Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

In the Yellow Springs Swamp, the mud surged and rose up a majestic earthen dragon. The earthen dragon opened its mouth and shot a large number of earthen bullets into the sky!

"Well done." Xue smiled faintly, her three-tomoe eyes transforming into Mangekyou Sharingan, and pure white chakra forming the ribs of Susanoo to block the earth bullet.

"Mangekyou Sharingan... Susanoo!"

Seeing this, Youmeng bit her thumb, dipped it in blood, and formed a seal.

—The art of spirit communication!

Bang!

Appearing amidst white smoke was a three-meter-tall red toad wearing steel arm armor!

The toad greeted, "Youmeng, it's been a long time..."

Youmeng said, "Iron-Armed Toad, please, help me shoot that thing down from the sky!"

"Oh! I understand!"

Boom!

Iron-Armed Toad leaped up and delivered a powerful elbow strike to Susanoo's ribs!

The snow slanted across the ground, and Susanoo's ribs, which protected his body, cracked.

"..." Xue stood up, dusted herself off, and snap! A new bone sprouted from the broken rib of Susanoo.

Youmeng's gaze sharpened, and she formed hand seals, causing two shadow clones to appear on her left and right.

The main body took the lead, and while running, a large amount of chakra was released into the palm of his hand, compressed, and spun into a Rasengan that was the size of two human heads!

"This 'Giant Rasengan' is my most powerful ninjutsu to date, but it's not enough to break through that skeleton..."

Yumeng pondered for a moment, then gave a wink to the shadow clone on the left. The clone sped up, circled around behind Xiaoxue, and precisely manipulated chakra, condensing it in its arm!

"But with the 'Cherry Blossom Rush', we can definitely break through!" Yume's main body accelerated forward, pushing out the 'Giant Rasengan' in her hand. At the same time, the shadow clone's monstrous fist struck Xiaoxue's back!

Crack! Crack! Susanoo's ribs split open, front and back!

At this moment, the second shadow clone leaped up, performed a beautiful somersault, and brought his high-raised leg down heavily!

Sky-reaching Kick!!!

boom!!!

The ground cracked, dust flew everywhere... Yumu was propelled backward by the recoil of the Rasengan explosion, only stopping a long way off.

Bang!Bang!

The two shadow clones disappeared into the smoke...

"Huff, huff, huff..." Yumeng's arm, which had been using the Giant Rasengan, hung limply, her palm covered in wounds. She breathed heavily, her beautiful eyes fixed on the dust and smoke ahead. Only when she saw that Xiaoxue hadn't come out for a long time did her tense expression relax.

chap!

But... a gleaming kunai was suddenly placed against her neck, and Yumeng froze on the spot, startled that she hadn't even noticed when Xiaoxue had appeared behind her!

When the smoke and dust in front completely dissipated, all that remained was a shattered Wood Release clone!

Cold sweat dripped down Youmeng's face as she glanced behind her: "When did you use that technique with your clone?!"

Xiaoxue calmly said, "After using Fire Release in the previous duel, I had already hidden my true form."

Youmeng suddenly realized, "So, it was at that time? Your clone provoked me with words, causing me to lose my composure and allowing my true body to seize the opportunity..."

Yuki slowly put down the kunai: "You're wrong, Yumu. I didn't mean to make you lose your judgment, but to see your heart clearly."

Youmeng clenched her fist: "Did you see it clearly?"

Xiaoxue said, "I see clearly now. Your respect for your father is exactly the same as mine. Even if someone were to speak rudely to your father, you would be furious, let alone if your father were murdered!"

Youmeng's eyes reddened, and she said sadly, "Yes, that unreliable, frivolous, and lecherous father, who made me laugh when I was unhappy, told me stories when I couldn't sleep, carried me when I twisted my ankle, and cared for me so much, raising me up, will never come back..."

Xiaoxue was deeply moved. Her father had also walked on the edge of death several times, and Xiaoxue could completely understand Youmeng's feelings.

She asked herself: If I were Youmeng, I would definitely go crazy...

Suddenly, the snow embraced Youmeng!

Youmeng was startled: "Snow..."

Xue gently stroked Youmeng's hair and murmured, "It's okay, cry, cry it all out..."

"Snow... Waaaaah!" Youmeng gripped Xiaoxue's clothes tightly from behind, tears streaming down her face.

Chapter 595 A Feast in the Present World, A Sworn Brotherhood!

After their encounter, Youmeng opened her heart to Xue. Sitting by the quiet lake, Youmeng told Xue about her childhood...

Yumu is currently eight and a half years old and has spent most of her time with her father. It wasn't until a year ago that Tsunade officially took Yumu into her life and acknowledged her as Yumu's biological mother...

But at the same time came devastating news: Jiraiya was dead!

Things happened so suddenly. Until the day before the bad news came, Yumeng still thought that Jiraiya was out gathering materials and would be back soon. Yumeng's mindset couldn't keep up with the changes in reality.

Youmeng said, "During that time, I always felt that my father hadn't died. Not only had he not died, but he was still watching over us silently..."

Xiaoxue knew that was impossible. Before Jiraiya left, he created the "Yellow Springs Selflessness Technique". After his death, even his soul would perish and he would not go to the Pure Land of Bliss. Therefore, he could not be reborn through the Impure World, or even be reincarnated!

