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Chapter 194 - Playing with Memory and the Human Heart

With a few Body Flicker Techniques, the two girls arrived on the streets of Konohagakure. People along the busy road quickly noticed them.

"Wow… so beautiful!"

"Whose daughters are those? They're stunning!"

"I've never seen them before. Are they from another village?"

"..."

Everyone on the street turned to look at the two girls, constantly marveling at their beauty.

They were already used to reactions like this. After casually glancing around, they soon spotted a familiar yet unfamiliar figure sitting at a dango shop.

Without hesitation, the two vanished with another Body Flicker.

"Huh? They disappeared?"

"Did I imagine it?"

"Maybe."

...

After finishing her sweet dumplings, Anko Mitarashi left the shop with a satisfied expression.

"As expected, sweets are the best. Alright—when I get home, I'll brew a cup of bitter tea and have it with some fruit jelly."

When Anko returned home and closed the door, her pupils suddenly shrank.

"Someone's here!?"

She turned around—and met Eida's eyes.

Immediately, her gaze went blank, and her body froze, as if all awareness had been stripped away.

Ye wandered around the room curiously before asking:

"Big Sister Eida, is this Teacher Anko's relative?"

"No," Eida replied calmly. "According to the historical memories from our world, she is Anko Mitarashi."

Ye's eyes widened in shock.

"How is that possible!? She's actually—"

"Let's not talk about that yet," Eida interrupted. "First, let's check her memories."

"Got it."

After a while—

Eida spoke again.

"Interesting. I didn't expect this to be the past of that world."

Ye nodded thoughtfully.

"Based on the stories Dad used to tell us, at this point in time… he probably hasn't recovered his memories yet."

"I see."

"But how are we supposed to get back?"

Just then, the bracelet on Ye's wrist suddenly lit up.

Startled, she quickly tapped it.

A small projection screen floated out of the bracelet. Moments later, an image appeared on it.

On the screen was a girl about Ye's age. She had tea-colored wavy hair, sea-blue eyes, and a gaze that carried an unusually calm and indifferent composure. Wearing a white lab coat, she looked like a cool and composed young scientist.

When Ye saw her, she immediately brightened.

"Wow! Third Sister! Thank goodness!"

The tea-haired girl spoke calmly.

"Finally managed to contact you two. The moment you put on the VR headsets, you disappeared. After tracing your coordinates, I discovered that you've been transported into the past of that world."

"Third Sister, why did this happen? We were just playing a game—how did we end up time traveling?"

"It's because the VR headsets you were using contained a Tsukuyomi formula along with traces of Dragon Vein chakra. Since Father previously established a connection between the two worlds, the interaction caused you to be sent to the past."

"Ah… then how do we get back?"

"You don't need to worry. According to my analysis, you won't stay in that world for long. Mai has already gone to investigate the problematic 'Nameless.' We should have results soon."

Ye sighed in relief.

"Phew… that's a relief. If Second Brother is handling it, it should be solved quickly."

Eida then asked,

"Ai, what should we do in the meantime?"

The third sister—Ai—replied calmly:

"If I told you both to stay put and behave yourselves, you wouldn't listen, would you?"

"Hehe." ×2

Ai sighed faintly.

"Fine. Since Eida is with you, I'm not too worried. Just remember to erase people's memories afterward. Also, keep this communication device in sleep mode. If we lose contact again, it'll be troublesome."

"Understood."

The projection retracted back into the bracelet.

Ye's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Big Sister Eida, should we go see Dad at this point in time?"

"Good idea," Eida said with a smile. "If we can leave a good impression on him now… hmm, not a bad plan."

"But there's somewhere I want to go first. Big Sister Eida, can I borrow your ability for a moment?"

"Of course."

As soon as she finished speaking, the two girls vanished.

All that remained behind was Anko, drooling slightly as she slept.

Meanwhile…

Kushina Uzumaki:

"Haha! They really are Nagi's children from the future. And now there's even a coffee-haired girl named Ai. Hehe… so who are their mothers?"

Tsunade:

"Hmm… Ye is hard to guess, but Ai reminds me a bit of Ameno."

Sen:

"Hehe, I think she might be Ameno's child too. But personality-wise… hahaha, why is that kid so cold? She doesn't resemble Ameno much."

Ameno:

"..."

Tobirama Senju:

"That child looks extremely intelligent. Hmm… quite impressive."

Chiyo:

"This Ye… she resembles someone."

Mei Terumi:

"Who?"

Rasa:

"I also feel like she looks familiar."

For some reason… he suddenly had a bad premonition.

The screen continued…

Sunagakure—or rather, the sky above the village.

Ye and Eida floated high in the air.

Ye spoke quietly:

"Big Sister Eida, I'll have to trouble you in a moment."

"No problem."

At the same time, inside the Kazekage Office.

Rasa was reviewing documents when two figures suddenly appeared before him.

"Who are you!?"

He was just about to act—

But Eida raised her right index finger. A purple light glowed at its tip.

"Omnipotence — Memory Search."

Rasa instantly froze, his expression turning blank.

After a while, Eida spoke again.

"Hmm… in this world, your mother was still betrayed by them. I've already recorded the high-ranking officials who approved it."

Ye nodded.

"I understand. Thank you, Big Sister Eida."

Eida smiled slightly.

"No need to thank me. Besides… I just thought of a good idea."

Soon after, the Sunagakure council elders gathered in the meeting room.

"Hey, Rasa, why did you suddenly call us here?"

"Do you know how busy we are?"

"That's right. If you have something to say, hurry up."

"..."

Rasa didn't answer immediately. Instead, he slowly scanned the room, as if confirming that everyone had arrived.

After a moment, he finally spoke.

"Since everyone is here… then please step down, you parasites. You've occupied those seats long enough."

"What did you just call us!?"

"How dare you, Rasa! Do you even know how you became Kazekage!?"

"That's right! You brat actually dare to tell us to step down? Have you lost your mind!?"

"..."

The council members glared furiously at him.

Rasa merely sneered.

"Heh. A bunch of senile old fools living off your seniority. I've never liked any of you."

"Gold Dust: Drizzle!"

Rasa manipulated gold dust and launched an attack at the council.

Several elders failed to react in time and were immediately seriously injured.

Seeing the bloodied bodies beside them, the remaining elders froze—then erupted in rage.

"Rasa! You blind fool, you're actually serious!?"

"Wait! Calm down. Maybe he's under a Genjutsu!"

"Genjutsu my foot! Of course you'd say that when you're not the one injured!"

Even so, suspicion quickly spread among them.

Could it be…

Rasa had really fallen under a Genjutsu?

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