"Hehehe~~ Mingyou, rest assured. I won't let that happen."
Mei Terumi smiled at Mingyou, then adjusted the Fifth Mizukage's signature conical hat. She leaped down from the deck, stepped onto the surging waves, and slowly walked toward the shore.
"Please stop where you are!!!"
"No one from the Land of Water may enter the territory of our Land of Rivers without permission!!!"
A middle-aged man's deep voice rang out. Even over the roar of the crashing waves, it remained loud and clear, reaching every ninja aboard the warships dozens of meters off the coast.
Yet Mei Terumi seemed not to hear him. One hand holding her Mizukage hat, she continued forward at an unhurried pace.
"Whoosh~~"
"Whoosh~~"
In an instant, a dense barrage of arrows shot forth, raining down upon Mei Terumi from all directions.
"Hmph!"
Mei Terumi's smile vanished. Her fingers flew through a rapid series of hand seals before both hands stopped in front of her chest, forming one final seal.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
She tilted her head back slightly, then opened her mouth and spat out a vast stream of flowing lava that surged straight ahead.
The iron arrows struck the boiling lava. Even with the immense force of their bowstrings behind them, they could not pierce through it.
Sharp sizzling sounds rang out continuously as every arrow melted into molten iron and fell into the sea along with the lava.
The moment the scorching lava touched the seawater, waves of heat and steam rose into the air.
"What... was that thing just now?"
"Is she a monster? She actually spat lava from her mouth."
The Land of Rivers ninjas on the opposite shore stared in dumbfounded shock, whispering among themselves. They had even forgotten to launch the next wave of attacks.
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