Yahiko felt deeply awkward as Mei Terumi pulled him along. Growing up, Konan was the only girl he had ever been close to. When had he ever had such intimate contact with another girl?
But seeing the anxiety on Mei Terumi's face, Yahiko could only suppress the flutter in his heart. He took her hand instead and used Fengshen Leg, bringing Kimimaro along as he raced toward the ambush site.
Mei Terumi felt her vision blur, and then the scenery around her began hurtling backward. Her beautiful eyes stared at Yahiko's unremarkable face. "This isn't your real face, is it? But why can't I sense any trace of a Transformation Technique on you?"
"Heh, how do you know this isn't my real face?"
Yahiko paused at her words, then gave Mei Terumi a teasing look.
"Intuition!"
Mei Terumi gave that vague answer after hearing his question.
"All right, this really isn't my true face, but I can't let you see it just yet. Anyway, I can sense intense chakra fluctuations over there. We need to pick up the pace!"
"Genji, what is the meaning of this?"
Karatachi Yagura had been handling administrative affairs in the Mizukage's Office when Genji sent someone to tell him that tailed beast chakra fluctuations had appeared in Kirigakure, asking him to hurry over and support them. Yet the moment he arrived, Genji ordered his men to erect a barrier that allowed entry but no exit. Yagura immediately shouted at him.
Although Obito Uchiha had placed him under genjutsu, it left him no different from an ordinary person in his everyday behavior. In the original story, Karatachi Yagura was even the Three-Tails' perfect jinchuriki. Despite that, Obito Uchiha had placed him under genjutsu without his knowledge, gradually altering his personality without either Karatachi Yagura or