For Kitahara Kaede's distrust, the Ten-Tails chose not to explain.
It told Kitahara Kaede to see for himself.
That was the Ten-Tails' way of doing things.
It seemed too lazy to say anything more.
Kitahara Kaede also felt that he should go take a look.
After all, the Ten-Tails was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's Summoning Beast.
He should still take a look outside first.
Having made up his mind, Kitahara Kaede's consciousness gradually returned.
The moment he returned, Kitahara Kaede sensed that familiar power.
The thing that had started it all.
Because he had remained within the fusion space all this time.
The moment Kitahara Kaede returned, he discovered those pale golden things drifting through the air. ...
"So, it was these things!"
Kitahara Kaede immediately understood what the Ten-Tails had meant.
Kitahara Kaede's awakening instantly eased everyone's tightly wound nerves.
They looked at Kitahara Kaede with eager eyes.
"So, what now? Do we deal with the Ten-Tails first, or Ōtsutsuki Isshiki first?"
Madara Uchiha was the first to ask.
Kitahara Kaede smiled faintly. What a joke.
The Ten-Tails was now his partner.
As for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, he was an existence that only grew stronger the longer he fought.
Kitahara Kaede finally understood why Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had sealed off this entire space.
So this was what he had been preparing for.
Fortunately, the Ten-Tails had suddenly betrayed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
"I'll handle both the Ten-Tails and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. You don't need to intervene."
Kitahara Kaede did not want to make things too clear just yet.
So he only implied what he meant.
Yet someone among the group still frowned.
Orochimaru furrowed his brow slightly.
"We need to improve as well. Right now, both Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and the Ten-Tails are excellent whetstones for us."
Jiraiya also stepped forward with a grin.
"This time, I