Since he had already hesitated over this matter for so long, he needed to get it done quickly. Otherwise, the longer it dragged on, the less anyone could predict how things would develop afterward.
And since Uchiha Hiko had already made such a firm decision, he was determined to see it through. Otherwise, all the planning he had done for so long would have been wasted.
He also knew that since this old man had told him so much, he was probably not deceiving him. Even if he was, the worst outcome would simply be killing the old man and gaining nothing.
Either way, he would not suffer any losses, so there was nothing wrong with handling things this way.
He decided to head down the mountain by himself and see what was really going on. He did not think much of it; he was merely going down the mountain alone to investigate.
To Uchiha Hiko's great surprise, he had not walked long before reaching the end of the mountain. He found it very strange. He had thought it would take him a long time to reach the end, but he had arrived so easily.
Uchiha Hiko felt that there had to be some trick to it, but he could not be certain. After all, he had traversed mountains like this before; they had simply never seemed this short.
"Where are you, old man? I've already reached the end of this mountain. There's nowhere left to go, yet you still haven't appeared. Are you messing with me?"
Uchiha Hiko tried calling for the old man this way, hoping to find out where he was. The old man's voice had only ever come from the depths of the forest, while his figure remained nowhere to be seen.
"Young man, don't be