Chapter 81: Intelligence
After eating and drinking, Kawakaze and Tsunade returned to their room.
Sakumo and Duy walked together on their way back to their own rooms.
"Sigh..."
Sakumo suddenly let out a long sigh for no apparent reason, prompting Duy to ask:
"What are you sighing about, Big Brother Sakumo?"
Duy looked at Sakumo, puzzled. He hadn't heard of anything troubling that would warrant such sadness.
"I didn't realize Kawakaze's strength had reached such a level," Sakumo admitted. "No matter how weak the Seven-Tails might be, it is still a Tailed Beast."
Sakumo's mind drifted to memories of their childhood. After their parents' death, it had just been the two of them. He had been so young back then, and while it might have been an exaggeration to say he'd raised Kawakaze single-handedly, he had certainly made a great effort.
As they grew older, it was often Kawakaze who came up with the ideas, while Sakumo carried them out.
Now, however, his younger brother had surpassed him, especially in terms of strength.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Duy asked, unable to understand the feeling of being gradually outshined by one's younger sibling.