Namikaze Minato's speed could be described as over a thousand miles a day.
After a night's rest, dawn broke.
Minato used the Flying Thor Technique to bring Mirai to Konoha Village, then directly took him to the Hokage Building, where he had stayed before disappearing.
Inside the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Mirai stared at one another.
Silently...
Minato was in no hurry. The war had recently broken out along the border where Sunagakure and Iwagakure had amassed their forces.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not one to stand on ceremony. He did not immediately press Minato for the full details of what had happened.
As early as last night, information about Mirai had reached the Third Hokage.
In the end, the Third Hokage was the first to break the silence.
The Third Hokage knocked out his pipe against the edge of the desk, shook off the ash, then rose and walked over to Mirai.
With his hands behind his back and his body slightly bent, he smiled and asked, "Little Mirai, do you have a dream?"
At that, Mirai raised a brow before returning to an expressionless state.
The old Third Hokage liked asking questions that were both the hardest and easiest to answer.
In the eyes of the seasoned old fox that was the Third Hokage, the odds of successfully lying were not high.
Mirai looked deep in thought. The Third Hokage was in no rush, merely watching him with a smile.
If Mirai had not been a boy, Sarutobi Hiruzen would surely have taken that stunning little face for a girl's.
Mirai ignored the Third Hokage's flirtatious gaze. He focused entirely on how to answer the question.
If his answer was acceptable, life in Konoha would be much easier from now on.
Naturally, he absolutely