"Uh, were you looking for me?" Just then, Shiro's voice suddenly came from behind the girl.
"Eek! Phew..."
Startled by Shiro's sudden voice, the girl jumped, but after realizing it was him, she gently patted her chest and let out a long breath.
Shiro smiled. "What's wrong? You look relieved."
"It's nothing. I just haven't gotten out of my old habits yet. I'm not quite used to this."
"I see. You'll get used to it. Konoha is the safest place there is." As he spoke, Shiro noticed the girl's thin clothing. He smiled and quickly stepped forward to open the door. "If there's anything, let's talk inside first. It's cold out here."
The girl froze. She had just been about to say something when she suddenly noticed that some of the lingering mist on Shiro's body still carried Chakra. For a moment, she fell silent.
She remembered it very clearly. That mist was unique to Kirigakure.
Ten minutes earlier.
In the sky above Kirigakure, a Space Gate abruptly appeared, and Shiro walked out of it, looking coldly at Kirigakure beneath the night.
"If you make a move against Kirigakure now, it'll affect your plan. Is that all right?"
Enkidu appeared beside Shiro, his face wearing that same gentle smile as he asked curiously.
"It's fine. There's never been such a thing as an unchanging plan. Besides, it's about time they learned what they can touch and what they can't." As he spoke, Shiro's eyes narrowed.
After saying that, Shiro raised his right hand, palm facing upward, and softly murmured, "Projection, start."
As his words fell, strands of magical radiance wove together in Shiro's palm. Gradually, a black Tailed Beast Bomb appeared in his hand.
Although this was not the first time Enkidu had seen Shiro's Projection Magecraft, he still found