Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

"If there's no such thing in history, then let's create history!" Mei Terumi repeated this sentence in a low voice, her eyes slightly shining.

"Let's go, we've been delayed for a while. I should take you to the place where you can practice!" Dihuangwan stood up and led the way out of the Mizukage's office.

Mei Terumi drank the tea in her hand, put down the cup, and followed Dihuangwan. She looked at Dihuangwan's back, and her curiosity about him reached its peak!

"The Sandaime is very different from the description in the rumors! Which one is the real him?!"

There is a secret training ground outside the Hidden Mist Village. This is the exclusive training place of the Third Mizukage. Outsiders cannot enter here without a warrant.

The environment here is actually not much different from other public training grounds in Kirigakure, it’s just more private!

"Ming girl, how far have you come in your training? Have you learned water-style ninjutsu?" Although Dihuangwan knew the details of Mei Terumi, he could only pretend not to know.

"Teacher, I learned Water Array Wall!" Mei Terumi listened to her father and did not reveal the real details. She only said that she learned a water-style ninjutsu, which was not unusual for a member of the ninja clan!

"Show it to me!" said Dihuang Wan.

Mei Terumi did as she was told. After forming the seal, a water wall half a meter thick and one and a half meters high appeared, which lasted for five seconds before dissipating!

Well, very standard water array wall strength!

Watching Mei Terumi performing Water Wall, Dihuangmaru couldn't help but recall the time when he was practicing Water Wall at the Konoha training ground. That was the first water-style ninjutsu he had learned!

After she had used the Water Array Wall, the Sandaime seemed to be thinking about something. Mei Terumi felt a little nervous and asked with a guilty conscience, "Teacher, is there something wrong with the Water Array Wall I used?"

Dihuangwan came back to his senses and said quickly: "No problem, it's a very standard water array wall strength. It seems that you have a good foundation! I just remembered that when I was your age, the first water ninjutsu I practiced was also the water array wall, so I couldn't help but recall the past! Haha, it's easy to be nostalgic when you get older, haha!"

"Is that so?" Mei Terumi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little relieved. "Then which one is better, my Water Array Wall or the one that the teacher used when we first learned it?"

"Almost. Teacher, you can reach the Kage level with Water Style. You must be very talented. Ming girl is not bad either. With time, you may surpass me. After all, you have the possibility of awakening the Blood Limit!"

"Teacher, I want to see you perform Water Array Wall!"

"Okay, then let me show you what the peak of the Water Array Wall is like!"

After saying that, Dihuang Wan stood a little further away and made four seals!

A spinning water tornado spun wildly around Dihuang Wan's body, even causing the surrounding airflow to spin along with it. Terumi Mei's eyes widened, "Oh my god, is this still a water formation wall? It can actually form this shape! Even my father can't do it!"

It was Terumimine who taught Terumim Mei the Water Array Wall, so she knew very well how good her father was at using the Water Array Wall!

What shocked Mei Terumi even more was yet to come. After the waterspout lasted for half a minute, as Dihuangwan's handprint changed, it quickly turned into a rotating giant wave and rushed into the distance! It swept nearly a hundred meters away!

"This! Is this Water Impact Wave?! It can actually combine the two ninjutsu, Water Array Wall and Water Impact Wave, into one, attack and defense! Moreover, the defense is stronger! The attack is also stronger! Is this the strength of the Third Mizukage?" Terumi Mei swallowed involuntarily, and the look she gave Dihuangmaru became filled with shock and admiration!

Dihuang Wan looked at Terumi Mei's reaction and the look she gave him, feeling very proud, "Hehe, little girl, do you accept it?"

But on the surface, he still maintained an unfathomable look, "Ming girl, how is it!"

"Teacher, this is amazing. I have never seen this level of water ninjutsu!"

"Ming girl, whether it is Water Array Wall or Water Rush Wave, they are only C-level ninjutsu. However, as long as you understand water deeply enough, even if it is only a C-level ninjutsu, it can still reach the power of A-level or even S-level!"

“Understanding of water?”

"That's right, Miss Ming, let me ask you, what is water escape, what is water?"

"Water escape technique is to transform the water attribute chakra into water through seals, which can then be used for attack and defense!"

"These are principles that all ninjas understand. What is your unique understanding?"

"This..." After hesitating for a moment, Terumi Mei said, "The changes in the forms of water escape are more varied than those of other attributes!"

"At your age, you have such understanding. I can see how hard you work in your practice!"

Di Huang Wan continued, "Water is the most easily shaped attribute in nature. It is ever-changing. The so-called water escape technique is to use seals to make water become the form we want, such as water walls, water columns, water waves, or other forms! However, when your understanding of water reaches a certain level, you will break away from the limitations of seals and reach the realm of mind change! When the mind moves, water can transform everything!"

As he spoke, Dihuang Wan demonstrated. A large ball of water appeared in his hand. It swirled around Dihuang Wan's body, then turned into a shield, then turned into a water gun that pierced through trees, then turned into water needles that shot into rocks with bangs. A water wolf appeared and jumped flexibly, a water dragon spun and danced majestically, and finally a splash of water appeared. Against the backdrop of the white surroundings, it was magnificent!

Mei Terumi widened her eyes, immersed in Dihuangwan's almost magic-like performance!

She didn't know how many times she had been shocked today, and she began to doubt her self-proclaimed solid foundation, "Is this the real water escape technique?"

Dihuangwan saw that the little girl was a little frustrated, so he touched her head and said with a smile: "Ming girl, don't be discouraged. Now in the entire ninja world, I am the only one who can understand the water attribute to this level!"

Dihuang Wan looked at Zhao Meiming who was still in a daze without saying a word, and knew that she needed time to digest it, so he didn't say much. It was almost noon, so he simply caught a few fish from the river, lit a fire, and grilled the fish!

After a while, the aroma of grilled fish spread, bringing Terumi Mei back to her senses. She looked at the grilled fish that Dihuang Wan handed over and took it with both hands, "Thank you, teacher!"

After taking a bite of the grilled fish, Mei Terumi's pupils shrank, "What a taste!"

The taste buried deep in memory is suddenly awakened!

She looked at the Sandaime with an expression of disbelief. Dihuangwan felt a little frightened by her stare and suddenly realized something!

He said quickly: "Teacher's skills are not bad, right? I don't have your ninja background, but from childhood to adulthood, I have experienced countless training and missions, and I have mastered the skills of grilling fish. This is the accumulation of decades!"

After listening to Dihuang Wan's words, Terumi Mei came back to her senses. She clenched her hands and sighed in her heart, "I told you, how is this possible!"

She ate the grilled fish in big mouthfuls. The more she ate, the more she felt the taste overlapped with the taste in her memory. Every little detail of her past with Ashin kept emerging in her mind, and she could no longer control her tears.

Dihuang Wan sighed inwardly, thinking that he was careless. What kind of fish did he grill?

"Teacher, I'm fine. It's just that the grilled fish you cooked tastes very similar to the taste of a member of my tribe. He was killed in the spy attack on his village before World War II! I haven't tasted this flavor for many years!"

Dihuangwan repeatedly comforted her, "Ming girl, what happened back then affected many Kirigakure ninjas, and the think tank was wiped out. This was also the fuse for Kirigakure's disastrous defeat in World War II. It is indeed a memory that is hard to bear! Cheer up, we all have to look forward!"