Uchiha Kazama stared in surprise at the man attached to the caterpillar-like creature's rear.
Wasn't that Minister Honest?!
But...
Uchiha Kazama looked toward Esdeath.
After all, Esdeath had been the one to kill Honest back then.
And Uchiha Kazama had been there himself.
One thing was certain: Honest had definitely died.
Uchiha Kazama had paid a little extra attention to a man like him.
Someone who had clearly already died...
"A body double?!"
Esdeath's voice rang out.
"A body double, huh?"
"Looks like this guy knew long ago that someone might come after him."
"So he probably had that double prepared ages ago."
"That's how he managed to fool both of us."
Uchiha Kazama nodded along and spoke slowly.
Still, whatever the reason was...
What they needed to do now wasn't play detective.
They needed to deal with the situation before them.
The aura Blazing Flame released had already destroyed the Imperial City.
If something like this escaped, there was no telling how many casualties it would cause.
Uchiha Kazama had always stressed one thing.
He was merely a madman, not a sicko, and he didn't revel in killing.
So, since he was already standing here, he would make sure to finish off the monster before him!
"Minister Honest, don't tell me you've spent all these years underground, fusing with Blazing Flame?!"
"No wonder that minister on the surface sent your son off to die."
"Since that clever son of yours is already dead, why don't you go down and keep him company..."
As Uchiha Kazama spoke, powerful waves of chakra erupted from his body.
At the same time, shadowy markings produced by senjutsu chakra appeared on his face.
He brought his hands together, and vast quantities of flame sprang up around him.
The originally bright yellow flames began turning