Chapter 480: It’s You?
"Senpai... so many of my classmates are dead."
Mei's voice was still thick with crying, the tracks of dried tears visible on her face.
"We're still alive."
Ao touched the fresh bandages on his wound. If he hadn't kept a low profile, he might not even be here talking to her right now.
But there was no joy in his survival. As long as the war raged on, it was only a matter of time before the battlefield claimed him too.
"How much longer can we stay alive?"
The light in Mei's eyes had faded. She had never known war could be this horrifying.
Back in the Academy, in the village, she had always been the prodigy, the girl blessed with two Kekkei Genkai.
In any other village, she would have been destined for greatness. But she was born in Kirigakure.
"I don't know."
Ao finally answered after a long silence.