The leaves are fluttering

——This painting tells the story of how a princess endured humiliation, was physically disabled and strong-willed, and finally became a big boss in order to maintain world peace.

Under the ancient ruins of the Land of Fire, two young girls sat beside a burning fire.

"Ah...ah——sneeze!" Mingyin sneezed hard.Shrinking her body, she moved a little closer to the fire.The clothes on her body were still wet, but she just didn't want to spend more chakra to dry the clothes.

Mito, who was sitting next to Mingyin, glanced at her secretly, then turned his gaze away and continued to grill the devil rat meat on the grill.Before that, Mito and Akane had been walking forward along the only road, but they didn't expect that this road was full of dangers.The deeper they went, the more orderly the path under their feet became, and later on, various organs and hidden weapons came into play in turn.In an accident, Mito accidentally fell into a deep pool. The water in the pool was so strange that Mito couldn't swim ashore for a while, and Mingyin rescued her in the end.

Since both of their clothes were soaked, they decided to stop and rest first.On the way, Mito solved a huge demon mouse that tried to attack them, so the problem of filling their stomachs was also solved.However——there are also unsatisfactory places, such as Mingyin's unwillingness to "waste" Chakra drying clothes, so that she caught a cold and started to sneeze.It's not that Mito didn't persuade her, but the other party blocked her mouth with a few words.

"Clothes have to be dried from inside to outside, and the place is cold and cold, so too much chakra is consumed. I don't know what dangers there will be in the future, so I can't take risks." These are Mingyin's original words.

When Ming Yin said this, Mito also roughly guessed what she was thinking. After all, not everyone is like the Uzumaki clan. They are born with a lot of chakra, and the ideas of upstarts and poor dicks are always different.

"Ah-sneeze!" There was another sneeze.Glancing at Mingyin who was shrinking into a ball, Mito felt that he couldn't sit still.Even though his body was shivering from the cold, his face still had an unchanged expression, it seemed that he was not usually on guard.With Mingyin's strength, it can be seen that she is a good comrade in arms. Thinking about the unknown dangers that may arise in the future, Mito feels that it is better for him to lend a helping hand. After all, she also saved his life.

"I think it's better for you to dry your clothes. If you don't want to use chakra, then use mine!" Mito leaned closer to Mingyin, and by the way made his words sound trustworthy.

"No need." Mingyin resolutely refused, she didn't give Mito a look, and continued to stare at the fire.

"If you are worried that I will hurt you, then you can rest assured that I am not stupid enough to get rid of a capable partner without getting out of here." The aggressive method has always been very effective for girls who are cold on the outside and weak on the inside.As expected, Ming Yin denied it, and then Mito dried her clothes logically.

The temperature of Mito Chakra came through the wet clothes. It was warm and warm. Ming Yin felt a sense of drowsiness in his heart. In addition, he had caught a cold before. When the clothes were dried, Ming Yin lay down on the bed. Fall asleep on the simple bed.

Seeing that Mingyin was fast asleep, Mito put away her smile and turned her head to look at the fire with her eyes in the air. Only at this moment can she think about what happened before.Although she had lost consciousness when she fell into the pool and was rescued, the red eyes in her subconscious made her uneasy.There was only one person who could save her, and that person's eyes were pure black, unless... Mito didn't dare to think about it.

Shaking his head to dispel the thoughts in his head, Mito turned over and lay down on his bed, forcing himself to sleep quickly.Under the reflection of the firelight, the girl's face glowed with warmth, calm and serene. This was the sleeping face that they rarely showed after years of fighting. Perhaps... this accident was not a bad thing for them.

……

The fire has burned out, leaving only a trace of smoke.

Waking up from sleep, the two of Mito packed up their things and began to look for a way out again.After making sure nothing was left behind, Mito and Mingyin looked at each other, and then walked towards the unknown front one after the other, where there was unknown danger waiting for them.

The road ahead gradually became wider. The ground under the feet was made of unknown ore, and the walls on both sides became different. Although the damage was serious, the complicated patterns could still be vaguely seen.Obviously, this is an underground building of an ancient country.

Going forward, a small door blocked the way of Mito and the others.Mingyin stepped forward and raised her hand to push, but the door remained motionless.

"Maybe... it's for pulling?" Mito kindly reminded.

"I don't need you to remind me!" Ming Yin, who was about to retreat, stopped and retorted with a blushing face.Of course, Mito standing behind her couldn't see the expression on her face.

Mingyin pulled the door again, but there was still no response.Frowning deeply, she raised her hands to her chest and formed a few complicated handprints, trying to destroy the door with a large-scale escape technique.

"Wait a minute!" Mito suddenly stopped Mingyin, she walked to Mingyin's side, pointed to the strange pattern carved on the door and said, "This seems to be the pattern of the sealing formation, if you attack forcefully, it is likely to rebound."

"Then...do you have a solution?"

"Most of the ways to unseal are similar. Although I can't be sure that this is the same, it's worth a try." After speaking, Mito raised one hand and placed it in the center of the door, then closed his eyes.Chakra rushed to the door along her hand, activating the ancient seal.When all the patterns were lit up, Mito opened his eyes and whispered the word "Xie", and the door opened in response.

"I didn't expect your sealing technique to be so powerful." The words of admiration, but the tone of admiration could not be heard.

