"Could it be light from someone practicing ninjutsu? Yet this light had remained at this brightness and size... Was it some new ninjutsu? Or... a treasure?"
The black figure could not make sense of it no matter how much he thought about it, so his footsteps gradually quickened.
Suddenly...
The black figure landed lightly on a branch twenty meters away from Mirai. Steadying himself against the tree with one hand, he stared toward the increasingly bright light and could not help but frown.
"Why does this feeling seem so familiar..."
As the black figure spoke, he leaped several times in quick succession, closing the distance to ten meters—close enough for him to see Mirai clearly.
When the black figure stopped and looked at the caster and the ninja performing the technique, his originally calm, cold eyes suddenly sharpened.
"It's you... Mirai!"
The enormous Jade Rasengan shone brightly, illuminating the black figure and revealing his somewhat savage, twisted face. Looking closely, the black figure was none other than Sasuke Uchiha!
Mirai's senses had also become exceptionally sharp due to the refinement of his spiritual power. Sensing something, he glanced to the side and saw a face so handsome it could almost rival his own.
Sasuke.
Mirai frowned, unable to understand why Sasuke had appeared here. Seeing Sasuke's poor expression, Mirai's heart sank.
He dispelled the massive Jade Rasengan, turned to face Sasuke, and calmly asked, "Why?"
"Nothing."
Sasuke answered, then turned and left.
Mirai was somewhat puzzled. Thinking it over carefully, this should have been around the time Sasuke went looking for Orochimaru...
However, Mirai had no intention of stopping him. After all, making a few minor changes to the plot was fine. But if the changes became too great and the plot deviated from its overall course, Mirai would no