Looking up at the white-haired woman before him, Kushina's father shuddered, then hurriedly rose and bowed. "Yui, our savior, please accept my bow. You saved both Li Hua and me!"
Remembering something, he tapped his mouth and said, "Yui, forgive me, I forgot to introduce myself!"
"Hello, my name is Dapeng. I'm Kushina's father. The woman lying on the ground is Li Hua, Kushina's mother!" Dapeng kept his head lowered. "You saved Li Hua and me. I don't even know how to repay you for saving our lives!"
"Uh..." Yui smiled. "There's no need to repay me. Kushina and I are friends. Helping with something like this is only natural!"
Yui's words left Dapeng stunned. He looked at Kushina, astonishment rising within him. His daughter actually knew someone so extraordinary, someone who could heal people whose life force was draining away.
"But you saved our lives, after all. I have to give you something in return!" Dapeng made up his mind, determined to repay Yui.
"Well..." Yui pressed a hand to her forehead helplessly. Why was Kushina's father so stubborn?
She shook her head and changed the subject. "By the way, Kushina said that those ninja outside attacked you while you were fishing?"
At those words, Dapeng's spirits sank. Remembering the friends who had covered their retreat, sorrow welled up inside him. "Yes, that's what happened."
"Last night, a group of masked ninja attacked us while we were fishing. Their boat was fast, much faster than our little fishing boat!" Dapeng's voice was heavy.
"They used terrifying Lightning Release... and killed all my friends. Only Li Hua and I escaped!"
"I was wounded by their Lightning Release, too. If Li Hua hadn't exhausted her life force to keep me alive, I probably would've become food for the fish long ago!"