Aburame Fangxiu twisted his neck, his face full of fury. He strode toward the abandoned village, while the others spread out on their own. To ninjas, an abandoned village like this was no different from flat ground; a single Ninjutsu could level it. But using Ninjutsu would create chakra fluctuations, making it impossible for them to pinpoint Mirai's chakra accurately. So they chose to search first. If Mirai truly could not restrain himself, they could simply lock onto that direction and attack. And if he kept enduring without making a move, then sorry—he was bound to reveal a flaw sooner or later, wasn't he?
One group entered a house. Inside, seven or eight corpses sat or lay about. From the looks of them, they had been talking or doing something else before, but the instant they were attacked, they had all died. They had not even had the slightest chance to react.
One of the ninjas examined the place, then shook his head at the others. "No problem. This village was probably abandoned four or five months ago. If he came here recently, it'll be easy to find traces of him."
The other two seemed to trust his judgment completely and turned to leave. At that moment, Mirai's voice rang out once more. "Oh, right. Let me give you a little hint. In this abandoned village, the truly terrifying thing isn't just me. Yes, you're all afraid of my Chidori, right? That's why you travel in groups of at least three. Even if I use Chidori to take out one of you, the other two can surround me... But... just as I said in my first sentence, I'm not the only truly terrifying thing here."
The moment Mirai finished speaking, a scream rang out. The two ninjas who had reached