Feeling his chakra constantly dispersing behind him, Mirai could not help turning around. He saw chakra leaking into the air less than ten meters from the green figure behind him. It turned out that Ao had used the Eight Inner Gates to activate a more powerful chakra state. The visible chakra energy did not mean his chakra was bursting out of his body; it only meant that his control was insufficient to fully make use of the sudden increase in chakra.
After all, Ao was only a newly promoted ninja. He had learned a few basic techniques, along with another forbidden one. His fundamentals were lacking, so he was not adept at mastering various techniques.
Still, it was enough to frighten Mirai. After opening the gate, the young man's speed increased dramatically, gradually closing the distance.
"I'm already being chased by three people, and you've even opened the Eight Inner Gates. Are you that desperate?" Mirai naturally had no idea what his actions had made Ao think of, but he truly felt that this guy was not thinking straight.
Though he cursed inwardly, Ao still put enormous pressure on him. If Ao caught up, he would not even need to fight him—just holding him back for ten or twenty seconds would do. When the next two Kirigakure ninja arrived, he would definitely have no chance to escape.
He reached into his ninja tool pouch and took out several detonating tags. Mirai was fortunate this time; the system had rewarded him with thirty detonating tags earlier. Although he had gone through many battles during this period, this was the first time Mirai had led such a situation, so he had not consumed many ninja tools. Between his own supplies and the system rewards, he had fifty or sixty detonating tags at