"Then I wouldn't be welcome." As Mirai spoke, he removed the scroll and looked at the others, who were still in shock. He shrugged and gestured with his hand. "I'm leaving. We'll meet in the tower."
Whoosh!
The corpses before them sprang into motion. Mirai vanished from the spot as though he had never appeared at all, with only the two bodies on the ground proving otherwise.
"What a drag." Shikamaru watched the others stare at where Mirai had disappeared. As he came to his senses, he could not help scratching his head. "But that guy Mirai is really strong. I never noticed before."
Tsuru in Tsuru's tail had quietly changed the history of the Hokage.
Mirai returned to the tree hollow, and Kiba came out. Seeing a trace of blood on Mirai's cheek, he said nothing about it. Instead, he asked, "I just passed by some Sand shinobi. Did you want to..."
"No, I only got an Earth Scroll. There's no need to waste energy." Mirai answered, though the image of a figure carrying a huge gourd on his back surfaced in his mind.
Could they have been Sand shinobi passing through—Gaara and his group? I wonder if my Jade Spiral Rasengan could break through Gaara's strongest defense at this stage?
"Oh? If that's the case, then great!" Kiba's face showed some delight. He then patted Mirai on the shoulder and said, "Mirai, I really underestimated you before. I've decided that when I become Hokage, I'll definitely put you in an important position!"
"Uh..." Mirai wiped the sweat from his forehead, at a loss for words. "Don't get your hopes up. That day won't come..."
"What do you mean? You want to become Hokage too? Oh... if you want to become Hokage as well, then you're really going to