When he woke up and found himself in a cramped, dark environment, Mirai was still confused. But he quickly remembered being attacked and assumed he had been knocked unconscious.
For his own safety, and to keep the enemy from knowing he was awake, Mirai made no sound and held his breath.
Even in such a cramped space, Mirai could easily control his body. He felt around and found the two training kunai still strapped to him. Since they did not pose much of a threat, the enemy had apparently not taken them away.
After that, he quietly observed the situation outside through the narrow gaps in the bamboo basket.
From the occasional jolts and the trees flashing past, Mirai realized he was being transported. This reassured him somewhat. Since the other party intended to take him somewhere, he was safe for the moment. They had no plans to kill him yet.
After a while, Mirai realized that he had been set down. Carefully adjusting his angle, he looked at the ninja carrying him and saw that they had stopped not far away.
Then he saw the pursuer facing Suzuki He. The man's features were far too distinctive; Mirai recognized Kakashi at a glance. Although he looked somewhat different from the second picture, silver hair, a mask, and the Sharingan—there did not seem to be a second person in Konoha with those traits.
Knowing that Kakashi had come to save him, Mirai let out a sigh of relief.
For one thing, as a natural-born ninja, Kakashi was quite strong.
More importantly, Kakashi had played an important role in the original story, so he should not receive an early death flag just because he had come to save Mirai.
*With a great Copy Ninja like him, he should be able to kill