Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 - Mirai's mission to escort Kakashi and Guy to the Land of Steam begins

Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 is finally out, and fans of the franchise can't handle their excitement in wanting to relive the story in the form of a manga. While Naruto: Konoha's Story - The Steam Ninja Scrolls is already available in light novel and anime forms, fans have been looking forward to its manga adaptation as well.

The previous chapter showed fans a backstory to Mirai's time as a Genin as she was assigned to D-Rank missions, such as finding lost pet animals. In one such mission, she got caught in trouble when her seniors saved her. While she was worried if she would become a good shinobi in the future, the final panel saw Mirai as a chunin heading for her mission with the sixth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, and Might Guy.

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Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 - Mirai feels the pressure of being assigned the escort mission

Mirai and Shikamaru in Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 (Image via Shueisha)

Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 starts with Mirai capturing a group of bandits all by herself as she analyzes her weaknesses. Despite her achievements, all the other shinobi still compare her to her father and grandfather, claiming that she was bound to have good skills, given her lineage.

This makes Mirai feel lost as she starts to think that she had become a shinobi only because she was the daughter of Asuma Sarutobi and the granddaughter of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As she is troubled by these thoughts, Shikamaru, while playing Shogi with her, informs her about a mission to escort Kakashi and Might Guy to the Land of the Steam - a mission directly assigned to her by the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki.

Mirai was originally one of Naruto's guards, but since he assigned her a mission on the day of the Five Kage Summit, it made her feel that escorting the sixth Hokage and Might Guy could be an S-class or higher.

Mirai Sarutobi as seen in Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 (Image via Shueisha)

During the game, Shikamaru figures out that Mirai is troubled by something and thus asks her the question Asuma had once asked him while playing Shogi. Shikamaru compares the Hidden Leaf Village to the game of Shogi and asks her to figure out who would be considered the king within the village.

Like Shikamaru in his teen years, Mirai answers "the Hokage." However, the former tells her that it is incorrect and that she will figure it out "when the time is right." Before leaving, he also tells her that he hopes she'll "find an answer to what's troubling" her by undertaking this mission.

Mirai later joins Kakashi and Guy on the mission to the Land of Steam. However, unlike what she had expected, the duo enjoys the journey like a vacation. Out of anxiety, she suspects an elderly couple coming their way of being disguised terrorists and, in the process, embarrasses herself in front of Kakashi.

Kakashi and Guy in Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 (Image via Shueisha)

Later, as they reach the border of the Land of Fire, the group decides to stay the night in an inn, as the Land of Steam was just beyond a mountain. This was when it was revealed to the readers that Mirai knew about her father's killer, Hidan and that he was from the Land of Steam.

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Final thoughts on Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2

Naruto: Konoha's Story chapter 2 showed viewers that Mirai knew about her father's killer. Perhaps, the next chapter could see Mirai trying to learn more about the village and her father's killer, Hidan, who was buried alive by Shikamaru in Naruto Shippuden.

But given that the group is set to enter the Land of Steam, they could come face to face with someone related to him or even Lord Jashin, the one who Hidan used to worship.