Over the boundless sea, a streak of azure light raced at low altitude, moving at tremendous speed.
Lin Ze was heading toward the Ascension Island base at full speed.
Meanwhile, in a stretch of sea he had passed through earlier, Tagitsuhime stood idly on the water, her purple skirt fluttering gently in the wind.
She looked at Lin Ze's Shadow Clone beside her, which said nothing and merely kept its eyes fixed on her, and felt utterly speechless.
This man... wasn't he being far too cautious?
Tagitsuhime grumbled inwardly.
She had originally hoped to use the opportunity of traveling together to coax more information out of him or observe him.
Instead, he had simply left a Shadow Clone here to "keep her company" and run off without another word!
The problem was that this Shadow Clone was like a block of wood. Other than watching her, it showed no intention of communicating.
Those calm, unruffled eyes made her uncomfortable all over.
Hmph, did he think this would be enough to stump me, Tagitsuhime?
Her eyes shifted as she began considering other plans.
Looks like I'll have to change strategies. Does throwing myself at him make me seem cheap? Perhaps I should act a little more aloof next time?
Or... start with the people around him?
Tagitsuhime recalled the girl with wine-red eyes she had seen in Konoha and the quiet girl at the orphanage, and a meaningful smile curved her lips.
As long as you're still in the Shinobi World, there will come a time when you need Ryūchi Cave's power...
Elsewhere, as Lin Ze flew at full speed, he pondered the matter of Uchiha Onibi.
Uchiha Onibi's Mangekyō...
Lin Ze recalled how Uchiha Onibi had arrived when Ryota Uchiha was gravely wounded and dying, looking so enraged that