually limitless."
Nick Fury's face darkened further. "Then where exactly is he sealed?"
"Times Square, in central Manhattan!" Wu Chen named the location without hesitation.
Times Square was the very center of New York, and Wu Chen had chosen it to increase his own leverage.
The impact of a colossal beast tens of meters tall and over a hundred meters long appearing there would be no less than detonating a massive C4 bomb there, if not greater.
Under those circumstances, S.H.I.E.L.D. alone could never possibly handle the situation.
And then it would be time for Wu Chen to make his entrance!
S.H.I.E.L.D. would ask for help, and he would agree and collect a reward, gaining role-playing progress in the process. It was simply wonderful!
Sure enough, things unfolded just as Wu Chen had imagined.
Nick Fury said solemnly, "Mr. Namikaze, if you faced the Nine-Tails, could you defeat him?"
There was a hint of resolve in Wu Chen's voice. "Although I can't compare to the First, I should be able to just about handle the Nine-Tails. If I pay a certain price, there's a very good chance I can seal him."
"In that case, may I ask for your help? If the Nine-Tails really breaks free of his seal, could you go and seal him?" Nick Fury finally made his request.
Wu Chen naturally nodded. "That's what I came here for."
"That's wonderful. Konoha truly lives up to its reputation as an organization that maintains world peace!" Nick Fury offered the praise without a change in expression.
But before he could finish, Wu Chen said, "Then let's discuss the reward for this series of missions!"
"A series of missions? A reward?" Nick Fury thought this was bad. He had a feeling S.H.I.E.L.D.'s budget might shrink.
"Although I came here for this, you can think of ninja as mercenaries. We have a mission every time we take action." Wu Chen bared his "sharp teeth." "Saving a city will cost even me time and effort, as well as a price."
"Under those circumstances, asking for a reasonable reward isn't too much, is it?"
"It certainly isn't." Nick Fury seized on the key point. "What was that series of missions you just mentioned?"
"Tracking down the mastermind, stopping the Nine-Tails from breaking free, and sealing him if he does break free—those three tasks together make up this series of missions," Wu Chen explained. "So, is S.H.I.E.L.D. willing to offer a reward and commission me to complete this series of missions?"