Behind him,
came the low voice of Naruto Uzumaki.
Shizuka Nadeshiko's pupils contracted, and before she could even react, she felt her ankle grabbed in a hand.
"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!"
Boom!
Shizuka Nadeshiko's body was dragged straight into the ground, leaving only her head exposed outside.
"You lost."
Naruto Uzumaki squatted on the ground, looking at Shizuka Nadeshiko as he spoke with a smile.
"That's right, I lost..."
Shizuka Nadeshiko closed her eyes somewhat despondently, an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart.
For this goal, she had worked hard for so many years, yet she never expected that she would fail so easily.
"You don't need to make that kind of expression; losing to me is nothing to be ashamed of."
Naruto Uzumaki said lightly.
These words caused Shizuka Nadeshiko to stall.
Immediately,
she rolled her eyes in a huge way at Naruto Uzumaki.
Good grief,
this guy's skin really was thick.
What did it mean that losing to him was nothing to be ashamed of?
What?
Was he very strong?
Just as she wanted to open her mouth to speak, a huge roaring sound rang out.
Following closely,
a mechanical puppet with the character "Hundred" written on its chest plummeted from the sky, smashing heavily onto the ground.
"Hahahahaha... Shizuka, I've finally found you."
"Come accept my challenge; as long as I defeat you, you'll be my woman."
Atop the mechanical puppet sat a man with his hair tied in a braid and wearing glasses.
At this moment,
he was sitting in the control room of the mechanical puppet, emitting wild laughter.
"Eh?"
"Who the heck are you?"
"Hurry up and let Shizuka out!"
When the man saw Shizuka Nadeshiko with only her head exposed, his laughter abruptly cut off.
No way,
he had rushed over from