The moment he looked up, a somewhat handsome yet clearly youthful face appeared before him. It was none other than Mirai.
"Interesting. The last time I came here seemed to have been just a few days ago. I thought it would take a long time before I returned, but I didn't expect to come back so soon."
Mirai murmured, and the image of Yanxi, the dark kunoichi, surfaced in his mind once more.
"You came here a few days ago?" Rock Lee tilted his head and watched Mirai let the rain lash against his face. Yet Mirai's expression seemed lost in memories, almost a little crazed.
This seemed different from the supposedly ambitious failure Mirai of the rumors. He looked like a mystery, like a man with a story... And he was so handsome...
Rock Lee was not much younger than Mirai, only a seventeen-year-old girl.
As for Mirai, his appearance was nothing like the rumors described. Naturally, that made Rock Lee curious. Besides, Mirai could indeed be called handsome.
Fine, I'll uncover your secret!
Rock Lee secretly made up his mind.
"Yes." Mirai answered, then fell silent.
"Oh!" Rock Lee was dissatisfied with Mirai's answer. Angrily, he said, "How long are you planning to stare at the sky? We have a mission!"
Looking at the angry face of the kunoichi before him, Mirai could not help but smile. "Don't forget that I'm the captain. You have to obey my orders."
"Hmph!" Thinking of that, Rock Lee felt a little dejected. Then, the scene of Mirai cutting down the temple with his sword involuntarily surfaced in his mind. Noncommittally, he said, "Then, Captain Mirai, you can keep getting drenched. I need to find somewhere to shelter from the rain first."
As Rock Lee spoke, he glanced from left to right.