Kirigakure, the eastern coastal training grounds.
A young girl with dark red long hair flowing down to her waist stood there. Although she was only around fifteen years old, her figure was as developed as that of an adult woman. Combined with her charming face, despite her young age, she exuded an allure that came from within.
At this moment, the girl was standing by the shore, constantly forming hand seals in practice.
She performed seals never before seen in the ninja world, spitting out high-temperature liquid from her mouth, even scalding her own skin in the process.
This scene looked very much like Uchiha Sasuke practicing the Great Fireball Technique in the original story.
It appeared to be a liquid similar to Water Release, but in reality, it carried intense heat. It somewhat resembled the Lava Release used by the Four Tails.
But in reality, it was not.
Compared to the high-temperature attacks of the Four Tails' Lava Release, the technique this girl was cultivating focused more on acidic corrosion.
Therefore, she tentatively named this technique Lava Release.
However, it was the Lava Release of dissolution, not the Lava Release of melting.
According to the girl's investigation, it seemed that no one else in the current ninja world had mastered this attribute of jutsu. It was only after consulting ancient texts for a long time that she discovered that during the Warring States Period, there had been ninja who learned this technique.
Legend had it that they even fought against the Uchiha Clan leader of that era, Uchiha Madara!
On the branch of a tree in the forest behind the girl, Mingyue watched Terumi Mei's cultivation calmly.
He knew the reason why Terumi Mei, a possessor of two Kekkei Genkai in the original story, had not yet attracted the attention of Genji or Obito.
Her Kekkei Genkai had not yet fully awakened.
Mingyue had always found this strange.
Terumi Mei.
Terumi.
There was no such ninja clan in Kirigakure.
So where did this Kekkei Genkai come from?
It was only after Mingyue consulted books that he learned that Terumi Mei's ancestors were indeed ninja from families possessing the Boil Release and Lava Release Kekkei Genkai.
In the Warring States Era, Kirigakure did indeed have two Kekkei Genkai clans possessing Boil Release and Lava Release.
However, in the late Warring States Period, they were almost completely defeated by the Uchiha Clan, driven to near extinction, and their talents gradually withered away.
They became fallen families, similar to the Senju.
Rumor had it that the one who made the move was Uchiha Madara!
Because the population became increasingly scarce, they no longer intermarried only within the clan like the Uchiha, but married freely.
Terumi Mei's parents likely possessed the Boil Release and Lava Release Kekkei Genkai respectively, but they lacked the talent and did not awaken them before they died.
Terumi Mei, however, relied on her excellent talent and acquired training to awaken both Kekkei Genkai.
The technique Terumi Mei was currently practicing was precisely the Lava Release technique that had been lost to the ninja world since the Warring States Era.
Because her parents had died in battle without ever awakening their Kekkei Genkai, the people of the Mist naturally did not view her as an inheritor of a Kekkei Genkai.
Therefore, she had not become a target of interest for Obito or Genji.
"It hurts!"
After practicing for an unknown amount of time, Terumi Mei suddenly covered her small mouth.
Her crimson pink lips had suffered severe burns due to the intense training, swelling up like sausages.
"Hahaha!"
Mingyue couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.
"Who is it?!"
The sudden laughter startled Terumi Mei. she turned around hurriedly, but due to fatigue, her feet slipped, and she was about to fall into the sea behind her.
Whoosh—
Mingyue's figure instantly disappeared from his spot. Using the Body Flicker Technique, he flashed to Terumi Mei's side and caught her with a dashing arm around her waist.
It would have been a beautiful scene, but Terumi Mei's burnt sausage lips truly ruined the atmosphere.
Looking at those swollen lips, Mingyue couldn't hold back and burst out laughing again.
Seeing the person who had suddenly rushed out to save her wearing an Assassination Unit mask, and then hearing his mocking laughter, the ripple of emotion that had just risen in Terumi Mei's heart vanished without a trace. She said in exasperation:
"Laugh? You're still laughing?! You peeping bastard! Believe it or not, I'll use a jutsu to dissolve you!?"
Mingyue quickly let go of the little wild cat's slender waist, raised his hands in a surrender gesture, and smiled:
"Sorry, I just happened to be passing by."
"Hmph!"
Terumi Mei grunted unhappily. Through the clear reflection of the sea surface, she saw her current appearance.
"If you dare to breathe a word about this, you're dead!"
As a fifteen-year-old maiden, she couldn't help but feel incredibly shy internally. after dropping a fierce threat, she turned and prepared to leave.
"Wait, Miss Mei."
Mingyue grabbed her wrist in time. Under Terumi Mei's surprised gaze, he warned:
"Listen to me, never expose your Kekkei Genkai."
Terumi Mei was stunned, completely failing to understand the meaning of his words.
Before she could ask back, the fellow from the Assassination Unit had already disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.
So fast!
To possess such speed, he must be at least a Captain level, right?
Terumi Mei assessed secretly in her heart.
Recalling his exhortation, although it was strange, she secretly kept a mental note of it.
Although he was an infuriating guy, he didn't feel like a bad person.