The salty sea breeze, carrying a drizzle, lashed against Tian Yukihime's face, cold and biting. She gripped the short sword at her waist tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force, her eyes fixed on the Kirigakure in the distance. Ten years. It had been a full ten years since her brother Tsubasa brought her back to Konoha from the Land of Water.
For the past ten years, she has lived a happy life, with a warm home and the joy of being a mother of two. At only nineteen, she should have been able to spend time with her children as they grow up. But she knew very well that she couldn't live a single day without her brother Tsubasa's happiness. With their grandmothers taking care of the children, she had no worries.
Over the years, she had always had a hurdle in her heart that she couldn't get over, and it all came to a head after her brother Tsubasa disappeared. These days, she is awakened by nightmares every night—the things that happened after her parents died, and that bastard uncle, Kaguya Tojiro, who stole everything from her family and abused her.
She closed her eyes, and memories flooded back like a tide. When she was eight, the Shinobi World War was raging, and her parents had died on the battlefield in the Land of Land of Whirlpools. At that time, she cried her heart out, feeling like she could never go on living her life. Then, her damned uncle, Kaguya Tono Na, appeared out of nowhere, saying he wanted to adopt her. She naively thought her uncle was coming to take care of her, little did she know that the darkest things were just beginning.
As soon as her uncle arrived home, he set his sights on the family fortune. He seized all the property for himself and, taking advantage of inheriting the clan chief's assets, transformed himself into the clan chief. Then, his entire family revealed their true colors and began to abuse her. As the daughter of the former clan chief, she couldn't even get enough to eat, had to do servant's work, and endure their beatings and verbal abuse. She felt wronged and terrified, and every night she would hide under the covers and cry secretly, but what good was crying? She was tormented like this, and before her emotional wounds had healed, countless physical injuries were inflicted.
Finally, one day, she couldn't bear it any longer. Seizing an opportunity, she secretly ran away from Kirigakure and hid in the mountains. But having grown up in luxury, how could she endure the hardships of the mountains? As a child, her kind heart prevented her from even killing a rabbit. She could barely fill her stomach each day and lived in constant fear of being caught by her uncle. Just when she felt she couldn't go on, her brother, Tsubasa, appeared. He was like a ray of light, illuminating the darkest part of her life. He took her back to Konoha, to his home, and even won the approval of her mother, In Senju, making her one of his fiancées. From then on, she lived a good life, no longer living in fear or suffering those injustices.
But now, her brother Tsubasa has disappeared while in seclusion in the Shikkotsu Forest, and she heard that he was ambushed by Lightning Release expert. She was so anxious, more anxious than anyone else in her family. She vowed that she would search the entire Shinobi World, even if it meant turning it upside down, to find her brother Tsubasa. She decided to start her search in Kirigakure, the place where she first met her brother Tsubasa, and also the place where her childhood nightmares began.
She stood by the sea, gazing in the distance towards the direction of the Kirigakure of the Kaguya Family, a murderous intent slowly rising in her eyes. Born into the Kaguya Clan, she inherently possessed the genes for violence and killing. Her childhood experiences had long since instilled in her a deep-seated hatred for that clan. This time, she returned not for anything else, but to reclaim everything she had lost, to the Kaguya Clan leader, and then to use the clan's power to find her brother, Tsubasa.
She raised her head, letting the drizzle fall on her face, a cold smile playing on her lips. She was no longer the little girl who could be bullied. Now, she had trained relentlessly for ten years, possessed the equipment and power given to her by her brother Tsubasa, and had learned advanced Ninjutsu at the Kage Academy, along with hundreds of years of experience honed in the alternate dimension. She knew deeply that she was now terrifyingly strong, possessing the combat power of High Immortal Level. Before, with her brother Tsubasa around, she only felt happiness and joy, so she never thought of revenge. Now, she would make those who had bullied her pay the price, letting them know that messing with her, Tian Yukihime, was tantamount to courting death.
As she walked, she recalled her childhood. She remembered one time when her uncle's family beat her so badly that she lay on the ground, unable to move. At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: she had to escape and make them pay. She also remembered how, when she was hiding in the mountains, she was so hungry that she felt dizzy, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered. Because she knew that as long as she lived, she would have a chance to take revenge.
She gripped the short sword tightly, its blade reflecting a cold light in the rain. She silently vowed that this time, she would show no mercy upon her return. None of those who had abused her would live. She would make everyone in Kirigakure know that the position of clan leader of the Kaguya Clan rightfully belonged to her, and no one could take it from her.
She strode towards Kirigakure, each step firm and resolute. She knew the journey would be fraught with danger, but she was prepared. She would let them know that she, Kaguya Yuki Hime, had returned, and it was time for them to pay their debts. She was not someone to be trifled with; revenge was a dish best served cold. Anyone who dared to stand in her way would be annihilated.
Brother Tsubasa, wait for me, I will definitely find you.
"Halt! Who are you?" A patrolling squad of Kirigakure Ninja blocked their path. Tian Yukihime didn't even raise an eyelid, too lazy to waste words, and hurled a Kunai at the Jonin's vitals. The Kirigakure Ninja reacted quickly, barely dodging the attack. Just as he was about to Hand Seals to counterattack, a flash of cold light appeared, and Tian Yukihime's dagger slashed his throat, blood gushing out and splattering everywhere. She then easily dispatched the remaining three Mist Ninja Chunin.
" The Kaguya Clan, I've returned." Tian Yukihime's icy voice sent shivers down the spine of the still-not-quite-dead Kirigakure Ninja. His eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe that he, Jonin, had been so easily killed.
After navigating the winding streets, Tian Yukihime finally stood before the ancestral lands of the Kaguya Clan. Memories flooded back: that torrential rainy night when she, at eight years old, was beaten black and Kaguya Tojiro ) face still haunted her. "You wretched girl! The Kaguya Clan has no need for trash like you!" She would never forget those words for the rest of her life.
"Who goes there! Trespassers will be put to death!" Several members of the Kaguya Clan Kaguya Clan guarding the gate surrounded them, each one exuding a menacing aura, displaying the arrogance and conceit of the only Kekkei Genkai family in the Land of Water.
Tian Yukihime sneered, her hands rapidly Hand Seals: " Shikotsumyaku - Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!" Sharp bone spikes shot from her fingertips, instantly piercing the chests of three tribesmen. Those tribesmen didn't even have time to scream before they were pierced and fell straight to the ground. The stench of blood filled the air, and the remaining tribesmen retreated in terror; some ran to report the news.