Zhang Shilang and Terumi Mei's expressions changed. Not so soon...
Terumi Mei had Shilang hide in the inner room while she went out into the courtyard.
Knock, knock...
Someone was knocking again. Terumi Mei gathered enough chakra to face the enemy. Then she heard a man's low voice from outside.
"Open up, Terumi Mei. It's me, Green..."
Terumi Mei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was a false alarm. But another thought came to her mind: What if it's Ao? If I really defected to that old bastard Dolphin Ghost, would I hurt Mirai and Shilang?
Terumi Mei said nothing. Instead, she quietly climbed up the wall to check. Only after seeing that there was no one nearby except Green did she relax.
Ao waited anxiously outside and said, "Open up, quickly. Don't worry. I'm one of us. If I were the enemy, I would have brought Dolphin Ghost to hunt you down. Why would I bother wasting time here?"
Terumi Mei thought, That's true. If Green were really part of that bastard's gang, he wouldn't be knocking so politely. He would have broken in already.
Creak...
Ao turned around and warily scanned the surroundings. Everything was normal. Only then did he enter the house with Terumi Mei.
After entering, Ao asked, "I saw him at the cabin. Who is he?"
"One of Konoha's Sannin, Lord Mirai..."
"L-Lord Mirai?" Green was shocked. He never would have expected the man before him to be Mirai, one of the legendary Konoha Sannin—the Toad Sage!
Zhang Shilang was still young and did not know who Mirai was. He looked at Terumi Mei and asked innocently, "Sister Mei, is he... really amazing?"
Ao stood to the side and said solemnly, "Kid, have you heard of Mount Myoboku?"
"Mount Myoboku?"
"Yes!" Ao pointed at