"So, what you mean is, you can only convert one at a time, and if you want to copy several thousand people, you'll have to convert them over and over!?"
"...That's how it is..." A trace of timidity actually appeared on the Nine-Tails' face as it remained nailed to the massive sphere in the sky...
"Forget it. Useless thing, just keep rotting in the seal."
...No! Hiroki! I can work hard and help you convert them! Just one month... no, one week! I can work for you twenty-four hours a day!... The giant fox struggled and pleaded like mad...
But it was useless.
"Useless thing," Hiroki muttered another curse under his breath.
Twenty-four hours a day?
Hiroki had boasted that it would only take three days! If he relied on that inefficient trash, the daylilies would be cold before it was done.
When Hiroki opened his eyes, he immediately met Kushina's gaze, filled with tension and concern.
She could vaguely sense the brief exchange that had just taken place within the seal. Her small hands tightly gripped the corner of her clothes, and her lips were pressed together. "Hiroki... I... was I useless again?" Her voice was full of self-reproach.
The little girl was still blaming herself. She had probably spent too long cooped up in the house, rarely going out and with no one to play with, leaving her somewhat dejected. "It's fine, it's fine..."
"This isn't your fault." Hiroki patted Kushina on the head and patiently comforted her.
"Your biggest task right now is still to study. In a few days, I'll have the Nine-Tails translate the ninjutsu I know for you. You need to learn them properly and use them well."
Kushina puffed out her cheeks.
She didn't want things to be like this, relying on Hiroki