"Gigigigi...!"
Seeing how cute the Nine-Tails looked, Tie Kui couldn't help narrowing her eyes and laughing.
"What are you laughing at? Think I won't kill you?"
"What's so funny about eating dumplings?"
"These skewers are all mine, hmph."
Hearing Tie Kui laugh, the Nine-Tails quickly turned and shot her a cold look.
Then the Nine-Tails reached out with a paw, grabbed the skewers, and kept eating. If any of the other Tailed Beasts had seen it, their jaws would have dropped.
"Crunch...!"
"Hm?"
The Nine-Tails noticed that the dumpling in his paw had vanished. He'd bitten at empty air and froze for a moment.
"Didn't you say you didn't want any?"
"I only bought four skewers. If you eat them all, what am I supposed to eat?"
Seeing that the Nine-Tails was about to eat the dumplings, Senju Fujima moved swiftly and snatched them from his paw. He fought back a smile at the Nine-Tails' crestfallen expression.
"Damn you! How dare you steal my food?"
"I'll kill you!"
"Take this!"
Seeing the food that had been right in his grasp disappear, the Nine-Tails flew into a rage and lunged straight at Senju Fujima.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The Nine-Tails flailed his claws, instantly knocking the dumplings out of Senju Fujima's hands. They fell straight to the ground.
"M-my dumplings?"
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"Give me back my dumplings, you brat!"
The Nine-Tails saw that Senju Fujima had used the dumplings as a shield, and that they'd fallen to the ground. He instantly flew into a rage, roared, and lunged at him again.
"Don't scratch my face! Don't scratch my face!"
"I'm going to be scarred! Damn you, Kurama! Just you wait—I'll pull out all your fur!"
The Nine-Tails scratched Senju Fujima's skin, and the man and beast immediately began wrestling on