12dz Chapter 706 Yuanshi
Chapter 706 Yuanshi
Looking into Mei Terumi's resolute eyes, Genji knew he could no longer persuade her. He sighed helplessly, his heart filled with worry. He knew that once Mei Terumi made up her mind, it was very difficult to change it.
He turned to look at Zhang Hai, his eyes filled with warning. He knew this man was no ordinary person. He had to be constantly on guard against him and prevent him from harming Terumi Mei.
Zhang Hai felt the warning look in Yuan Shi's eyes, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips. He knew that Yuan Shi had become suspicious of him. But he didn't care. As long as he achieved his goal, that was enough.
Master Yuan didn't say anything more. He simply snorted coldly, then turned and left the wooden house. He needed time to think and investigate this man who had suddenly appeared.
As Mei Terumi watched Genji's departing figure, she couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. She knew Genji meant well, but she couldn't heed his advice.
She turned to look at Zhang Hai, her eyes filled with love and determination. "Oub, don't take what Master Yuan said to heart. He's just worried about me."
Zhang Hai reached out and gently stroked Terumi Mei's hair, saying softly, "I understand. I won't blame him. It's only natural for him to care about you." He knew he had to maintain his "deeply affectionate" persona.
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
However, this warmth did not last long. Just a few minutes later, Master Yuan pushed open the door of the wooden house again, his face filled with a solemn expression.
“Oub!” Master Yuan shouted in a deep voice, his sharp gaze fixed on Zhang Hai as if trying to see through him.
Zhang Hai knew that Master Yuan must have investigated him, and that he certainly hadn't found any information about "Orb".
“Master Yuan,” Zhang Hai said calmly, his face expressionless.
Ignoring Zhang Hai's calm demeanor, Yuan Shi walked up to him, his eyes sharp as a hawk's. "Who exactly are you?! I've investigated the entire Land of Water, and there's no such person as 'Orb' here!"
Zhang Hai's heart sank; he knew his lie had been exposed. But he didn't panic; he had expected this moment.
“Master Yuan, I am just an ordinary medical ninja,” Zhang Hai said, feigning helplessness. “The reason I fabricated my identity is simply because I don’t want to cause unnecessary trouble.”
Yuan Shi snorted coldly, "Don't want to cause trouble? Do you think I would believe such nonsense?!" He carefully examined Zhang Hai, his gaze falling on Zhang Hai's exposed skin, feeling the chakra fluctuations emanating from his body.
“The chakra fluctuations around you are different from those of ordinary medical ninjas,” Yuan Shi said in a deep voice. “Moreover, your strength is far more than that of an ordinary medical ninja.” He paused, his tone becoming even more serious. “Tell me, who exactly are you?!”
Zhang Hai knew he could no longer hide the truth. He had to fabricate a new identity that could impress Master Yuan and explain all his doubts.
“Master Yuan, I admit that I have indeed concealed something,” Zhang Hai said in a deep voice, his tone tinged with bitterness. “But I am indeed a medical ninja. As for my strength… that’s because I have experienced things that ordinary people cannot imagine.”
He paused, a hint of pain and reminiscence in his eyes. "The reason I fabricated my identity is because I am a wandering ninja with no country and no family."
Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Yuan Shi's eyes.
"I was born in a small village in the Land of Water," Zhang Hai began to fabricate his background. "I have an older sister, and our family lived a peaceful and happy life. However, misfortune struck. My sister awakened her bloodline limit—Ice Release!"
When the words "Ice Release" came out of Zhang Hai's mouth, Yuan Shi's face showed a shocked expression. He knew what Ice Release meant in Kirigakure: it meant disaster, it meant being ostracized and hunted down.
“My sister, because she awakened Ice Release, was seen as an outcast by the villagers and was hunted down, ultimately leading to the destruction of her family…” Zhang Hai’s voice was filled with grief. “To protect my sister and to prevent the villagers from discovering my identity, I took her on a long and arduous journey. However, in the end, we still couldn’t escape their pursuit…”
He deliberately didn't reveal his sister's fate, leaving it as a mystery for Master Yuan to guess.
Yuan Shi looked at Zhang Hai's pained expression, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes. He knew the disaster that the Ice Release bloodline limit had brought to the Land of Water. Many families possessing the Ice Release bloodline limit had been destroyed and their members killed as a result.
"So, you're also an Ice Release ninja?" Master Yuan asked in a deep voice, his tone tinged with wariness.
Zhang Hai shook his head. "I didn't awaken Ice Release. But I've been interested in medical ninjutsu since I was a child, so I became a medical ninja." He paused, a hint of determination in his eyes. "I've always dreamed of finding a way to free those with bloodline limits from rejection and persecution. That's why I came to Kirigakure this time."
As Yuan Shi listened to Zhang Hai's fabricated backstory, he couldn't help but be moved. He knew that what Zhang Hai was talking about reflected the predicament faced by the bloodline limit families of the Land of Water.
Looking into Zhang Hai's determined eyes, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for him.
"Then, regarding Mei Ming..." Yuan Shi asked in a deep voice, "Was everything you said to her from the bottom of your heart?" He stared sharply at Zhang Hai, trying to see any lie in his eyes.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Hai looked directly into Yuan Shi's eyes and said firmly, "Everything I've said about Mei Ming comes from the bottom of my heart! I love her! I hope to give her a happy future and so that she will no longer be lonely!"
His voice was full of sincerity, as if every word came from the bottom of his heart. He knew that he had to impress Master Yuan now in order to keep his plan going.
Looking into Zhang Hai's determined eyes, Yuan Shi couldn't help but be moved. Although he still had some doubts about Zhang Hai's identity, Zhang Hai's sincere emotions were enough to move him.
“If you truly love Mei Terumi,” Genji said in a deep voice, “then I hope you can prove it to me. Prove that everything you say is true.”
Zhang Hai was overjoyed, knowing that Master Yuan was beginning to waver.
“Master Yuan, how can I prove it?” Zhang Hai asked.
Yuan Shi pondered for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You just said that your sister also possesses the bloodline limit Ice Release. So, where is she now? Can I go see her?"
Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Zhang Hai's eyes. He knew this was Yuan Shi's final test of him. He had to seize this opportunity.