Three long blades struck Mirai's defense almost simultaneously, ringing out pleasantly before being knocked away by his Yin-Yang Defensive Sword Technique.
What kind of swordsmanship is this? He can defend against us from three angles at once!
The three Anbu ninjas were startled the instant they were struck, then vanished within a meter.
Yes, vanished. If not for a few scattered stones on the ground, it would have been as though they had never appeared at all.
"As expected of Anbu rats. You run really fast!"
Mirai shouted those words directly, taunting the vanished Anbu operatives. Yet even so, they truly seemed to have disappeared, without making the slightest sound.
Biting dogs do not bark, especially when they are hiding in the dark!
Mirai maintained his Yin-Yang Sword Technique and glanced downward, only to find that the six hidden operatives below had already vanished as well!
It was not only the ANBU. Kakashi and Asuma were also preparing to attack him. Kakashi had activated his Sharingan!
Meanwhile, Mirai stood atop the roof of the headquarters and clearly saw figures moving toward this place from all directions around the Root base.
Whoosh!
Some leapt down from the rooftops, while others raced over from the ground. In less than two breaths, twelve Konoha jonin and chunin had gathered around Kakashi within Mirai's sight.
Of course, Konoha's reinforcements did not end there. More ninjas were still rushing over from other directions. Furthermore, Sarutobi Hiruzen had ordered a large group of ninjas to capture Mirai in the shadows. If they could not capture him, they were permitted to kill him!
"Kakashi, did Mirai do this... all of this?"
One of the twelve ninjas, Ren Shang, looked at the corpses of Root's elite members alongside Kakashi when he arrived. His tone was filled with uncertainty