The arrivals were Mirai and Rock Lee, who had already reached Konoha Village.
"Yeah, I just finished the mission. We can talk later. Let's turn in the mission first." Rock Lee waved and replied with a smile.
After Mirai and Rock Lee left, Kotetsu Hagane looked at Izumo Kamizuki and said, "Izumo, is this Mirai really as strong as the news says? He looks the same as before to me."
"Echo Village has maintained a tacit stance and hasn't refuted the rumors. I'm afraid it's true," Izumo Kamizuki said.
"If that's true, then having such a powerful ninja in Konoha is truly something to be happy about!"
"Still, I'm afraid Lord Junzhang won't be happy. I heard that when Mirai returned last time, Lord Danzo found out and angrily tore down the notice in secret... Hehe..."
"Quiet!"
As long as they were well-informed ninja, they all knew almost everything about the incompatibility between the Unity Guild and Mirai. They had originally thought Mirai would suffer some hardships in the future. Yet he had gone out on a mission and suddenly become a powerful ninja. If the Unity Guild wanted to provoke Mirai now, they would no longer be able to.
Those were the views of the other ninja, but they did not know the truth of the matter.
Mirai and Rock Lee walked side by side down the street. The people around them occasionally looked in Mirai's direction. Some whispered among themselves, while others who knew Mirai greeted him.
"Mirai, you're back. I heard you carried out a mission in Rain Village not long ago and killed many ninja hiding in the rain. Is that true?"
"Mm... just a small matter. Nothing worth mentioning."
Many people asked Mirai about it, and for the first time, Mirai became modest. His cooperative,