"This is how it stands: if neither of us says anything, then it'll be as if nothing ever happened," Harinod said.
"And tomorrow—no, tonight—we'll leave this place. That should be enough, right?" Harinod asked as he looked at Ximaida.
"He thinks the two of you are trustworthy. This incident alone has shown me what kind of people you are," Ximaida said.
"Enough talk," Ximaida said.
"I only came here to carry out my mission. Besides, this is something I have no way of refusing," Ximaida said with a smile.
"Since you two have been through things yourselves, you should understand my difficulties, right?" As Ximaida spoke, she drew the sword at her waist.
Uchiha Madara noticed that Ximaida's sword was still stained with blood.
"Such fresh bloodstains... You just killed someone before coming here, didn't you?" Uchiha Madara asked, looking at Ximaida.
"You really are a veteran. I noticed it from the moment we started fighting. Your strength isn't particularly impressive, but you have extensive combat experience," Ximaida said.
"There shouldn't be anyone else. Could there be any other men in your country besides the two of us?" Uchiha Madara continued.
"That Beast Clan man from earlier," Ximaida said with a smile. "He was truly dishonest. The moment he saw me, he actually tried to warn you two."
"I killed him before he could say anything," Ximaida said.
"Besides, he no longer had any value to us," Ximaida said with a smile.
"Now that things have come to this, can't we sit down and talk it over calmly?" Uchiha Madara asked Ximaida.
"If the two of us fight, it'll make quite a scene," Uchiha Madara said.
"I don't know who would win, but it would be even worse if we were evenly matched," Uchiha Madara said.
"Since that's the case,