"That... is true." Kiba nodded, smiling as he gave Mirai a punch. Then he asked worriedly, "But even if we go help, what can we do?"
Kiba was telling the truth. Even if they went together, Mirai had the strength to blow apart Orochimaru's Tongling Beast in a single strike, while Naruto Uzumaki possessed the power of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and seemed overwhelmingly strong on the surface. Their chances of winning appeared good, but Mirai knew the plot well enough to understand that Orochimaru would not be so easily defeated.
"Yoda, keep an eye on them with your eyes."
"Yes, Byakugan!" Ikeda nodded firmly. The moment he activated his Byakugan, he cried out, "What..."
Sasuke, you know they're themselves. They mean no harm. Naruto defended them urgently.
"I don't know whether they mean harm... but I know someone does." Sasuke frowned, then looked toward the towering tree beside them and shouted, "If you want the scroll, then come and take it!"
"What?" Naruto and Sakura cried out at the same time, then looked in Sasuke's direction.
"Hahaha, as expected of the one I have a crush on..." A cold voice rang out from the tree. Then a figure pounced down from the treetop—Orochimaru, the viper. He stuck out his long tongue, licked his lips, and shouted, "Second Pillar!"
"Yokota, what happened?!" Hearing Yokota's exclamation, Mirai's heart tightened.
Has he come?
"Orochimaru has already reached Naruto's location!" Ikeda said, then looked at Mirai, hoping he would make a decision.
"Lord Orochimaru has arrived... so have we!" A pair of people wearing Orochimaru's markings suddenly appeared before Mirai.
"Heh, heh, heh... kid, your chakra and body can't handle that powerful ninjutsu anymore." Though their masks concealed their expressions, their words revealed their malice.
"Asada, Yaya, leave first." Mirai clenched his