Negotiating Terms

The incomplete Ten-Tails threw back its head and roared. Hagoromo Otsutsuki lay atop its massive forehead, directly controlling the Ten-Tails as it fired a Super Tailed Beast Ball.

Xiao Zhen swept it a disdainful glance. Black flames surged in his hand, and Nihility Devouring Flame's powerful devouring force directly swallowed the Super Tailed Beast Ball.

Having been driven into a desperate corner, the Sage of Six Paths began contacting his old friend, hoping to obtain some useful information from him.

Within a secret space in the ninja world lay Mount Myōboku, one of the legendary Three Great Sage Regions.

The aged giant toad opened his eyes. Lately, he had constantly felt unsettled. He had been born with the ability to glimpse fragments of the future through dreams, yet it seemed that something had gone wrong with his dreams several years ago.

Especially over the past few days, he could see nothing in his dreams, as though his ability to foresee the future had never existed.

"Gamamaru, can you hear me? I need your help now!"

Receiving his old friend's message, Great Sage Gamamaru cast everything else from his mind and focused his Spiritual Power on communicating from afar.

"Hagoromo! How long has it been since we last spoke? It truly brings back memories."

"Cough... cough! Gamamaru, this is no time for reminiscing. A terrifying invader has appeared in the ninja world. I need your help!"

Gamamaru's entire body trembled. The fear in his heart made him ask in alarm, "Could it be... that those people have descended?"

The old toad could not help recalling how, when he had still been young, several extraterrestrial visitors descended from the sky.

They possessed a pair of pure white eyes—the famous Byakugan of the ninja world today.

At first, they had not drawn the