Kikyo Castle.
The same meeting room as before.
Uchiha Sora was negotiating with the Third Hokage for the third time.
Although what had happened to the Uchiha Clan and Danzo last night had kept the Third Hokage awake all night and filled him with hatred for Uchiha Sora, he still had to consider Konoha's interests. He had no choice but to sit at the negotiating table and discuss matters calmly.
After all, Uchiha Sora had now become an enormous headache for Konoha. Even he, the Hokage, had completely lost his former authority in front of him.
"Uchiha Sora, I agree to the terms you proposed yesterday! Two billion ryo! You can have Yakushi Nonō as well!" the Third Hokage said as soon as he sat down.
After a night of deliberation, the Third Hokage understood all too well that Konoha no longer had any room to bargain.
Because Uchiha Sora was not the only one he now had to face. Other powers across the shinobi world were also itching to make their moves.
"As expected of the Shinobi Hero!" Uchiha Sora praised him.
He waved his hand, and his three guards-Pakura, Zabuza, and Fengshi-walked in carrying boxes and set them down in the meeting room.
Uchiha Sora pointed at the boxes and said to the Third Hokage, "All the documents I took from Konoha are here, including the Scroll of Seals. You can check them now."
The Third Hokage nodded and signaled the two advisers with a glance. They hurried forward, opened the boxes, and began checking their contents.
After quite some time, with the inventory nearly finished, the two advisers nodded. "Everything should be here. We've verified it."
The Third Hokage nodded and took a slip of paper from inside his robe.
"This is a deposit certificate for two