The guard's finger struck the ground with a thunderous crack.
"Protect Her Majesty! Protect the Queen!" Only then did the surrounding guards react, leveling their spears at the guard who had suddenly attacked.
Konan's eyes turned cold. From Uchiha Yin's arms, she swept out a hand, sending countless scraps of paper flying at the guard. Explosions thundered one after another.
The guard was blown to pieces!
The attacker had clearly been a puppet!
Understanding dawned in Uchiha Yin's eyes.
Anrokuzan—Mukade—had made his move. But why?
"Thank you. Could you put me down?" Seeing Uchiha Yin and Konan deal with the puppet together, the Queen of Roran breathed a sigh of relief, then spoke with some embarrassment.
Once she came to her senses, the Queen of Roran realized that Uchiha Yin had one arm wrapped firmly around her, holding her tight against him.
Sara had never been so close to anyone before. Her first instinct was to slap Uchiha Yin, but for some reason, she held back.
He just saved me, so it would be rude to slap him. It's definitely not because I'm afraid he'd slap me back.
If Uchiha Yin had known what the Queen of Roran was thinking, he would have pointed out that, in the original story, she had slapped Naruto without a moment's hesitation. Why hadn't she worried he would slap her back?
Then again, Konan had just rushed over and pressed a paper kunai against the Queen of Roran's neck. It was only natural that she was shaken.
"Mm." Her waist was slender and her skin soft. Uchiha Yin took a moment to appreciate the Queen of Roran's figure, then gently set both her and Konan down.
Konan and the Queen of Roran were both light. Even with one in each arm, they had hardly