Mingye held out his index finger, wagged it from side to side, and spoke again.
"Do you think I'm lying to you? If thirty isn't enough, then how about I double it?"
"Mingye!"
The deep voice carried both warning and threat, but Mingye ignored it completely and continued.
"I want the Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals. If you won't give it to me, I'll give you a pregnant Uzumaki Mito!"
Uzumaki Mito was a thorn in Uzumaki Jingting's heart. The marriage alliance with the Senju Clan was imperative. A man who valued his promises, Uzumaki Jingting had never considered breaking off the engagement because of the Senju Clan's decline. Instead, he had been even more determined to see the marriage through. Moreover, after meeting Hashirama once, the nearly ninety-year-old Uzumaki Jingting had become convinced that Hashirama was destined for greatness and would surely accomplish extraordinary things in the future. At that time, he would also serve as another way out for the Uzumaki Clan. Thus, faced with Mingye's threat, the old man compromised. Besides, not just anyone could use the Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals. To use it, one needed a certain medium; otherwise, its effects would not even compare to ordinary sealing techniques.
"Even if I give it to you, you won't be able to use it!"
Naturally, Mingye knew that he could not use it yet. The Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals was meant to seal Tailed Beasts, but it was different as well—it was intended to absorb the Nine Tailed Beasts into a vessel that would turn them into the Ten-Tails. If it were used solely to seal one Tailed Beast, its full effects could not possibly be displayed. Still, he had to obtain the seal first. With that thought, Mingye smiled and spoke again.
"That's my