Memories flashed through Kakashi's mind like scenes in a revolving lantern.
He closed his eyes and stopped thinking.
He simply waited for death.
"Yo, isn't this Kakashi? It's only been a few days, and you're already this pathetic?"
A flippant voice rang out beside Kakashi's ear.
"Who's calling me?"
Kakashi opened his eyes in confusion.
Through his blurred vision, he saw a white-clad figure of peerless grace appear before him.
The two rogue ninja attacking him had somehow already fallen unconscious.
"You're..."
Kakashi was about to ask, but his vision went black the next second, and he passed out.
"You're..."
Hoshizuki Hyuga opened her beautiful silver eyes and asked in confusion.
She had fallen from tens of thousands of feet above the ground, beyond the atmosphere, and had thought death was certain.
But now, it seemed someone had saved her?
Her rescuer wore white, with an ethereal, otherworldly air. His sharp brows and star-bright eyes framed a flawless face.
"Ah, you can call me the Heavenly Emperor."
The figure's lips curved into a smile as he spoke softly.
Hoshizuki Hyuga froze, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly.
Then she raised one fair hand, coating it in chakra. With her other hand pressed against her chest, she staggered toward him.
"That isn't funny at all."
The next moment, she lurched forward and struck at him with her palm.
"Hey, hey, I saved you! What are you doing? Is this how you repay me?"
The figure waved his hands and backed away, frowning slightly.
"Don't joke about things like that."
Unmoved, Hoshizuki Hyuga dragged her badly injured body forward and stubbornly slashed at him with her hand. Naturally, she missed.
"I'm not joking. Really. Didn't you just see me fighting that monstrous beast?"
The figure sighed.
"I also saw that the Heavenly