A little earlier, in a corner of the Mist Village.
"Damn it! How could she kneel before the people from the Leaf and beg them?!"
"Exactly! She's dragging down the standing of our Mist Village!"
"Punish her! She must be punished! Someone like that doesn't deserve to be a Mizukage candidate! I propose we strip Mei Terumi of her candidacy."
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
Inside the wooden house, the discussion went on without end.
Then the Water Mirror shattered under the Three-Tails' powerful shockwave.
All they remembered of the battlefield was Mei Terumi kneeling before Uchiha Jin.
"Phew..." Genji stroked his beard and took a deep breath as he listened to everyone. "Very well, then. We'll revoke Mei Terumi's status as a Mizukage candidate."
"Now it's time to deal with the aftermath of the Three-Tails."
At that, his voice suddenly turned cold. "It's also time to show those outsiders what the Mist Village is capable of!"
With that, he waved a hand, and a hundred elite shinobi appeared around the wooden house.
Every one of them was at least a Special Jonin!
Seeing so many elite shinobi, Ao—who had only just recovered a little—felt his vision go black!
With so many elite shinobi here, what had he and Mei Terumi risked their lives to stop them for...?
Had they just been throwing their lives away?
Unfortunately, no one cared about him now. They simply led the large group toward the village center.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But halfway there, they realized the Three-Tails' enormous form had disappeared.
And after a few roars, all movement had ceased!
Genji and the others' eyes widened at the sight.
One of the elite shinobi, a sensor, closed his eyes and focused for a moment. Then his face lit up.
"Excellent, Lord Genji! Up ahead... the Three-Tails'