"I met an interesting person! Ruda's talent really piqued Mirai's interest. It was hard to possess such talent at her age! And she could continuously improve her strength in actual combat—how interesting. Karki and Rasa didn't have cheats of their own!"
"Ah?!" Kurenai's flushed face looked a little strange after hearing Mirai's words. "Isn't that my sister?" she said.
Mirai was very depressed. How had she known it was her sister? Was it really that obvious? Was an older sister simply someone with a pretty face? Carlo had seemed kind, innocent, gentle, and easy to fool, but in the end, she had deceived him. Mirai had not forgotten that! The first person to discover him in the Land of Wind might very well have been that seemingly harmless girl! Back then, she had pretended to talk to him only to stall for time!
Compared to Mirai's calmness, Karura was in terrible shape! Her talent and strength were both excellent, but she had never fought a true master before! Mirai's attacks made her furious. She always felt as if she were about to be crushed, yet she never was. That feeling was truly agonizing!
Wasn't this torture? She wanted to give up again and again! In the end, she forced herself to persist through sheer willpower. How tormenting!
"Mirai, that girl Karura seems rather special, doesn't she?" The First Kazekage had seen everything clearly and spoke in a meaningful tone. Mirai's actions seemed to be making Karura suffer, but they were actually helping her!
Karura was constantly digging deeper into her potential. This was not overdrawing her potential, merely uncovering the potential she should have been able to display. Karura's potential was already exceptional, even better than Rasa's! However, she instinctively disliked fighting and could not fully bring out her talent.