"It seemed Mirai... had truly changed!"
The incident involving Mirai had shaken his heart. From the way Naruto had instantly recognized him beneath the mask and Kushina, they must have been very familiar with each other.
Although Naruto's judgment was still questionable, the incident involving Mirai was enough to show that he and Kushina had grown up alongside Naruto!
That could not stop his heart from growing warm. He had the impulse to tell Kushina that her wish had already come true. But right now, he could not do that.
"Let's not talk about this. Now isn't the time for idle chatter..."
Mirai's voice interrupted the exchange between the two. Kushina gave a soft snort and looked away from Naruto.
Naruto wiped away the cold sweat he had never experienced in any of his previous battles, turning his gaze toward the enormous mass of energy.
"Whoever you are, thank you for saving me."
Naruto said with raised brows. Although these two gave him an extremely familiar feeling, and even their chakra fluctuations were very similar to those of his parents, their builds made it obvious that they were not the same age.
Nor could he consider such complicated matters at a time like this. As Mirai had just said, there were still enemies before them...
Buzz!
At that moment, the three deep-purple spheres of light ahead suddenly emitted a piercing radiance. The light shone for a hundred meters, as though it carried some kind of pulling force.
The light itself did nothing to them, but the special armor on the dozens of guards around them began peeling directly off their bodies, dragged away by that force.
Not only that, even the ground beneath them began to crumble apart.
"What's going on?" Mirai's eyes sank slightly. In his view, these objects