Chapter 64: Symphony of Time and Space 2
Although Sara's features and height had changed, and her voice was different, chakra doesn't lie. This person was genuinely the Queen of Rouran.
"Are you insane?"
"Insolent cur! Die!"
Kakashi simply couldn't comprehend this person's train of thought. Just a few hours ago, everything was fine, and now, the moment they meet, she's shouting about killing him. The only thing that probably hadn't changed was her way of cursing people.
Wait… could it be…
Dodging several explosive tags and shuriken, the silver-haired youth nimbly wove between seven or eight ninja who rushed forward to capture him, his gaze firmly locked on Sara's face.
There was no mistake, this was Sara, but not the Sara from before.
The Dragon Vein's power to distort time and space didn't say it could only send one back to the past. Suddenly realizing this, Kakashi instantly understood why the Dragon Vein entrance had become ruins.
However, there was still a problem. Even if he had arrived in the future, he hadn't done anything, so why would she harbor such animosity towards him?
"Have you mistaken something?"
He responded to the Queen of Rouran, who had lost her senses to anger, with a declarative statement. The silver-haired youth saw her casually pick up a guard's sword, imbue it with a blue light, and charge towards him.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
The two guards had strong chakra reactions, yet they still hadn't reacted in time. It was a small matter for the Queen to snatch a sword and attack someone, but if something happened to the Queen, it would truly be over.
Earth Release: Sinking Earth Bind!
The guard whose sword hadn't been snatched quickly formed hand seals. A pit three to four meters in diameter appeared in the ground, with mudflows erupting around it, right in the path of Sara charging towards Kakashi. This ninjutsu had no killing power, but its advantage was being disgusting enough; no normal person would want to be caught and bound in a mud pit.
As the Queen of Rouran, Sara naturally had to consider her dignity and image. A moment's hesitation slowed her down, allowing the guards to catch up, protect her from behind, and retrieve their swords.
"Your Majesty, please step back. We will deal with the enemy."
Calming her emotions, Sara hadn't been this angry in a long time, not even when facing the Sand ninja who had destroyed her country. After a few seconds, the composed Queen of Rouran handed the battle back to her guards.
As expected of Her Majesty, she regained her composure so quickly.
The guards showed expressions of relief. If it had been the Mizukage in this situation, she would probably have had to tear this person limb from limb to vent her anger.
Sara then turned, not sparing Kakashi another glance, and walked towards the more heavily protected inner chamber.
"Sara, don't you recognize me?"
Only a few people in this world could call her by her name directly. The Queen of Rouran's footsteps paused for a moment. She wanted to turn her head, but reason told her that the dead couldn't possibly come back to life. No matter how similar a transformation jutsu was, it was still just a transformation jutsu. No matter how similar the voice was, it was still just similar.
What was detestable about this fellow was that, at this time, he had taken on this appearance, and it was the appearance from their first meeting seven years ago.
If this could be tolerated, what couldn't?
"After you capture him, find out who his instructor is. I will inform the Mizukage later."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
This time, he was genuinely a little angry. Anyone suddenly attacked wouldn't be in a good mood, and Kakashi was no exception. But he didn't counterattack, only passively defending against the attacks of the crowd. Logically, even before his Dragon Vein transformation, he could have dealt with people of this level in a single encounter.
The youth still maintained maximum restraint. There had to be some misunderstanding. Kakashi didn't believe he would become enemies with Sara; it simply made no sense.
After Sara entered the inner chamber, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, except for Kakashi. Several ninja orderly evacuated the non-combatant civilians, while the combat-strong ninja surrounded the silver-haired youth.
Looking at their formation, it was clear this wasn't the first or second time they had encountered an unexpected incident.
"As guards, you are qualified. May I ask a few questions?"
The guards didn't answer Kakashi's questions. The more they spoke, the easier it was to find flaws. There was no shortage of ninja who would suddenly launch a sneak attack while talking; this person could be that kind of ninja.
"Communication difficulties…"
This situation, clearly a misunderstanding where he couldn't fight back, made the youth feel extremely frustrated. They wouldn't answer his questions either. He suddenly understood the truth of the saying, "It's impossible for people to truly understand each other."
"Forget it. If you won't talk, I'll ask someone else."
Forceful methods weren't suitable here. Kakashi had the idea to retreat. At the same time, his senses picked up a large number of ninja reactions; at least dozens of ninja were rapidly approaching Rouran.
Among them was a chakra so familiar it couldn't be more familiar, shining like a bright lightbulb in his senses.
This made Kakashi very gratified; she had finally managed to grow to this stage in the future.
"Don't run!"
The ninja surrounding the youth, seeing him use Earth Release to meld into the ground, bombarded the ground with various ninjutsu as if chakra was free, but only left empty holes.
It was more reliable to find Mei Terumi and get a clear explanation.
Kakashi felt some anticipation in his heart. What would the grown-up orange-haired young woman look like? Would her personality still be the same as before, or would it have developed in another direction?
Mei Terumi's current chakra reaction ranked in the top five among the people Kakashi had met. It could be said to be considerably strong, so strong that he wasn't a hundred percent confident of winning if he faced her head-on now. Reaching this level of strength was both a surprise and an unexpected development.
To avoid a misunderstanding similar to the one with the Queen of Rouran, the youth didn't rashly show himself, instead tailing Mei Terumi from a distance.
After entering the ruins of Rouran city, Mei Terumi and the ninja squad stopped. She had the others take the supply scrolls into the underground city to find the Rouran resistance.
She herself left the team alone, pressing down on the hat engraved with the character "Water," symbolizing Kirigakure's highest-ranking ninja, and slowly advanced into the depths of the ruins.
Her tears had long since dried. The orange-haired beauty had shed her immaturity, no longer the rash girl of her youth. Cruel time had left no mark on Mei Terumi's beautiful face.
Mature and cold, a beauty who should have attracted the gazes of many men, yet the moment men saw her eyes, they understood.
「If you pursue her, you will die.」
Men or women, in Mei Terumi's eyes, were no different from a pile of rotten meat. Three years ago, her heart had already died. What lived now was just a corpse named "Mei Terumi."
Living according to his wishes.
Walking to a raised sand dune in the depths of the ruins, she knelt beside the desolate tombstone.
The pain was suffocating. Tears that had long dried up welled in her eyes once more. Her hands gently brushed over the name on it.
「Hatake Kakashi」
Things were getting more and more confusing. What could be worse than witnessing one's own death?
Kakashi, in the shadows, gazed at the grown-up young woman.
So this was the price.
"Your senses are as strong as his. You're the first I've met."
An aura filled with killing intent made the youth abruptly activate the second stage of Body Activation, dodging a high-pressure water jet that instantly cut through the wall.
"A Water Clone? Using a Water Clone in the desert?"
This time, he didn't avoid the fight. Thunder rumbled.
"Speaking of which, I haven't actually fought you yet."
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