"You're saying the killer was Terumi Mei's enemy? That's unlikely. She's just a little girl. She has never been to the Land of Water. Where would she have found an enemy?"
Minato thought for a moment before saying, "Maybe she wasn't the target. Maybe she was merely used to provoke someone into taking action, allowing them to carry out their revenge plan. Was this a scheme to lure the snake out of its hole?"
"Lure the snake out of its hole? What snake? What hole...?"
"Oh no, Xixi! The new Mizukage may be in danger..." Minato led Mirai to the Mizukage's office and explained, "Just as you said before, Terumi Mei is an important talent of this country. If she is killed or goes missing, Hidden Mist Village will fall into chaos and will inevitably send people to investigate. The killer's real objective is to divert the Land of Water's forces and assassinate the new Mizukage!"
That meant the Mizukage was alone right now and could be assassinated by the killer at any moment!
Mirai jolted awake. Minato's analysis was very reasonable. He had drawn away most of the people, then used poison under cover of darkness to kill the Mizukage. The killer would face far less resistance that way. It was truly farsighted.
"Oh no! The new Mizukage is the force holding back the Three-Tails. Does the killer intend to release the Three-Tails?"
Minato said, "That is very possible! If the Three-Tails is released, it will be a massive disaster for this country."
Master and disciple became increasingly convinced that they were right. They sped up and stopped hiding, galloping straight toward the Mizukage's office.
At present, most of Buddha Root Village's people were outside searching for Terumi Mei and her father. Very few remained in the village. Moreover,