Parting Ways

During the time she spent with Uchiha Yue, Mei Terumi had progressed at an astonishing rate. Her strength was now infinitely close to that of a jonin. Given a little more time, she would surely break through her limitations and become a true jonin. From then on, she would follow the rhythm of the original story, step by step becoming a ninja who stood proudly at the peak of the Shinobi World, step by step reaching the pinnacle of power in Kirigakure and becoming the Fifth Mizukage.

Of course, that was assuming Uchiha Yue had not destroyed Kirigakure before Mei Terumi became Mizukage.

After all, in Uchiha Yue's plans, he intended to wipe out Uchiha Madara's Kirigakure lackeys during the Third Shinobi World War and make Kirigakure vanish from the Shinobi World forever. Thus, as they were about to break out of the Land of Wind's border, Uchiha Yue could not help reminiscing about the time he and Mei Terumi had spent in Kirigakure. At the same time, a sense of reluctance arose in his heart—the reluctance to part with Mei Terumi.

However, with their separation imminent, no matter how reluctant Uchiha Yue was, he had no way to explain it all to Mei Terumi.

Especially since Mei Terumi dispatched the final sentry so quickly that she gave Uchiha Yue no time to dwell on the past. Once she eliminated the last sentry blocking their way and returned to his side, Uchiha Yue's eyes regained their usual calm, burying all his reluctance deep within his heart.

What Uchiha Yue did not know was that Mei Terumi, standing before him, was equally reluctant to part with him.

"Uchiha Yue, let's go."

At that moment, Mei Terumi's voice was exceptionally low, as though she were trying to conceal the choke in her