White Hot

"Were Mei Terumi and I really that compatible?"

After noticing the tacit understanding between himself and Mei Terumi, a question suddenly surfaced in Uchiha Yue's mind. Could it be that their innate natures were compatible, which was why they possessed such a level of coordination?

After all, it was not as though Uchiha Yue had never worked with other ninja before cooperating with Mei Terumi. Yet even when he worked with Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Yue could sense a barrier between them. In other words, if Uchiha Yue had been assisting Hatake Kakashi against those two Sunagakure jonin right now, he felt that Kakashi certainly would not have performed as well as Mei Terumi was doing now, overwhelming the two Sunagakure jonin with his support.

Moreover, one must not forget that Hatake Kakashi had once been Uchiha Yue's teammate. The time the two had spent working together far exceeded the time Uchiha Yue had worked with Mei Terumi. In fact, the time Uchiha Yue had cooperated with Hatake Kakashi was a hundred times greater than the time he had cooperated with Mei Terumi. That was why Uchiha Yue felt so puzzled when he discovered that his coordination with Mei Terumi actually surpassed his coordination with Hatake Kakashi by so much.

Then, after that question arose in Uchiha Yue's mind, even he failed to notice that his gaze toward Mei Terumi had become much gentler.

Perhaps it was precisely this seamless cooperation that brought Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi's relationship another step closer.

But...

What Uchiha Yue never expected at that moment was that Mei Terumi harbored the very same question in her mind.

When Uchiha Yue wondered whether he and Mei Terumi were truly so compatible...

A question also surfaced in Mei Terumi's mind: Were she and Uchiha Yue really so