Sarutobi did not stop either. He clenched his fists, having already seen the killing intent in Dan Katō's eyes. Was the heir of some third-rate clan supposed to kill his son?! It seemed that he and Root had been keeping too low a profile lately! Everyone thought he was a toothless tiger!
Dan Katō paid no attention to Mirai's frantic hand seals. "Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning!" A scorching cloud of ash burst from Dan Katō's mouth and enveloped Mirai.
Mirai looked intimidating. Although he wore many rubies around his neck, giving him a fire-nature absorption rate of 24%, he did not dare to gamble. Once he was injured, he would be in trouble, let alone with such a low absorption rate! Almost instantly, Mirai bit his finger, formed several rapid seals outside the standard sequence, and slammed his hand onto 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 on earth was it?!
The faces of many informed people were covered in black lines. Mirai was being way too shameless—he had actually used the Tongling Beast's giant bug as a meat shield! Forget how huge that bug was; wasn't he afraid that Grandma would come after him in despair?!
"Damn it! Mirai, you bastard!" His grandmother clenched her fists and glared at Mirai as though she were the reincarnation of a dark fiend. Don't be fooled by how she casually called it a big bug outside—it was something she deeply respected, even older than her grandfather. Yet this little bastard had used it to block a ninja attack, and such a low-level ninjutsu at that! Hadn't she taught him anything else?! Though she knew the giant bug would be fine,