Susanoo

While they were traveling, Mirai quietly used the Exchange Technique.

He had only just obtained this technique from the system's sign-in not long ago.

This Exchange Technique was an extremely special technique.

Depending on the user's strength, it could create multiple clones.

The clones created by the Exchange Technique could constantly share thoughts and vision with the original body.

Most remarkably, it could cross spatial dimensions and directly swap the positions of the original body and its clones.

It was somewhat like spatial teleportation.

The original body continued traveling with Kakashi, while the clone created through the Exchange Technique headed toward the vicinity of Hidden Rain Village.

According to the intelligence he had gathered, Morino Itate was currently hiding near Hidden Rain Village.

Inside the main tent of a camp near Hidden Rain Village!

"Wasabi Jirocho, what are we going to do?"

Morino Itate wore a Hidden Rain forehead protector and a black robe, with a sword wrapped in black cloth strapped to his back.

"The village received word last night that a shipment of supplies from the Land of Gold will pass near the village, so the higher-ups told us to seize it!"

Wasabi Jirocho took a drink as he explained things to Morino Itate.

"The Land of Gold? What kind of country is that?"

Morino Itate had clearly never heard of this country and knew nothing about the Land of Gold.

Seemingly aware that Morino Itate knew nothing about the Land of Gold, Wasabi Jirocho explained further.

"The Land of Gold is just a remote little country. It mainly produces gold, so it often uses gold to conduct various trades with the major nations."

"The village received word last night that the Land of Gold traded gold for a huge batch of high-grade ninja tools this time, and the quantity is enormous!"

"By coincidence, we learned their route, so..."

Wasabi Jirocho did not continue, but Morino Itate understood his meaning.

"What about the strength of the Land of Gold's escort team...?"

Besides himself and Wasabi Jirocho, six Hidden Rain Village chunin had accompanied them on this mission.

Even so, Morino Itate was still somewhat uneasy.

"Relax. The strongest members of the Land of Gold's team are only chunin-level. This mission will be a piece of cake for us!"

Wasabi Jirocho chuckled, clearly completely confident in the strength of the team he had brought.

"Since Wasabi Jirocho is so confident, then I'm relieved!"

Wasabi Jirocho had already said that much, so what else could Morino Itate say? Obviously, there was nothing more to say.

Suddenly, a burst of noisy commotion erupted outside.

Morino Itate and Wasabi Jirocho both frowned.

"I'll go take a look!"

Morino Itate turned and walked out of the tent.

The moment he stepped outside, Morino Itate saw his six teammates surrounding a young man. That person was Mirai.

Mirai smiled at the crowd without making any move.

"So you're Morino Itate, huh?"

When he saw Morino Itate emerge from the tent, Mirai directly asked him.

Morino Itate was startled by the question. He looked at Mirai in confusion and asked, "Who are you?"

No matter how hard Morino Itate thought, he could not figure out who this person before him was.

It seemed that he did not know him at all.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself!"

Mirai scratched his head and smiled. "My name is Uchiha Mirai. I actually came here because I want to borrow something from you!"

The moment Morino Itate heard the name Uchiha, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Uchiha was a major clan of Konoha. As a former Konoha ninja, he naturally knew of them.

Since the person before him bore the Uchiha name, then he should be a Konoha ninja.

After hearing Mirai say that he had come to borrow something, Morino Itate immediately tensed up.

Could he be here for his head? After all, he was a rogue ninja of Konoha.

For rogue ninjas, having someone come to claim their heads was common in every ninja village.

"Y-You... what do you want to borrow...?"

Though he had his suspicions, Morino Itate still found it hard to believe and could not help asking.

He wanted to know whether Mirai really was here for his head, just as he had suspected.

The surrounding Hidden Rain ninja exchanged glances when they saw that this stranger knew Morino Itate.

Clearly, they had no idea what was going on either.

"Me..."

Mirai deliberately drew out the word, leaving Morino Itate hanging before saying, "I'm here to borrow the Sword of the Thunder God!"

"The Sword of the Thunder God!"

Morino Itate's pupils contracted again, and his already tense body stiffened further.

He had never imagined that Mirai had come for the Sword of the Thunder God.

However, there was no way Morino Itate would willingly hand over the Sword of the Thunder God.

Morino Itate had originally possessed only the strength of a genin, but ever since obtaining the Sword of the Thunder God, everything had changed.

With the Sword of the Thunder God's power, Morino Itate's strength had actually reached the level of a special jonin.

Only after gaining the strength of a jonin had Morino Itate been accepted by the Hidden Rain Village even after becoming a rogue ninja.

If he no longer possessed the Sword of the Thunder God, his strength would return to that of a genin. He could not even imagine what he would face then.

"You little brat, how dare you spout such nonsense on the Hidden Rain Village's territory? You're looking to die!"

One of the six chunin angrily berated Mirai.

Hearing the chunin's rebuke, Morino Itate suddenly realized something.

The guy before him was still just a brat. He was probably only as strong as a genin.

Why had he been afraid of a mere brat like this?

So what if he was an Uchiha? With his current strength, could he possibly pose any threat to him?

The moment he thought of that, Morino Itate changed completely.

"Uchiha brat, you must be insane! Since you came knocking on our door yourself, don't blame us for what happens next!"

Morino Itate suddenly glared at Mirai viciously. Remembering how he had acted just now, rage immediately surged within him.

"Sigh!"

Mirai let out a soft sigh and shook his head.

"Originally, I only wanted to borrow the Sword of the Thunder God from you. But judging from the way you're acting now, I suppose you won't be letting me off!"

"In that case, I'll have to stop being polite!"

At his words, the six Hidden Rain Village chunin and Morino Itate immediately burst into laughter.

"Just you? Or are there others lying in ambush nearby?"

Though Morino Itate was mocking Mirai, he was also watching out for an ambush in the surroundings.

After all, this was far too suspicious.

When the six Hidden Rain chunin heard Morino Itate say this, they also tensed up and warily scanned their surroundings.

Mirai smiled faintly at the people before him as the Three-Tomoe Sharingan suddenly appeared.