The greatest realization this Minister "Pangolin" had come to was that an ordinary, uneventful life was what truly mattered.
Whether he had Three-Tails chakra to draw on made no difference to Karatachi Yagura.
Even without Three-Tails chakra, Karatachi Yagura's strength still ranked at Kage level.
But Mei Terumi had already agreed to the deal...
Karatachi Yagura looked at Uchiha Minamoto's brightly smiling face. The words of refusal circled his lips a few times before he swallowed them back down.
"Lord Hokage, I am willing to accept the Fifth Mizukage's arrangements."
"Good man!"
Mei Terumi nodded and immediately looked at Uchiha Minamoto.
Uchiha Minamoto wasted no time either. He decisively used the Summoning Technique, summoning Isobu again.
Yet only a short while had passed.
Isobu's appearance had already changed considerably from before.
His rough, hard shell had gained quite a few pockmarks, as though he had been through a great battle.
Uchiha Minamoto swept his gaze over Isobu and quickly realized what had happened.
"This is Six-Tails Saiken's first visit to Turtle Island, isn't it? Were you really that 'welcoming'?"
Anyone who had struck Isobu's shell knew just how hard it was.
The pockmarks on his shell were clearly the result of corrosion by some powerful acidic liquid.
On Turtle Island, Eight-Tails Gyuki's ink had no corrosive properties.
Only the acid of the newly arrived Six-Tails Saiken could have corroded Isobu's shell to this extent!
In other words.
Isobu and Six-Tails Saiken had definitely fought-or perhaps they had still been fighting.
The only question was whether Eight-Tails Gyuki had joined their fight-most likely, he had.
"Hehe..."
Isobu gave a smile of feigned simple honesty, deliberately looking at Karatachi Yagura with his single eye instead of Uchiha Minamoto.
"Long time no see."
"It certainly has been a long time, Three-Tails."
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