"Sister, don't get distracted!"
At this moment, the Water Clone spoke up, bringing Mei Terumi back to her senses. She immediately felt a terrifying sense of crisis.
A dark cloud, flashing with astonishing lightning, had already enveloped her!
"Lightning Release: Lightning Strike Formation!"
As soon as Ye Liangnai finished speaking, a thunderous bolt, like a calamity from heaven, enveloped Mei Terumi.
"Boom!"
The entire training ground trembled violently, alarming several layers of the surrounding Anbu.
They stared at Ye Liangnai, then at the rather disheveled Mizukage Mei Terumi appeared not far away, and were all stunned!
"What happened?"
"Why are Ye Liangnai fighting with Mizukage?"
The group of Anbu murmured in bewilderment.
One of the Anbu squad leaders, who knew the situation well, said, "This is the Mizukage and Ye Liangnai sparring. Let's disperse!"
The Anbu immediately dispersed. The Anbu leader glanced at the two of them, exchanged a look with Ye Liangnai, and then left.
This person is Zabuza!
After Mei Terumi took over, he rejoined the Anbu and became one of the squad leaders.
Mei Terumi: "I didn't expect your clone to be so powerful. How much of your strength does it have? Don't tell me it's only one-tenth!"
If that's the case, that would be really discouraging!
"Thirty percent!"
Ye Liangnai smiled and continued, "This is just the first difference from ordinary Water Clone! While being able to use all the skills of the main body, it also possesses 30% of the main body's strength!"
"Sister, next, I'm going to show you a second different aspect! Don't be too surprised!"
After Ye Liangnai finished speaking, her Water Clone rushed over again, condensing water into a blade, and slashed down mercilessly.
Ye Liangnai said, "Sister, fight with the intention of killing him! Otherwise, he will kill you!"
Mei Terumi had no doubt about the truth of Ye Liangnai's words.
Because this Water Clone showed absolutely no mercy; its longsword was sharp, swift, and cunning, making her feel overwhelmed.
"Lava Release: Corpse Bone Pulse!"
Mei Terumi retreated rapidly, spraying out a torrent of scorching acid that enveloped everything, leaving no chance of escape.
"How will you deal with this?"
"It's time to use the Water Wall Technique, then you'll be in my rhythm!" Mei Terumi thought with great anticipation.
She had already begun forming hand seals for the Water Release: Giant Water Arm Technique. No matter how fast Ye Liangnai's Water Clone formed their hand seals, they wouldn't have time to defend against this attack.
But--
"Splash!"
The Water Clone unexpectedly dissolved into streams of water, surprising Mei Terumi. She wondered, "They disbanded on their own? That shouldn't be happening. Why would Xiao Ye do something like that?"
But isn't this scene exactly what the Water Clone doing as they disband?
But the next second, Mei Terumi knew what was going on!
"You can actually do that?"
Mei Terumi stared in shock, her eyes widening, and her red lips involuntarily parted slightly.
She actually saw the Water Clone use the Water Transformation Technique to escape from the encirclement of the Corpse Bone Pulse.
She was absolutely certain that the skill of dodging by turning into water was definitely the Hozuki Clan's Kekkei Genkai ability— Water Transformation Technique!
"You actually know the Water Transformation Technique?"
Mei Terumi stared in shock at Ye Liangnai's true form. How did he learn that?
This is Kekkei Genkai secret technique! It's impossible to learn without the bloodline of the Hozuki Clan!
Ye Liangnai herself replied, "It's not that I can do it, it's that my Water Clone can!"
Mei Terumi: "You can do that?"
She was really confused!
Behind her, her Water Clone attacked again. Mei Terumi quickly dodged, but the Water Clone's eyes suddenly lit up, and a powerful force rushed into Mei Terumi's mind.
She felt as if her body was being imprisoned!
It's an illusion technique Binding Technique!
"Not good!"
Mei Terumi cried out in her heart that something was wrong and quickly mobilized her Chakra to break free of the restraints.
But the long sword that Water Clone was already stabbing at him mercilessly, like a cold star.
Just when Mei Terumi thought she was about to be pierced, a sudden flash appeared before her eyes and Ye Liangnai's true form appeared in front of her, while her Water Clone appeared in the spot where her true form had been.
The main body and the Water Clone have actually swapped positions!
"This...!!"
Mei Terumi was shocked once again, speechless for a long time, her surprise beyond measure!
After a long silence, she exclaimed, "No wonder you were able to take down the Nako Stone without arousing suspicion. With your incredible Water Clone, it's definitely possible!"
"I've already sent my Water Clone to investigate, and the map pointed to on the Nako Stone is indeed real, and it does indeed contain a large amount of treasure!"
"Sister, if we can just do some surveying and then make a transaction, we can alleviate the funding shortage in Kirigakure!"
Ye Liangnai disbanded her Water Clone and told Mei Terumi the good news!
"That's good, but this will probably attract a lot of attention! Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, people will probably find out!"
Mei Terumi revealed a hint of worry. The treasures from the Nako Stone were circulating in the market, which would surely attract the attention of many hidden forces.
"Leave this to me, sister. You can focus on managing Kirigakure..."
Ye Liangnai took the initiative to take on the task. Mei Terumi has a lot on her plate right now, so her younger brother naturally has to share the burden.
"Um!"
Mei Terumi was quite at ease leaving this matter to Ye Liangnai.
"Whoosh!"
But at that moment, an Anbu suddenly appeared and reported in a somewhat panicked tone, "Lord Mizukage, something bad has happened! The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure has issued a statement demanding that we immediately hand over the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, or he will immediately send 15,000 troops to attack Kirigakure and start the Fourth Shinobi World War!"
Upon Mei Terumi was startled, her brows furrowing immediately. She sighed, "So it's finally here? What was bound to happen has happened. There's no escaping it!"
"Xiao Ye, do you think we have a chance of winning if war breaks out?"
Kirigakure only has eight thousand warriors capable of fighting!
Of the 3,000 who were injured or disabled, most of the remaining 5,000 were at the Chunin level.
Jonin, Special Jonin, are very rare!
Not much of an advantage!
If it really comes down to a fight, Mei Terumi doesn't have much confidence!
However, she didn't want to hand over the Two-Tails Jinchuriki!
Jinchuriki, such a precious thing, worth fighting for!
"Fifteen thousand, that's certainly a threat, but if it really comes down to a fight, we might not necessarily lose!"
"Unless the Fourth Raikage is truly prepared for a mutually destructive outcome, we have nothing to fear!"
Although Kirigakure has a small total military force, they are not lacking in high-level combat power!
Not counting Yagura, the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, there are two other Jinchuriki are almost perfect. These two are equivalent to an army of several thousand or even tens of thousands.
With the addition of Kisame Hoshigaki, Juzo Biwa, the village Zabuza not be inferior to Kumogakure!