Green Dam~
The pitch-black clouds dispersed, revealing a silver moon like a round platter. Its silvery light draped the two of them in a veil of silver, lending them a different air.
Having just been suddenly kissed by Uchiha Lei, Suiren instantly flushed blood-red and responded softly, "Mm."
Kakashi Hatake shot Uchiha Lei a glare and muttered:
"I'm still here, you know. You'll set a bad example for children."
"Kakashi, hurry up and get to work with Earth Release. Afterward, we'll find somewhere to rest," Uchiha Lei reminded him seriously.
Kakashi Hatake looked at Suiren and asked:
"Auntie, have you picked a spot?"
"Kakashi, dig a hole here. Let it serve as a memorial to this mission," Suiren replied softly, pointing at the ground before her with her right hand.
"No problem, Auntie."
Kakashi Hatake nodded in agreement and circulated the chakra in his body. He raised his hanging hands, earth-nature chakra swirling around his fingertips. After swiftly completing his hand seals, he immediately bent down, slapped the ground, and shouted in a low voice:
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
Boom-
The ground before him instantly caved in to form a rectangular pit, while a brown stone slab suddenly rose out of the earth ahead, looking much like an inscribed gravestone.
Suiren nodded in gratitude. "Thank you, Kakashi."
"No need to thank me, Auntie. Do you need me to help put your companion into the pit?" Kakashi Hatake asked with a rare smile.
Suiren shook her head in refusal. "No, Kakashi. I'll do it myself."
A short while later~
After taking care of Shunsai's funeral arrangements, Suiren left Water Dam with Uchiha Lei and Kakashi Hatake.
Not long after they left~
Yanryū returned with white flowers in his hand. He looked silently at Shunsai's cenotaph for a moment, then bent down