"What—!"
A faint voice drifted through the air. The Blond-haired Blue-eyed Youth, who had been rushing toward the jumpsuit-clad youth, abruptly stopped in his tracks. His blue-green eyes widened as he stared ahead in shock, his entire body stiffening slightly from the sudden halt and the unexpected turn of events.
"Wh... who is that?"
At the same time, the terrified expression on the Pink-haired Girl's face froze as the hand she had instinctively stretched out beneath the jumpsuit-clad youth's attack came to a halt. In an instant, it turned into astonishment.
At the same time, a faint blush crossed her face. Amid her shock, her cheeks reddened slightly.
This was...
Such a good man.
Meanwhile, a flush also appeared on the girl with four braids' face. Her eyes had unconsciously fixed themselves on the figure ahead, beside her.
"Ko... Konohamaru."
At the same time, Moegi and Udon, who had been huddled together with their eyes tightly shut in fear, seemed to have noticed the sudden silence. Suspiciously, they cracked their eyes open—and the moment they saw what was happening, their little eyes flew wide open.
It hurt...
It hurt so much!
Before their eyes, the jumpsuit-clad youth, far older than they were, was still holding his left hand up as though about to throw a punch. But compared to his previous lofty expression, his whole face was now slowly twisting, streaks of pain beginning to surface uncontrollably.
As the pain showed on his face, the jumpsuit-clad youth slowly turned his head behind him.
He looked at the youth standing behind him, gripping his left arm with his right hand while holding his right hand behind his back.
At the same time, distracted and overwhelmed by the intense pain in his left arm, he slowly lowered his right hand.
"Thud!"
Then