It turned out that Mei Terumi had pulled Karatachi Yagura and Genji aside for a private conversation not long ago to remind them not to let the secret slip.
Furthermore, Mei Terumi had thoroughly explained to the two of them how she had tricked Mizuki Ember into coming to Kirigakure.
After hearing Mei Terumi out, both Karatachi Yagura and Genji were left dumbfounded!
Neither of them had expected Mei Terumi to be so bold, to actually come up with something like this.
But with things having reached this point, they had no choice but to follow Mei Terumi's plan.
Before the Fifth Mizukage's inauguration ceremony, they absolutely had to keep it from Mizuki Ember!
That was why they had said those probing words to Mizuki Ember just now.
And sure enough, just as Mei Terumi had said, although Mizuki Ember no longer harbored any resentment toward Kirigakure, he had no desire to return to it either.
If that was the case, then becoming the Fifth Mizukage was even more out of the question.
So how could they make Mizuki Ember the Fifth Mizukage?
The answer was simple: they could only deceive him!
They had to trick Mizuki Ember into taking the position of Fifth Mizukage.
Only then could they tie Mizuki Ember to Kirigakure and bring the Land of Snow, such a powerful ally, over to Kirigakure's side.
Moreover, although Mei Terumi had spent only one day in the Land of Snow, she had witnessed its formidable technological capabilities firsthand.
Thus, in Mei Terumi's description to Karatachi Yagura and Genji, the Land of Snow's current strength might even surpass that of the Land of Rain under Hanzō.
With such a powerful foreign ally tied to Mizuki Ember, Kirigakure had even more reason to make him the Fifth Mizukage.
Therefore, no