Looking at the seemingly endless cave ahead, Yui felt a little puzzled. She had not noticed before just how deep it was.
If that was the case, the exit to Shikkotsu Forest should have been somewhere in the middle of the cave passage.
"Roar-"
Hearing the sound drawing closer, she frowned and quickened her pace.
Her Byakugan frantically scanned the passage around her, but there was still no sign of Xiao You.
After she had run forward for a while, a bend appeared up ahead.
Without hesitating, she rounded it.
Once she passed the bend, Yui discovered that she had reached the end of the cave. A spacious chamber lay before her.
Inside the chamber, a familiar white figure came into view.
"Xiao You!" she shouted toward the figure ahead.
After taking a look around the chamber, she was utterly baffled.
"Yui, you're here!" Xiao You waved excitedly at her.
"Yui, this is my new friend!" it shouted happily.
Yui pressed a hand to her forehead in exasperation.
Now she finally understood why Ibuse behind her had kept chasing her.
And why he had refused to let her go deeper into the cave.
At that moment, Xiao You was riding on Baby Ibuse's head.
As for Ibuse being ridden, he actually seemed a little... excited?
"Hey, salamander, that's my friend. Can you take me over to her feet?" Xiao You instructed Baby Ibuse beneath it.
"Huff, huff-"
Baby Ibuse looked at Yui standing in the distance and immediately grew hesitant.
"It's okay. She's my friend. She definitely won't hurt you!" Seeing Baby Ibuse's concern, Xiao You immediately reassured him.
"Huff, huff-"
In the end, Baby Ibuse nodded and headed toward Yui.
"Roar-" Suddenly, Ibuse's angry roar rang out behind Yui again.
"Not good..."
Sensing the presence closing in behind her,