The owner of those hands shook his head and spoke so quietly that only he could hear.
"Good thing I made it in time. Another second and Kakashi's filthy hand would've touched Rin's chest. What a loss that would've been!"
If Kakashi had heard Uchiha Yin say that, he probably would have died of rage.
But despite Uchiha Yin's lighthearted words, there was a hint of apology in his voice.
If he hadn't taken so long, Rin might never have ended up in such danger.
Still, nothing irreversible had happened.
Looking down at Rin, who lay in his arms with her eyes closed, Uchiha Yin gently shook her. "Wake up, Rin."
Rin slowly opened her eyes.
"Is this a hallucination? If I can see you one more time before I die, Master Yin, then it was worth it."
Rin smiled.
Her trembling hand reached up to touch Uchiha Yin's face, gently stroking it.
She looked at him with eyes full of reluctance to part.
Even now, Rin thought she was seeing a hallucination.
Seeing Rin like this, and hearing her speak from the heart, Uchiha Yin felt a surge of emotion.
"Snap out of it, Rin. You're not dead!"
Uchiha Yin gave Rin a slap on the butt as he spoke.
Chapter 424: Rin's Confession
Uchiha Yin's hand landed on Rin.
A ripple ran through her body.
Only then did Rin truly come to her senses.
"I'm... not dead?"
"Master Yin, you saved me?!"
Tears streamed from Rin's eyes. She couldn't tell whether they came from joy, relief, or fear.
Having come so close to death, Rin finally realized how wonderful it was to be alive.
Death was terrifying.
Facing it willingly was even more so.
The helplessness of watching Kakashi's Chidori come straight at her was something Rin never