You Owe Me

Dying in battle was Uchiha Yue's last moment of pride.

This is why, when faced with a desperate situation, Uchiha Yue chose to take someone down with him rather than sit there and wait to die.

At this moment, after using his final technique, "Fleeting Eternity," Uchiha Tsuki's body had finally reached its limit. Now, all Uchiha Tsuki could do was grip the katana Fubuki with his trembling right hand, keeping it still in his grasp. As for dodging the attacks of the two Sand Village Jonin in front of him, or even killing them, Uchiha Tsuki was no longer capable of that.

Because Uchiha Yue had no Chakra left, and his spiritual energy was recovering.

Furthermore, Uchiha Yue suffered damage to multiple meridians and had lost excessive blood. In this state, how could Uchiha Yue possibly retaliate?

Moreover, in the eyes of the two remaining Sand Village Jonin, Uchiha Tsuki was not a respectable opponent, but rather someone they were determined to kill. In the previous battle, Uchiha Tsuki's act of killing six Sand Village Jonin in succession was a slap in the face to the entire Sand Village. In the battle where they had the upper hand, how could those Sand Village Jonin have imagined that Uchiha Tsuki, fighting like a cornered beast, could unleash such power?

Therefore, when Uchiha Tsuki could barely stand, the two Sand Village Jonin did not hesitate to launch an attack on him.

However, because the two Sand Village Jonin were afraid that Uchiha Tsukuyomi might have other tricks up her sleeve, they chose to use ninjutsu to attack when they launched their attack!

"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Bang..."

"Bang..."

His hands trembled as he formed hand seals, indicating that the two Sand Village Jonin were also severely injured. Just now, Uchiha Tsuki's "Fleeting Beauty" hadn't killed them, but he had only managed to survive by not hitting their vital points with his katana, "Blizzard." However, this didn't mean their injuries were minor; on the contrary, they were practically at their last gasp.

If given even a little bit of skill, Uchiha Tsuki could kill those two Sand Village Jonin.

Unfortunately, there was no chance for Uchiha Yue fight again, as he no longer had the strength to fight.

Watching the two Sand Village Jonin attack him with ninjutsu, Uchiha Tsuki, unable to use his Purple Eyes or awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan, could only struggle to open his eyes and watch helplessly as the two Sand Village Jonin's ninjutsu assaulted him. However, what puzzled Uchiha Tsuki was why he felt no unusual emotion whatsoever before his death.

Faced with death, everyone should feel remorse or regret.

Just like Uchiha Yue, he hadn't avenged his mother, Uzumaki Minako, so shouldn't he have regretted not being able to avenge her?

However, Uchiha Yue faced life and death with great indifference. Perhaps in Uchiha Yue's heart, dying in battle was truly his last pride.

Certainly...

When the two Sand Village Jonin unleashed their ninjutsu to finish him off, Uchiha Tsuki remained calm, but he still murmured a sentence to himself.

That saying is, even if I die, I will die standing!

Without a doubt, Uchiha Yue was proud; otherwise, he wouldn't have had such an obsession, even if it meant dying standing up.

But...

To Uchiha Yue's utter surprise, he ultimately survived!

Because, just as the ninjutsu of those two Sand Village Jonin was about to hit Uchiha Tsuki...

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Uchiha Tsuki and used ninjutsu to help him withstand the ninjutsu attacks from the two Sand Village Jonin!

"Water Release: Water Wall!"

"Boom..."

Using Water Release ninjutsu in an environment like the Land of Wind is extremely difficult, let alone using it to block the ninjutsu of two Sand Village Jonin.

Therefore, when the figure appeared in front of Uchiha Tsuki and helped him block the attacks of the two Sand Village Jonin, Uchiha Tsuki guessed the person's identity.

However, at this moment, Uchiha Yue was somewhat curious as to why she was here.

"What... what are you doing here?"

The excessive exertion and severe internal injuries caused Uchiha Yue's voice to become hoarse.

Especially when he opened his mouth to speak, Uchiha Yue felt as if a sharp blade was cutting into his throat, which made it take him more than ten seconds to Uchiha Yue just one short sentence.

However, Mei Terumi, standing in front of Uchiha Yue, still listened attentively to the last sentence Uchiha Yue slowly uttered.

Moreover, Uchiha Yue saw that, just as he finished speaking, Mei Terumi, who was blocking his way, reached out and wiped his face.

Immediately after completing these actions, Mei Terumi had stood in front of Uchiha Yue saved his life, retorted in a firm and stubborn voice, "Can't I come?"

"You can come, but why did you come?"

Hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Yue was clearly unaccustomed to Mei Terumi attitude. Frowning, he forced himself to endure his severe injuries and asked, "You could have escaped just now, why did you come back? I told you, you only needed to escape, you didn't need to worry about me at all! Besides, we are ninjas from opposing villages, why did you come back to save me? Could it be... could it be that you like me?"

"Like it? No way!"

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Mei Terumi's body visibly trembled, but Uchiha Yue, who was in a state of serious injury, did not notice it.

Then, after Mei Terumi firmly denied Uchiha Tsuki's words, she still had her back to him. Before attacking the two Sand Village Jonin in front of her, she said to Uchiha Tsuki behind her, "Uchiha Tsuki, I'm here to save you. It's impossible for me to stop dreaming just because I like you! Actually, just like you, we are ninjas from opposing villages, and you are a notorious demon in the ninja world, a demon who tramples on the honor of our Kirigakure and is famous throughout the ninja world. I have absolutely no reason to save you! Even if I were to escape first and stay behind alone to face this Sand Village ninja force, I would still have no reason to save you!"

"Because you owe our Kirigakure. So many of our Kirigakure people have died at your hands. Even if you let me escape and save my life, I have no reason to save you!"

"But..."

"After I ran away, I thought about it for a long time, but I still chose to come back to save you."

"The reason is... Uchiha Yue, you still owe me a life!"

"If I let you die before you repay me with your life, wouldn't I be at a loss?"