"Boss, it's that little girl!" the Three-Tails whispered. "Should we go say hello?"
Pakura, remembering her previous poisoning, eyed her teacup warily and didn't drink. She watched Konan and her group enter.
"Those are Akatsuki members?" Pakura raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Kai looked at Pakura, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Pakura, regaining her composure, explained, "Is she your girlfriend? She traveled all this way to meet someone here.
But you might not know, after the Third Great Ninja War, Akatsuki kept lobbying the five great nations, but as a civilian organization, changing their minds was difficult."
"I met her when the Third Kazekage disappeared; I remember her."
Pakura gave Kai a playful look, but he lightly pinched her nose. "Jealous? Don't be silly. The Rain-soaked Head-Hunter is in this teahouse."
"Boss, he's here?!" The Three-Tails, unable to contain its excitement, peeked out from under the cloak.
If not for the sensitive situation, Kai would have already warned it; it would have jumped out and interrogated anyone suspicious.
"Kai, you really think he's here?" Pakura frowned, her gaze sweeping the room, finally settling on four wandering ninjas. She knew decapitating someone cleanly required immense strength.
Rō gestured, and two of his men cleared a space near the fireplace for Konan. He then approached the sullen boy eating alone. His age, location, and the fact he was alone made him an easy target.
"That boy's in trouble…" Pakura worried. Showing kindness to children was commonplace for her as a Sunagakure hero.
"Think again. He's going to die," Kai said, amused.
Pakura was taken aback by his cryptic remark. Rō and his guards approached the boy, tossing some coins on the table. "Kid, I've paid your bill. Move aside, or you'll regret it…"
The four wandering ninjas watched. Their eyes widened as the boy looked up, revealing sharp fangs beneath his bandages and upward-slanting eyes, creating an unsettling aura. Rō instinctively recoiled.
"W-who are you?" Rō stammered.
The boy grinned, his words chilling.
"Your head looks good. Time for a beheading!"
Bang! A battered backpack on the table released a puff of white mist. A large, scarred, yet strangely clean sword appeared. The boy grabbed the hilt with lightning speed.
Whoosh! The heavy-looking sword moved with surprising speed, slicing towards Rō and his guards.
Before anyone could react, the sound of cloth tearing echoed.
Psh! Blood sprayed as a head flew into the air, its expression one of disbelief. The second ninja reacted, raising his arm to block. He'd rather lose an arm than his life.
Bang! The impact shattered his hopes. Pain shot through his arm and neck, then numbness. His last thought was, "That was incredibly strong!"
The sword sliced through him effortlessly. The bone felt like paper. The sword appeared before Rō, who'd never seen such brutality.
His guards' desperate attempt to intervene was futile. Terror filled his face as the sword loomed.
Clang! White paper shuriken struck the sword, deflecting it.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!" Konan shouted, forming hand seals. She couldn't allow Rō's death; losing him would damage Akatsuki's reputation.
The shuriken multiplied into dozens, raining down on the boy.
The boy deflected them with the sword.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Sparks flew as the shuriken were deflected.
"Attack! He's the Rain-soaked Head-Hunter! Don't let him escape!" Konan ordered.
As the other Akatsuki members moved, the boy plunged his sword into the ground, rapidly forming hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
The air's moisture was rapidly drawn in, forming a massive water dragon that roared and charged towards the ninjas.
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