Mirai said, "Hey, hey, aren't you afraid she'll be killed by the Dolphin Demon? Let her go back too... this isn't a trap!"
The man explained, "Lord Mirai, you don't know anything. My little girl, she... she... sigh, I won't hide it from you anymore. My youngest daughter is named Terumi Mei. She possesses a rare bloodline limit in the Land of Water. Those people won't harm her over this war for the time being..."
"No, brother. Although bloodline limits are rare, they aren't indispensable. Those people want to kill you and harm your daughter. Hmph... I think it's only a matter of time!"
"No!" The man was very confident. "My daughter isn't an ordinary bloodline ninja. She possesses dual bloodline limits—both Lava Release and Boil Release. In the Land of Water, she is the only one. That's also why those people secretly captured me..."
"Dual bloodline limits..." Mirai said in surprise. No wonder he was so confident. Indeed...
Yes, dual bloodline limits were truly something rarely seen in a century. The Land of Water would certainly treasure a ninja like that! "In other words, they secretly captured you to keep it from Terumi Mei, then use you on the battlefield at the appropriate time?"
"Yes! Lord Mirai is absolutely right! They captured me in order to use me as a bargaining chip to threaten my daughter when the time came."
Mirai laughed. "No wonder, no wonder those people went to such lengths to kill you. They're afraid Terumi Mei will learn the truth and refuse to obey the higher-ups from then on, right?"
"Mhm! That should be it..." The man coughed a few times before saying, "As long as I'm alive, I'm their bargaining chip. Now that I've escaped, I've become a hidden danger to them! In fact, it