Saving Rin (Part 2)

"What's wrong? You look so pale. What's wrong? Tell Brother Takuya, and I'll definitely help you..." Issui asked knowingly, looking at Lin's gloomy expression.

"Waaah... Brother Takuya, I'm so scared. Obito died. I'm the one who dragged them down. I feel so weak. Waaah... I'm afraid of fighting, afraid of my comrades sacrificing themselves, afraid of my own cowardice. Maybe next time, I'll Obito..." Rin finally couldn't bear the pressure in her heart and threw herself into Issui's arms, holding his shoulders and crying.

Issui was somewhat at a loss. The thing he found hardest to deal with was a girl crying. He didn't know what to do with his hands and they waved helplessly in the air.

"Cry, it's good to let some things out..." Issui said with concern.

"Ugh... Waaah..." Lin sobbed incessantly, releasing all her sorrow and fear.

"Lin, the reason I came here this time is actually to give you a 'talisman' that can protect you..." Issui said. He wanted to Soul Seal, which would save a lot of trouble. Even if Lin died, her soul would not go to hell, but would stay in Issui's soul space, and then he could create a new body for her.

"A talisman?" Lin stopped crying and asked in confusion.

"Yes, with it, even if someone dies, they can be brought back to life and won't go to hell," Issui said calmly.

"Is there really such a technique? You're not kidding me, are you?" Lin asked in surprise.

"It's true, I'm not lying to you. As everyone knows, once a person dies, their soul goes to the underworld. But my Secret Technique allows the soul to remain in the real world. As for the physical body, I have a Secret Technique that can create a new body through blood. When the new body merges with the soul, the dead person will be reborn..." Issui explained.

"Can someone who's already dead be brought back to life?" Rin asked anxiously. If the dead could be brought back to life, wouldn't Obito...?

"Then there's no way to pull someone's soul out of the underworld... I don't have that kind of ability..." Issui shook his head.

"Oh..." Lin responded faintly, her tone rather forlorn.

"Lin, since you call me Big Brother, I will protect you..." Issui said sincerely.

Lin was slightly moved by Issui's words. Girls are emotional creatures. After experiencing the ups and downs of her comrades' deaths and being rejected by Kakashi, her life and future seemed gloomy. But then, a brother-like person suddenly appeared and said he would protect her. The feeling of happiness welled up in her heart uncontrollably.

"Mmm!" Lin nodded excitedly and hugged her brother tightly.

"Alright, now I'm going to Soul Seal on you. This is something only you and I can know. No one else can be told, not even Kakashi..." Issui patted Rin's head and said.

"Okay, what do I need to do?" Lin asked doubtfully.

"No need. You might feel a little strange later, just relax and don't resist. Trust me..." Issui said, helping Lin sit down in a chair.

"Okay, I trust you, big brother. You can start now..." Lin said obediently.

"Do not resist, I begin, Eye of Heaven - Frost, Chen-Yin-Si-Xu - Ice Soul Seal!!!" Issui's expression was solemn as his hands rapidly Hand Seals.

Lin saw a crack tear open on Issui's forehead, revealing an ice crystal-like eyeball. Then she felt as if her soul had crawled out of her body, which frightened her slightly. However, she quickly composed herself, believing that Issui would not harm her.

A torrent of snowflakes surged from Issui's body, drifting towards Lin's soul. Then, snowflakes landed on Lin's emerald green soul shadow, and more and more snowflakes drifted down upon it...

When Lin's soul returned to her body, she felt as if an indelible figure had appeared in her heart, and her soul was marked with someone's mark. She could tell that person was her older brother Takuya.

"Alright, I'm relieved now. I'll be going now. Your teammate Kakashi is coming..." After Issui these tasks, Yishui said goodbye to Rin. He didn't want anyone to know that he had been there.

"Oh, well..." Lin was a little reluctant, but in the end she didn't say it. To her, Issui was family, someone she could rely on. However, everyone has their own things to do, and it wouldn't be good for her to force Issui to stay. Besides, judging from his words, he didn't want Kakashi to know about his existence. In that case, it would be better to let him go.

After leaving Lin, Issui checked into a nearby inn and waited until Lin's soul returned to his soul space. After reviving Lin, he immediately returned to the future world.

In truth, Issui felt utterly powerless. No matter how powerful a person is, it's difficult to change history. He could only watch helplessly as Lin died before his eyes and was then resurrected. He feared certain things, afraid that once history was changed, everything in the future would vanish, and even he himself would be ostracized by the world.

This is why Issui is determined to change the world. He doesn't want to keep following the same path of history. He can't change the past, but he must create a new ninja world for the future. People should live with fewer regrets. Constantly retreating and hiding will only hurt you more and gradually make you lose yourself. We can't force the past, but we can create the future!