This has already been confirmed by Yu.

While reviving Hashirama and the others, Yu intended to revive Jiraiya as well, but he failed!

Yu used the 'Pure Land Summoning', but... Jiraiya's soul did not return!

Therefore, Xiaoxue is certain that Youmeng is hallucinating because she misses her father too much. Although it is a form of self-deception, it can serve as a buffer for a child whose heart is not yet mature. As she grows up, the pain will gradually heal.

"Let's keep things separate," Xiaoxue asked, "Didn't you tell Lady Tsunade about this?"

Youmeng shook her head: "During that time, my mother was also very depressed. I was afraid that giving her hope would only bring disappointment in the end, so I wanted to investigate the matter myself..."

"But later, that feeling disappeared. I was terrified and helpless. I wanted to see my father, even if it was his ghost. One night, I ran to the edge of a cliff and shouted for my father, but all I got in response was my own echo..."

Unbeknownst to Yumeng, as she screamed at the top of her lungs, Tsunade was watching her, secretly shedding tears!

Unbeknownst to Youmeng and Tsunade, above them, a white-haired man in a black robe and mask was suppressing his grief and making a decision!

And this determination... in the near future, turned into action!

Youmeng said sadly, "After that night, I faced reality. Dad is really dead, and he'll never come back..."

"Accepting reality comes at a price. I'm no longer as calm and optimistic as I used to be. I'm afraid of becoming a ninja, because being a ninja means facing the unexpected threat of death..."

"I admire Naruto for his perseverance and determination, but I can't seem to escape the shadows. I use laziness to avoid reality and resist growing up."

"During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto mastered the same Sage Mode as his father. The moment he decided to go to the battlefield, I felt both proud and inferior. I was proud because Naruto was the protagonist of my father's novel, but I felt inferior because, as the daughter of the father who wrote 'The Legend of the Strong-Willed Shinobi,' I didn't have the courage to go to the battlefield and witness the figure of my father's successor!"

"I've heard everything... Xue, you went back to the battlefield without telling your father, fighting alongside Naruto to protect this ninja world! Compared to you, I'm utterly worthless! I hate myself for this! But I don't know how to change it! I'm so conflicted! What should I do?"

At this point, Youmeng burst into tears.

Xiaoxue held her hand and said sincerely, "Meng, Jiraiya-sama sacrificed his life to protect this world and to protect you who live in this world..."

"He loved this world and you more than anyone else... I think what he wanted to entrust to you more than the pain of parting was faith!"

"belief?"

"The belief in protecting what is important to you!"

"Something important?"

"Think about it, what is important to your father...?"

Yumeng thought seriously, "Mom, Konoha, and... the Ninja World?"

Xiaoxue reminded her, "These are all things, but don't forget... there's also yourself!"

"!" Youmeng was suddenly stunned.

Xue said, "My father always says that a daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket. If you give up on yourself, your father will definitely be heartbroken..."

Youmeng said, "So, does that mean I have to pull myself together and protect what my father wanted to protect?"

Xiaoxue said, "That's one way to live, but you are you, and your father is your father. He certainly doesn't want his daughter to live by chasing after his shadow. You should find what you want to protect, then cheer up for it, become stronger for it, and fight to the end for it!"

"Something I... want to protect?" Youmeng looked up at the night sky: "If it's not something I'm deliberately pursuing, but something I actively want to inherit my father's will, then it's not following in his shadow, is it?"

Xiaoxue nodded and said, "If this is your choice, then it is your life!"

Yumu wiped away her tears, her eyes no longer filled with confusion and sorrow, and said firmly, "Then I've made up my mind! I will protect what my father wanted to protect to the very end. This is my ninja way, Yumu Jiraiya!"

At that moment, Xiaoxue thought to herself: Just like me... This is also my way of the ninja!

After a long night of conversation, Youmeng suddenly asked, "Xue, can we stay together forever from now on?"

Xue thought for a moment and said, "How about... we become sworn brothers?"

"Sworn brothers...sworn sisters? What's that?"

"Uh... it's what I heard from my dad. It's about friends who aren't related by blood but share the same ideals, who go through a certain ceremony to become brothers and sisters!"

"Okay, okay! Let's proceed with the ceremony right away!"

Feathered Emperor City, beneath a shrine.

Xue brought two sticks of incense and two bowls of wine.

Yumeng said, "Want some alcohol? Among the three prohibitions for ninjas, drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden before the age of twenty!"

Xue smiled and said, "This is the sworn brotherhood wine, there's only one bowl!"

Youmeng nodded happily: "Okay!"

The two knelt together before the small earthen mound, lit incense, raised their wine bowls, and faced the heavens.

"Heaven above, earth below, I, Uchiha Yuki, hereby proclaim myself!"

"I am a dreamtard!"

"The two of us have become sworn sisters, and from now on we will share both good times and bad. We do not ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we ask to die on the same day, month, and year!"

After the oath is recited, bow three times and kowtow, then drink the wine to the last drop!

Setting down her wine bowl, Xue said, "Youmeng... we are the same age, but I spent a few more years in the Netherworld Valley, so let me be the older sister!"

Youmeng said, "Of course, in terms of strength and intellect, Xue, you truly deserve to be the eldest sister!"