Yui frowned. "Don't tell me you really drugged me, hoping to steal my talent for ninjutsu while I was unconscious?"
A chill rose in her heart, and a trace of murderous intent flashed across her face.
"Uh!" Uesugi Io's expression froze. Seemingly sensing something, she said nervously, "Yes... Lady Yui, your power blinded me. It's all my fault..."
She apologized reproachfully, tears welling in her eyes.
"Hmph!" Yui snorted. Now that Uesugi Io had been exposed, she was playing the victim?
She truly wanted to kill this woman who coveted her talent.
She looked toward Uesugi Io and found her staring blankly at her own mother with downcast eyes.
Yui shook her head gently and sighed.
If not for the fact that she was Yuri's mother, she would already have been a corpse.
"We've known each other for less than two days, haven't we? Why did you target me right after we met?"
"Do you steal someone's talent every time you meet someone gifted in ninjutsu?"
Uesugi Io's expression stiffened, and she hastily explained, "Lady Yui, this was my first time using this ability. I've never used it before."
"As for targeting you, I'm sorry..." Her voice grew quieter, guilt showing on her face. "When I first received this flying ninjutsu, the clan leader told me that you were its creator!"
"I was so excited. I wanted to use this ninjutsu to take Uesugi Io out of the dangerous Land of Whirlpools."
"At the time, I was confident-so confident that I could learn it."
"Only after practicing for two or three days without any results did I start to panic."
"I considered myself the ninja with the greatest talent for Wind Release ninjutsu in the Land of Whirlpools, but faced with this flying ninjutsu, I was like a three-year-old child.