Ever since Hozuki Mangetsu had listened to Soji's plan and sacrificed himself to preserve the entire Hozuki Clan, eight or nine years had passed.
And eight or nine years ago, Hozuki Suigetsu had only been a four- or five-year-old brat!
How could Hozuki Suigetsu's voice back then possibly be the same as it was now?
Now, Hozuki Suigetsu had entered adolescence. Even his vocal cords had changed.
If Hozuki Mangetsu could recognize Hozuki Suigetsu's voice, that would truly be a miracle!
It was precisely because he had realized this that Hozuki Suigetsu shut his mouth in time.
Hozuki Suigetsu had grown up, his voice had changed, and he was wearing a Mist Village Anbu mask. The two brothers had not seen each other for eight or nine years, so it was perfectly normal that Hozuki Mangetsu had not recognized his younger brother right away.
Rather, if Hozuki Suigetsu had asked the question he had nearly voiced, he would only have looked especially stupid!
After not seeing each other for eight or nine years, showing off his lack of intelligence the moment they met would have been far too embarrassing and awkward!
Having thought it through, Hozuki Suigetsu forcefully suppressed the turbulent emotions that had been rising within him ever since seeing Hozuki Mangetsu, doing his best to remain calm.
After all these years apart, he did not want to end up at a disadvantage the moment he met Hozuki Mangetsu.
Then, just as Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo had recognized each other earlier as old friends, Hozuki Suigetsu slowly raised a hand to the mask on his face.
Immediately afterward, as Hozuki Mangetsu's eyes gradually widened, Hozuki Suigetsu removed his Anbu mask.
In an instant, a face at least ninety percent similar to Hozuki Mangetsu's appeared before everyone present.
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