Hinata nods.
"Bits and pieces, he's hard enough to get a straight answer out of at the best of times. He's working for his sister, I think he has been for some time, or at least is loyal to her. Before now there's never been a conflict of interest, his loyalty to Konoha is genuine, but that to his sister may be greater...
He doesn't want Mori involved here, not only because it will test his loyalties, I think much for the same reason the Hokages thought it would be better to face the Kyuubi alone than call on them. They are too war like, too alien. We were the ones who trapped them for a hundred years if they seek war it will be us they turn their eyes to. The more they kill the stronger they become, taking the life, souls, chi of the dead into their seals I think. The weak are killed off to empower the strong, they have been preparing for war for 60 years.
His sister was sent here as The Matriarch, his grandmother, fears her. She is too ambitious, too ruthless. His grandmother..." she frowns, wondering to to phrase it, "The way he spoke about her, she's something close to immortal. I think Kumiko is looking for a way to kill her, or otherwise bind her so as to take her place. I don't know, I can only speculate.
Hinata quotes Kojira to Hanabi "
'She has a plan, and it involves meeting the Lady Hanabi. But it does not involve the Lady Hanabi, if that makes any sense. Beyond that, I don't know'. Be careful
Kumiko knows we sealed a bijuu, evidently their seals are fairly similar, I wondered if... if taking life into their augments makes them stronger, increases their life... could they take in a demon? An immortal's soul? When he spoke about the Martiarch he said 'when...if...she dies' I wonder if this is why?
His parting words were" Hinata quotes again "
Keep the kids inside today, Lady Hinata. Even I don't know what's going to happen. I suspect our troubles are beginning, or soon to come crashing to an end. But there will be casualties if it goes wrong. A lot of casualties."
Hinata finishes and Naruto puts an arm around her shoulder.
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