So Samui hurried back, only to find Kurotsuchi alone in the kitchen.
Unlike the subdued sadness on her face last night, Kurotsuchi looked openly hostile tonight. A teasing remark hovered on Samui's lips for a long time, but she never said it.
Dinner ended in silence, leaving Samui with a faint ache in her stomach.
Afterward, Samui and Kurotsuchi went to their rooms to rest without exchanging another word.
While all around them lay silent, the three members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan were wide awake and full of energy.
Mo Wu always appeared calm, but anger burned inside him. He had spent his life looking down on others, and this sudden, crushing setback had wounded more than his body. It had wounded his pride.
But Mo Wu was not someone who crumbled under a blow. He kept the matter firmly in mind and intended to take his revenge in person as soon as his injuries healed.
Even so, however eager he was for revenge, Mo Wu made Hinata's eyes his first priority.
Once they obtained those eyes, victory for the Branch Family would be within reach.
To him, the fate of the clan far outweighed his personal grudge.
So when they worked out their plan, their first concern was how to take Hinata's eyes.
"That child is in Konoha, where security is tight. We can't just charge in if we want to capture her. A surprise attack is our only option!"
You Sheng had grown much steadier since Mo Wu was injured. At his suggestion, Mo Wu and Ling Yu both raised their eyebrows and said in unison, "How levelheaded!"
At their teasing looks, You Sheng flushed and muttered uneasily, "All right, that's enough from you two!"
Seeing that You Sheng was about to bristle, Mo Wu and Ling Yu