Inside the palace, a woman sat on the throne, waiting.
She wore richly embroidered robes and looked about Konan's age, yet she carried herself with a regal air.
Her hair was the same deep red as Kushina's. Sadness filled her dark brown eyes, making anyone who saw her want to protect her.
Are these two the ninja from Konoha? They're so young.
"Are you the ninja from Konoha? You look about my age! Can you really help me?" Doubt filled the Queen of Roran's face, and disappointment flickered in her eyes.
Uchiha Yin was only fourteen or fifteen, and Konan had only just graduated from the Ninja Academy. Neither looked very old.
Yin was handsome and Konan was beautiful, but that meant nothing. The Queen of Roran needed someone who could find the killer.
Yin paid no mind to the queen's doubts.
Rōran had no ninja in the open. The queen knew nothing of a ninja's strength; it was far beyond anything she could judge.
Konan, however, could not stand anyone looking down on Yin.
She shot the queen a glare, then flashed behind her. A paper kunai pressed against the queen's neck.
"What are you doing? Let her go! Protect the queen!" The guards hurriedly surrounded Yin and Konan, their faces tense.
They had not seen Konan move at all. One blink, and she had vanished from before their eyes and appeared beside the queen, holding paper to her neck.
"You can doubt my strength, but don't doubt Yin's!" Konan said indignantly beside the queen's ear.
Should the Queen of Roran be won over?
Chapter 193: The Guard's Sneak Attack
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