The Only Hope

"Yes, I'll keep that in mind. Copy this address to view %77%77%77%e%6%69%71%69%e%6d%65"

"I will always remember that I, Uchiha Yue, owe you Mei Terumi, a life!"

Upon hearing Mei Terumi's seemingly playful and teasing words, Uchiha Yue smiled and nodded, then replied to Mei Terumi.

After Uchiha Yue recovered, Mei Terumi knew he was still recovering from his serious Uchiha Yue and needed time to rest. She didn't inconvenience him further, letting him get some sleep while she went to stand Mei Terumi outside the cave. The entire Uchiha Yue Sunagakure was on high alert. The disappearance of the Third Kazekage Uchiha Yue, the mystery of Uchiha Yue 'Sasori of the Red Sands whereabouts, and the bizarre annihilation of the Sunagakure's elite ninja unit had all put the Sunagakure's ninja and leadership on high alert.

With so many unexpected incidents occurring without warning, the Sunagakure leadership naturally ordered all Sunagakure ninjas to begin investigating the movements throughout the Land of Land of Wind. Now, even the elite ninja forces of Konoha, let alone Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi, would likely be unable to break out of the martial law-bound Land of Wind. Furthermore, Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue still recovering from serious injuries. To ensure their survival within the martial Land of Wind, Uchiha Yue will naturally be extremely cautious, carefully surveying the surrounding area to prevent the Sunagakure from discovering their whereabouts.

Fortunately, because Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi left virtually no trace when they wiped out the elite Sunagakure ninja force, it was still quite difficult for the Sunagakure ninjas to find them. Especially Mei Terumi had chosen a hiding place—a cave beneath the sand. This meant that as long as Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi Mei Terumi didn't use Chakra or mental Mei Terumi, they could remain hidden in the cave undetected by the Sunagakure Uchiha Yue.

Immediately afterwards...

When Uchiha Yue awoke for the second time, his spirits had finally improved considerably. This was partly due to the fact that he had used a secret medicine he had developed to stabilize his deteriorating injuries, and partly due to Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue's attentive care. In just a short time, Uchiha Yue could feel his mental energy steadily recovering, and it would probably only take a short while to return him to his peak condition.

However, Uchiha Yue, who had just recovered some of his spiritual energy, still dared not use it to awaken his Uchiha Yue Purple Eye and examine his injuries. His spiritual energy had been severely depleted during the battle with the elite Sunagakure Uchiha Yue force. Even though his spiritual energy was gradually recovering, using Uchiha Yue before it reached its Uchiha Yue was dangerous.

And so, we waited for a full seven days...

Seven days later, after Uchiha Yue's spiritual energy finally returned to its peak under the effects of the secret medicine, he activated his Purple Eye to examine his injuries at the second hiding place found by Mei Terumi. When Uchiha Yue finally able to use his Purple Eye to examine his injuries, Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue stood beside him with an extremely serious expression, clearly Mei Terumi was also very concerned about his Uchiha Yue.

Then, after Uchiha Yue used his own spiritual energy to awaken his Purple Eye and begin examining the injuries...

Uchiha Yue first awakened his Purple Eye, feeling a sharp pain in his head. After enduring the pain, Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye finally awakened successfully.

However, just as Uchiha Yue awakened his Purple Eye and began to perceive the extent of his injuries, Uchiha Yue expression turned extremely grim. This change in his complexion even worried Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue. After Uchiha Yue his Purple Eye and let out a deep sigh, Mei Terumi finally couldn't contain her anxiety and asked, "Uchiha Yue, how are your injuries?"

"This is tricky!"

After letting out another deep sigh, Uchiha Yue answered Mei Terumi 'Mei Terumi question simply and then began to ponder deeply.

However, it was precisely Uchiha Yue's words, "tricky," that made Mei Terumi's heart feel as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand. Because, when Mei Terumi met Uchiha Yue, she knew his character very well. Even with the most difficult situations, Uchiha Yue had never used the word "tricky" to describe them. So, the fact that he used that word to describe his injuries naturally made Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi extremely anxious, fearing that Uchiha Yue's injuries could not be fully healed.

At the same time, while Mei Terumi was worried about Uchiha Yue once again used his Purple Eye to see through his own injuries, and his heart was filled with bitterness!

"As I predicted, the most serious injury to my body is indeed the damage to my internal meridians!"

Filled with bitterness, Uchiha Yue shook his head helplessly and silently analyzed his injuries in his mind:

"My mental energy has been fully restored without any aftereffects, which is something to be thankful for!"

"As for the Sharingan, only its ocular power was somewhat affected. As long as I replenish my ocular power, the damage to the Mangekyō Sharingan suffered in that fierce battle will be fully recovered."

"Physically, apart from using Creation Rebirth twice, which consumed two more cell divisions and reduced my lifespan a bit, there are no problems whatsoever."

"But..."

"The most troublesome thing right now is the injury to my meridians!"

"As my injuries continued to worsen, the meridians in my body became so fragile that I could no longer circulate Chakra!"

"Right now, I can't even use 10% of my Chakra. How can I use Medical Ninjutsu to heal the injuries to my meridians?"

"Furthermore, there are very few ninjas in the entire Shinobi World who can heal injuries to their meridians!"

"Besides myself, the only person who can heal my injuries, and my only hope for recovery, is my master Tsunade!"

"Unless I can safely return to Konoha now and have my master heal the injuries to my meridians, I will not be able to regain the ability to use Chakra!"

"Otherwise, I will have no chance to become a ninja again, and no hope of regaining my Chakra usage!"

Thinking this to himself, Uchiha Yue suddenly felt dejected and lowered his head. He realized that leaving the Land of Wind with Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi seemed utterly impossible. Even if his Chakra wasn't damaged and he could use Chakra, how many fierce battles would Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue Uchiha Yue endure to leave the heavily Land of Wind?

Moreover, Uchiha Yue is currently completely unable to use Chakra. He is nothing more than a burden to Mei Terumi, preventing him from leaving the Land of Wind and even hindering Mei Terumi from leaving such a dangerous Land of Wind. As Uchiha Yue silently thought of this, he suddenly realized that the only hope for healing his injuries seemed so slim.

It was this faint hope of recovery that plunged Uchiha Yue into a state of confusion for a moment.

Uchiha Yue, in the Land of Wind, had absolutely no idea where the road ahead led!