"Pfft..."
Aoba had barely escaped danger when he appeared and spat out another mouthful of blood, giving Karin and the others sheltering there quite a scare.
"Big Brother Aoba!"
"I'm fine. I have the Prince to thank this time."
After only a few breaths, the wounds on Aoba's back had completely healed.
If Night Guy hadn't shattered all his defensive abilities with that kick, if his physical strength and chakra hadn't been drained below the danger line, and if Might Guy's death hadn't distracted him, how could Madara have caught him off guard so easily?
Fortunately, he had plenty of trump cards. The Prince's Tanuki Swaps the Prince was an especially miraculous life-saving technique that could be activated instantly. Otherwise, he really might have been done for.
He just felt a little sorry for the Prince, having it take his place...
Aoba suddenly froze and took a deep breath.
Just now, he had sensed that the close connection between his soul and the Prince's had been severed.
In the end, the Prince still hadn't managed to get away with acting cute. He had died horribly at Madara's hands.
Fortunately, Aoba had made preparations for a situation like this.
He immediately communicated with the dog system through his thoughts and used the item that could revive pets!
The next second, the still somewhat dazed Prince appeared in front of Aoba once more, and Aoba once again sensed their connection re-forming within his soul.
"Prince?" he called tentatively.
Seeing the cat's foolish, dazed look, Aoba couldn't help worrying. Could something have gone wrong during the resurrection?
What he feared most was that the Prince would lose all his memories after being revived, or that the dog system would "mail" him a different Prince.
If that happened, he would definitely regret letting the