"You're almost giving me the same feeling as the old man back then-"
The giant turtle stopped halfway through and forcibly swallowed the rest of his words.
The old man.
That was what Isobu called the Sage of Six Paths.
Most of the tailed beasts called the Sage of Six Paths that.
In Isobu's eyes.
Although Uchiha Minamoto's aura now bore some resemblance to the Sage of Six Paths', he was still nowhere near that level.
If the Sage of Six Paths' existence encompassed all the myriad phenomena of nature.
Then Uchiha Minamoto at this moment was a rising morning sun.
Vigorous, blazing, yet boundless in potential.
Isobu chose a new point of comparison.
"You're almost on par with Hashirama Senju back then."
The image of that man involuntarily surfaced in Isobu's mind.
That super wood man, who had once caught all nine tailed beasts like pets and distributed them at will, had probably only felt about this oppressive, hadn't he?
"I'm still a long way off."
Uchiha Minamoto waved a hand, then changed the subject.
"But this is perfect. I've just worked out a few new abilities, and I need someone to test their effectiveness in actual combat.
"Matatabi, Isobu, how about helping me stretch my muscles?"
"No problem, meow!"
Matatabi's feline eyes instantly lit up. The Deep Blue flames covering her body suddenly surged, and her two tails swished excitedly behind her.
"That fight with Isobu just now wasn't nearly enough. I was just thinking of getting some more exercise."
"I... have no problem with it either."
Isobu answered in a muffled voice.
Although he still felt a little instinctive wariness toward Uchiha Minamoto, he was no longer as frightened as he had been at first.
After all, they had already signed the Summoning Contract. If Uchiha Minamoto