The Root member fell silent. He knew Mirai was right, but facing these experts, he truly could not guarantee Mirai's safety. It seemed he could only make more noise! What?
"Kid, you're very clever!" Just then, a brightly built female ninja emerged from the darkness. She had been lying in wait. The moment Mirai left, she began to act!
"Hmph! Who are you?" Mirai said coldly.
"Killing you is only natural!" The woman began forming hand seals. "Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld!"
As she moved, the mud beneath Mirai's feet rapidly turned liquid, trying to swallow him up! Fortunately, a ninja quickly pulled Mirai away, retreating several steps before escaping. However, the other two ninjas had no such chance. They went straight for Mirai, intending to kill him.
"Don't worry about me, stall them!" Mirai hurriedly told the Root ninja.
The personal guard nodded. There was no way he could deal with them all now. It was already difficult enough to handle the three of them alone, especially while protecting Mirai. Fortunately, Mirai was relatively fast. He could only hold off the two strongest opponents and give Mirai a chance to survive!
The moment the guard let go, Mirai immediately dodged to the side. The female ninja swiftly attacked, but Mirai escaped.
"As expected of Konoha's genius! To have such strength at such a young age!" The female ninja's eyes were slightly crazed. What they loved most was killing geniuses!
"Hmph!" Mirai could faintly sense that the other two ninjas had held up his guard. Now, he could only wait for reinforcements from the village. Yet strangely, the city was unnaturally quiet.
"Don't expect anyone to help you! There are plenty of people in your village who want you dead!" The female ninja licked the blood from her hand