Naraku stared at the spot where Mirai had vanished, momentarily stunned again. Then he smiled faintly, stepped forward, and picked up the yellow sand from Mirai's hand.
He carefully stored it in a small container. Ignoring the puzzled, strange looks from Little One and Little Two, he gazed in the direction Mirai had gone and murmured softly to himself:
"Mirai... I will definitely have you..."
"Mirai, Lord Orochimaru..."
Yakushi Kabuto hesitated slightly, but ultimately asked.
"The research on Edo Tensei is nearly complete, and there were no problems with Mirai. So... after Mirai dies, we can use Edo Tensei directly. And..."
As Orochimaru spoke, a strange light appeared in his eyes. "A natural soldier like Mirai, reincarnated through Edo Tensei with an immortal body... When he attacks Konoha, I can already imagine the looks on those people's faces."
"However, Lord Orochimaru, is it really good to reveal the success of Edo Tensei now? After all, once the people of Konoha come up with a way to deal with this technique, we'll be at a disadvantage." Yakushi Kabuto looked very worried about Orochimaru, as if afraid of angering him. But when he saw that Orochimaru had no other reaction, he continued:
"I still believe that, just as before, the true power of Edo Tensei can only be revealed after enough powerful bodies have been gathered. During the Second and Third Great Wars, powerful people also died elsewhere. We only found fewer than ten of their corpses!"
"No problem." Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out once more, a smile appearing on his face. "If Mirai's reincarnated body is truly severely damaged, I'll immediately release their reincarnation technique. Don't worry, I'll deliberately suppress their power so that they can only release their cursed seals to the second state."
"Then I'm relieved."
Yakushi Kabuto put