Though the Ōtsutsuki Grand Elder was advanced in years, his skill at flattery was exceptionally polished. He feared that if he was even a moment too slow, his head would roll.
Seeing that the clan head remained silent, Uchiha Kage immediately shot the old man a vicious glare and slapped the back of his head. "Lead my clan head properly, and cut the nonsense."
"Yes, yes... I'll lead the way right now." How could the Ōtsutsuki Grand Elder dare say more? He hurriedly put on a fawning smile and led the way.
"This is where the clan head usually works." As they passed an inconspicuous house, the man hurriedly introduced it.
"This fellow has always advocated rebuilding the Shinobi World's order. But us old men know full well how difficult the Shinobi World's development has been. You are the one destined by heaven, so we did everything we could to stop him, but that stubborn clan head simply refused to listen."
Around the corner, an Ōtsutsuki ninja loyal to Ōtsutsuki Changhui's branch was carrying important inheritance scrolls when he happened to run into Uchiha Kyu and the others.
When he saw the Grand Elder humbly welcoming enemies into the clan, he questioned him in disbelief. "Grand Elder, how could you defect to the enemy?"
"Shut up! What do you know? This is called abandoning darkness for the light." Terrified of angering these people, the Ōtsutsuki Grand Elder immediately struck and killed him.
"Pah." The Ōtsutsuki Grand Elder hurriedly picked up the scrolls from the ground, careful not to let them get stained by filthy blood.
"Look, these are all important inheritance scrolls of our clan. Many more are stored in the secret chamber. Would you like to take a look?"
The Ōtsutsuki Grand Elder bent and scraped before Uchiha Kyu