After hearing that, Boruto felt his blood boil. "What?! Assassinate the Mizukage? Then we're coming too! How can we let you take that risk alone? Don't underestimate us Konoha ninja!"
Sarada pushed up her glasses, her gaze sharp. "Protecting another village's Kage and stopping a conspiracy—that's part of our exchange too."
Mitsuki said nothing, but gave a slight nod.
Damian snorted and drew his short sword. "Kumogakure ninja don't run from a fight either. Good. Let's see what these traitors can do."
Mikoto Misaka glanced worriedly at Anya, who clung tightly to Jade and was clearly frightened by the chaos around them. "But Anya..."
Jade protested, "Kagura, taking them along is too dangerous! And with the village in this state, they..."
But in the next instant, before the argument could go any further—
"Look out!" Damian's pupils contracted. He activated Thunder Breathing in an instant, became a streak of yellow lightning, and tackled Anya, who stood near the edge of the group. Holding her close, he rolled aside!
Almost at the same moment—
BOOM!!!
A massive skull-shaped energy blast wreathed in eerie blue flames struck precisely where they had just been standing!
The violent explosion blasted a charred crater into the ground. Shattered stone and a wave of heat rushed toward them!
As the smoke thinned, a terrifying monster over three meters tall emerged slowly from the dust. It wore an iron mask and chains, and radiated death and scorching heat!
Its single eye, hidden in shadow, gleamed with cruelty as it fixed on the young ninja who had "unexpectedly" appeared in its path.
Then more Dark Digimon emerged from the shadows of the surrounding streets and behind broken walls. DemiDevimon, Ogremon, and Bakemon roared as they closed in around Boruto's group.
"Looks like we don't have a choice."
Kagura