"Whoosh!!" A meteor streaked across the horizon, then veered sharply downward, hurtling toward the ground—and straight at them!!
Good heavens, that was no meteor... it was a busty blonde with blue eyes, flames jetting from the soles of her feet as she barreled toward them like a cannonball!!
"You've got to be kidding???" Jiraiya gaped.
Joking and fooling around were all well and good... and this was certainly a dramatic sight!
But with the way that girl was charging at them, anyone who failed to dodge would die!!!
"Scatter!!" Jiraiya and Konan leaped backward at the same time!!!
"Clang-clang-clang!!"
Delta slammed into the earth with a dull metallic crash. The ground beneath her instantly caved in, and the impact shattered the terrain for a hundred meters around!!
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" Jiraiya and Konan each landed atop a hump-shaped mound. As the dust cleared, they watched the blonde woman standing proudly in the center of the sunken, fractured earth, her hands resting on the slender waist beneath her black cloak!
Konan said with a hint of teasing, "Teacher, your wish came true, but this one doesn't look like she's interested in getting lovey-dovey with you."
"Ho ho." Jiraiya gave a helpless yet gentlemanly chuckle. "That's all right. Getting an eyeful is more than enough."
His smile slowly faded, and his expression grew serious.
"Provided... we live long enough to enjoy the view."
Konan glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "Teacher... you know who she is?"
Jiraiya nodded. "Yes. A few details are different, but she looks exactly like Delta, an Inner member in the intelligence footage Orochimaru gave me on Kara."
Konan frowned. "The Artificial Human who once forced Naruto into a desperate fight, even though he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Sasuke in the future?"
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