Netherworld Soul Pursuit: A Tiger Brought Low

"Hm?" Yushiki looked toward the voice.

A mysterious man had appeared behind him. He had the Ōtsutsuki Clan's distinctive pale skin, blue-white hair tied in a wild high ponytail, no eyebrows, two dots on his forehead, and a pair of horns shaped like Forehead Protectors!

A Red-Glow Fishing Basket hung at his waist. He had hooked his elbows over the long Red-Glow Fishing Rod resting across his shoulders, his head tilted to one side and a devil-may-care look on his face.

"Urashiki!" Yushiki's brow furrowed deeply. He turned to face him and asked in a low voice, "Did Ryushiki send you to kill me?"

"No, no. You're overthinking it." Urashiki shook his head lazily and said with a knowing smile, "Lord Ryushiki is busy tracking down Sana, the leader of our clan's Four Great Traitors. He has no time for little things like this..."

Hearing the mockery in Urashiki's words, Yushiki fired back, "Right. A nobody like me would only attract the attention of trash like you!"

Urashiki laughed. "Hahaha! Still as sharp-tongued as ever, senior. No wonder nobody stood up for you, even when you were 'falsely accused' of being a traitor!"

Boom!

Yushiki thrust out a palm. A terrifying column of air blurred the snowstorm ahead!

Whoosh!

But Urashiki moved like a ghost, appearing elsewhere. "I know who really attacked the Netherworld of the Nine Abysses and freed the traitor Subichini!"

Yushiki jolted. "Who was it?"

Urashiki dropped the bombshell. "Uchiha Riu—the man who took you in here in Reed Plain Country!"

Yushiki stared at him. "What did you say?! Stop spouting bullshit!"

"It's the truth," Urashiki said coldly. "I visited this space long ago and gathered plenty of intelligence. I was also the one who went to the Netherworld of the Nine Abysses afterward. The Soul-Sealing Tower