Faced with the Ten-Tails suddenly speaking to him, Yu asked in astonishment, "Ten-Tails, you can talk?"
He had always thought the Ten-Tails' consciousness was a mass of chaos, possessing only the instinct to protect its master. And that so-called master was not him, the Jinchūriki, but the one who had consumed the corresponding fruit.
The Ten-Tails said coldly, "Hmph, I have always been able to speak. I simply did not wish to!"
Yu asked again, "Then whose will is yours? Kaguya's?"
The Ten-Tails' will belonged to the consumer of the corresponding fruit. The fruit borne by the Ten-Tails inside Yu had been consumed by Kaguya, so it was Kaguya's Ten-Tails.
But not every Ten-Tails belonged to Kaguya, so everyone should avoid that misconception.
The Ten-Tails said, "It used to be Kaguya's will. But not long ago, in order to revive Kaguya, Isshiki grafted my 'offspring' onto her, and the will was replaced. The current me is no longer under Kaguya's control, though I still retain a sense of closeness toward her."
So that was it... Come to think of it, Yu had been a Ten-Tails Jinchūriki for years now, yet this was the first time the Ten-Tails had communicated with him.
At other times, the Ten-Tails seemed to be sleeping within the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal.
Getting back to the point, Yu said, "Why did you suddenly appear? Are you afraid that if I die, you will die with me?"
The Ten-Tails said, "Hmph, it would be fine if you died here. Though I would die along with you, I would be reborn in another thousand years or so. What I fear is you being controlled by Shinshiki's technique. Then I, too, would become her trophy!"
Yu's eyes lit up. "Are you willing to help me?"
The Ten-Tails said,