Looking at the wounded men filling every place, Shin Senju felt relieved. "Yura, thank you all for your hard work."
"Josen, on behalf of the Senju Clan, I thank you for your help."
As an old opponent who had fought him on the front lines, Shin Senju knew exactly how strong Uchiha Takuya was. If Takuya fought with all his might, even the clan head could not be entirely certain of killing him quickly. He was certainly not someone the handful of fighters in Yura's squad could deal with.
Moreover, with all the means ninja had of escaping, capturing a clan head level fighter alive seemed like nothing more than a fantasy.
But the tall man before him had done it, and his brand-new long robe looked completely unscathed.
By that reasoning, there was only one possibility.
The fight between the two had been utterly one-sided.
If Josen's strength had only been a matter of speculation before, it was now firmly established.
Shin Senju's tone grew considerably more sincere.
His thanks came from the heart. Had Josen not intervened, the Senju side might have been wiped out instead.
Josen smiled modestly. "You're too kind, Elder Shin. I was simply carrying out what I'd been entrusted to do."
After a pause, he asked, "By the way, the clan head said you've already reached a conclusion in that investigation. Why don't we take care of it tonight?"
"Uh..."
Shin Senju had wanted to offer a few polite words first. After all, the journey here had been tiring.
Josen was not a Senju subordinate. The intelligence he had previously delivered had already been confirmed, and now he had the feat of capturing an Uchiha elder alive to his credit. Though he was only one man, the Senju side did not dare slight him