Mirai looked a little pained, but he shook his head. The grief in his heart was buried once more, and his face settled into the expression he used to wear so often—a smile.
His smile looked as if he'd truly seen or thought of something amusing. Even if someone else saw it, they'd genuinely believe Mirai was smiling.
"But the report says a powerful ninja with a bloodline limit finally appeared. He killed Konoha Ninja with a single strike, and even Airo, whom Sunagakure called a war machine, was nearly killed by him.
"And that bloodline-limit ninja must have been Kimimaro of the Shikotsumyaku.
"Everything else was just like the original story, but the difference was... supposedly, a mysterious person showed up at the end and took Kimimaro's body away!
Mirai's brow slowly furrowed.
You know, in the original story, when Kimimaro was close to death, he unleashed one final attack, turning the area within five miles into a forest of bones. There wasn't any mysterious person at all!
Who was this mysterious person? Why hadn't Kimimaro used his final move to turn the place into a bone forest this time? And why hadn't this so-called mysterious person taken the opportunity to kill the defeated Rock Lee and Gaara?
Mirai hadn't been there, and the intelligence wasn't very detailed. Qian Ming didn't have much influence, either, so the information was naturally biased. The report gave Mirai a headache.
"And... I've seen this simple piece of information on a computer before, but why do I keep feeling like I've missed something?"
Mirai furrowed his brow thoughtfully. His fingers tapped rhythmically on the stone table, making a crisp, low sound.
In fact, after hearing Lu Wan's report on the battle, Tsunade's brow had furrowed even more tightly. Her expression was even more