Finally, after hearing Tenten's explanation, Mirai learned that the people who had disguised themselves as Tea Village natives and "ambushed" him had been Tenten's doing.
The reason she had done so was that she had always wanted to see whether Mirai was truly as powerful as the rumors claimed. However, she had not expected the mission to be interrupted so suddenly, causing her eagerly anticipated plan to fail at once.
"Mirai, can you let me sneak up on you?"
Tenten's large eyes flickered, making her look endearing. However, her words made Mirai's scalp tingle.
"Uh, I'd better say goodbye. You... go find Naruto. Naruto likes being ambushed, and he's doing great now!"
Mirai chuckled and mercilessly sold Naruto out. Besides, he was telling the truth. Naruto could now use the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Furthermore, Naruto had defeated the so-called genius Zining without even using the Nine-Tails' chakra. It was clear that although Naruto was still weaker than Mirai, he had begun to show faint signs of surpassing his peers.
However, Tenten pursed her lips and said, "I don't know Naruto very well, and he's not as good as you."
"So that means you know me well? Why don't I remember ever hanging out with you, Tenten?"
Mirai was speechless, while Tenten continued speaking.
"Also, you probably don't know this yet. I heard from Kinomoto Sakura that Naruto left with Lord Jiraiya at noon today to train. He's probably already left the village by now."
Naruto had gone training with Jiraiya?
Mirai was greatly surprised. This time, Naruto had gone out with Jiraiya to train. They should have been searching for the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade of the Senju clan.
Mirai looked up at the sky, his mouth stuffed with food. He asked, "How is Kakashi's injury? Is he alright?"
Mirai remembered that