"Land. Give me a piece of land where I can build a village."
"People. After Yagura steps down, I hope you'll become the Mizukage."
Mei Terumi asked, "What about the promise?"
Lin Qing lowered his hand. "We don't need to rush that. We'll talk after we win."
"Land? No problem. I can agree to that right now, but as for the Mizukage..."
Mei Terumi awkwardly scratched her cheek and pointed at herself. "I'm only twenty-one."
Under the original plan, after Yagura stepped down, the elder Genji would temporarily manage the position of Mizukage until the time was right to select the Fifth Mizukage.
Lin Qing shook his head.
Before coming here, Lin Qing had asked Hayato Kamihara for a list of Kirigakure's notable ninja, along with their personality traits.
There was no one more suitable than Mei Terumi.
If Lin Qing's plan was going to work, Mei Terumi had to become Mizukage.
However, Lin Qing didn't press the matter.
There was no point discussing any reward until they'd won; only then could it be fulfilled.
With only three days left, Mei Terumi saw everyone settled in and hurried off again.
Konan watched Mei Terumi leave, then turned to Lin Qing. "Is she your woman?"
At that, Lin Qing, Sasuke, and Xiaotao all spat out their tea at once, splashing it across Konan's face. She was about to lose her temper when Mayuri gently offered her a towel.
"Of course not," Lin Qing said.
"Then why are you so nice to her? You're risking your life to help her, and you even want her to become Mizukage."
"Because she has potential."
"What kind of potential?"
Lin Qing didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Do you think the Masked Man will come?"
Konan hesitated for a moment. "He's a mysterious person. No one