The moment Shukaku spoke, he seemed to remember something, and a trace of sadness entered his voice:
"Forget it! We'll talk about it later."
"Ah! Sometimes Tailed Beasts care more deeply than humans do. An age when all humans trust one another is even harder to achieve than one when humans and beasts trust each other.
Shukaku, you don't need to grieve too much. Human lives are limited. If someone fulfills their life's mission within that limited span, they can die without regrets.
I believe the Sage of Six Paths thought the same way back then."
Shukaku abruptly raised his head. "Brat, you seem to know quite a lot."
"The Uchiha Documents recorded the history of the Sage of Six Paths' era. Though the records are fragmentary, we can still deduce many things.
I don't know what the Sage of Six Paths was thinking when he created you, but I believe what he wanted to accomplish lies with you.
It's just that over the years, humanity's actions, or simply waiting too long, have left you irritated and filled your hearts with resentment."
"The one the Nine-Tails hates most is the great Shukaku. Brat, can you even take me back to Konoha?"
"Would you really let me?"
Uchiha Yan's eyes lit up. "You could give me a tiny bit of chakra, and I'll deliver it to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
That way, you could curse at the Nine-Tails every day, while the seal would stop him from laying a hand on you."
"Oh..."
Shukaku's eyes gradually brightened. Imagining the Nine-Tails only being able to fume helplessly at his taunts, he wished he could enter the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's body right then.
Gulp!
Shukaku swallowed and spoke with difficulty. "Brat, you're not lying to me?"
"I swear on Uchiha's Thousand-Year Glory. If I cannot