Instead, he chose to separate the two from his side.
In truth, he simply sent them into the mist.
Because, in Kitahara Kaede's view, he was the one interfering with them.
If they tried to imitate Kitahara Kaede's movements,
those two would never have any chance to stand out.
So he separated them.
And the two who had been separated by Kitahara Kaede
did not feel much resentment.
Because they still felt a certain amount of pressure in Kitahara Kaede's presence.
First, they feared Kitahara Kaede would succeed.
That would affect them.
Second, they feared that they themselves would succeed
and then affect Kitahara Kaede.
If they were separated like this,
they naturally felt much more relaxed.
Because there was no interference from anyone else.
They could each do their own thing.
No one would know if they succeeded, and no one would know if they failed.
Of course, after succeeding, they would certainly go outside and show off.
Success would mean they had earned it through their own strength.
And besides, the matter would already be over.
Going to tell others afterward
would only prove that the others were inferior.
After placing the two into the mist,
Kitahara Kaede focused completely.
He understood Orochimaru and Madara Uchiha's temperaments.
If they had been placed in an age of chaos, both would have been figures capable of dominating a region.
Now that they had humbled themselves at his side,
with such an opportunity before them, he should not keep them by his side any longer.
Instead, he should let them test their own strength.
When Kitahara Kaede contained the mist before them,
it was actually the best deterrent for them.
Elsewhere in the mist, a series of bloodline activation methods also began.
As time passed,
after experiencing several failures,
Kitahara Kaede