Chapter 240 This is her daughter
Haruko was always the one who tried to get Takeuchi Mirei to go out with her, but she never expected that one day Takeuchi Mirei would take the initiative to ask her out. Upon receiving the news, Haruko was initially delighted, but then became worried.
They rushed to Ichiraku Ramen, their usual meeting place, where Takeuchi Mirei was already seated.
"Sister Meiling, what happened?" Qingzi asked, calming her breathing as she sat down next to her.
As soon as she sat down, the owner brought the ramen to her. At Takeuchi Mirei's prompting, Haruko could only pick up her chopsticks and take a bite.
Then, Takeuchi Mirei spoke slowly, "It's nothing. I've already met the person you mentioned."
Haruko choked on her ramen, swallowed it with difficulty, and then gave her an incredulous look. "So fast! And then? What do you think?"
Under her curious gaze, Takeuchi Mirei twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "She really is a strange person."
Morning Valley, an elite Jonin, is praised by almost everyone around him as a good person, not only kind but also with a strong sense of justice.
In short, they are two completely different people from Mirei Takeuchi.
Originally, it was just a whim to see what kind of person she was, but after noticing nothing special about her, Takeuchi Mirei was about to leave when Hayama Ichitani discovered her and made her a suspect.
After giving a perfunctory explanation that she was just passing by, she didn't expect his gaze to become increasingly strange.
Amidst her expressionless face and the astonishment of her teammates, Kazutani Kazama exclaimed enthusiastically, "Excuse me, can we get to know each other? I think I've fallen in love with you at first sight!"
This was the first time Takeuchi Mirei had experienced something so strange, and she didn't know how to deal with it. The Anbu had never taught her how to handle matters of the heart.
All her facade of appearing ordinary was learned through constant observation of others.
When she encounters something beyond her control, her pretense is ruthlessly torn away, revealing her empty and barren inner self.
After much deliberation, she finally approached Uchiha Haruko, the only person she could talk to for a while.
"Do you think I should be with him?" After asking, Takeuchi Mirei shook her head again. "You should agree, after all, we are your parents."
"No."
As she turned her head to look at her, Haruko smiled and said, "I hope that every decision you make is based on your own self-acceptance."
Even if you don't exist in the future?
Even if I don't exist in the future.
Unconsciously adopting the scrutinizing gaze of an undercover agent, he discovered the genuine seriousness in her eyes, and it seemed as if Takeuchi Mirei had encountered yet another difficult problem.
"Why? Why would you rather sacrifice yourself to support my choice?"
To this day, Takeuchi Mirei has not fully believed Haruko's previous statement that she was her daughter. The reason she went along with her was only to explore more in-depth information.
But Haruko's responses always felt like she was speaking to her as her real daughter, her family member, her closest relative.
She didn't understand.
"Because you are you, and I love you."
Almost without pausing, Haruko gazed intently at her, her intense emotions, accompanied by her words, stirring her sealed-away heart.
It wasn't because she was her mother or her daughter, but simply because Takeuchi Mirei was herself, and Haruko would always love her.
Infected by the profound emotions in her clear eyes, Takeuchi Mirei abruptly looked away, unconsciously revealing a sharpness hidden beneath her gentle exterior.
Noticing her unease, Haruko thoughtfully changed the subject, "Sister Meiling, I need to ask you for a favor."
"...What kind of help?"
Glancing at her boss, who was busy with his back to them, Haruko leaned closer and whispered, "I want to borrow your ANBU identity."
Mirei Takeuchi frowned, neither probing nor agreeing outright, "Even if you use shapeshifting magic, you can't disguise yourself as me."
"I can."
To convince her, Haruko activated her eye technique the next second.
As a dazzling white light appeared in her eyes, Takeuchi Mirei's expression froze. She instantly activated her pupil technique, gripped the chopsticks she was holding tightly, and swiftly stabbed at the threatening entity.
"I also have the Reverse-Shaped Birch Eye."
The sharp gust of wind stopped just in front of her neck, but Haruko's breathing didn't falter at all. She pointed to her eyes and explained.
If Takeuchi Mirei had some doubts about her before, now, seeing eyes that were exactly like her own and even more powerful, she completely believed that she was her future daughter.
Takeuchi Mirei put down her chopsticks, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her dark pupils had returned to their original color.
"Okay, but you'll have to wait a month. I have to go outside the village on an emergency mission."
Knowing the illusionary abilities of the pupil technique, she didn't ask any further questions about the specific plans. Instead, she used her gaze to carefully trace the figure of the girl in front of her.
This is... her daughter.
...
After saying goodbye to Mirei Takeuchi, Haruko stopped in an empty alley.
"Come out."
The drifting air currents were disrupted by the sudden appearance of a figure. Haruko turned around and looked at Kakashi Hatake, who had been following her all the way, with a rather helpless expression.
"Kakashi, should I suggest to Minato-sensei that we assign you more missions?"
Ignoring her rejection, Kakashi Hatake asked, "What did you two talk about? Was it about your plans?"
These days, Haruko is being utterly annoyed by him. She doesn't understand why he's so insistent on participating in her plans, but that doesn't stop her from trying to find a way to make him back down.
Haruko earnestly advised him, "Kakashi, I need to use my Anbu identity to complete the next step, but you can't borrow an identity, so you shouldn't..."
"I can join the Dark Side."
Seeing her surprised expression, Kakashi Hatake repeated, "As long as I pass the test, I can join the Anbu."
"Do you think joining the Anbu is so easy?" Haruko couldn't believe that the bloody and ruthless Anbu was described by him as something as simple as joining a gang. Her voice rose several decibels. "Besides, the Anbu isn't suitable for you!"
How do you know it's not suitable?
Kakashi Hatake seemed determined to argue with her, staring intently at her, making Haruko unable to utter any words of advice to stop him.
However, Haruko thought about it again and realized that using this to discourage him from continuing his investigation was not a bad idea.
"Okay, let's make a bet. If you can get into the Dark Division within a month, I'll include you in all my plans. If you fail, don't keep asking me questions."
"It's a deal."
He agreed so quickly, as if afraid she would change her mind. Haruko was still confused and called out to Kakashi Hatake, who was about to turn around and leave.
"Kakashi, the Anbu is not as simple as you think. What exactly is your purpose in trying to get involved in my plan?"
Kakashi Hatake paused in his departing figure, remained silent for a moment, and then his clear, cold voice, tinged with a hint of confusion, echoed in the alley.
"I don't know either."
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