Ao praised him endlessly, though he felt somewhat inflated inside. "Rest assured, I not only possess the Byakugan, but I'm also a perceptive ninja. Even if Dolphin Ghost comes, I'll sense him in time and leave everyone enough time to retreat," he promised.
"Having the Byakugan and sharp senses is certainly good, but have you considered what we should do if the enemy really discovers this place?" Mirai asked softly.
Terumi Mei said, "By the time they find this place, I think your body will have mostly recovered. Then we'll charge through the cordon together, and everyone will escape!"
"Mm..."
Mirai drew out a long hum. "Although this plan is feasible, it's too passive! How about this? Once I recover to a certain extent, everyone can hide inside the toad's stomach..."
Mirai patted Terumi Mei on the shoulder and chuckled. "Your father is in there too..."
"My father?"
Terumi Mei was greatly surprised. When Mirai mentioned the toad's stomach, she had already found it strange. Now he said her father was inside. How was that possible? A toad was so small; a human body could not fit into its stomach.
Ao also found it strange and asked, "Lord Mirai, what do you mean by the toad's stomach?"
Mirai explained, "This isn't an ordinary toad, but a toad from Mount Myoboku. Not to mention the few of us—even hundreds of people could fit inside..."
"Ah?..."
The three looked at one another, hardly believing their ears. They spoke in unison, "Something like that exists?"
"Mm!..."
Mirai moved his fingers and discovered that his chakra had begun to slowly recover. Terumi Mei said that it would probably take over an hour to recover completely.
Mirai asked her, "What kind of technique can make someone suffer unconsciously?"
Terumi Mei explained, "It's a secret art