Since Kurama had gone off to watch anime, no one besides Tobirama and Isshiki knew what they had discussed at the time.
Afterward, however, Tobirama unexpectedly released Isshiki from the Eight Trigrams Seal.
Of course, Isshiki definitely had sealing jutsu placed on him. Otherwise, what if Naruto's body got taken over through a moment of carelessness?
Back to the present.
Naruto's mouth twitched as he looked at Isshiki, who was swirling watermelon juice in a wooden teacup he had snatched from Hashirama, treating it like a goblet.
It felt as though Isshiki was slipping a little out of character.
Just like Grandmother Kaguya back then, he had seemed very domineering when they first met, but after getting to know him, he turned out to have some unexpectedly endearing, clueless sides.
For instance, Isshiki's pursuit of elegance right before his eyes.
"This thing has been with me since I was little."
After more than a decade together, Naruto had long since grown used to the blue screen's presence.
Isshiki furrowed his brow slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end, he shook his head.
"Forget it. It's none of my business anyway."
"I'd like to see just how far you humans can go."
He swirled his watermelon juice, then frowned again.
"Could you get me a goblet in here?"
He directed the question at Naruto.
Naruto looked at him speechlessly, then shook his head.
"No. You should be grateful you have something to use."
"Heh."
Isshiki chuckled helplessly, then began trying to talk him around.
"Naruto Uzumaki, there was never any bad blood between us. I was simply staying in my own base, while your Konoha kept encroaching on my living space."
"Strictly speaking, you're the aggressors."
An unusual look flashed through Naruto's eyes as he listened to Isshiki, who