Picking up where we left off, Boro had finally set his sights on Konoha, hoping to find information about Kawaki there. Whether that made him lucky or unlucky was hard to say.
Kawaki was indeed there, but it was still hard to say whether Boro was lucky or unlucky.
Calling him unlucky didn't seem right, since he had correctly guessed that Kawaki was staying in Konoha. But calling him lucky didn't fit either, since he had only arrived there by checking the ninja villages one by one through a process of elimination.
By then, Boro's robe was in tatters. It wasn't hard to imagine just how much he had suffered while searching for Kawaki.
He was stopped as soon as he reached the Konoha Gate.
"You there, stop where you are and show your identification."
The newly appointed gate guard stopped Boro outright. The man looked suspicious, dressed in rags like someone fleeing a disaster.
Boro sneered and stopped, pretending to search for something inside his robe. The instant the Konoha ninja approached, he released a black mist from the vents in his forearms.
The black mist contained a fast-acting virus that spread through physical contact or inhalation. The poor sap in front of him passed out before he could even speak. The moment someone inhaled the black mist, they lost all strength to resist.
This trick had never failed Boro. He had originally belonged to a cult and later joined Kara for certain reasons, but he had never forgotten his old line of work.
He released the black mist virus in several villages, infecting their residents, then appeared as a savior to rescue them from their suffering. By curing them, he fraudulently earned their trust and expanded his cult. These people were also all members of Kara, ready to