Ice Breaks Former Grudges

"Whoosh..."

Seeing that Mei Terumi's assassination mission was about to fail, Uchiha Yue, who had been prepared to save the day, did not hesitate at all. He used the Falling Moon Style: Flash Step to move in front of the Sunagakure Jonin.

The Sunagakure Jonin who was about to report the news clearly did not expect that Mei Terumi had accomplices hiding nearby. After all, every Jonin-level ninja is quite arrogant. When Mei Terumi was fighting those Sunagakure ninjas, the two Sunagakure Jonin did not sense that there were other people hiding around, and arrogantly assumed that Mei Terumi was the only assassin.

Unfortunately, those Sunagakure Jonin could never have imagined that a ninja of Uchiha Yue's caliber was hiding among them, ready to come to their rescue.

Therefore, when Uchiha Yue appeared in front of the Sunagakure Jonin, the Sunagakure Jonin who was about to go and report the news was surprised at first!

Looking at Uchiha Yue, he had already prepared to save the day. Now that he saw the Sunagakure in front of him momentarily lose his composure and reveal a weakness, he naturally did not miss this opportunity. Immediately, Uchiha Yue used the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step to approach the Sunagakure Jonin, controlled the Fubuki Tachi in his hand, and slashed down the Fubuki Tachi.

As for the techniques used by Uchiha Yue to slash the Fubuki Tachi, he doesn't need them; naturally, he uses the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade!

"Whoosh..."

For a moment, even though Uchiha Yue didn't use chakra, when he slashed down with his Fubuki Tachi Uchiha Yue, unleashing the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade, Fubuki Tachi's edge. At that moment, even if the Sunagakure in front of Uchiha Yue was unprepared, he probably wouldn't have been able to dodge the Fubuki Tachi in Uchiha Yue's hand.

The next second...

Under the overwhelming power of the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade, the Sunagakure Jonin who was on his way to deliver the message died tragically at the hands of Uchiha Yue.

At the same time, Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue had come to the rescue, saw Uchiha Yue figure appear in the water prison, and a strange look appeared in her eyes. That look was extremely complicated. On one hand Mei Terumi was grateful that Uchiha Yue had appeared in time, averting the danger of the assassination mission failing. On the other hand, Mei Terumi was somewhat unwilling to accept that she had been defeated by those Sunagakure Jonin.

However, the complex expression in Mei Terumi's eyes only lasted for a brief second before disappearing.

Because, after Uchiha Yue killed the Sunagakure who was about to go and report the news, Mei Terumi discovered that the Sunagakure Jonin in front of her had also revealed a weakness.

Therefore, after a brief moment of distraction, Mei Terumi knew that what she had to do was kill the last Sunagakure Jonin.

Immediately, Mei Terumi completed the hand Hand Seals and unleashed a powerful Water Dragon Ninjutsu!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique!"

"Boom..."

The instant Mei Terumi completed her Hand Seals, it became clear that Mei Terumi chakra had undergone a rapid transformation into Fire Style Chakra. Then, after Mei Terumi had fully concentrated her fire- Mei Terumi chakra, she unleashed a torrent of scorching flames. These flames then coalesced into a dragon shape in mid-air, but unfortunately, the Sunagakure standing before Mei Terumi was a Jonin-level ninja.

Otherwise, Mei Terumi's ninjutsu would definitely have taken the life of that Sunagakure Jonin.

However, even though Mei Terumi failed to use Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique to take the life of that Sunagakure Jonin, in Mei Terumi's eyes, that Sunagakure Jonin was still a dead man.

Because, when the Sunagakure Jonin dodged Mei Terumi's Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique, he was so hasty that he barely managed to avoid the scorching flames. Moreover, after the Sunagakure barely managed to dodge Mei Terumi's Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique, Uchiha Yue had already used the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step to get close to the Sunagakure Jonin.

With Uchiha Yue as her strong backing, Mei Terumi was not afraid that the Sunagakure would not die.

Only...

When the Sunagakure Jonin died at the hands of Uchiha Yue, just as Mei Terumi had predicted, there was no joy in Mei Terumi's eyes. Instead, a faint sense of loss appeared in her gaze.

Immediately afterwards...

Just when Mei Terumi thought that Uchiha Yue, who had killed the two Sunagakure Jonin and successfully saved the day, was about to come and mock her.

To Mei Terumi's utter surprise, Uchiha Yue appeared before her without uttering a single sarcastic remark. Instead, he spoke sincerely, "I'm sorry, Mei Terumi. I shouldn't have said those things before you went about your mission. Actually, I didn't mean to look down on you at all; I was just too worried about your safety, so my tone was a little harsh. I hope you won't take offense."

"Now..."

With that, Uchiha Yue touched the tip of his nose with his finger and then said, "Now, let's deal with the corpses of these Sunagakure ninjas, collect the supplies from them, and then prepare to go back. I think soon a large number of Sunagakure ninjas will discover that we've taken out another of their sentries near the medicine fields. If we don't leave quickly, we might be in danger!"

"Okay!"

This time, hearing the sincerity in Uchiha Yue's tone, Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue stopped arguing with him. She simply nodded vigorously and, together with Uchiha Yue, disposed of the corpses of the Sunagakure ninjas, collecting the necessary supplies from them. Moreover, when Uchiha Yue led Mei Terumi away from the medicinal herb fields built by Sunagakure, Mei Terumi, who had been hesitating behind Sunagakure Uchiha Yue for a long time, finally mustered her courage and hurriedly came to Uchiha Yue's side.

Furthermore, after Mei Terumi arrived beside Uchiha Yue, she directly admitted her mistakes and prepared to reconcile with him, saying, "Uchiha Yue, actually, it wasn't just you who was wrong before; I also made mistakes. Just like with you, it was incredibly difficult for me to fight against two entire Sunagakure teams all by myself. If it weren't for your intervention this time, our plan might have fallen apart. I apologize to you for that. In the future, if such a situation occurs again, I definitely won't treat you that way. I'm truly sorry."

"Nothing."

Seeing that Mei Terumi's apology was also very sincere, Uchiha Yue smiled and accepted Mei Terumi's apology.

However, after Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi moved to a different location to hide their tracks...

Mei Terumi, suddenly saw Uchiha Yue hurriedly walk up to her and say in a sincere tone:

"Mei Terumi, may I ask you some questions?"