Beneath his hood, Sasori finally focused on the young Candidate Squad captain, surprise and scrutiny in his gaze.
He wanted Sasori to hold off Kazekage Rasa while he faced the Tailed Beast himself.
This newcomer had surprised him yet again.
"Fine."
After a moment's thought, Sasori accepted his part in the fight.
En turned to the shaken Candidate Squad shinobi behind him.
"Help Sasori fight."
The candidates exchanged glances.
The crushing pressure of Rasa's Magnet Release still left a bone-deep chill in them, and their legs trembled faintly.
Gāngtài gritted his teeth and drew his blade.
"Fuck him up!"
Nothing brought out a desperate fighter's courage like being pushed to the brink.
En turned slowly and looked up at the enormous Tailed Beast rampaging before him.
"Shukaku."
"I'll stop you."
No one knew what the young captain was planning.
As he watched the savage beast, En's eyes held only crystalline calm. He almost smiled.
But he held it back.
He knew Shukaku could not be killed for good, nor did he need to kill him.
His true objective was simple: send the Tailed Beast Bomb where it belonged.
On the night he had laid out his three-part plan, the Capital branch of the Bounty Office had sent him a detailed map of the city.
Its streets and alleys, the mansions of the powerful, and the homes of their in-laws were all clearly marked.
The West Quarter was where all the Land of Wind's most powerful nobles lived.
Shukaku saw the little speck too.
An insignificant insect that dared face him.
"ROAR!!"
His deafening roar shook the heavens as a colossal claw blotted out the sky and slammed down.
Its shadow swallowed the broken wall, engulfing En in the path of destruction.
Whoosh.
En surged forward with Sweeping