She did not understand ninjas, so naturally she did not know who Kaguya was in the ninja world.
But she felt... this toad seemed pretty unreliable.
Who would ask their son to seal away his mother? Wasn't that... a little too filial?
"Then let's begin the operation," Kitahara Kaede said. "Moryo, having received false information, should be starting to make a move."
"If we do not go find him soon, he will no longer be at the shrine."
"And there is another reason I said he is powerful."
"That is, he did not come to kill you personally. This does not mean he is afraid of you; rather... he deliberately told others that you are his weakness."
"But in reality, he probably is no longer afraid of you," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Eh... Moryo is that..." Shion's violet eyes widened slightly. "That cunning?"
"Who knows," Kitahara Kaede said.
As he spoke, he placed one hand on Shion's shoulder. "Then let's begin."
"First of all, we ninjas travel using ninja runs. Though you possess the Miko's power, your physical condition is still that of an ordinary person, so later, I can only carry you while we travel," Kitahara Kaede said in a gentlemanly manner.
"Hmph..."
Shion did not refuse.
After all, what had happened last night was far more intimate than this. This sort of contact was nothing.
Chapter 165: Shion: Could It Be That You're Very Strong!? (Please Enable Auto-Subscription, Please Subscribe Fully)
Moryo had already been revived, and everyone began moving.
Kakashi led Naruto and the others according to the original plan, while Kitahara Kaede headed north with Shion.
The cave shrine where Moryo had been sealed was within the Land of Demons, but toward its northern region.
Shion lay on Kitahara Kaede's back, feeling the wind rushing past