Itachi looked at Mei Terumi, who was utterly dejected. His eyes shifted as he asked, "Sister Mei Terumi, have you really let go of Kirigakure and your family?"
It was not that Itachi enjoyed prying into others' secrets, but aside from that, he truly could not understand why Ronglin kept Mei Terumi held back.
They had the same identity and the same status, yet Kisame Hoshigaki was perfectly fine. Everything changed when it came to her. That was worth looking into.
In the past, many people had said Ronglin brought Mei Terumi back because he wanted her for herself, but Itachi did not think so.
If it were merely for a woman, was Konoha lacking in beautiful women?
To put it bluntly, among the Uchiha and several other Konoha clans, plenty of beautiful female ninja wanted to follow Ronglin, yet he had never been tempted by any of them.
In other words, if Ronglin truly wanted Mei Terumi for her beauty, would he have left her in such an awkward position?
As time passed, Mei Terumi displayed her formidable talent. With two Kekkei Genkai at her disposal, she stunned countless people, and only then did many realize they had misunderstood.
But even if Ronglin had taken a liking to Mei Terumi's beauty, so what? Mei Terumi would still have to obediently listen to him.
Women were often worth very little, especially before their talent had been developed.
Other than those reasons, Itachi could not think of why Ronglin would target Mei Terumi.
"This..."
Though Ronglin had warned her many times, Mei Terumi still held her family and clan in her heart.
As for Kirigakure, it had long faded from her heart. But the biggest problem was that Mei Terumi's clan was one of Kirigakure's major clans. As long as she