"Now do you believe I'm the backup Konoha sent?"
Only after Boruto and Shukaku explained did Shinki believe Boruto. Mainly, in Shinki's eyes, a brat like Boruto should still have been crying for his mommy all day.
Shinki even thought Konoha was looking down on Sunagakure. Otherwise, even if they were sending reinforcements, there was no way they would send a child onto the battlefield. Wasn't that just serving him up to the enemy?
"What exactly happened in the village?" Shukaku leaned close to Boruto's ear with easy familiarity and asked quietly.
"I heard the Fifth Kazekage was attacked, and the attacker was after the tailed beasts."
Boruto's words gave Shukaku a huge fright. This guy was actually after him? Didn't that mean he was in serious danger right now?
Meanwhile, once Shinki heard that Gaara was injured, he wanted to return to the village and see how he was doing.
"Hey, poker face, where are you going? We need to go to Konoha first."
Before they set out, Meihui had given everyone their mission: once they found Shukaku, they were to do everything they could to bring him back to Konoha. If they couldn't handle the enemy, they were to call for backup immediately.
"Little Shinki, stop. Where are you going?"
Shukaku could tell that Shinki wanted to return to the village, but his own situation was far too dangerous now. Rely on Boruto to protect him? Oh, please.
To Shukaku, this blond kid Boruto looked unreliable. The comparison only made it worse. He would much rather have Shinki stay here than Boruto. Of course, he had his own selfish reasons.
"Back to find my father."
Shinki was a boy of few words, which really suited that poker face of his. His expression barely changed, and even his words