The Beginning of Assassination

Without a doubt, Uchiha Yue had noticed the tension Mei Terumi was hiding deep inside. That was why he intended to ease her nerves through encouragement, painting her a rosy picture and telling her that after completing this mad plan, her strength could rise to the level of a jonin. After all, one's growth in strength depended on fate and opportunity. Even a ninja like Mei Terumi could not possibly be guaranteed a dramatic leap in strength after carrying out a single insane plan.

However, Uchiha Yue's method of encouragement was clearly quite effective. As soon as he finished speaking, Mei Terumi's attention was drawn to the grand future he had painted for her. She no longer considered the difficulties of assassinating those Sunagakure ninja, thinking only of how her strength would improve in the future. In particular, every time Mei Terumi looked at Uchiha Yue, he could sense the flames burning in her eyes.

Clearly, the flames in Mei Terumi's eyes at that moment were not lit by the prospect of growing stronger, but by her desire to surpass Uchiha Yue someday. After Uchiha Yue painted that rosy picture for her, Mei Terumi had first looked forward to increasing her strength and successfully reaching the level of a jonin. Later, she began hoping that once she had grown stronger, she could surpass Uchiha Yue before her and prove that he was the one holding her back. In this way, Mei Terumi gradually forgot her nervousness and gradually forgot that the opponents she and Uchiha Yue were about to face were elite ninja units from Sunagakure.

Unlike Mei Terumi, who had first been nervous and was now excited, Uchiha Yue's state of mind before battle had always remained calm.

He had already experienced who knew how many perilous battles, tempering