>>5944389“Their papers are in order, they haven’t violated the terms of any agreement beyond those of their own village, and it was ultimately for our own benefit, not theirs.” Hotaru states. “There’s nothing more to be done here.”
You listen to the wind blow through the leaves of the trees. At some point the fire blazing in the oak was put out, probably some water jutsu Hotaru used while you weren’t paying attention. You take it all in before continuing to speak. “Mom, Harumi, she had a scroll. I don’t know what was on it, but she seemed intensely protective of it. During the war we called her Death’s Whisper because she was an assassin in style. I’ve seen her use a variant of water bullet that could lance out like a silent beam and destroy a rock with ease. I know she’s good with the sword. I know she’s intensely secretive and ruthless. She gave birth to me so she could use my body as a sacrifice to bring Izumi back to life with a forbidden jutsu, so, for what it’s worth, she clearly regrets what happened all those years ago. That’s all I really know. She’s a woman of few words.”
“Your mother is scum who killed her own daughter, and then betrayed her village anyway, rendering it totally senseless. Then she tried to make up for it by committing what sounds like another, even more vastly heinous crime. I promise you: She’s dead.” Atsushi says. “And thank you. That should be helpful.”
