Her best friend's face went ashen when she heard that. "I didn't really want to hold hands with you either."
The two best friends chatted privately in their room while the other girls downstairs were nearly done with their tasks.
Each of them had cleaned their rooms until they were spotless.
"Have you two finished unpacking? Do you need any help?"
A pretty girl with an unapproachable air asked them.
"No, thank you. We don't have much luggage. We only brought ourselves."
The girl looked puzzled. "If you didn't bring anything, how are you supposed to live?"
Mei Terumi pointed at her best friend beside her. "She'll shelter me from the wind and rain. With her around, I'm not afraid of anything."
Her best friend immediately wore the expression of someone who had been thoroughly taken advantage of. "Um... yes. I'll take care of her living expenses, so don't worry."
Hearing that, the cold-faced girl nodded and left.
"The Yuki Clan really is this icy."
Her best friend smiled. "What else would they be? Their hereditary Kekkei Genkai is Ice Release, so of course they're icy."
"I heard that one of the two Kekkei Genkai Lord Torikaze possesses is Ice Release! Apparently, he developed it himself. That's incredibly impressive!"
Mei Terumi nodded. "Yeah. One Kekkei Tōta and two Kekkei Genkai—he's far more impressive than I am."
"Don't say that. There probably aren't many people in the world who can compare to Lord Torikaze in talent, and you're one of them."
Mei Terumi possessed three Kekkei Genkai herself: Lava Release, Boil Release, and Dissolution Release. She was absolutely a genius-level talent.
Though she was not particularly famous in the Shinobi World, she was a genius girl in Kirigakure.
The village had spared no effort in nurturing her. The Third Mizukage had