"Lady Mito, Lady Mito..."
Yui was a little puzzled. Mito had been talking just a moment ago, only to close her eyes in the middle of their conversation.
No matter how many times Yui called to her, she would not wake up.
It was as though...
Yui propped up her chin as a possibility occurred to her.
Could she be communicating with the Nine-Tails? Had the Nine-Tails started rampaging again?
She felt she had figured it out.
Yui walked up to her and waved a hand in front of her face. "Lady Mito, Lady Mito, what's wrong?"
Just then, Mito Uzumaki suddenly opened her eyes and cast a sharp glance at Yui standing before her.
"Lady Mito, you're awake..."
Yui awkwardly withdrew her hand, then scratched her head sheepishly. "Oh, right, Lady Mito, what happened to you just now?"
Mito said nothing in response, merely shaking her head slightly as she glanced sideways at the bright red circular mark on Yui's neck.
So this is the evil will the Nine-Tails spoke of! she murmured inwardly. The Nine-Tails really wasn't lying to me.
Yet as she stared at the mark, she felt no sense of danger at all. Nor could she detect anything unusual through her perception of spiritual energy.
Was this mark really as terrifying as the Nine-Tails claimed?
Noticing her unabashed stare, Yui's eyes narrowed, and she raised a hand to cover the mark on her neck.
"Lady Mito..." Her pure white eyes turned toward Mito, who still refused to look away.
Had Mito discovered something?
It made sense. Mito was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and could use the Nine-Tails' chakra.
And the Nine-Tails' chakra could sense malice. Since this Cursed Seal had been placed by the Evil God, the Nine-Tails should be able to sense it.
Perhaps her earlier