In the blink of an eye, three months passed quickly.
The reason why it took one month longer than expected was because Lei Luo considered Yuko's physical condition and did not want the latter to be in a state of overload for a long time, thereby accelerating the loss of vitality.
Therefore, it is normal for the progress to be slowed down.
During this period, the Kirigakure Village sent some Anbu to the Country of Tea, seemingly to investigate the disappearance of Muuri Jinpachi and Kashikushimaru, but unfortunately none of them came back.
Kyousuke played a huge role in this. Although he ran away with a group of cronies two months ago, his role as a local snake for so many years was not in vain.
In order to thank Lei Luo for saving his life, before Kyosuke left, he handed some of the Nami ninja who were unwilling to leave their homeland into Lei Luo's hands, including Seiichiro who had always wanted to join Konoha.
With the help of Seiichiro, a member of the Wave Ninja, coupled with Lei Luo's force, and Yuko's past kindness, the Wave Ninjas have no objection to Lei Luo leading them.
Because of this, with the network of contacts provided by these local people, and the intelligence channels built together with various religions and streams over the years, most situations in the Kingdom of Tea cannot escape Lei Luo's eyes.
When the ANBU from Kirigakure Village entered the Kingdom of Tea, it would be okay if they stayed in the wild, but as long as they dared to enter the town to inquire for information, their whereabouts would inevitably be leaked.
Then, Lei Luo will naturally follow suit. With his wide range of perception capabilities, no one who is targeted by him can escape.
There was basically no news from the ninjas sent there. No matter how slow the response of Kirigakure Village was, two months later they gradually realized that something was wrong with the Country of Tea.
But what surprised Lei Luo was that the Hidden Mist Village did not continue to send stronger ninjas, but instead completely ignored the Country of Tea. In the past month, not a single Ninja of the Kirigakure came to the Country of Tea.
The Kirigakure Village was scared... This phenomenon was undoubtedly extremely abnormal. Out of curiosity, Lei Luo resurrected Muuri Jinpachi, searched for the opponent's memories, and then killed him.
In the process, Lei Luo also learned part of the inside story: after the truce with Iwagakure, Kirigakure reduced its troops across the board, transferred all the dispatched ninjas back, and concentrated them in the village to stay put.
The strange thing is that even members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen like Muuri Jinpachi don't know what the Mizukage's plan is.
The tasks that their Ninja Sword members have received most recently are basically landing in some small countries on the eastern coast, cleaning up the local armed forces, and assisting batches of Kirigakure ninjas in building fortifications.
Although Lei Luo also couldn't figure out Mizukage's plan, from every move in Kirigakure Village, he judged that this radical ninja village would definitely make big moves next.
Moreover, the scale is estimated to be very significant, and it is likely to have an impact on the world situation.
But...who will the target be?
If you don't understand something, just think about it first. This has always been Lei Luo's habit. Anyway, they Mist Ninjas can beat whoever they like, as long as they don't come to the Country of Tea to cause trouble.
In this way, the leisurely and comfortable life lasted for more than a month. Apart from the daily Heart Shadow treatment, Lei Luo was somewhat idle and felt that his body was almost rusty.
The training for Yuko is still going on. In addition to illusions, Lei Luo also forced the former to learn the teleportation technique and frantically trained Yuko's reaction ability.
In daily life, from time to time, Lei Luo would suddenly attack Yuzi without any warning. If he couldn't avoid it, he would hit Yuzi with a heavy blow to the head, causing Yuzi to moan incessantly.
How fast is Lei Luo? Even if triple speed is not turned on, just at double speed, it is close to the speed of sound.
Not to mention Yuko, even ordinary Jounin of Konoha may not be able to react in time.
Over the past few months, Yuko not only gained weight on her body, but her forehead was also often swollen.
Under this situation, some of the characters with the best mentality of Ren Yuzi could not bear Lei Luo's torture, and they shouted to "commit suicide" several times.
Fortunately, she had a sister like Anai, who could not only apply medicine in time but also provide a certain degree of "talk therapy", so Yuko could barely persevere.
She had to train like crazy during the day, treat Lei Luo in the afternoon, and receive new knowledge and combat concepts at night. It must be said that she suffered a lot during this time.
But it is precisely because of such rigorous training, coupled with Lei Luo's very targeted training plan, that Yuko's strength is improving rapidly at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye.
Whether it is the mastery of illusions or ninjutsu, their tactical use, casting timing, or her own physical condition, dynamic vision, and nerve reflex speed, they have all made great progress.
