A minute later, everyone was in position.
Mitsuki sat in the driver's seat. "Sit tight, you two. We're heading out..."
Sitting on Hitomi's lap, Sarada muttered with a flushed face, "They invented a car, so why couldn't they add a few more seats...?"
Mitsuki said, "It's powered by chakra, after all. They have to consider the strain on the driver..."
Hitomi wrapped his right arm around Sarada's waist and drew a kunai with his left.
The warning was clear: Mitsuki, if you try anything dangerous, I'll act-even if we're moving at high speed!
Mitsuki smiled and poured chakra into the engine.
Vroom, vroom, vroom!
The Scientific Ninja Tool Vehicle roared deafeningly to life and sped off in a cloud of dust.
Watching the scenery race backward on either side, Hitomi said, "This thing really is fast. Much faster than running."
Mitsuki said, "This is just an ordinary Scientific Ninja Tool Vehicle. The new models are even faster. But even the best can't manage half your father's speed..."
"..." Hitomi neither agreed nor disagreed.
Partway through the drive, Sarada kept squirming on Hitomi's lap.
Hitomi frowned. "What are you doing? That's really uncomfortable..."
Sarada said sheepishly, "I-I need to use the bathroom..."
Nature's call was perfectly normal.
Hitomi asked, "Number two?"
Sarada whispered, "Number one. Can we stop? I can't hold it much longer..."
Mitsuki said, "If you don't mind being broadcast to the entire world."
Hitomi also knew that Naruto would use Heaven-Earth Illusion to broadcast this second round live across the Shinobi World.
But something puzzled him. "Why haven't I ever seen a broadcast like that before?"
Mitsuki said, "They're only starting with this tournament. Given the logistical constraints, most people can't come to Torrent City to see the Grand Martial Arts Tournament in person, so they came up