"You're not a puppet princess. You still have things you must do!"
With that, Naruto charged at Mukade again.
"Naruto!"
Sara held the Chakra Blade still warm from his hand and stared blankly at Naruto for a moment.
Then, as if she had figured something out, she shouted Naruto's name.
Under Naruto's shocked gaze, she raised the Chakra Blade and stabbed herself.
Oh, she was not committing suicide.
She used the blade to cut open her queen's gown. After shedding the gorgeous outfit, she grabbed the hem of her elaborate skirt and, with a rip, tore half of it away, revealing her legs for easier movement.
Next, she tore a strip of cloth from her clothes and tied up her loose, disheveled hair high into a neat ponytail.
Aoba's mouth twitched as he watched, and he could not stop himself from ranting inwardly. Ma'am, this is a team battle! We're racing against time, and you're over here doing a transformation sequence? Do we need background music too?
All the time we risked our lives to buy for you was spent on picking out your look, huh?
During that time, Naruto had taken several Chakra Cannon blasts and been swatted away by the giant Puppet. If Minato had not saved him in time, the savior from another timeline might have been killed off early.
Afterward, perhaps because Minato's cutscene had been triggered, Mukade was knocked down and did not get back up for quite a while. The group and Rōran's residents simply watched as Sara declared her resolve as if she were holding a press conference. The foolish puppet princess once again won the hearts of Rōran's people, who all clamored to fight alongside her.
Aoba was completely numb.
After one impassioned speech, she had actually stirred up a crowd of