When an attack comes, he is the first to dodge, and at the same time, he quickly observes, secretly analyzes the opponent's weaknesses, and looks for opportunities to counterattack as quickly as possible. This process has gradually become integrated into Yuko's instinct.
If coupled with the Shadow of the Heart's ability to read minds from a distance, control group minds, and retaliate at close range...
Lei Luo believed that even if Yuko was not up to the level of a jounin, there was still a high chance that he could kill an ordinary jounin if he carried out a sudden sneak attack.
Now, with his strength progressing to such an extent, Lei Luo can finally let Yuko travel to the ninja world without worrying about his safety or having his secrets exposed.
At the same time, the hidden danger in his soul has been completely healed, and the time deletion has not been activated on its own for several days.
This powerful skill was finally under his perfect control, and he would never lose control again.
Therefore, the moment of separation came quietly.
At the entrance of Shuisheng Village, Yuko was carrying a huge backpack and looked at Lei Luo with tears in her eyes, obviously feeling very reluctant to be separated again.
Anai stood aside with the same backpack, her expression slightly ambiguous, but she didn't say anything and just quietly observed the interaction between the two people.
Looking into Yuko's eyes, Lei Luo was also a little sad. After all, after getting along for such a long time, Lei Luo was not a plant, so how could he not have any feelings at all.
But the ideals of both sides are different after all. For their respective goals, all they can do is to move forward firmly until the time comes to meet again.
By that time... Lei Luo believes that Yuko will definitely grow up and really help him.
"Try not to go to the territory of the five major countries. Your perception ability is not weaker than mine. Use it when you have nothing to do. And..."
The babble of words came from Lei Luo's mouth. He frowned, as if he was still thinking about what needed attention.
"Lelo."
The soft call rang in his ears. Lei Luo raised his head slightly and looked at Yuzi attentively. He saw the latter's expression was solemn, and there was a hint of determination in his eyes.
Personality switching? Before the thought could come to an end, Lei Luo felt his chest sink, and Yuko suddenly gave him a heavy hug.
"Take care of yourself!"
"You too." He replied instinctively, and Lei Luo continued subconsciously: "Don't forget that "thing". If you really encounter any irresistible danger..."
"Yes, I can use it." After wiping the corners of her eyes, Yuko let go of Lei Luo, and the smile reappeared on her face.
"Then, goodbye, Lei Luo."
"...Goodbye, Yuko."
Lei Luo couldn't remember exactly when Yuko and Anai left. He stood at the entrance of Shuisheng Village, quietly looking at the green brick and green tile house not far away, and didn't speak for a long time.
The smoke from the kitchen no longer rises, and these three months of peace and tranquility seem to have turned into a whirlpool of memories, eventually buried deep in my heart.
After regaining his senses, Lei Luo lowered his head and murmured to himself: "I...what happened?"
Yuko discovered his power of time and knew all his information. The wisest approach would be to decisively silence him and eliminate all relevant personnel.
No matter what happens, Yuko should be forced to return to Konoha.
Even if he is knocked unconscious and taken away, it is better than letting the opponent roam freely in the ninja world. No matter how you think about it, the risk of letting Yuko go like this is too great, and even far exceeds Lei Luo's usual bottom line.
But... these rational thoughts failed to prevail in Lei Luo's mind for the first time, and he quickly began to make excuses for himself:
'Yuko helped me a lot in my early days, I can't be so ungrateful.'
'The value of Yuuko's spiritual inheritance is extremely high, and the wisdom of multiple personalities cannot be underestimated. There is no need to break up.'
'Should we really destroy the obsessions from our past lives and the encounters we have had in this life?'
Thinking about it, Lei Luo suddenly smiled because he suddenly remembered the night when he took Yuko to Shuisheng Village.
At that time, he seemed to be like now, constantly making excuses for himself, trying not to hurt that innocent girl.
Coincidence? Or necessity?
"That's really interesting, Yuko."
"If this is really the hidden ability of the Shadow of the Heart, then I have to say that you win this time."
Taking a deep breath, Lei Luo turned around and no longer looked at the house not far behind him. The sharp sight reappeared in his eyes, which seemed to cut into pieces the tenderness in his heart in an instant.
Shadow of the heart? Mind control? If you don't understand something, just let it go for the time being. It was like this before, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future.
He only knew that Yuko had never had any unfavorable thoughts towards him, and he did not want to kill Yuko.
And this is enough.
Until...the next time we meet, he will ask everything clearly.