Then Uzumaki Mito chatted with the others for a while longer. The old woman had become especially talkative in her final years, particularly around the younger generation. She listened to everything, for instance, Mirai's bold words...
At last, Uzumaki Mito sighed. "You're even more talented than Mirai imagined. Even Hashirama wasn't as spirited as you when he was young."
Mirai immediately felt slighted. He was being compared to that giant pillar! What a joke! That man had opened the door! The other old man occasionally brought him experience, too. That giant pillar was far more suited to it than he was. He had been a sixth-grader!
Mirai suddenly asked, "Grandma Mito, have you sensed any powerful chakra in the village lately? Stronger than the Nine-Tails?"
The three women laughed at Mirai's words. Was he joking? Chakra stronger than the Nine-Tails? How could that be possible? In their understanding, the Nine-Tails was an incomparably terrifying existence! It would not be easily defeated—unless Hashirama and Madara appeared again!
"That really is different!" Mito shook her head. Her perception was extremely strong, and she had personally set up Konoha's barrier. She could sense many things. If someone truly powerful entered Konoha, there was no way she would fail to notice.
Mirai nodded thoughtfully and returned to normal. Maybe so. For some reason, he felt that the ramen shop owner was extraordinary! He would have to see for himself!
"Mirai has only just returned to Konoha, and now you're leaving again?" Mirai thought for a moment before bidding them farewell. To be honest, he did not particularly like Mito, even if she was Grandma's grandmother!
When little Mirai suddenly said he was leaving, Grandma, Uzumaki Kushina, and the others all said, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
Mirai shook his head. "Mirai has