Uchiha Diqin left in frustration, unable to understand why Kisame Hoshigaki and Shisui were allowed, but Mei Terumi was not.
Don't give her that excuse about tempering one's character—it sounded more like something meant to fool children. Uchiha Diqin felt that Ronglin was doing this on purpose, deliberately targeting Mei Terumi.
There was no reason Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Shisui could be recognized as Kage-level experts when Mei Terumi, whose strength was about the same, could not.
Unfortunately, no matter how Uchiha Diqin stood up for Mei Terumi, it was useless. Whether someone was qualified or not had to be personally judged and decided by Ronglin, Konoha's Fourth Hokage.
If he said you weren't qualified, then you weren't qualified. Even if you already possessed Kage-level strength, it was the same. Just stay down obediently.
"What?"
Now that Shisui had recovered, a simple celebration was naturally in order. At that moment, Shisui, Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Mei Terumi were still sitting in the barbecue restaurant, eating grilled meat to celebrate Shisui's recovery, when Uchiha Diqin arrived with some good news.
It was good news for everyone else, especially Shisui, who had taken a major step into the ranks of Kage-level experts. But for Mei Terumi, it was bad news.
Because Uchiha Diqin told her that if she wanted to be like the other two, it would still be very difficult. Ronglin had said so himself.
Afraid that Mei Terumi would not believe her, Uchiha Diqin deliberately invoked Ronglin's name.
Mei Terumi was completely dumbfounded. Why?
Was her strength insufficient?
Had she not contributed enough to the village? Did she fail to meet some requirement?
But no matter how she considered it, Mei Terumi bitterly realized that she met every requirement. Her contributions were sufficient, her strength was sufficient, and her reputation