"You know, Rope Tree..."
"Where there are people, there will always be conflict. It's inevitable."
"And beneath the sunshine of every village, there lies dirt and darkness. People walk forward carefully under heavy burdens, seeking only a fleeting peace."
"But sometimes, you have no choice but to step forward and face those people head-on."
Big Brother was starting again.
Outside Kumogakure, atop the mountain where they first gathered.
Rope Tree looked over at Senju Yukika in a daze.
But this time, he seemed to understand something.
Yes.
Looking at how Big Brother had changed from graduation until now, even he could see it.
Big Brother had become... high-profile.
Even he understood the proverb: "The tallest tree in the forest gets the wind." There was no way Big Brother didn't.
But sometimes, in this world, you don't get to choose.
According to Big Brother, if he didn't stand out, then it would be the clansmen on the battlefield who paid the price.
Those who wanted to target the Senju clan needed a scapegoat, and Big Brother chose to be that target, taking all the pressure onto himself.
Wiping the blood off his face, Rope Tree shivered slightly.
He even realized—when they returned to Konoha, Big Brother would become even more high-profile.
Thinking back to how he'd followed Big Brother while they slaughtered their way out of Kumogakure, and seeing the madness in their enemy's eyes, he understood that Big Sister-in-law's identity wasn't as simple as just some girl.
Especially when Big Brother revealed that she was, in fact, a Jinchuriki...
His mind was completely blown.
A Jinchuriki.
Just like Grandma Mito.
If the Tailed Beast inside them ever went berserk…
He glanced at the rampaging Eight-Tails in the distance and couldn't help but swallow nervously.
What did it mean that Big Brother had brought back a Jinchuriki?
"It's time to go, Rope Tree."
Once again hoisting Yugito Nii over his shoulder, Senju Yukika took a deep breath.
His sensory nerves had already detected several squads of Kumogakure ninja spreading out in every direction. One of those squads was heading straight for them.
So in the end, Orochimaru hadn't come?
Carefully hiding the two symbols beneath the tree, Yukika looked around.
Orochimaru hadn't shown—but that wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Eight-Tails' rampage was unplanned, but the Raikage could hold it back. This storm would eventually calm.
But Yukika was certain—A had already received news of Yugito's disappearance.
Though Kumogakure was in chaos, the overall order hadn't collapsed.
The Raikage was busy holding off the Eight-Tails, but his men had already sent signals and begun scouring the area for Yugito's trail.
In this situation, not just Kumogakure, but the entire Land of Lightning had likely entered a wartime state. All national passageways would now be sealed.
And the area surrounding Kumogakure—the closest to the outbreak—would be under heavy guard.
So it made perfect sense that Orochimaru couldn't make it here on time.
Yukika knew staying here meant exposure—it was only a matter of time. He and Rope Tree had to use the chaos to escape!
Even just getting off this mountain would be far more difficult than getting here.
This would be a bloody battle.
It was also the path Senju Yukika had to walk for his own transformation.
Even with his sensory skills helping him avoid fights, with lockdowns this tight, conflict was inevitable...
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