Participating in the Chunin Exam, I Was Broadcast Live!

[Information about the private chat group of Kitahara Kaede (^_-) is prohibited from discussion and observation.]

"Cough, cough..."

Kakashi quickly reorganized his words.

"Since the Fifth Mizukage is visiting, what business do you have?"

"Please do not bother our new Genin."

As he spoke, Kakashi quickly stood between Mei Terumi and Kitahara Kaede.

"..." Kitahara Kaede tilted his head, looking at Kakashi.

"Since you are the Fifth Mizukage, you must be here for information about the rogue ninja Zabuza, correct?" Kitahara Kaede said.

Then, his golden eyes focused on Mei Terumi.

This female Hokage from the original work was a little different from the impression she gave in the original work.

She seemed more proactive now.

"Yes." Mei Terumi nodded quickly, realizing her behavior was a bit too forward.

But she couldn't help it.

She had to make a swift, bold move to get noticed by Kitahara Kaede. She had to leave an impression in his eyes as quickly as possible.

The goal of the private chat group was - to have 3 hours of Kitahara Kaede's attention every day.

So... from any angle, this person was a major player.

Even if he wasn't showing it now, he would surely soar in the future!

And the evidence was that even the God of Shinobi, a terrifyingly powerful ninja like the First Hokage, was merely a group member who needed to pay attention to Kitahara Kaede.

Therefore...

Although the other major players in the group were quite intimidating.

... she felt that the living Kitahara Kaede was the true major player.

The reputation and quality of Kirigakure, a great village, had collapsed, and her being able to fight alone was not enough.

So... it would be better to approach Kitahara Kaede directly, perhaps gaining an opportunity to rebuild Kirigakure's prestige.

Older sisters who do business... make direct investments.

Therefore, Mei Terumi was showing her goodwill.

Of course, if there was an opportunity, poaching him directly would be the best outcome.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Kitahara Kaede went to her Kirigakure then?

Chapter 024: The Mizukage's Kiss! (Seeking Data)

Due to Mei Terumi's interruption and arrival, an older sister with orange hair joined Team 7 during lunch.

However, unlike Kakashi, who had been in the group for a while.

Sasuke and Naruto were seeing a [Kage] other than the Third Hokage for the first time.

"Kage-level strength—" Sasuke stared at Mei Terumi.

However, Sasuke was similar to his original portrayal, uninterested in girls, so he didn't know that older sisters were actually a wonderful species.

What he cared about was her strength.

"It seems I'm being underestimated."

Mei Terumi sat beside Kitahara Kaede, "Then I'll show you a little bit."

"Kakashi Hatake, use the Water Dragon Bullet to show me."

"..." Kakashi.

He felt a headache coming on.

He felt disgusted just hearing Water Dragon Bullet, mainly because the Second Hokage's intense training had left him with a phobia of this Ninjutsu.

However, thanks to such a training model, he had gained extremely fast casting speed.

"Water Release, Water Dragon Bullet!"

When he first performed the hand seals with Zabuza, it required 44 seals, but now it only needed—4 seals!

"—巳—子—寅—戌—"

Kakashi completed the hand seals in 1.5 seconds.

The moment the hand seals were completed, a giant water dragon shot up from the ground.

This was the true meaning of the Water Dragon Bullet.

Even if it wasn't on the water surface, the Water Dragon Bullet could still be formed.

"Looks good," Mei Terumi smiled faintly.

Her alluring red lips parted slightly, and then her hands began forming hand seals.

Her hand seal speed was also very fast.

"Water Style: Water Wall Jutsu!"

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"

Water, like waves, instantly enveloped Kakashi's 18-meter Water Dragon.

However, just as the Water Dragon seemed to hesitate, a 26-meter-long Water Dragon surged up from beneath it.

It swallowed the first one whole.

This was also a Water Dragon Bullet.

While Mei Terumi was forming the seals for the Water Wall Jutsu, she had already enveloped a Water Dragon Bullet.

This showed... her understanding of Water Release had surpassed that of her predecessors.

"Is this the ninjutsu released by someone of Kage-level?"

