Mirai asked about the incident. Konoha was actually enveloped by a massive barrier, and the one who had set it up was, of course, Mito Uzumaki.
Once someone entered Konoha illegally and came into contact with the barrier, the barrier unit would detect it.
"When they reported it, the barrier was functioning normally. There were no signs of an intrusion," the Third said.
Mirai pondered to himself. To breach Konoha's barrier without being noticed required either superb barrier techniques or an exceptionally thorough understanding of Konoha's barrier.
This was enough to stir his memories. On the night of the Nine-Tails incident, the masked man had also infiltrated Konoha without being detected by any Konoha ninja...
However, his body seemed able to collapse and pass through objects. This barrier could not stop him.
"I think it was Lord Huo Ying... Kushina Uzumaki's kidnapping was definitely no accident!" Mirai immediately fixed his gaze on the Third.
"What do you mean?" The Third's eyes darkened.
Mirai looked at the Third, then suddenly bowed deeply, his expression grave. "I must ask your forgiveness first. While carrying out this mission, I acted on my own and rescued a little girl from the Hidden Mist."
"What happened?" The Third immediately grew solemn, but he did not blame Mirai.
"Then, did the mission fail?"
The Third's question clearly implied that Mirai's unauthorized actions in the Hidden Mist might have drawn the local authorities' attention and caused the mission to fail.
"That wasn't the case."
Mirai shook his head and told the Third everything he had seen and heard in the village without holding anything back.
This included how, after escorting Terumi Mei home, he had fallen into a carefully arranged ambush.
"A barrier capable of sealing chakra!?" The Third's pupils suddenly contracted. It was as though he