Lately, he had the Two-Tails to draw from, and the God Tree was growing splendidly.
Every few days, he could feel the God Tree trembling faintly within his spiritual space, its branches and leaves spreading much faster than before.
The matter of the One-Tail Shukaku could wait for now. Hidden Sand was not going anywhere.
He would drain the Two-Tails first. There was no need to rush.
"Lord Mirai, please be gentler!"
"Don't worry! Matatabi, I'll be very gentle."
Every time, Mirai was extremely careful, but Matatabi still found it a little too much—
"Ah~~"
After having one-tenth of her chakra drawn away, Matatabi looked somewhat listless. Fortunately, Mirai always gave her enough time to recover.
It would not harm her foundation.
Two days later, Mirai gathered the four of them in the courtyard of the Senju Clan Compound and got straight to the point.
"I'm planning to make a trip to Iwagakure."
Kushina was stuffing dumplings into her mouth when she paused. "Iwagakure? Why are we suddenly going there?"
"You all remember when Noka was kidnapped, right?" Mirai's tone was calm, but there was a trace of coldness in his eyes.
"Those Hidden Rock ninja slipped into Konoha amid the chaos. If Minato hadn't discovered them in time and chased after them, who knew how much Noka would have suffered."
Minato nodded, the smile fading somewhat from his face. "Indeed. I chased them for over ten li that night before catching up. Their Jonin was quite strong."
"Iwagakure must give us an explanation."
Mirai spun a kunai around his fingertips. "We also happen to need to leave the village for a mission. We can take a trip through the Land of Earth while we're at it."
Naori asked, "What mission should we take?"
"I've already looked. There's a weapons