Li stroked his chin, a cold sneer spreading across his face. This Nine-Tails had calculated things rather well. Though he knew his combat strength was no match for Li's, he had not said so outright.
And now, he had given Li a great deal of information, drawing their attention toward Toneri. By diverting everyone's notice, naturally no one would bother with them—or the secrets hidden in the so-called chamber they were guarding behind them, right? Come to think of it, that Toneri was probably the virgin brat who had always wanted to snatch Hinata away.
Although it all led back to Toneri in the end, Li had no intention of giving up what these guys were guarding in that secret chamber. Naturally, he was even less willing to give up the chakra within their bodies.
Even setting aside his current Nine Revolutions Mystic Art, if Li obtained the chakra from these little guys, he would at the very least be able to master Ninjutsu of their respective attributes!
Opportunities like this did not come around whenever he wanted. Just as Li was about to refuse, another voice spoke before him. Shikamaru slowly said, "Fine. We agree."
Li raised a brow. Shikamaru really did love sticking his nose into things. But by Shikamaru's reasoning, they truly should leave this place alone for now and deal with Toneri first. The moon's impending fall was an urgent matter; if they wasted time here, Earth might truly be destroyed.
Li merely nodded lightly. They could always come back afterward!
"I don't agree!" A loud roar rang out. Li immediately looked toward Shukaku, who had been so battered that he could not even get up moments ago. He was now struggling to rise from the ground. It seemed the Ninjutsu Li had used to seal