Finally, Mito focused on Yujin. Due to the Nine-Tailed Fox, she was highly sensitive to emotions, allowing her to immediately sense how calm the man in front of her truly was.

He appeared concerned, but it didn't seem to affect him much, as if the emotions he was feeling at that moment didn't impact his body or actions. That was the impression Mito had of Yujin.

As someone of importance, even though Mito kept herself isolated in her mansion, she was always informed about the village's events through intelligence reports delivered to her.

Therefore, she knew many things that Yujin had done since arriving in the village.

It could be said that even before meeting him, Mito already had an understanding of him, and that's why she only needed one encounter to better grasp the existence of this person.

When she noticed Mito's attention on him, Yujin stepped forward and greeted her. He made his right hand into a fist and placed it in front of his body horizontally. The other hand, he placed over the fist. Leaning forward 30 degrees, he closed his eyes and spoke.

"Greetings, madam. My name is Yujin, a close friend of Tsunade. Pleasure to meet you."

Mito smiled gently in response to his greetings.

"Strange way to greet someone. I've never seen anything like it before. What do the fist and palm signify?"

Yujin realized that when he raised his fist and palm, some presences around the room seemed ready to move. They were analyzing every move of his with extreme caution. Perhaps because of this, Mito wanted to know more about Yujin's unusual way of greeting, maybe to reassure the bodyguards nearby.

"This is called Baoquan Li, and this greeting has many different meanings. It is commonly used by people from my homeland as a sign of respect among Martial Artists. One of the meanings is that the fist represents the strength, power, and Martial Arts of the person greeting, while the palm covering the fist signifies control over that strength. It means that, no matter how strong our Martial Arts might be, we must always have control over it because uncontrolled strength is a danger to people."

Mito seemed surprised by the explanation, curiosity evident on her face. She asked,

"Baoquan Li? Interesting, I've never seen anything like this before. What other meanings could this gesture have?"

"Another meaning is how the fist signifies your skills as a fighter, and the palm signifies your knowledge. It indicates that the more knowledge you have, the more you learn, the greater control you will have over your skills. Therefore, this greeting is a respectful way to greet someone. Other meanings include Yin and Yang, and the necessary harmony to keep them under control."

Mito observed Yujin's hands carefully and could understand the profound meanings behind this greeting, which fascinated her.

"Even at this age, and on the brink of death, I learn new things, fascinating."

She smiled gently, surprising Tsunade. She did not expect that just a few words from Yujin could make the elderly woman so happy. She was once again amazed by Yujin's wisdom.

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The old woman spent a few seconds digesting the new knowledge before finally turning her attention back to Yujin and speaking.

"You are special. I don't know exactly what is special about you, but I can feel something from you that I've never felt from anyone in my entire life. Where are you from?"

Yujin expected this question, so he answered smoothly.

"I cannot answer that question, I apologize. I have spent the last few months pondering exactly that. I come from a place entirely different from here, so I don't know if it's another world or still within this world, but in other lands. Although the language is the same, the writing is completely different."

Mito was surprised again, not expecting this response. For a few seconds, she wondered if Yujin was lying, but after analyzing his and Tsunade's expressions, she believed what he said, although not entirely.

"What is the writing like in the place you come from? I have traveled a lot in my youth and accumulated much knowledge; perhaps I may recognize it."

Yujin took a paper and pen from a table in the room and began writing some symbols. When he was done, he showed the paper to the old woman, who was surprised, this time truly believing in Yujin.

"This is... ancient."

"Grandma, do you know this language?"

The old woman nodded slowly as she analyzed the writing in front of her.

"Yes... I've seen this before. Years ago, Hashirama found a cave with these symbols written on the walls. After much analysis and research with experts, it was discovered to be an ancient language from over a thousand years ago. I only recognize some of these symbols because they are also used in Fuinjutsu, and that's why I studied them extensively. I never thought I'd see them again. Many of these symbols are also the same as our writing, so Hashirama had a theory that it was the language that originated our current language."

The old woman then looked at Yujin, trying to reassess the existence of this person. This revelation gave the old woman many theories about him that sent shivers down her spine. The implications were staggering.

"What do you know about these symbols? If you can, please tell me."

Yujin was immediately interested in what the old woman had to say, but she simply analyzed the symbols for some time, almost ignoring his question.

Minutes later, she slowly got up from the bed and went to the bookshelf in the room. Taking one of the books, she returned to the bed and handed it to Yujin.

He opened the book and found several symbols similar to his language. Tsunade read the book next to him, and minutes later, she spoke softly.

"It's a book analyzing the symbols you saw in the cave?"

"Yes. Some symbols persist in our language to this day. Others are part of the Uzumaki clan's Fuinjutsu. But most are completely unknown; I could only speculate about their meaning. But with Yujin, maybe we can fully unravel them."

Yujin tried to read the book, but he couldn't, so he turned the pages and found some extremely realistic drawn images.

"These drawings are very good."

Tsunade looked at the "drawings" and explained,

"They are photos of the cave, not drawings."

After Tsunade explained what photos were, Yujin looked closely at the photos, and his expression gradually turned pale. The more he read what was written on the cave walls, the paler his expression became, surprising Tsunade and Mito.

Yujin took the paper on which he had written Mito's words, placed the photos and the paper side by side, and analyzed both. Tsunade, who was intrigued by his behavior, also observed, and her expression slowly turned pale.

It took her a while to realize, but when she did, she couldn't help but be astonished. Mito was confused, watching the expressions of the two.

"What happened?"

Yujin was so speechless that he sat in silence for a moment, analyzing the photos as much as he could. A few minutes later, he handed the photos and the paper to Mito, who examined both side by side.

She realized faster than Tsunade and was equally surprised.

"The writing... It's very similar. It must be a coincidence, right?"

Yujin remained silent for a few moments, then shook his head and replied.

"No, my name is written on the wall."

"But what does that mean then?"

Mito's brain stopped working for a moment. The implications were too absurd to even consider. Yujin took a deep breath and stated his conclusion.

"Perhaps... I traveled to the future?"