It really was just as Ye Ning had said!
They had truly found a surviving member of the Yuki Clan!
However, before Mei Terumi could speak, Orochimaru's chilly voice drifted over:
"What is there to say to a bunch of ignorant fools? Wouldn't it be enough to kill them all?"
The moment those words were spoken, the villagers present immediately revealed terrified expressions.
Mei Terumi, however, looked at Ye Ning with some hesitation.
Even though she had left Kirigakure, the Land of Water was still her homeland in the end.
To make her raise a hand against the people of her homeland...
"Tell me... what are those eyes of yours open for? Can't you see that someone over there is already dead?"
Ye Ning rolled his eyes irritably, walked straight past the villagers, and came to the trembling Haku's side.
"Tell me, what is your name?"
Terror still lingered in the young child's eyes, but perhaps Ye Ning's bearing truly did not seem like that of a bad person. After struggling for a moment, he timidly answered:
"My name is Haku."
The result did not surprise Ye Ning. The child before him was precisely Yuki Haku, whom he had been searching for all this time!
"Very good. Then tell me, who is she?"
Ye Ning pointed at the woman lying in a pool of blood not far from Haku, his tone unconsciously taking on a coaxing quality.
"Mother..."
The young Haku was indeed stirred by Ye Ning's words. A sorrowful expression appeared on his adorable face as well:
"She was protecting me..."
Glancing at the ice spike hidden in Haku's arms, Ye Ning pursed his lips.
"They see you as a monster. They fear you and hate you. Because of their own fear and cowardice, they killed your mother. Now