Sasuke's mouth gaped in astonishment.

"This... is so cool!"

Naruto was instantly captivated.

As a rookie Genin, Naruto's exposure to ninjutsu was limited to the Three Body Technique and the Water Dragon Bullet. Now, seeing a true Kage-level Water Dragon Bullet appear, he was immediately drawn in.

Using the Water Wall Jutsu to envelop the enemy, then the Water Dragon Bullet swallowing them whole.

The coordination was ingenious, and the range was immense.

"BOOM!"

The ninjutsu ended, and the entire lawn instantly transformed into a small lake reaching knee-high.

This was something ordinary ninjas could absolutely not do.

[Even with the same ninjutsu, when used by different people, the range is completely different due to the amount of chakra output and familiarity.]

Kitahara Kaede took out a small notebook and recorded it.

"That was so cool!" Naruto immediately praised.

"Heh~"

Mei Terumi smiled, but her target wasn't Naruto, so she immediately walked over to Kitahara Kaede's side.

Mei Terumi's stated purpose was that as the Mizukage of Kirigakure, she had received news of a rogue ninja's whereabouts and had come to investigate.

In other words, she was here to take Zabuza away.

It was like various deities in Journey to the West coming to retrieve their pets.

With a couple of polite apologies for her poor subordinates, she would leave.

However, now was clearly not the time for her to take Zabuza away.

Zabuza, being a standard Jonin with tough skin, was still a very meaningful sparring partner for Naruto and Sasuke.

Therefore, Kitahara Kaede requested that she wait at least a few days.

Mei Terumi had no objections.

However.

"Little Kitahara, aren't you planning to train your taijutsu?"

Mei Terumi inquired.

She was currently accompanying Kitahara Kaede in scouting the surrounding area.

After a few days' delay, they had already arrived at the Land of Waves.

Besides Team 7 and the protected Tazuna, who had an extremely low presence and genuinely believed he was invisible the entire time, Mei Terumi, Zabuza, and his two exhausted subordinates had also followed.

According to Zabuza, after becoming a rogue ninja, he had intended to counterattack Kirigakure.

However... upon seeing the power of Mei Terumi's Water Release, he gave up.

He was at most a Jonin, perhaps close to an elite Jonin.

But he was still too far from Kage-level.

So, after receiving the news from Mei Terumi that the Fourth Mizukage was no more, he chose to return.

For Kirigakure... this was also an added boost.

After all, besides Mei Terumi, the only other notable ninjas worth mentioning were Ao and Chojuro.

Therefore, with Zabuza, the wielder of the Executioner's Blade among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, joining, Kirigakure's strength increased.

It wouldn't be so bad.

According to Zabuza, his attack on Kakashi was actually a job he took after becoming a rogue ninja.

His employer was Gato.

Gato controlled the economy of the small fishing village, the Land of Waves, and Tazuna's desire to build a bridge for trade would undoubtedly affect Gato's dominance.

Therefore, he arranged for Zabuza to assassinate Tazuna.

Now, Zabuza had rested for a day and was still training Naruto and Sasuke in taijutsu, but Kitahara Kaede wasn't with them. Instead, he was wandering freely on the Land of Waves.

They had already passed the docks earlier.

Because they couldn't trade with the outside world, seafood in the Land of Waves was very cheap, but daily necessities were expensive.

Kitahara Kaede took out his notebook to record things while listening to Mei Terumi's voice.

Mei Terumi had just asked why he wasn't training taijutsu with Sasuke and Naruto.

"I'm a Wood Release user, so I only need to worry about using big moves, not drilling taijutsu," Kitahara Kaede replied casually.

"You really trust me, don't you?" Mei Terumi said. "Anyone with some knowledge knows how precious someone with Wood Release is."

"So, it's very likely that people will want to abduct you the moment they see you."

Mei Terumi said.

As she said this, she noticed Kitahara Kaede glance in her direction.

"..." Mei Terumi.

Well then.

That was indeed her idea, just that her current methods were quite subtle.

And now.

Her slender fingers slid across a civilian's thigh, and the moment she raised her hand again, a kunai was already in her grip.