Yui shook her head slightly and glanced sideways at Xiao You. "That's something Xiao You has to agree to first..."
"It's not up to me."
"I see..." Mito nodded slightly, a hint of approval in her eyes. "Ninjas who treat their summoning beasts the way you do are truly rare."
"Most ninjas only see their summoning beasts as tools..."
She abruptly stopped halfway through her sentence.
Just then, Mito's body trembled slightly, and a solemn voice sounded in her mind.
"Mito, come in here for a moment..."
Was the Nine-Tails calling her?
Mito froze. Had this demon fox not suffered enough a few days ago? What did he want with her now?
Though puzzled, she did not refuse the Nine-Tails' invitation. She glanced briefly at Yui, then let her consciousness sink inward.
When she opened her eyes, the Nine-Tails' massive, chain-bound body gradually came into view.
"Nine-Tails, what do you want?"
"We've known each other for over ten years, and this is the first time you've sought me out..." Mito remarked. "From the look of you, you have something to tell me?"
The Nine-Tails nodded slightly, his fox face solemn. "Mito, do you remember how I acted up three days ago when you met that girl's eyes?"
"You even gave me a thorough beating for it..."
"Oh?" Mito was a little surprised. So that was why the Nine-Tails had suddenly gone berserk three days ago?
But why had that happened?
Once he saw that Mito remembered the incident, the Nine-Tails no longer hesitated and recounted what had happened to him.
"Mito, that girl carries a very evil, chilling will..." he said, still shaken. "The first time I sensed it, I was forced to stir up all the chakra in my body to resist it."
"Even I have to be wary