"No! Before Mirai had time to speak, Granny spoke first. "Mirai doesn't want to die for their disciples! Mirai, a teacher who can't protect his own disciple and abandons himself for Mirai is no good teacher. He didn't take good care of you, nor did he teach you much. But Granny definitely doesn't want that! What? Not until death!" she said.
Mirai was deeply moved when he saw Granny's passionate expression. He recalled the moments they had spent together. They had not been together for long, but those days had been warm. One image after another entered his mind—her teaching him, taking care of him, stealing food for him, and sleeping beside him.
This woman sometimes had a bad temper, a few nasty habits, and plenty of little problems. Sometimes, she was hard to believe in. But there was no denying that she was a good teacher. No, in Mirai's heart, Granny was no longer merely a teacher.
"Hmph! If you die, Mirai won't find that strange!" Unlike Ebizo, Baki was determined to kill Mirai. No matter how one looked at it, he could not allow him to join the Sand Shinobi. His father was a corps-level commander! What then?
"Baki is coming for Mirai! The rest are yours!" Granny's expression turned grave. Among the Konoha group, Baki was the strongest opponent. This made sense, and she knew it as well. For the time being, she was no match for Mahabi. She needed Mirai's help!
"Alright!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded. There were four of them, four shinobi! Aside from Baki and Ebizo, there was no one else. Moreover, Zhaisi Schumacher seemed to have attacked the Sand Village camp in order to cooperate with them! That was good news!
Mirai and Granny exchanged a glance, then rushed at Baki one after the