Beside her stood the familiar giant fox, the Nine-Tails. She couldn't help edging closer, but with an unfamiliar Tailed Beast present, she felt too awkward to interrupt their conversation and simply stood there blankly, her face stiff.
"The human you made a contract with looks scared witless."
The enormous Bull-Headed Octopus mischievously raised himself higher, looming over her menacingly.
The mountain-sized shadow bearing down on her made Senju Toka's breath catch. No fear showed on her face, but her body tensed and her expression darkened, as though she might lash out at any moment.
As the Senju Clan's third-in-command, she had always been skilled at Taijutsu. In the battle against the Jashin Cult Followers just now, she had held her own against three opponents at once.
She had lost because she lacked a way to counter immortals and had Senju children beside her to protect. Two fists were no match for six hands, leaving her struggling just to buy time.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who had been assigned to reinforce the Senju Clan Compound, had been intercepted along the way by other Jashin Cult Followers and couldn't break free to help.
Fortunately, Senju Toka had held out until Xihuo and Shimura Danzō arrived. Otherwise, Shisui Uchiha might have been erased before he could ever be born.
Xihuo had originally intended to administer first aid, but when he sensed the approaching Nine-Tails chakra, he set that thought aside.
[Medical Specialization] was something Watanabe Ichiro had purchased from the system Shop. It was expensive, but all his disguises could use it. As long as he found a plausible explanation afterward, any of Watanabe Ichiro's disguises could step in and save people whenever needed.
But what had the Nine-Tails followed them here for? Had Kagami Uchiha successfully manipulated him with PUA? Xihuo