Buzz!
Kirigakure's border!
"What was that?"
Ao, who had just led a Kirigakure unit to the border, looked up in one direction. There, a spatial vortex had appeared, and the previously stable space rippled like waves.
Then, a man and a woman emerged from it—it was Kakashi and Mei Terumi, who had left the Land of Lightning.
"Lady Mizukage!"
Seeing Mei Terumi suddenly appear, Ao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When Ao had first arrived at the border and learned that Mei Terumi had gone off alone with Konoha's Kakashi—and that they had gone to the Land of Lightning to stop Kumogakure's forces—his anger had instantly reached its peak.
After fiercely berating Mei Terumi's guards, Ao had prepared to lead a team into the Land of Lightning to search for her.
After all, in Ao's heart, Mei Terumi's personal safety came first. Even Kirigakure itself could not compare to her.
However, before Ao had even had the chance to depart, the two of them returned.
"Lady Mizukage!"
Ao stepped forward and gave Mei Terumi a slight bow.
Hearing his voice, Mei Terumi raised her head slightly. When she saw that it was Ao, a smile appeared on her fair face.
Mei Terumi trusted Ao without reservation. In fact, Ao had played a part in helping her ascend to the position of Mizukage.
Moreover, since Ao had appeared here now, the five thousand Mist ninja under his command should have arrived as well. That meant nearly ten thousand Mist ninja had gathered at the border of the Land of Water.
With nearly ten thousand Mist ninja stationed here, even if the Fourth Raikage still chose to launch an attack on Kirigakure, Mei Terumi felt somewhat reassured.
After all, she knew very well that Kumogakure had now lost one of its