Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned. He felt that Dan Katō's anger was genuine this time. Thinking about it, it made sense—Dan Katō, a special jōnin, had been viciously beaten by a student who had only just graduated. Of course he would feel humiliated! But Dan Katō seemed a little off now. Sarutobi Hiruzen had yet to stop the match. He wanted to see whether Mirai was hiding any strength!
Danzo kept clenching his fists as well, having seen the killing intent in Dan Katō's eyes. Was the heir of a third-rate family really going to kill his son? He and his Root had been far too quiet lately! Everyone thought he was a toothless tiger!
Dan Katō no longer cared about losing control of his hand seals. He spewed a scorching cloud of ash from his mouth, sending it toward Mirai.
Mirai looked terrified. With so many rubies hanging around his neck, his fire-nature ninjutsu absorption rate was as high as 24%, yet he was still afraid to gamble. If he got hurt, he would be in trouble—never mind the low absorption rate! A moment later, Mirai bit his finger, formed several hand seals at incredible speed, and slapped the ground. "Summoning!" A cloud of smoke appeared, directly blocking the attack aimed at Mirai!
"What is that?" Many people stared curiously at the cloud of smoke. What could it be?
The faces of many informed onlookers were covered in black lines. Mirai was ruthless—he had used the giant insect of the summoning beast as his meat shield! Forget its size; wasn't he afraid that Granny would come after him in desperation? What the hell was this?
"Damn it! Mirai, you bastard!" Granny clenched her fists tightly and glared at Mirai, her face as dark as coal. She would not necessarily have been