"Uzumaki Mito is Senju Hashirama's wife?! Is the information reliable?!"
Mingye nodded lightly. Uzumaki Mito was beautiful—a true beauty. In that instant when they met by the riverbank, Mingye had nearly stared himself into a daze, as if he had been caught in a genjutsu. His body had even begun, all on its own, to feel an urge to pull her completely into his arms. But when he came back to himself and calmed down, that feeling turned into a faint disappointment. All the good flowers had been trampled by pigs. Of course, saying that was a little jealous, but from another angle, it also showed that Mingye had indeed somewhat fallen for Uzumaki Mito in that brief moment.
But Mingye also knew that a woman like Uzumaki Mito, once she chose someone, would never betray him for the rest of her life. Even if he killed the current Senju Hashirama, he was absolutely certain Uzumaki Mito would use some other method to take revenge on him. So he immediately snuffed out that tiny sprout of affection for Uzumaki Mito, and with the mindset of preferring jade shattered over tile intact, he spoke to Sato again.
"My lord, I personally ended the life of Senju Hashirama's father. Naturally, I would pay attention to every piece of information regarding such a powerful enemy. The news came from the Land of Whirlpools. It is absolutely accurate!"
After hearing Mingye's words, a burst of anger erupted from Sato on the spot. Uzumaki Mito was nominally the eldest princess of the Land of Whirlpools; if national strength were not taken into account, her status was even a notch higher than his. Yet she had actually married down to a lowly ninja. This filled Sato with envy, jealousy, and resentment, and he immediately issued Mingye