"So you just ran away?"
Then he heard the Ten-Tails' earnest voice.
"It wasn't what you think. That was completely beyond anything we could handle."
"Anyway, just be polite when you talk to him. Don't be like Isshiki."
Kitahara Kaede felt somewhat helpless for a moment.
Actually, if Isshiki had just spoken to him properly—
Instead of immediately insisting on some kind of one-on-one fight—
He would have been perfectly reasonable.
Kitahara Kaede still felt that Isshiki had only narrowed his own path.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Kitahara Kaede continued asking.
But after a long while, he still heard no reply from the Ten-Tails.
That fellow had run away without making a sound.
Kitahara Kaede sighed softly.
Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it.
At any rate, that Otsutsuki Clan branch had not come looking for trouble with him directly.
Perhaps they were somewhat wary of him.
Of course, there was no point in thinking about that now. ...
At least for the time being, they did not seem hostile.
Just as he was about to withdraw all his consciousness, Kitahara Kaede heard the Ten-Tails' voice again.
"Should we truly cooperate for once?"
Kitahara Kaede was somewhat surprised. Truly cooperate?
It seemed his previous guess had been right.
The Ten-Tails had been preparing to screw him over.
But now, with the appearance of the Otsutsuki Clan branch—
It seemed to have changed its mind.
It wanted to use him to accomplish something.
Perhaps he could take this opportunity to obtain the method for controlling that pale golden energy from the Ten-Tails.
However, Kitahara Kaede had no intention of making that so clear.
"You mean you never intended to cooperate with me seriously before?"
Kitahara Kaede's voice was filled with surprise.
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