In the hospital room.
Kiyomi was jolted awake by the explosion. She huddled in the corner of the bed, trembling.
"Don't be afraid." Kawaki stood in front of her, his right hand already transformed into Scythe Form. "I'm here. Those scraps of paper won't get in."
"That's... Angel Lord..." Kiyomi stared at the Paper Person outside the window, fear in her eyes. "The guardian deity of Amegakure... Why..."
"That's a puppet." Boruto pushed open the window and looked at the scene outside, gritting his teeth. "This sick joke has to be the work of that bastard Amado or one of his accomplices!"
"No, this isn't Amado's style." Kawaki analyzed the situation calmly. "Amado pursues efficiency. Something this flashy, steeped in nostalgia for the Old Era... It seems more like someone trying to resurrect the dead."
Boom!
A huge hole was blasted through the hospital wall.
Paper Shards flooded into the room, quickly coalescing into a human shape. It had no facial features, only a gaping mouth.
"Find... vessel..."
The Paper Person lunged at Kiyomi.
"Get lost!" Boruto blasted it with a Rasengan.
The Paper Person was blown apart, but more Paper Shards immediately poured through the breach, surging like a white tide and engulfing the entire room.
"Kāma: Absorption!"
Kawaki raised his hand, the mark in his palm generating a powerful pull. As soon as the Chakra-infused Paper Shards drew near, their energy was instantly drained, and they fluttered down as ordinary scraps of paper.
"Boruto! Get her out of here! I'll cover you!" Kawaki shouted.
"But..."
"Hurry! There's no room to fight in here!"
Boruto gritted his teeth, hoisted Kiyomi onto his back, and jumped straight out the window.
"Trying to run?"
The giant Paper Angel in the sky turned its head. Its wings, folded from countless Explosive Tags,