"Look at you, kid. Why are you so dishonest? You're a grown boy, yet you're saying one thing and meaning another. You clearly want to be friends with me, but you keep saying you don't."
"Just say whatever's on your mind. I'm inviting you so sincerely, yet you still refuse. What more do you want? Let me tell you, I don't just say things like this to anyone."
"And look at how outstanding I am. I'm personally saying this to you, and you're still not satisfied? You brat really doesn't know when he's well off. Let me tell you, I'd bet that besides me, no one else would ever say such things to you."
Uchiha Hiko had already more or less seen through what the boy was thinking. He felt that if he provoked him a little with his words, the boy would easily agree to go with him.
Moreover, he had Mind Reading and knew very clearly what the little boy was thinking. The boy was still concerned about his master, and he also did not know whether Hiko was a good person worthy of trust.
So Uchiha Hiko thought that as long as he said a few more words about how trustworthy he was and firmly assured him that he was reliable, the boy would probably follow him without hesitation.
It was also obvious that the boy had no room to show his abilities here. As long as he agreed to this—
—he could put his strengths to use. If the boy heard him say that, he would surely be overjoyed.
"Don't give me that crap. You act like you understand me so well, but you don't know what kind of person I am at all. I'm not buying your bullshit."
"And I've seen plenty of people like