The ninjas from the five great ninja villages arrived at the mountaintop at the same time.
Among the five was Mei Terumi, who would soon become the Mizukage.
She had not yet become the Fifth Mizukage.
The moment they saw Neji, the people from Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure immediately took notice of him.
"Neji Hyuga, Konoha's Flame Devil?" Darui said gravely.
"What an outstanding man. Such a shame he's too young." Mei Terumi wiped the corner of her mouth and smiled.
"So this is the one known alongside Second Pillar as one of the Konoha Twin Stars? I wonder which of them is stronger." Deidara spoke as though recalling something unpleasant.
Seeing them, Temari said beside Neji, "That's Darui of Kumogakure, one of the Fourth Raikage's right-hand men. Damn, they even sent the Two-Tails' Jinchuriki. That's Yugito Nii, a perfect Jinchuriki."
Temari did not know much about Samui. Compared to Darui and Yugito Nii, Samui was not well known in the Ninja World.
"That woman is from Kirigakure. She's Mei Terumi, the powerful ninja from Kirigakure with two Kekkei Genkai. Rumor has it that she's Kage-level."
"And that one-eyed guy has the Byakugan of your Hyuga Clan."
Chojuro was too young and rarely ventured out into the Ninja World, so Temari did not know him.
"As for the three from Iwagakure, that middle-aged man who looks like a teapot is Kitsuchi, the Third Tsuchikage's son. That pretty girl with short black hair is Kitsuchi's daughter and the Third Tsuchikage's granddaughter, Kurotsuchi."
"And that guy is Deidara, the one Sakura defeated in the Land of Wind." When Temari introduced Deidara, she mentioned Sakura.
The corner of Neji's mouth curled up. He would not have smiled at the mention of anyone else, but Sakura was a very good friend of his.
Thinking