The Mysteriously Disappearing Corpses! [Bonus Chapter, Request for Full Subscription]

The War Oath was a spectacular sight, yet Hiko was absent. One hundred thousand Allied Shinobi Forces had gathered to await orders. Just imagining it was enough to make one's blood boil.

But Hiko could not be bothered to join in on that excitement.

"Nine-Tails, tell me, how do you think this war will end?"

The Nine-Tails, lying on the ground basking in the sun, opened its eyes and gave Hiko an indifferent glance. It said nothing, then closed its eyes again, ready to continue napping. Why ask it about a war? Not only was the Nine-Tails merely a Tailed Beast, but it did not even need to take the field in this battle. Why should it worry about something that had nothing to do with it?

Compared to the war, the Nine-Tails was more concerned about Akatsuki capturing Tailed Beasts everywhere.

"Do you think the Ten-Tails will reappear in this world?!"

Hiko's words made the Nine-Tails' closed eyes snap open, its enormous gaze fixed on him.

Those words had a considerable impact on the Nine-Tails. Compared to humans, who knew nothing, the Nine-Tails knew far more. After all, they had been divided from the Ten-Tails, and it had followed the Sage of Six Paths in its early years.

Speaking of which, the Sage of Six Paths had truly been absurdly powerful. He had made himself the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and when he grew old, he divided the Ten-Tails into nine Tailed Beasts and the shell of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Yet he had not died immediately. That alone was enough to make every Jinchuriki weep into their hands.

Look at Jinchuriki nowadays. Every one of them was so fragile. Once their Tailed Beast was extracted, it basically meant death.

Compared to the Sage of Six Paths, they