Even if he had not died, he should have been left half-dead. Yet what surprised him was that Mirai was not only fine, but had also wiped out the foundations of the headquarters and the entire combat force. Even with more than three hundred thousand troops, plus Guy's Seven Gates eruption of the Eight Inner Gates, they had still failed to keep Mirai there.
This left Sarutobi Hiruzen not only shocked, but utterly incredulous.
He could not imagine how Mirai had grown to such a terrifying extent in less than a year.
Sarutobi Hiruzen estimated that Mirai's current strength had probably reached the peak of Kage Level!
This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen's guess was correct, but Mirai could not maintain his peak Kage Level strength for long.
Kakashi stood alone before Sarutobi Hiruzen. Kakashi could sense the immense pressure Sarutobi Hiruzen was under, both mentally and because of his current circumstances.
"Hokage-sama, we have already sent the elite ninja of the First Clan, the Aburame Clan, and the Inuzuka Clan to search for Mirai's whereabouts, but there is still no trace of him. According to their reports, Mirai may have already fled more than a hundred kilometers away."
"More than a hundred kilometers?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze shifted slightly. His tone remained calm as he merely muttered softly, saying nothing more.
"Judging from the way Mirai left, he did not use the Body Flicker Technique, nor did he use reverse summoning. It was some kind of space-time secret technique, so I am worried that Mirai may truly have escaped this time."
Kakashi was extremely perceptive. Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression, he immediately understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to know next. Thus, he told Sarutobi Hiruzen his own deduction.
"Blink... a space-time secret technique... It seems Mirai did not lie to me from the