More than ten days have passed since Li and Lin met. On this day, he suddenly felt a tremor in his soul space, and a green figure appeared in the center, squatting in a small corner and crying.

"Lin, what happened to you...?" Issui asked Lin through his spiritual power into her soul space. Although he knew Lin's fate, he still had to pretend not to understand. How helpless he was.

"I... Kakashi... Waaah..." Rin sobbed, unable to speak.

"Your soul is here... Could it be... What happened to Kakashi? Didn't he protect you?" Issui said, feigning anger.

"No..." Rin stammered, unable to speak. Perhaps she didn't want to say it. After all, no matter what, it would be painful to be killed by someone you love, even if Kakashi was forced to kill her.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then you don't have to. Since it's already happened, don't keep wallowing in sadness. We'll talk about everything after I revive you. Besides, I have a lot to tell you..." Issui said meaningfully. It was time to tell Lin the truth. He hoped she wouldn't blame him. After all, he came from the future, and this news was too shocking.

"Hmm..." Lin nodded blankly, her expression somewhat helpless.

Following the same method of resurrection using the Flesh Activation Technique as before, Issui resurrected Lin as well. The entire ritual lasted all night. The blood used in the Flesh Activation Technique was the fusion of Lin's and Issui's blood. Issui treated Lin as his own sister and added his own bloodline to the fusion, making the two of them Usui. Moreover, if they were lucky, Lin might also be able to awaken the Kekkei Genkai of the Eye of Heaven.

The next day, a beautiful and lovely girl appeared beside Issui. This girl was Lin, whose physical appearance was exactly the same as the original Lin, and whose soul was also Lin's. It could be said that this was the real Lin.

"Brother Takuya, your Secret Technique is amazing! I feel that this body is much stronger than the original one. There is a strange power in my body, which feels very powerful, but I can't use it..." Lin was overjoyed to be reborn. It was the first time she had ever seen such a miraculous technique.

"Well, I'm glad you're satisfied. It seems my bloodline power worked. When I resurrected you, I merged my bloodline into your body. My Kekkei Genkai power flows in your body, it's just not awakened yet..." Issui said with a smile. It seems Lin already possesses the Heavenly Kekkei Genkai.

"Ah, I have my brother's bloodline in my body?!" Lin was pleasantly surprised. She hadn't expected that her brother Takuya would have Kekkei Genkai, and that he would even integrate his bloodline into her body. He was so kind to her.

"Well, let's have some breakfast first, and you can adjust to your new body. Afterwards, I have something to tell you..." Issui took Lin's hand and walked outside.

"Oh..." Lin was a little confused. She felt that something was off about Issui, but she wasn't sure what it was. However, she believed that something very important must be going on.

After breakfast, Issui led Lin to a clearing in the woods, where he would reveal his true identity to her.

"Brother Takuya, what's wrong? Just say it..." Lin asked directly upon arriving at their destination.

Issui shook his head with a wry smile and said seriously, "Well, how should I put it? Actually, I'm not the Takuya- ge you know. This is my true self."

Issui removed the Thousand Transformations Secret Technique of the Eye of Heaven, revealing his true form.

"This... you... you are..." Lin stared wide-eyed at the handsome, unfamiliar boy before her, her heart pounding. What was going on? Wasn't he Brother Takuya? How did he suddenly become someone else? Was it magic?

"This is my true appearance. The previous appearance was all a disguise. In order not to expose my identity, I had to use Secret Technique to change my appearance. I'm sorry for deceiving you..." Issui said.

"This is... this is so surprising. I knew it. When we were little, Brother Takuya was so clumsy. How did he suddenly become so strong? Oh, I see. Actually, you don't need to apologize. Even if you're not the real Brother Takuya, you're still the brother I acknowledge. After all, you've helped me so much..." Lin said with a smile. Who Issui was didn't matter to her. What mattered was that he was her brother.

"Really? That's great! I have an even more amazing identity. You've seen my Forehead Protector, haven't you? It's from Konoha. This Forehead Protector wasn't stolen or robbed; it was given to me by the Hokage of Konoha..." Issui said, pointing to the Konoha Forehead Protector on his forehead.

"That's not right. If you were a Konoha ninja, then even if I didn't know you, Orochimaru, Lord Jiraiya, and Minato-sensei would definitely know you. But clearly, they don't know you..." Rin said, puzzled.

"The reason you don't recognize me is because I traveled from the future. In the future, I was indeed a ninja of Konoha..." Issui smile. Would she believe it? After all, coming from the future was too unbelievable for anyone.