Uzushio Village is now in ruins, overgrown with weeds.
Natsume looked at everything around and couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental. "The ninja world is so heartless," he said.
Mei Terumī was slightly stunned when she heard this, but she couldn't help but agree.
Uzushio Village was destroyed because of the fear of the Uzumaki Sealing Technique and the death of Hashirama Senju.
Respected as the God of Ninjas, he pacified the chaotic world and established the system of one nation and one village.
Because of his ideal, he distributed the tailed beasts to other ninja villages and agreed that there would be no more wars, bringing long - awaited peace to the ninja world.
It's a pity that his death proved that all this was but a fleeting moment.
People weren't at peace because they desired peace, but because of his power.
Peace is ultimately too luxurious for the heartless ninja world.
"Who's in charge of the Land of Whirlpools now?"
Natsume looked out at the distant sea and asked.
"There's a Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools, but he doesn't care much," Mei Terumī came back to her senses and said in a cold tone. "Since the fall of Uzushio Village, the Land of Whirlpools has been in chaos, occupied by all kinds of wandering ninjas and extremely vicious people, becoming a paradise for crime."
Is it a no - man's land?
Natsume fell into deep thought after hearing this familiar description.
Maybe they could take over the Land of Whirlpools.
From the perspective of shipping, its location is incredibly good.
The "whirlpool" in the Land of Whirlpools means a vortex.
Here, several ocean currents meet and form a vortex.
The Five Great Nations and the Five Great Villages clearly haven't realized the importance of transportation.
The same goes for land transportation.
How can you make money without building roads?
"Something's wrong!"
Mei Terumī suddenly raised her eyebrows, with a solemn expression on her face.
Natsume squinted his eyes and also noticed something strange.
There were enemies on the other side of the sea.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!
Mei Terumī's eyes turned cold as she formed hand seals.
Chakra gushed out from her body and then quickly dissipated.
The roar of the distant sea sounded.
A huge water dragon suddenly formed.
At the same time, there were also people's screams.
Four unlucky guys were caught in the water dragon and swept away.
But more ninjas flew out of the sea in unison, lining up in a row. Countless shurikens and kunai filled the sky.
A shiver ran down Mei Terumī's spine.
So many ninjas to assassinate Natsume?
Impossible.
Their killing intent was clearly aimed at her.
The only ninja village nearby that could mobilize so many ninjas at once was Kiri.
Moreover, she recognized some of them.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall!
Mei Terumī formed hand seals again.
The seawater rushed over rapidly under the guidance of chakra, turning into a huge wall that blocked the rain of ninja tools.
"Go!"
Mei Terumī turned to shout at Natsume.
Even she would find it difficult to deal with so many ninjas.
With Natsume, an 'ordinary person', it would be a suicidal move.
As soon as the words were out, two earth dragons emerged from the ground, spitting mud bullets that broke the water wall.
Both sides tacitly refrained from using the Hiding in Mist Technique.
After all, everyone had received professional training and wouldn't have their vision obscured by the mist.
Mei Terumī also took Natsume into consideration.
If the mist spread, it would be even harder for him to escape.
A dozen or so ninjas rushed towards them in different ways.
Mei Terumī puffed out her cheeks, then opened her small mouth and spat out an orange liquid.
Boil Release: Dissolving Monster Jutsu!
The orange liquid was an acidic solution with stickiness and strong corrosiveness.
With this spit, the three ninjas in the front were immediately melted, not even leaving their bones.
Natsume couldn't help shivering.
He began to think about a question: Could the Sage Body withstand this spit?
The remaining force of the acidic solution continued to spread without diminishing.
Seeing the miserable state of their comrades, the other ninjas fled in panic.
"Let's go!"
Without time to catch her breath, Mei Terumī used the Shifting Body Technique to appear beside Natsume and grabbed him, wanting to run.
But the next moment, someone blocked their way.
"Hideyoshi, do you know what you're doing?"
Mei Terumī's eyes were full of murderous intent and coldness, and her whole body exuded an indescribable majesty.
Hideyoshi actually felt as if he was seeing the Mizukage at this moment.
This woman couldn't be left alive!
If she really became the Mizukage, he'd be the first to be purged.
"What am I doing? Naturally, it's to kill you. This is the Mizukage's order!"
Hideyoshi said with a ferocious expression.
Hearing this, Mei Terumī's heart sank. Although she had suspected it before, the confirmation really made her feel shocked and disbelieved as if her superior was rebelling against her.
She considered herself absolutely loyal to the Mizukage ever since she became a ninja.
Unexpectedly, because she wanted to seek a future for Kiri, she was distrusted.
She suddenly thought of Zabuza Momochi.
He fled after failing to assassinate the Mizukage.
But before that, he had always been a ninja loyal to Kiri.
It was because he saw the inaction of the Mizukage that he wanted to make a change.
Mei Terumī gritted her teeth, and her face had turned a bit pale.
Due to her age, her current strength hadn't reached its peak.
She was stronger than ordinary jonin, but there was a limit.
Her chakra fluctuated violently again.
Mei Terumī grabbed Natsume and retreated.
Waves of water suddenly appeared out of thin air and rushed towards the two of them, trying to drown them.
Meanwhile, the others weren't idle either.
Water and lightning.
Two - colored chakra gathered together, not conflicting but reacting and strengthening each other.
This chapter isn't over!
Mei Terumī immediately threw Natsume out.
Chakra enveloped him and carried him floating into the distance.
After doing that, facing the waves with lightning, Mei Terumī immediately formed hand seals.
Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!
The combination of water and fire produced high - temperature mist.
The mist spread rapidly with her breathing and soon enveloped the water waves.
Without any obstruction, everything began to melt.
Even the ground became a big pit.
Hideyoshi's body trembled.
So powerful!
The Kekkei Genkai was truly a unique advantage.
But it also had a drawback.
It consumed a relatively large amount of chakra.
"Don't be afraid. She won't be able to use ninjutsu a few more times. All of you, attack!"
Hideyoshi shouted while retreating a short distance.
Mei Terumī's escape route was blocked again.
But her expression remained unchanged.
She was the future Mizukage after all.
Even in a critical situation, she would never give up.
As a female Kage, Tsunade didn't have the traditional style of a Hokage and was rather casual.
However, Mei Terumī was different. She was always very dignified and proper in every move, except for the occasional outbursts of temper.
Various Water Release Ninjutsu were once again unleashed.
Natsume stood on the sea, watching the intertwined blue scene in the distance. Finally, he understood why Mei Terumī had contributed a hundred points of destiny value earlier.
It's because his shipping lanes opening plan would get her killed.
That was if he didn't save her.
Of course, he would intervene.
Whether it was for the destiny value or his plan, he couldn't just watch her die.
The only trouble was the issue of identity.
Natsume fell into deep thought about how he should explain it.
Anyway, it definitely wouldn't work to claim to be a ninja from Konoha Village.
So he could only bring up the mysterious organization he had created.
He hadn't come up with a name for it before, so now he'd just be casual and call it Providence.
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