Friction at the Borderline

In just half an hour, Terumi Mei appeared on the sea off the Land of Fire with several hundred Kirigakure Ninja.

These Kirigakure Ninja were all eager for battle, their faces filled with intense fighting spirit. They all wanted to make a name for themselves in this battle and become heroes of the Hidden Mist Village.

However, Terumi Mei's face showed no contempt. Instead, she stared intently at the shore, then turned to the Kirigakure vanguard behind her, and said sternly, "Beware of traps set by the Konoha border ninjas. These people love to set up Explosive Tags."

Upon hearing the words of the Jonin leading the vanguard of the Mist Village, Terumi Mei, the faces of all the vanguard members showed no fear or dread. Instead, they were filled with excitement and shouted, "We understand! We will definitely defeat Konoha!"

Terumi Mei could give any orders, a firework burst into the sky above the coastline, its brilliance shining brightly against the dark night.

Some of the Kirigakure Jonin, looking at the signal lights high in the sky, said directly, "The Hyuga Clan of Konoha is such a nuisance. As long as these Byakugan ninjas are on the border, it's very difficult for us to launch a sneak attack on them."

Hearing her subordinate's words, Terumi Mei's face also turned serious. She immediately shouted, "Now that we've been discovered, let's charge in and see if there's any possibility of negotiation!"

Immediately afterwards, a large group of Kirigakure Ninja followed Terumi Mei's figure, speeding across the sea towards the coastline.

Meanwhile, at the border camp, Hayakumo Sōma spotted Hyuga Natsuen's signal flare early in the morning and immediately began assembling the ninja force.

In just three minutes, the Konoha border ninjas had assembled. All the border ninjas stood in two rows, with Hayakumo Sōma at the very front, shouting, "Everyone, get ready! The Kirigakure Ninjas have arrived. We'll use Explosive Tag Kirigakure Ninja to inflict maximum damage on them!"

Hayakumo Sōma, "Konoha ninjas, let's all attack together! We must bring honor to Konoha and to the Fifth Hokage! We will not let these Mist Ninjas enter the Land of Fire no matter what!"

Immediately, a large group of border ninjas, upon hearing Captain Hayabusa's words, shouted in unison, "We understand! We will definitely defeat these Mistkage and show them the might of Konoha!"

Hayakumo Sōma waved his hand and shouted, "Konoha ninjas, charge!" Immediately, a large group of ninjas followed Captain Zaojian and charged towards the border.

The ninjas stationed on the border all wore serious expressions, watching Hyuga Natsuen activate his Byakugan, constantly scanning the sea with his white eyes.

After investigating for three or four minutes, Hyuga Natsuen finally spoke, "The enemy has come with 327 people. Although the one running in front is a woman, the amount of Chakra in her body is astonishing, even greater than Captain Haya's. She should be Kage-level Expert. Everyone, don't make any rash moves. Wait for Captain Haya's orders."

Each Kekkei Genkai increases a ninja's Chakra, and Terumi Mei has two Kekkei Genkai, resulting in an extremely large amount of Chakra within her.

Just then, Hayakumo Sōma arrived with the main force. Seeing all the Konoha Ninjas looking surprised, he immediately asked, "What happened? Hyuga Natsuen, what did you see?"

Seeing that the main force had arrived, Hyuga Natsuen said with a serious expression, "Captain Hayabusa, the vanguard of Hidden Mist Village this time is led by a powerful female Kirigakure."

Hayakumo Sōma and said with a serious expression, "I know this person. He is the genius Terumi Clan the Hidden Mist Village, a ninja known as having mastered two Kekkei Genkai."

Hayakumo Sōma wasn't very confident about defeating Terumi Mei earlier, and emphasized again, "Everyone, don't underestimate them. Kekkei Genkai ninjas are all extremely powerful. We'll use Explosive Tag traps, then launch Explosive Tags with Shuriken to wear them down on a large scale."

Upon hearing Captain Haya's words, all the ninjas took out Explosive Tags from their ninja tool pouches, wrapped them around their Shuriken Explosive Tag, and prepared to throw them.

Teyano Hisashi, however, moved even faster, taking out two large bundles of Explosive Tags and wrapping them around his Shuriken. He then shouted, "The Fifth Hokage sent me a million Explosive Tags! I can blow them to bits with these explosives!"

Hayakumo Sōma. Shuriken was wrapped with dozens of Explosive Tags, while Teno Teyano Hisashi was even more extravagant, wrapping a Shuriken with a whole ring of Explosive Tags. He then said, "I'll go and lure them out. Try to buy them some time."

Upon hearing that Shirakumo Hayakumo Sōma was going to face the Kirigakure Ninja Teyano Hisashi immediately exclaimed, "Captain Hayato, isn't this too dangerous?"

Hayakumo Sōma waved his hand dismissively and said with a serious expression, "What's so dangerous about it? I've memorized the locations of the Explosive Tag traps. We're going to negotiate now to see what their purpose is."

After saying that, Hayakumo Sōma walked directly to the edge of the coastline, passed through a large area of Explosive Tags, stood on the beach, drew his katana from his back, and stood there with a commanding air, waiting for the arrival of the Kirigakure Ninja.

At dawn, a thick fog rose again from the sea, carrying a faint salty smell.

Looking at the mist, Hayakumo Sōma shouted, "What do you mean by sending troops from your Hidden Mist Village to invade our Land of Fire? Are you preparing to wage war against our Konoha? Are you really ready to go to war with Konoha?"

Hayakumo Sōma echoed across the sea like jarring music in the early morning.

Meanwhile, a woman's voice rang out from the sea. The voice was extremely stern, beginning with. "You Konoha ninjas killed our Third Mizukage. You should apologize for this, and even offer compensation."

Upon Hayakumo Sōma laughed heartily and retorted, "When did we Konoha Ninjas kill your Third Mizukage? That's utter nonsense. And you expect us to pay compensation? You're just daydreaming."

The conversation on the coastline reached the border. The Konoha Ninjas, upon hearing this, were furious and shouted, "These good-for-nothings are blatant extortionists! They're even slandering us, saying the Konoha Ninja killed their Third Mizukage!"

All the Konoha Ninja were furious at the Mistkage's slanderous actions. Teyano Hisashi immediately raised his Explosive Tags, awaiting the order to hurl the Explosive Tags- covered Shuriken at the Kirigakure Ninja.

Terumi Mei and the other Kirigakure Ninja stood in the thick fog, watching a lone figure standing on the beach, still mocking the Hidden Mist Village.