Abandoning one's country, abandoning one's village, and abandoning one's child were no different...
"I know. I respect your choice." Mirai closed his eyes and said.
Terumi Mei's childish face suddenly broke into a smile.
Mirai smiled faintly as well, then turned around and looked at Shinichi with a serious expression. "Shinichi, I saved your daughter. If you want to kill me, I won't blame you, because I'm a Konoha spy. If you leave the village, you must do so."
"However, the child's mother sacrificed herself for the Terumi clan and Fugen Village. As the clan head and her father, I hope you can live up to those two titles..."
Hearing this in the courtyard, Terumi Mei's already heavy gaze became even more complicated.
But he no longer gave the order to capture Mirai, because he knew it was impossible.
"Elder Mirai, if I'm still alive, then the next time we meet, we'll be enemies."
At that moment, supported by Mirai, Terumi Mei forced herself to stand beside the swaying corpse and spoke with a resolute expression.
Her dream was to change the village's current state, but... the prerequisite was protecting it.
"I know."
Mirai smiled. It reminded him of Killer B, the Eight-Tails' jinchuriki during the Third Shinobi World War.
Though they stood in different camps, Mirai greatly admired him, and he felt the same way about Terumi Mei.
Mirai lowered his voice. Under the watchful eyes of the Mist Anbu, he vanished into the thick mist in an instant.
"Take down that little girl!"
After Mirai left, the desperate Mist Anbu surrounded Terumi Mei. Unable to keep standing, she slumped to the ground.
"Help me stop them!"
But at the same time, Terumi Tian's furious voice rang out again. The two forces that had only just become allies once