A cold sneer tugged at the corner of Kurosuki Raiga's mouth. His eyes filled with disdain and provocation as he said lightly:
"Hmph, people who don't know how to properly conceal themselves—anyone could guess they'd be hiding around here. Did they really think they could escape my notice?"
Kurosuki Raiga crossed his arms, gazing arrogantly toward a far corner. Beside him, his short companion wore a look of vigilance, his gaze locked tightly onto the direction where Naruto and the others were hiding, his fists clenched in secret, ready at any moment to handle a potential fight.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense at that moment, a fierce conflict seemingly on the verge of erupting. Then Kurosuki Raiga replied to the child-sized fellow:
"Still, I'm quite looking forward to seeing what kind of level the reinforcements called this time actually are. I heard they're supposed to be ninjas, too."
Chapter 45