"Find traces of my heart."
Looking at Chiba before him, the Sage of Six Paths paused slightly. Without any unnecessary embellishment, he spoke directly.
As long as Chiba found traces of his heart, he would teach him Sage of Six Paths Jutsu.
"Then aren't you afraid that after I find those traces and learn Sage of Six Paths Jutsu, I'll go back on my word?"
Chiba's expression did not change much. He replied calmly, though there was a little more ease in his tone.
Now that everything made sense, Chiba finally relaxed completely. Everything had become clear.
He had reasons he had no choice but to accept this deal, and the Sage of Six Paths likewise had something in Chiba's hands that constrained him. They stood on equal footing in this transaction. Both had disadvantages, and both had advantages.
A deal like this put Chiba at ease.
Honestly, this was the only kind of arrangement he could accept. Although he had been deeply puzzled by the Sage of Six Paths suddenly declaring that he would not teach Sage of Six Paths Jutsu for the time being, if the Sage of Six Paths had not brought this up, Chiba might not have agreed so readily.
Sooner or later, he would have realized that if the Sage of Six Paths directly taught him Yin-Yang Release and Sage of Six Paths Jutsu, there would be no way for this deal to stand. A transaction with no deadline and full payment made all at once was far too unusual. The two of them were not longtime partners with deep mutual understanding and trust. On the contrary, their positions were more hostile than friendly.
Under such circumstances, if the Sage of Six Paths still offered such generous terms, Chiba had to wonder whether there was