A Shocking Faction

Kinkaku let out a startled cry, his pupils contracting instinctively.

But in the next moment, he laughed. "Heh heh, so it's you. I was wondering who would come looking for us brothers at a time like this. I just never expected clan head Amagi to be your man. You really gave us brothers quite a shock."

As Kinkaku spoke, he sat down on a stool nearby. At the same time, Ginkaku sat down on the other side.

Of course, they knew the person before them. Even if they could not be called old acquaintances, they were certainly not strangers.

More than twenty years ago, the brothers had captured the Nine-Tails and been swallowed by it. Though they were later spat back out, they happened to encounter the God of Time and Space, who had come to capture the Nine-Tails, and their lives had even been in danger.

Back then, it had been this mysterious man called "Owl" who saved them. He asked for nothing in return and simply let them return to Kumogakure. They had initially believed he had some ulterior motive and waited for him to come to them, but the First Shinobi World War broke out soon afterward. Twenty years passed without them seeing him again, and they eventually forgot about him. Yet now, he had unexpectedly come to them of his own accord.

Through his mask, Shin silently watched them and chuckled. "There are plenty more things you can't imagine. I won't beat around the bush. I called you here because of the alliance between Kumogakure and Konoha. You should know about it."

Kinkaku and Ginkaku exchanged a glance, somewhat relieved. They had already made some guesses. After all, there was no other reason for someone to seek them out at a time like this.

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