"You've grown up already, haven't you?"
Mirai grabbed Anko's neck, but he was unable to move it...
"Y-You... let go of me!"
Mirai's move had been truly brilliant. Even a taijutsu ninja like Anko Mitarashi had been caught off guard. Even Mirai himself had forgotten that he was grabbing her by the neck. Though he did not blush, he still looked rather awkward.
"Let go, my ass. You're in my hands now—if I want to deal with you, can't I?"
Mirai spoke without the slightest courtesy. At the same time, the large hand he had placed on Anko was still squeezing something remarkably elastic.
"Y-You scoundrel..."
At last, Anko could no longer endure Mirai's shameless assault. Her face flushed as she glared at him furiously.
Yet despite Anko glaring at him, Mirai clearly saw a dangerous glint in her eyes.
"Whoa!"
In an instant, Mirai felt the hand gripping Anko's neck suddenly slip. Anko slid straight out of his grasp. At that moment, a kunai shot toward Mirai's neck from extremely close range.
Bang!
Mirai had already sensed that something was off with Anko, so he had been on guard for a while. Although the distance was close, the moment Anko broke free from his grasp, he reacted instantly and flicked the kunai aside with his fingers.
"Little Red Riding Hood, that was pretty dangerous."
Mirai said, narrowing his eyes slightly. Just now, he had clearly felt a burst of killing intent rise from Anko...
In other words... Anko Mitarashi had wanted to kill Mirai just now!
"Mirai, I know I can't beat you, but this assignment... uh..."
Anko Mitarashi seriously took out a stack of scrolls from her weapon pouch. Mid-sentence, she suddenly froze.
"My mission... is to protect a single person, not kill Mirai!"
As she spoke, Anko