"So, Lord Yuhara had not made contact with the Takigakure ninja beforehand, and the unexpected incident during the Chunin Ninja Exams happened without any warning?"
Inside Yuhara's ward at Konoha Hospital, two Anbu ninjas were questioning him. This did not mean the Anbu suspected Yuhara; it was merely a routine inquiry after the incident. After all, they wanted to gather as many clues as possible and reconstruct the truth.
"Before the tailed beast rampage in Takigakure, I was suddenly attacked. After we finished that disjointed battle and withdrew from the battlefield, we passed by that Takigakure ninja, and he suddenly released the tailed beast. Judging from the circumstances at the time, though, I don't think it was a planned attack... The tailed beast's rampage took us by surprise, and it was just as sudden for the Jinchuriki." Yuhara thought it over carefully. Going by instinct, he believed the first attack had been aimed at him, but the second "tailed beast attack" had come far too suddenly.
Clearly, they had asked the wrong person. If they had asked Kakashi, perhaps Kakashi would have known why the Seven-Tails had suddenly gone berserk—but whether he would tell the Anbu the reason was another matter. After all, it involved the secret of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Also, just call me Yuhara. There's no need for 'Lord.'"
Because of his previous performance, Yuhara keenly noticed the change in the Anbu's attitude toward him. But he certainly would not become conceited over such a minor surprise.
The two Anbu ninjas exchanged glances and nodded at the same time. Then the one taking notes continued, "There's one more matter. It's said that during your battle with the tailed beast, you used a ninjutsu called... well, the 'Eight Branches Technique.' If our expectations are correct, that technique should be