Li gently patted Hinata on the head, his face carrying a hint of indulgence as he said, "It's okay. Just remember not to be so impulsive next time. I'm not that easy to kill."
"Hmph!" Timaria snorted, seeming unable to stand watching any longer. She had probably realized that Hinata liked the Naruto body Li was currently using, not Li himself, who had only just arrived in this world.
Li smiled faintly and slowly helped Hinata away. "But this probably won't end here."
Shikamaru nodded as well. There had originally been ten statues here, nine of them Tailed Beasts. Even though Li had used some unknown method to deal with two of them, there were still at least seven Tailed Beast statues left unresolved...
Li glanced at the remaining seven Tailed Beast statues. For some reason, the first two Tailed Beasts had been unsealed for so long, while the others remained sealed...
Could it be... Li frowned, then sighed. "Everyone, be careful. The reason the first two Tailed Beasts were unsealed was probably because the people who came before us only passed the second Tailed Beast's trial."
Hearing Li say that, Shikamaru nodded as well.
According to Li's reasoning, someone had probably rushed in here before, intending to obtain whatever these guardian beasts were protecting. But they had only defeated Shukaku and were unable to contend with the Two-Tails, so they retreated. That was why the One-Tail Shukaku and the Two-Tails Matatabi had awakened so easily.
As for the remaining seven, they probably needed to be triggered, right?
"You humans... don't disturb that..." Matatabi suddenly raised her head slightly. She struggled to stand, but it seemed she had no strength left.
"Don't worry. No matter what appears here, as long as I'm around, there won't be any problem." Li spoke