After all, Mirai was now twice as strong as he had been before defecting, not to mention the large sum of money.
As for the illusion Kurenai Yuhi was using to trap Mirai, although Mirai's instant body technique was only effective against illusions, it would be useless in reality even if he used it. However, as long as Mirai wanted to, he could use his illusion-breaking eyes to escape his current predicament.
Moreover, if Kakashi and the others wanted to harm him, he had Danger Warning. If a severe Danger Warning appeared, he could immediately break the illusion and flee. It was perfect.
Within the illusion, Mirai looked at his bleeding shoulder and grinned. Then he closed his eyes and said, "Help me hold my sword. Thanks."
Mirai knew that what he said could be heard outside.
Hearing Mirai speak, Kakashi frowned slightly before picking up Mirai's sword, showing no surprise at all.
"This sword..."
Kakashi took a deep breath, then said to Reid, "Bandage his wound, then come back."
Good.
Atop the cliff, a man in a red windbreaker embroidered with black clouds stood watching Kakashi and the others drift away. He could not help letting out a cold, hoarse laugh. "Interesting. I thought this rebellious yet tolerant man wasn't particularly strong, but I didn't expect him to actually have some skills. Chang Shilang died by his hand as well... After observing him, if he's strong enough, taking him down would help the plan..."
The man's face was half black and half white. He was none other than Xuan Wu Zetsu of the Akatsuki.
"Who are they taking me back to be dealt with by? The Hokage? Or Danzo?"
To ninjas, the journey was not especially long, but because of Mirai's condition, their speed naturally slowed considerably.
Mirai