"As for the rumors that he killed more than fifty people in the Rain and Chojuro, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? I don't think they're necessarily true. Otherwise, why would he be in such a hurry to return to the village? What an uncultivated wasteland!"
"Exactly! I heard that when Mirai held a concert not long ago, he used some boring methods to boost his fame too. Hmph, I think Mirai is nothing but a fame-grubbing fraud!"
The man in black could tell that his captain's anger toward Mirai was far from small, so he hurriedly obeyed his captain's orders. In truth, he felt the same way. In his eyes, Mirai was a fraud without any real ability, someone who only knew how to publicize and boast about how powerful he was.
Even the news that more than fifty people had been killed in the Rain made him wonder whether Mirai had hired people to build up momentum for him.
"Hmm? Mirai left the Forest? Kakashi's Ninja Hound is taking Mirai north?"
Blue suddenly stopped walking. After receiving a message from Rut, he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Gray and Black, who had stopped as well when they saw him pause to receive the message.
"The good news is that Mirai has already left Konoha. He's heading north with Kakashi's Ninja Hound, which happens to be the direction we're going. As for where he's headed... I'd guess he's going to the cave where Rock Lee disappeared in the mountains, directly north of Konoha!"
Blue was not lacking in intelligence, and he immediately thought of that possibility.
"Hmm?"
Gray and Black were both stunned. After thinking it over carefully, they realized that it was indeed possible, and both of them broke into sinister grins.
"That really is good