Chapter 49 A Second Life, Rely on Me
Kakashi Hatake immediately covered his eyes after being exposed to a sudden burst of intense white light. A few seconds later, the white light gradually dissipated, but when he lowered his hands, Haruko Hayama and Haku were nowhere to be seen.
Remembering her eye technique, Kakashi Hatake calmed down and focused on fighting Zabuza.
Both of them were almost out of strength. Just as they were about to clash and prepare to fight, a white light flashed and Haruko Hayama, who had disappeared, returned to her original spot.
Her eyes were filled with scattered white light, which formed an intricate platinum magic circle against her dark pupils.
This is her pupil technique...
Looking at the increasingly cold body in her arms, Haruko Hayama couldn't help but hug him even tighter.
This was the first time she had constructed a vast and realistic illusion based on someone else's memories. Even she couldn't control it from a third-person perspective; she could only immerse herself in the illusion and spend the next ten years with her childhood sweetheart.
It wasn't until death awakened her consciousness and brought her back to reality.
Although it was she who died in the illusion, it was Shiro who died in reality. The painting depicts Shiro's serene face, and Haruko's caress of him in the morning is filled with sorrow.
His life shouldn't end here.
He is pure and flawless, the embodiment of all loyalty in the world.
He should be free to start his own future!
A strong will to survive filled Haruko Hayama's nerves, even exceeding the threshold of her eye technique, causing the platinum magic circle in her eyes to rotate and change, transforming into a complex green field under the drifting disassembly and recombination.
She knew how to bring Bai back to life!
Haruko took out the flying needle from the white-haired man's head. As his smooth, long hair fell to the ground, she plunged the needle into her own heart and pulled it out, letting the blood gush out.
The moment the eye technique was activated, strands of naturally flowing life force emerged from Haruko Hayama's heart and then connected to Shiro's heart, continuously supplying him with life force.
After about a minute, Haruko finally broke the connection to her life force because she couldn't hold on any longer. Just as she was about to fall to the ground, a pair of fair and slender hands, still stained with blood, caught her.
Bai has actually come back to life!
The resurrected Bai Jingjing looked at the exhausted Haruko Hayama in her arms. After a while, she finally spoke with difficulty.
"You have already repaid Zabuza's kindness with your life... Now, your life is given to you by me..."
"If you can only exist by depending on someone, then depend on me..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Haruko fainted as if she could no longer hold on. Shiro remained silent, tracing the resemblance between her and every part of the illusion with his gaze.
The happiest person was undoubtedly Zabuza, who had regained his tools. "Hahaha, Haku, come here!"
Hearing his call, Bai gently laid Haruko's body flat on the ground, then got up and walked step by step toward Zabuza.
Kakashi Hatake, watching him from the side, frowned and kept a close eye on his movements.
When Zabuza noticed that Haku had stopped about two meters away from him, he sensed something was wrong and said impatiently, "You weren't actually moved by that brat, were you? Hurry up and come over here!"
After staring at him for a few seconds, Bai Dingding suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zabuza.
"Lord Zabuza, I thank you for raising me."
Zabuza sensed something impossible from his attitude and suddenly became furious, glaring at him fiercely, "You wouldn't...!"
Bai finished kowtowing and stood up, his gaze resolute.
"As Haruko said, I have repaid your kindness with my life. My life now... belongs to Haruko, so the meaning of my existence is to stay by Haruko's side!"
In another possibility, Haruko Hayama took him away, taught him, cared for him, and loved him unconditionally—a love completely different from the love Zabuza gave him.
Even though she poured all her energy into weaving an illusion and even dedicated her life force to him, Haruko Hayama still chose to leave the decision to herself.
My Haruko...
My entire reason for existing...
Even if it's fake, I absolutely will not allow this tragedy to happen again...
Under Zabuza's unfriendly gaze, Shiro returned to Haruko's side, carefully picked her up, and patted her back with heartache when he saw the pain on her face.
Before Zabuza could even get angry, the ruthless boss Gato, whom the drunken man had mentioned, actually brought a group of armed thugs, intending to kill them when they were exhausted from fighting.
So Zabuza, betrayed by his client, vented all his anger on these thugs.
Fortunately, the drunk man's grandson, Inari, arrived on the bridge in time with the villagers and scared them away, thus saving Kakashi Hatake and his group from a fight.
Once Zabuza calmed down, he glanced at Haku, who hadn't looked at him at all from beginning to end.
He never imagined that Bai would betray him and choose to leave with someone else. For Bai, who regarded loyalty as his belief, betrayal was probably harder for him to do than death.
But Bai ultimately chose someone else.
He couldn't help but recall every moment from when he found Haku to when he grew up. Zabuza took one last look at him and silently embarked on his journey alone.
"Hey! Let me hug Haruko!"
Naruto Uzumaki kept grumbling as he walked back to the village, clearly annoyed by the handsome young man who had suddenly appeared.
"With your short stature, you might drop Haruko while carrying her," Sasuke Uchiha mocked, then awkwardly added, "I should be the one carrying her."
"No, I know how to hold Qingzi comfortably." Bai maintained a gentle smile and refused both of them.
Naruto Uzumaki: ...
Uchiha Sasuke: ...
How come they didn't realize this guy was a real sly fox?!
Kakashi Hatake, following behind, looked at Haruko Hayama, who was still fast asleep. The ability to temporarily disappear from reality through illusion... Judging from their rapidly developing and strange feelings, had they spent many years together in the illusion? Or had the illusion blurred their time like a dream?
There are also miraculous resurrection acts, such as sacrificing one's own life force to revive others. The aftereffects are not yet apparent, but it is still quite amazing...
As Naruto Uzumaki's persistent voice demanding his judgment rang in his ears, Kakashi Hatake lowered his probing gaze and resumed his usual nonchalant attitude.
He exclaimed, "It's so good to be young!"
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