"Big brother, I actually found a Ten-Tails husk, too," Tobirama suddenly blurted out.
"WHAT?!"
"Wha-wha-what?!"
Tetsuhiro's cries kept echoing through the underground cavern.
"Why all the yelling? It's only a Ten-Tails." Madara frowned, thoroughly unimpressed by Hashirama's behavior.
"Impossible. There was clearly only one. I'm absolutely certain." Kaguya stood rooted to the spot, refusing to believe it.
Tobirama couldn't help explaining, "There's plenty you don't know. Maybe someone hid this one away?"
"Big brother, this is what I really wanted to talk to you about in private."
"Where is it? Take me there. No, wait, I should get the Tailed Beasts' chakra first." Tetsuhiro was so excited that he could barely get his words straight.
With that, he left Madara and the others behind and flew off alone.
Madara said, "He's a grown man, yet he still rushes into everything."
Tobirama said, "Exactly. Big brother hasn't changed a bit."
Only after they finished grumbling did the two realize something was wrong. Why had they picked up each other's conversation and acted so friendly?
They turned their heads away at the same time, ignoring each other as they went off to attend to their own business.
Kaguya gave them a puzzled glance. Even after spending so long back in society since her seal was broken, she still couldn't figure out what was going on with those two.
"Hashirama, hurry up and finish your business so we can continue... I really want you to keep going..."
Fifteen minutes later, Tetsuhiro returned, having stored half of each of the Nine Tailed Beasts' chakra within his body.
This left the Tailed Beasts, who had only just recovered, drained once again. They gave up on returning to the battlefield and headed back to the Shinobi World's territory to rest.
"Madara, Kaguya, I've thought of