Did it still fail?
The fireball was already at Natsuri's nose. Another millimeter forward, and Natsuri's head would truly be gone. Yuuki controlled the flames so they wouldn't cause harm before touching anyone.
It looked like the temperature wasn't high, but in reality, one touch and her head would be gone.
If her head was gone, not even the Six Paths Sage could save her!
Even so, he still couldn't figure out whose trump card it was.
Is Natsuri just a dispensable chess piece in your eyes, one that can be discarded at any time?
Yuuki had only two guesses for who could leave such a method on Natsuri: Ōtsutsuki Kaguya or Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
Yuuki's first inclination was Kaguya, as both her gender and her current indifference matched Kaguya's situation.
However, Yuuki then thought of his system, inexplicably broken with only one module left, and even that achievement module was tattered.
Had some other unknown entity intervened, or was it the Six Paths Sage's doing?
Natsuri was born after him, so if he had truly been exposed the moment he transmigrated, it wasn't impossible for someone to tamper with Natsuri.
But if it really was the Six Paths Sage, why had he watched him prance around for so many years without any other action?
Yuuki was truly useless when he was a child.
It felt like neither Kaguya nor the Six Paths Sage made complete sense.
Yuuki was a little unwilling, having not seen anything more from Natsuri; this was a sense of frustration he hadn't felt in a long time.
His only relief was that while Natsuri had a problem, Yuuki estimated it was tampered with before her birth, so Natsuri was still Natsuri.
Looking at Natsuri, who had closed her eyes and waited for death after the fireball covered her vision, Yuuki's forced expression couldn't hold up.
Natsuri, no matter what kind of existence is behind you, you are my sister, and I will protect you!
It was time to show his true skill. Natsuri was very familiar with him; she could always find flaws in his usual performances.
The test began!
With her eyes closed, Natsuri felt a slight heat wave as the fireball approached her nose.
Am I going to die?
One second...
Two seconds...
More than ten seconds...
Hmm~ The feeling of death isn't so scary after all!
It was no different from usual. Then Natsuri heard a muffled sound. Natsuri, who was about to graduate, naturally knew that was the sound of a body falling to the ground.
Wait!
Natsuri opened her eyes and immediately saw Yuuki struggling on the ground.
Did I die or not? Where is this?
Natsuri no longer had the mind to consider these things and quickly went to Yuuki's side.
"Brother!"
Using some simple first aid knowledge she learned from the Ninja Academy, she began to check Yuuki's condition.
Before Natsuri could finish checking, Yuuki directly grabbed Natsuri's hand, his body stopped trembling, and he raised his head.
"Natsuri, I'm sorry, I scared you just now!"
Looking at Yuuki's familiar expression and the uncontrollable guilt in his eyes, Natsuri's still tear-stained face suddenly broke into a smile.
"It's okay, Brother, welcome back!"
Yuuki's expression didn't change; his eyes were still full of guilt, affection, and regret.
He didn't need to act this part; it was genuine emotion, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fool Natsuri.
He grabbed Natsuri's cheeks with both hands and wiped away her tear stains little by little.
Natsuri didn't speak, just quietly watched Yuuki.
After a while, Yuuki released his hands.
Natsuri then softly spoke.
"Brother, what happened just now..."
Yuuki directly interrupted Natsuri's question. He couldn't let Natsuri ask, otherwise, no matter how he made it up, Natsuri would find out.
"It was just a small accident I encountered on this trip, Natsuri, I'm sorry!"
Natsuri shook her head and said.
"It's okay, I'm not a child anymore, Brother, it's just that you... are you really okay..."
Yuuki interrupted Natsuri again, placing his hands on Natsuri's shoulders and saying.
"Trust me, Natsuri, there won't be any more problems!"
Natsuri nodded, reverting to her young lady demeanor, though the worry in her eyes was well hidden.
"Mm, I understand."
Seeing Natsuri's unconvincing acting, Yuuki didn't expose her. He turned and walked into the house, saying to Natsuri with his back to her.
"Go back to class, Natsuri. Also, don't tell Mom and Dad that I'm back. I still have a small matter to deal with."
Sure enough, Brother, you still have problems!
Natsuri's face showed some worry, but she didn't say much. She started walking towards the door, looking back one more time before stepping out.
Yuuki was still facing away from her.
Then, he crossed the seal and walked out.
Phew~
After sensing that Natsuri had finally left, Yuuki let out a long sigh of relief. These were the most challenging minutes of acting Yuuki had ever experienced.
Thankfully, he didn't give himself away!
Then, Yuuki sat back down in the chair, his eyes flickering.
Don't let me find out who you are!
Yuuki, who had originally planned to just go with the flow and retire peacefully after Naruto and Sasuke, the two saviors, sealed Kaguya, no longer intended to drift through life.
Yuuki quickly began to ponder various future scenarios and countermeasures in his mind again.
He sat in the room, deep in thought for a long time, until it was almost time for the Ninja Academy to finish classes before Yuuki left the room.
Standing in a relatively secluded hallway, Yuuki activated his Sharingan and carefully observed the students of the Ninja Academy.
Especially the 'little strong' characters from the original story.
The situation was still good. Besides Naruto, Sasuke, and Natsuri, no other strange people had appeared.
Thinking of himself as a transmigrator and the problems with Natsuri, Yuuki couldn't help but ponder what Takuma and Mina had done in their previous lives to win such a 'prize'!
As night fell, Yuuki stealthily left the Ninja Academy.
Yuuki disliked this feeling immensely.
Alas, what a cruel twist of fate, I've become no different from other Ninja!
Yuuki arrived outside a residence. Instead of using the main entrance, he scaled the wall directly into the courtyard.
"Who's there!"
Several Ninja tools flew towards where Yuuki landed.
"It's me, Shisui."
Yuuki moved slightly, perfectly dodging the incoming Ninja tools, but a figure had already appeared beside Yuuki.
Naturally, there would be no further attack blunders.
If he didn't have that level of dynamic vision and neural reaction speed, let alone Flying Thunder God, he probably wouldn't even understand ordinary Body Flicker Technique.
Shunshin-ing into walls and trees would probably be the norm.
Shisui had almost instantly seen Yuuki's appearance the moment he appeared, and he stopped all attacks.
"Yuuki, is there something urgent?"
Shisui was also extremely familiar with Yuuki. Not to mention that not using the front door and climbing the wall was highly unusual, plus it was night. Unless it was overtime or a very urgent situation, it would be a miracle for Yuuki to be out at night!
Yuuki nodded and said.
"Yes, it's indeed urgent."
Shisui didn't speak, but he became serious and stood up straight, waiting for Yuuki to continue.
After all, Yuuki was never vague about serious matters and didn't need to be asked.
As Shisui had guessed, Yuuki spoke again.
"Shisui, I'll have to trouble you for the next two days. I'm staying at your place!"
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