Code had fought with everything he had to snatch back half of the Ten-Tails from Meihui, then lost consciousness.
By the time Code woke up, he had no idea how much time had passed. He groggily climbed to his feet, saw the Ten-Tails still securely confined, and thought everything that had happened earlier was just a dream.
Then he spotted the Claw Mark he had left on the Ten-Tails, and his vision nearly went black again. Fortunately, he had managed to recover half of it. Otherwise, he truly would have had no idea how to explain himself to Lord Jigen.
"No, I need to go out and find whoever stole the other half of the Ten-Tails."
Code checked the seal on the Ten-Tails and the Claw Mark he had left behind once more before leaving with peace of mind.
The last thing he wanted was for someone else to steal the Ten-Tails the moment he left.
"Seriously, what bastard managed to get into Kara's Alternate Dimension and steal the Ten-Tails? Damn it, he'd better not let me catch him, or I'll tear him apart."
As for Team 7 from Konoha, it was hard to say whether their luck was good or bad. They had barely set out before running into Delta, who had slipped out on her own.
Delta had a fiery temper. Seeing that Mask had failed to produce results after all this time, she assumed he was incapable of completing the mission and decided to go wreak havoc in Konoha herself. She had no idea Jigen had already ordered Mask to abandon the mission.
Delta believed her strength was more than enough to handle those Konoha ninja. Today, she would turn Konoha upside down and drag Kawaki back to that fellow Jigen.
And so, as Delta flew through