Chapter 526

"BOOM!"

A blazing blue bolt of lightning suddenly tore across Konoha's sky, seeming to rip apart the gloomy heavens. In this foul weather, it was as though something was brewing.

The sky grew darker and darker, like an evil dragon crouching upon the horizon and gazing down at the earth.

Fine rain slowly fell over Konoha's streets. At the same time, a small figure walked through the curtain of rain.

Drip! Drip! Drip!...

His steps were steady. Even as rain soaked him, he showed no sign of panic.

His blue shirt had long since been drenched, and his jet-black hair hung wet against his head. His clothes clung to his slender body, yet the fan crest remained clearly visible despite its distortion.

His fair little face was utterly calm, entirely at odds with his age.

Just then, a figure slowly appeared at the end of the street.

The newcomer wore crude rain gear and stood beneath the downpour. His face looked utterly ordinary—ordinary enough that, thrown into a crowd, he would likely vanish from sight in an instant.

Yet his appearance in this rain seemed somewhat abrupt.

Of course, compared to the boy standing in the rain without any cover at all, it was nothing.

Walking through the rain, the boy slightly raised his eyes and coldly glanced at the pedestrian ahead. He said nothing and continued onward.

The oddly dressed pedestrian, who had gone out even in such heavy rain, also walked toward the boy.

The two slowly approached each other. If a third person had watched them from a street corner, they would have noticed that although their clothing, height, and appearance were completely different—

Their manner of walking and the indifferent expressions on their faces bore an indescribable resemblance...!

It was as though... they had been cast