Kawaki felt that the man before him possessed an aura that made others submit to and trust him.
His Adam's apple bobbed as he looked at the outstretched hand. "I-I'm willing!"
He had never encountered such sincere, unreserved words, nor the respect they carried.
"Then congratulations on joining the Land of God, Kawaki."
Uchiha Akira was not surprised. He grinned. "You've made the right decision of your life."
It was not only because he wanted to seize Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's life energy. Kawaki also wanted to break free from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
And Kawaki was even more desperate than he was.
"H-How do you know my name?!"
Kawaki's pupils contracted. "Ever since Ōtsutsuki Isshiki caught me, I've barely appeared in the outside world!"
He even knew his name. Just how had this man done it?
"Don't worry about those details, Kawaki. Can you sense Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's location?"
"No. My Karma hasn't thawed to that extent yet."
Kawaki had once prayed for his Karma to thaw more slowly. Now, he was praying for it to thaw faster so that he could kill Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as soon as possible.
"No rush. Let's head to the capital of the Land of God first. With you here, Isshiki will come looking sooner or later."
After waiting so long already, Uchiha Akira did not mind waiting another year or two.
Now that he had found Kawaki,
time was on his side.
Buzz—!
His hand lightly settled on Kawaki's shoulder. A Flying Thunder God Mark appeared, and their figures vanished in an instant, arriving in the capital of the Land of God.
"Kawaki, you'll live in this house. From now on, you're a normal ninja of the Land of God. With your strength, you'll receive a fixed annual payment even if you do nothing. But if the Land