The night gradually deepened.
Liu Yun and his companions raced toward the sound of the explosion.
Before long, they spotted someone staggering toward them with a portly figure on his back.
Liu Yun looked closely.
The man wore ordinary civilian clothing and no forehead protector.
As for the person on his back... Liu Yun's mouth twitched. Why wasn't he wearing any clothes?
What an eyesore.
"Stop," he said.
Raito raised his head numbly. He saw the Konoha forehead protectors they wore, then looked around.
This still wasn't the agreed meeting place.
Bottomless despair filled his eyes.
More people wanted to kill him?
Just how many were there?
At the hot spring establishment in the Land of Hot Water, they had suffered a surprise attack by "Iwagakure." Only by scattering to break through had they barely escaped the encirclement.
He had finally encountered some "Konoha" ninja, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, they had tried to kill him too.
Fortunately, a companion had arrived and risked his life to cover his escape.
Then the "Iwagakure" ninja had caught up and clashed with the "Konoha" ninja, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
But...
...now he had encountered Konoha ninja again. Would anyone be able to save him this time?
"Are you going to kill me too?" he asked numbly.
"Too? What are you talking about?" Liu Yun was puzzled. "Are you an envoy from Kumogakure?"
Raito nodded in resignation. "I am."
"Then you're the one we're looking for. We're here to meet you."
"You're not going to kill me?"
"Of course not." Liu Yun shook his head.
If he remembered correctly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mission for them had indeed been to meet the Kumogakure Envoy Group. There shouldn't have been any hidden implication that they were supposed to