In the Tailed Beast Space, Utakata finally met Six-Tails Saiken, who had brought him so much misfortune. Yet Saiken's presence had also led him to Hotaru and helped him survive pursuit after pursuit. With Naruto's earlier words in mind, Utakata looked at Six-Tails Saiken with complicated feelings: gratitude, hatred, but above all, curiosity.
Seeing Utakata staring at him, Six-Tails Saiken said impatiently, "How long are you going to keep staring? And I really don't like that look in your eyes. Stop looking at me like that. Honestly, you used to reject me so fiercely, and now you're curious about me? If you weren't my jinchuriki, I'd kill you with a mouthful of strong acid."
Utakata froze for a moment. Remembering how he had always rejected Saiken, he felt a pang of guilt. Just as Naruto had said, Saiken had done nothing wrong, and neither had he. Human greed had caused all this misfortune. He really should never have blamed Saiken for everything.
Utakata suddenly bowed to Six-Tails Saiken and said with heartfelt remorse, "I'm sorry. I always rejected you and resented you before. I'm so sorry. And thank you for looking after me all this time. Without you, I might not have survived until now. Thank you so much."
Utakata's sudden gesture and words left Six-Tails Saiken a little embarrassed. "You don't need to apologize to me, and you don't need to be grateful either," Saiken said. "I didn't help you for any special reason. I was simply looking out for myself, not trying to save you. So there's no need for this."
At that moment, Nine-Tails laughed. "Saiken, it's been a long time. I never thought we'd meet again under these circumstances. I'm sure you know why I've come to see you."
Six-Tails Saiken said, "Those auras on you