"It's okay." Through the past few days of getting along, Mito also understood Mingyin's character, and knew that this was her greatest compliment, so Mito didn't care.After roughly scanning the scene inside the door, Mito said to Ming Yin: "Let's go in first!"

Nodding, Akane and Mito walked into the door together.There is not much space inside the door, but its scenery is more amazing than outside the door.The exquisite and undamaged murals reveal the superb skills of the casters in every carving and carving.Walking around the murals, Mito suddenly stopped, and looked up at the only place on the entire wall where there were words engraved, and she was secretly startled.

"Can you understand the writing on it?" Seeing that Mito was listening intently to the writing-like thing on the mural, Akane asked curiously.

"Yeah. I can understand it a little bit. I saw it somewhere today, and I heard someone explain it to me." Reaching out his hand to lightly touch the blurred writing on the mural, Mito's voice was full of disapproval. Qing's nostalgia.

"What is written on it? It must be related to this painting!" Ming Yin asked Mito, staring at the things that resembled trees and people on the mural.

"I don't know very well, but it's mostly related to the painting," Mito carefully identified the inscriptions, "...the sacred tree...the princess...the fruit...peace...the evil spirit..."

"Sacred tree? Princess?" Mingyin pointed at the largest piece of the mural, "Do you mean these two things?"

Mito looked at Mingyin's finger, and then she nodded her head in agreement, "It's pretty similar, it should be. I think it records the story of a princess who brought peace to the world with the help of the power of the sacred tree." ...I plan to copy these words down." As he spoke, Mito took out a pen and paper from his bag, then knelt and sat under the mural to record.

"I don't think that's the case... Maybe that princess was spying on the power of the Divine Tree, and then she was driven by the power and turned into an evil spirit, and finally caused the continent to be devastated... That's why our world is constantly fighting." Mingyin hugged her hands. Chest stood next to Mito.

"...You may be right, but... I still want to believe that this princess once had a heart of 'peace longing'." Mito said to Mingyin while copying.

"Who knows..." Mingyin raised her hand to caress the princess and the sacred tree on the mural, "People always like to exaggerate the facts, and then there are myths... If there is a god, then please end this darkness and chaos the era of..."

Mito suddenly laughed out loud, and she was amused by the weird "if" behind Akane, and she said confidently, "Instead of believing in God, I would rather believe in my own power."

"Your strength? You don't think you can do it alone, do you?!" Ming Yin felt incredible for Mito's self-confidence. She didn't think that this girl who was about her age could do anything earth-shattering.

"Of course I'm not alone, isn't there you?" Mito asked with a smile.For some reason, Mito always felt that Akane was very close, like an old friend who had known her for a long time.Although the two have different views, Mingyin's transparency gave Mito a good impression.

"You...what are you talking about...I didn't say I want to be with you..." Mito's bluntness made Mingyin blush, she turned her head to hide her uneasiness, "But... I have to say, You and someone I know are just as innocent as..."

"Naive? I don't think this is a compliment," Mito continued to copy with her head down. Although her tone was casual, these words came from her heart. "I don't think 'peace' is an unattainable dream." .People have emotions and will be controlled by interests...as long as they grasp their 'pain points', peace will not be a dream."

"It hurts... well, you really know how to speak," Mingyin sneered, "but... I agree with your words a little... at least you are much more reliable than the 'naive' guy I know."

With a slight smile, Mito accepted Akane's veiled compliment.

A long time passed, and Mito still hadn't finished copying it, and Mingyin was not in a hurry. She looked at the people and objects on the murals boredly, and guessed the story described above.However, at this moment, something seemed to wake up from Mingyin's heart, and it was very slow, so she didn't even notice it.

At first glance, Mingyin's gaze is still on the mural, but if someone can look directly into her eyes, they will find that her eyes are empty at this time.

Many figures of Ran flashed in front of my eyes, their faces were blurred, and they wore clothes that were completely different from those of this era, but Mingyin felt a sense of strange familiarity in her heart.

There seemed to be someone's voice next to her ears, soft or heavy, and as more voices emerged, Mingyin felt a trace of sourness, joy, or sadness in the depths of her heart.Bewitched, she raised her hand to hold the mural in front of her, her lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

【...様...】

what?

【...Father on the road...】

What did you say... I can't hear you...

【インドラ...Father on the 様...】

"Indora...Father Shangmen..." Mingyin called out unconsciously, the voice was ethereal as if it came from the distant past, and Mito, who was closest to Mingyin, did not notice her abnormality because he was concentrating on copying the text.

"Mingyin, I've copied it."

When Mito's voice came, it was as if a heavy hammer had knocked Mingyin awake. The moment her head was completely clear, a doubt crossed her heart.Although it was strange that she was absent-minded for a short time, but when she thought of the weirdness of this ruin, Mingyin didn't take it to heart.

"Let's go!" After adjusting her state, Mingyin left here first.

Responding softly, Mito also followed Akane's footsteps, and the two walked side by side deeper.Not long after the two left, water dripped from the ceiling of the cave, slid along the dents on the mural to the corners of the woman's eyes, and then slid down along the outline of the woman's face. From a distance, it seemed that she was crying .

The author has something to say: Note: 【インドラ... Father Shang様...】 means "Indra... Father..."

After discussing with my friends, I decided to modify the second half, in order to be in line with the following plot... Welcome to open your minds and make all kinds of guesses