"Lord Raikage, someone left several lines of writing on the walls inside the hall."
Suddenly, a ninja leaped over to the Fourth Raikage's side, lowered his head, and bowed.
"Hm?" The Fourth Raikage looked puzzled. "What writing? Let me hear it."
"Th-this..." The ninja stammered, looking as though he wanted to speak but hesitated.
"Spit it out. Don't waste my time."
The Fourth Raikage's furious roar made the ninja shudder violently.
"Yes, Lord Raikage. It says: Fourth Raikage, Third Tsuchikage, wash your necks and wait. Sooner or later, I, Uchiha Mingyou, will come and take your miserable lives."
"Bastard!" The Fourth Raikage's face flushed crimson with rage as he smashed his fist hard into a stone pedestal at his feet.
The sturdy pedestal exploded into pieces with a deafening crash.
Now, this was the only way the Raikage could vent the fury in his heart.
Although he clearly knew that Mingyou was hiding somewhere within the Lord's Manor, he still had no way to deal with him.
After continuing the search for a long time, the Raikage could only helplessly order them to give up.
The hundreds of ninjas outside the Lord's Manor maintaining the barrier formation needed Chakra to sustain it. They could not keep the barrier up all day and night just to prevent Mingyou from escaping.
Maintaining control over the barrier for too long would gradually drain their Chakra and leave them exhausted.
At last, after the Fourth Raikage gave the order, the ninjas maintaining the barrier heaved sighs of relief and put away their scrolls.
After such a long and chaotic battle, it was already late at night.
Mei Terumi led Mingyou, and the two of them swaggered out of the Lord's Manor.
Although they were questioned and stopped along the way, Mei Terumi brushed them off with excuses such as going out for a walk or buying supplies.
After passing through the bustling streets, the two made their way into a dense forest.
Mei Terumi turned around and looked at Mingyou with a smile. "Little brother Mingyou, tell me. What exactly are you planning when you say the Uchiha need a place to establish themselves?"
"Sis, I believe you understand exactly what I mean." Mingyou nodded, speaking without any roundabout phrasing.
"I hope you can arrange a place for the Uchiha Clan to settle, but that does not mean the Uchiha Clan will directly become subordinate to the Land of Water from now on."
"I believe you can see my sincerity as well. If I, Mingyou, wanted to escape from those people, it would have been effortless."
"The reason I chose to let you bring me out was because I wanted to grant you a favor and give us a chance to cooperate."
Mei Terumi frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with Mingyou's answer.
What she had wanted was to win over the Uchiha Clan and make them a reserve force for Kirigakure.
However, she also knew very well that as long as she could stabilize her relationship with Mingyou for the time being, their dealings would grow closer in the future.
As their relationship gradually deepened, bringing the Uchiha Clan under her command would only be a matter of time.
"Fine. I'm willing to accept your request." After thinking for a moment, Mei Terumi readily agreed.
"So what do you plan to do now? Continue pretending to be Chōjūrō and stay by my side, or go directly to the Land of Water and settle down?"
"Stay by your side to discuss attacking Konoha? I don't have that kind of free time." Mingyou shook his head slightly, refusing the suggestion.
Then, space twisted and distorted before Mingyou, and the unconscious Chōjūrō suddenly appeared out of thin air before falling to the ground.
"This... is also an ability of your Sharingan, isn't it?"
Mei Terumi's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She was deeply astonished by Mingyou's space-time ninjutsu.
"That's right. This is indeed one of the Sharingan's abilities."
Mingyou nodded without denying it.
"Is that so? What an incredible power." Mei Terumi muttered to herself, becoming even more certain that befriending Mingyou had been the right choice.
"Take this. It will help you on your journey."
Mei Terumi reached into her chest and fumbled around for a moment, pulling out a black token. Then, from who knew where, she produced a map.
"What is this supposed to mean?"
Mingyou was somewhat confused and did not understand Mei Terumi's intentions.
Mei Terumi first placed the token in Mingyou's hand. "This is a special authorization token from the Mizukage of Kirigakure."
"On your way to the Land of Water, once you enter its waters, you will surely be questioned by ninjas from the Land of Water."
"When that happens, just show them this token. They will not say anything else and will let you pass."
"Alright, thanks." Mingyou accepted the token, which still retained a trace of warmth.
Mingyou held the token to his nose and smelled it. It actually carried a faint fragrance. "Mm, smells nice."
"Can't you be a little more serious?" Even Mei Terumi, a mature woman who had seen all kinds of people, blushed at Mingyou's sudden action.
Mingyou shook his head unconcernedly. "Hehe, I mean it."
Mei Terumi looked helpless as she handed the map to Mingyou once more.
"This is a nautical chart of the Land of Water. Keep it safe as well."
"After I finish discussing the detailed plan to attack Konoha here, I will return to the Land of Water. We'll meet again then."
As Mei Terumi spoke, she did not wait for Mingyou's reply. She bent down, grabbed Chōjūrō, and turned toward the edge of the forest.
"Sis, take care. Have a safe trip."
Mingyou waved goodbye to Mei Terumi.
After she had gone far away, Mingyou activated Kamui once again.
As space before him violently twisted and distorted, Mingyou was sucked into the Kamui Dimension.
Inside an area filled with transparent coffins, Samui sat alone before a set of steps, hugging her knees with a deep frown.
Every part of the Kamui Dimension was under Mingyou's control.
All members of the Uchiha Clan had been arranged elsewhere and had not come into contact with Samui.
"Mingyou, are you alright? What is happening outside now?"
When Samui saw Mingyou appear, the tightness in her furrowed brows finally eased slightly.
She rose to her feet and hurried over to him, her eyes filled with questions.
"It's nothing. I fought with your Lord Raikage, then ran out."
Mingyou explained casually and did not go into detail.
If he told her that he had killed many ninjas from the Land of Lightning, he did not know what she would think of him now.
After all, the Land of Lightning was where Samui had been born and raised.
Although the Fourth Raikage's arrangement had been rather disgraceful, she still held deep feelings for the Land of Lightning.
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