Chapter 396: Reconnaissance
Inside Sun Stream Plaza, the throne room was silent as Ryugetsu stepped in to join the other three clones. Each was standing still and watchful.
When he got in line, Hoshikaze said, "There’s news that a strange bird was spotted heading in our direction..."
Kaito first looked to the right, as if confirming the presence of the enemy in his mind, and replied, "Clearly Konan..."
"Who should we send to defend against her?" John pondered.
They didn’t need long to decide.
A moment later, where the sky was brightening with the morning sun, Konan’s outline was against the light. She flew steadily as her paper wings guided her.
The moment she felt the air pressure shift, she sensed danger.
"Beast wave palm!"
Below her, a chakra strike sliced through the air, coming from the ground. She reacted instinctively by maneuvering swiftly to dodge.
Upon searching for the attacker, she paused briefly to see that it was a young boy clad in a monk’s robe. His face was determined and unafraid, and on his hand were claws.
Who else could it be but Sora?
She descended onto the soft grass near him and asked, "They sent a boy to battle?"