Boruto froze for a moment, then plopped down on the ground and burst out laughing. "Huh? That's what you're thinking about right now?"
"And my lantern sank." Kiyomi raised her hand and pointed at the dark river.
"Out with the old, in with the new." Kawaki walked over and glanced at Kiyomi. After making sure she still had all her limbs, he turned his head away. "That move just now was passable. You're lucky you didn't blow yourself up."
"That was a calculation," Kiyomi retorted. "Teacher Sasuke taught me."
"Yeah, yeah, Uchiha-style calculations." Kawaki held out his hand. "Get up. The ground's cold."
Kiyomi took Kawaki's hand and used it to pull herself up. Her legs were a little weak, and she stumbled into him. Kawaki stiffened, but didn't push her away.
The masked Anbu ninjas arrived late and began securing the scene and cleaning up the traces.
Sarada was explaining what had happened to the Anbu Squad Leader. Mitsuki was collecting samples from the monsters.
"Looks like the festival's a bust tonight." Boruto sighed regretfully as he watched the crowd being evacuated in the distance. "I was going to take you goldfish scooping."
"I already caught one." Kiyomi pulled out the Kurama plushie that had been given to Chocho earlier, then tossed back to her. One of its ears was singed, and its belly was smeared with black mud. It looked rather miserable.
"How is that a goldfish? It's a fox." Boruto grumbled.
"It's the same to me." Kiyomi held the filthy plushie, the corners of her mouth lifting into the faintest smile. "This is the first time I've ever received a present."
Kawaki glanced at her and shoved his hands into his pockets. "Let's go. Back to the hospital. That lunatic Amado will probably want to run more