"Mirai, you bastard! Whoever I want dead will die! No one can escape! No one can escape!"
Spend the rest of your life in fear!
Mirai did not stop at all. Instead, he raced straight back to Konoha, so even Root, the intelligence system, failed to catch his trail.
Even if they caught Mirai while he was returning to Konoha, it would still take a long time before they could deliver the receipt to Root headquarters.
After returning to Konoha, Mirai had originally planned to go straight to Lee Jie's home for a look. However, Inoue spotted him as he was about to enter Konoha and, without another word, brought him to her family's flower shop.
Ino's family flower shop had a wide variety of flowers. All kinds of blooms filled the room, their fragrance lingering throughout the shop and making the small space feel all the warmer.
Wilde was dressed as usual, except for one difference: she wore a floral apron in front of her, making her look especially adorable.
"Mirai, you look anxious. Have you heard anything about Lee Jie?"
After pulling Mirai into the flower shop and seeing that no one else was around, Inoue got straight to the point.
A bad feeling rose within Mirai at her words.
What happened to Lee? If she put it that way... could Lee really be...
"Is Lee dead?"
Mirai took a deep breath, steadying his emotions as much as possible before asking gently.
Inoue paused, studying Mirai's face before saying uncertainly, "The information we received was that when Lee Jie returned with Kakashi, she was attacked by an unknown ninja and then taken away. Her whereabouts are unknown."
"Mirai... how could you say Akatsuki was him..."
"Inoue, let me ask you this. Does the Yamanaka Clan have a secret