Kinoki was summoned by Uchiha Jin once again.
Inside the palace hall.
Kinoki knelt on one knee.
The floor tiles beneath him were all made of white jade. Its production was scarce, and it did not actually serve much purpose beyond looking nice.
Still, it was quite expensive.
That was how things were. Function came second; the rarer something was, the more expensive it became.
And the entire palace was paved with such tiles.
Kinoki's thoughts drifted.
Uchiha Jin sat upon the throne and slowly spoke.
"Kinoki, you know that Sea Star and the others want to launch a counterattack, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know."
Kinoki answered.
He simply did not think highly of the matter.
Hashirama Senju was also at the Six Paths level, but setting aside whether he could defeat Madara Uchiha, even if he did, Hashirama Senju could not keep helping the Sea Star people drive Madara Uchiha away forever.
So what if they fought their way back?
As for the sealing, he had not received any relevant intelligence.
Besides, their counterattack this time had caused quite a stir.
Nearly every faction would know about it.
Were they not hiding it at all?
Those people.
"Didn't Senior Sakumo already go to Sea Star?"
As the Legion Commander of the Tenth Army, he was still aware of the other's personnel movements.
"He went to witness the outcome."
Jin curled his lip. Since he could assign him work, he definitely could not leave him out.
"As for you, I hope you'll take a trip to Sea Star."
Kinoki: "???"
"A trip? Your Majesty, what exactly is the mission?"
Kinoki did not quite understand what Uchiha Jin meant by "take a trip."
Jin looked at Kinoki's baffled face and spoke slowly.
"It means you can just go take a