"Senior Sakumo, we're going to win this match!"
Mirai took a few steps forward and pulled a stack of Explosive Tags his mother, Kurenai Yuhi, had prepared for him from his Storage Scroll, readying himself for battle.
He fully believed that he and his companions could win.
Compared with his usual subdued composure, a rare hint of youthful spirit now showed on his face.
Standing nearby, Xuandou watched the confidence on Mirai's face and felt thoroughly reassured about his decision to awaken Mirai's Mangekyō.
Although this had led Jigen to covet the eyes of Mirai and his brother, seeking the extraordinary Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Xuandou was confident he could resolve the matter without letting Yunyou or Mirai come to harm.
On the contrary, he had noticed from the very beginning.
His youngest son seemed to have always felt disheartened by his mediocre talent, deliberately suppressing his own nature.
He seemed to have always believed there was nothing he could do.
Now that he had awakened his Mangekyō, with his eyes' support, he could learn ordinary Ninjutsu at a glance and master them on his first attempt...
He had become a genius ninja like his older siblings, completely shedding his former self, as though he were a different person.
"Hey! Father, this mission pays two million ryo. I'm not giving up."
"Once you've taken the payment, you have to get the job done properly!"
Kakashi removed the Forehead Protector covering his left eye, revealing his Mangekyō with its connected, blade-shaped tomoe, then tossed the Forehead Protector onto a nearby Wooden Training Dummy.
With a flicker, he vanished.
His words revealed that Kurenai Yuhi had spent the equivalent of two standard S-rank mission payments on her most beloved son, just so Mirai could become the Konoha White Fang's student.
Naruto said, "Ah!