"Brother Mirai, what's wrong?" Ikeda heard Mirai's words and looked at him worriedly.
"My body can't handle the burden brought by the Big Ball Rasengan. My hands have started to hurt too," Mirai said helplessly. "It's fine. Don't worry about me. If Orochimaru catches me, everything will be over."
Orochimaru? Ikeda's pale eyes suddenly contracted, and he asked doubtfully, "Is that Orochimaru, one of the legendary Three Sannin? No wonder he's so strong..."
Mirai's mouth felt bitter. When I first met Orochimaru, I should have forced myself to flee. Maybe if I had just run away and not revealed an A-rank super ninjutsu like the Big Ball Rasengan, Orochimaru wouldn't have become curious about me and followed me.
In truth, what Mirai did not know was that Orochimaru was not particularly curious about the Big Ball Rasengan he had unleashed. What truly troubled Orochimaru was that Mirai could instantly break his genjutsu and also use the Body Flicker Technique.
"Hm? They are..." After fleeing for some time, Mirai's attention was drawn to three figures in the distance.
"Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Haruno Sakura..." Mirai murmured, then changed direction and ran toward the three of them.
"Brother Mirai?" Ikeda followed Mirai's gaze and saw three people in the distance. When he saw Naruto, his face reddened and his head spun. "Naruto..."
"Hey, Ikeda, what are you spacing out for? That seems to be Sasuke's team up ahead. If Sasuke joins us and works with us, maybe we can defeat the Root chasing us." Kiba casually slapped Ikeda on the back, nearly knocking him over.
Kiba still did not know who was pursuing them—it was Orochimaru, one of the Three Sannin. If he knew, then even if he saw Sasuke and the others, he might stop and drag Mirai away instead.
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