"The captain is dead, retreat! I was ambushed by the enemy! ..."
The dozen or so crippled soldiers could find any excuse for their defeat. In short, the only thing they had in common now was running before the other side killed them!
"Are you all right, Konan? Nagato?" Yahiko asked anxiously.
Just as he was about to run over to check on them, Mirai and Gu Jie stopped him.
"Don't act rashly, Yahiko! It seems someone else is coming this way! Have you forgotten what I taught you? We must never let our guard down!"
Mirai's words greatly stirred Yahiko. He knew that his own recklessness had nearly gotten Nagato and Konan killed. If not for Nagato's special ability, he would probably have regretted it even in death. Now, although he could not sense anyone approaching, he believed what Mirai CC said.
"Could they be enemy reinforcements? If so, this is a little troublesome... I never expected the enemy to send so many people to seize the scroll. It seems whatever is inside cannot be something as simple as an ambush..."
"Does Lord Mirai have a plan to deal with this? After ten thousand years of endurance, I am hardly suited for war missions. If Lord Mirai has any ideas, please give the order..."
Mirai knew that Mr. Gu Jie had killed his companions because of a failed mission in his youth, which was why he was willing to endure in Konoha for ten thousand years. But if enemy reinforcements truly arrived, then some of them would probably...
"Ah!... Aah!..."
Following more than a dozen screams and a brief clash, dozens of figures flashed out from the forest. Mirai instinctively took up a defensive stance, but quickly relaxed again.
Mr. Gu Jie raised his head and smiled amiably. "How