Back then in Kumogakure, many people had even developed a trace of dissatisfaction with the newly appointed Fifth Mizukage because of Mei Terumi's actions.
They believed that joining forces with Konoha to unify the Shinobi World was playing with fire. Though Konoha's strength was widely known, they still did not believe it could truly unify the Shinobi World.
And if Konoha really failed, Kumogakure would certainly hold a grudge against them for sending troops to intimidate it. When that time came, if Kumogakure sent forces to attack the Land of Water, Kirigakure would be in danger.
That was also one of the reasons several Kirigakure elders had wanted to stop Mei Terumi in the first place.
However, those elders had clearly overestimated their importance in Mei Terumi's eyes and underestimated the resolve of their newly appointed Fifth Mizukage.
At the time, Mei Terumi had forcefully struck back at the elders and issued an order as Mizukage that could not be defied.
Back then, some in Kirigakure had even felt that Mei Terumi was no different from the previous Yagura.
But only now did many Mist ninja truly come to understand Mei Terumi's intentions, and why their Mizukage had insisted on allying with Konoha and taking part in its plan to unify the Shinobi World.
Clearly, all of this had been for Kirigakure's sake.
In this battle between Kirigakure and Kumogakure, because Kirigakure held an absolute advantage, that different gleam reappeared in the eyes of many Mist ninja. The insecurity in their hearts gradually began to fade.
After defeating Kumogakure, the village with the strongest military power in the Shinobi World, the long-lost confidence of the Mist ninja slowly began to return.
Mei Terumi, charging at the very front of the formation, also noticed the change among the Mist ninja behind