Seeing the confusion on Konan's face, Kazama smiled.
"Haven't you already sensed what's going on?"
"The Miko isn't in that courtyard at all."
"In other words, staying there won't get us any information."
"So right now, we should simply leave."
Uchiha Kazama spoke with a smile.
"But..."
"With things the way they are, the situation must already be very serious."
"Under these circumstances, isn't it strange that their Miko isn't here?"
Konan spoke in bewilderment.
Even she could see that much.
Uchiha Kazama surely knew it too.
Yet this decision clearly didn't fit his personality.
Back when they were in Konoha, wouldn't he have flown into a rage on the spot if someone had deceived him like this?
But judging by the playful grin on his face now, he clearly had something else in mind.
That was beyond Konan's understanding.
"You know about the Miko too, don't you?"
"She's just a ten-year-old girl."
"And during the last sealing, she watched her mother die right before her eyes."
"After an experience like that, do you really think a little girl could face the terrifying Moryo?"
Uchiha Kazama spoke slowly.
At that, Konan began to understand.
So the reason the Miko wasn't where she was supposed to be... was that she was afraid?
Konan could understand that feeling perfectly well.
But now that the Miko was missing... what were they supposed to do about the rest?
"All right, let's rest for a while."
"I'm a little tired..."
After saying that, Uchiha Kazama wore a peculiar smile.
A strange expression crossed Konan's face at his words.
How could he still be thinking about such indecent things at a time like this?
Sure enough, three hours later, Konan hadn't gotten much rest at all...
In fact, she seemed even more tired.
She had