"Oh!"
"We won!"
The Hidden Mist ninja could not help but cheer.
Mei Terumi raised a hand, and the voices behind her gradually quieted.
She stepped forward and bowed to the two "Hidden Mist seniors."
"Thank you both for your tremendous assistance. May I ask how you should be addressed?"
By now, the runic markings on Shamu's two Shadow Clones had faded, but neither of them looked any different.
They did not seem the least bit tired, making Mei Terumi feel that they were even more unfathomable.
The Shadow Clone dressed as a member of the Kaguya Clan spoke in a distant tone. "Kyokotsu."
The Shadow Clone who had used Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals sounded somewhat friendlier. "My name is Hyori."
Mei Terumi looked deeply respectful.
"Would you two be interested in becoming elders of the Hidden Mist Village? We urgently need experts such as yourselves to oversee the village."
Kyokotsu showed no intention of speaking, as though he did not want to deal with Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi could only turn all her attention toward Hyori.
Hyori smiled faintly. "We have lived in seclusion for a long time. If the Cloud Village had not attacked the island, we would not have emerged."
Kyokotsu snorted coldly.
"It has always been the Hidden Mist Village attacking others. Now the Cloud Village has actually attacked our doorstep. What a disgrace."
"If you keep tearing each other apart day after day, the Hidden Mist Village will sooner or later be destroyed by your own hands."
Several people from the various factions behind Mei Terumi looked ashamed.
If Mei Terumi had not brought in the Akatsuki as powerful reinforcements during this Cloud Village invasion, the Hidden Mist Village would not even have been able to stop the first two Jinchuriki.
Not to mention the