The tale of Mayumi

Chapter 27 - A Power Unleashed

Morning came too soon.

I barely got any sleep after what happened. My mind refused to rest, replaying the sensation of vanishing and reappearing over and over. The more I thought about it, the more certain I became—this wasn't just some random fluke.

I had teleported.

The realization left an uneasy weight in my chest. Telekinesis was one thing, but this? This was on an entirely different level. It was like my body had moved without my permission, instinctively responding to something I didn't understand.

I needed to tell someone.

I considered Hikaru first, but he wasn't awake yet. And honestly... I didn't want to worry him.

That left one person.

I pushed myself out of bed, rubbing my eyes as I grabbed my cloak and headed outside.

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Kakashi wasn't hard to find.

He was sitting on a rooftop, reading Icha Icha with his usual relaxed posture, pretending like he wasn't fully aware of everything happening around him.

I jumped up onto the ledge beside him, landing with a soft thud. "We need to talk."

He glanced at me, lazily turning a page. "Good morning to you too."

I crossed my arms. "Kakashi."

He sighed, folding his book shut and finally looking at me. "You're unusually serious. What happened?"

I hesitated for only a second before blurting it out. "I think I can teleport."

Kakashi blinked. "...What?"

I took a deep breath, trying to explain. "Last night, I fell asleep in my bed... but I woke up in the middle of the forest. I have no idea how I got there, but I know I didn't walk there. One second I was sleeping, the next I was somewhere else. Then, before I could even think about it, I was back in my bed."

He stared at me, his visible eye narrowing slightly. "Are you sure it wasn't a dream?"

"I'm sure," I said firmly. "I could feel it happening. My energy was different. It wasn't like my telekinesis. It felt—" I paused, struggling to find the right words. "It felt like something inside me pulled me to another place."

Kakashi stayed quiet for a long moment, his gaze thoughtful. Then, without warning, he flicked a kunai at me.

My body reacted before I could think.

The world shifted.

For a split second, everything blurred—like my body wasn't entirely solid. And when my vision cleared, I was standing three meters away from where I had been, the kunai harmlessly embedded in the rooftop where I had just stood.

I stared, my breath caught in my throat.

Kakashi's eye widened. "...Well."

I swallowed hard, my hands shaking. "I—"

"That," Kakashi said slowly, "was not telekinesis."

No kidding.

I felt lightheaded. I sat down heavily on the rooftop, running a hand through my hair. "What the hell is happening to me?"

Kakashi didn't answer immediately. He was still watching me, studying every reaction, every breath. I could tell his mind was already analyzing everything.

Finally, he spoke. "This ability of yours... it's not normal."

I let out a humorless laugh. "Yeah, I figured that much."

"No, I mean—" He hesitated. "I've seen a lot of powerful shinobi in my life. People with bloodline limits, secret techniques, rare abilities. But this—" he gestured to where I had been standing "—is something I've never seen before."

I stared at him. Kakashi Hatake, the Copy Ninja, had seen thousands of jutsu. If he was telling me my power was unlike anything he had encountered...

That meant it wasn't from this world.

A shiver ran down my spine.

"I need to find out what this means," I said quietly.

"Have you already told Hikaru?" he asked looking away.

"No, and i'm not telling until i figure out how it works. i don't want him to focuse on me when he's in the middle of his training."

Kakashi studied me for a long moment before nodding. "Then we'll figure it out."

I blinked at him. "...We?"

He leaned back, hands in his pockets. "Of course. You're not dealing with this alone."

Warmth spread through my chest. I hadn't realized how much I needed to hear that.

"...Thanks."

Kakashi didn't respond, but I caught the way his eye softened just slightly.

I didn't know where this path would lead. But I knew one thing for certain—

I wasn't alone.