Ao was deeply confused. He simply could not understand the true meaning behind Mei Terumi's words.
Just as he was racking his brain, Mei Terumi's voice reached his ears again.
"Can't you understand what I mean?" There seemed to be a hint of teasing in Mei Terumi's tone.
Ao's heart tightened. He knew his Mizukage had noticed his confusion.
Faced with the Mizukage's direct question, Ao did not want to pretend to be profound. He answered honestly, "Mizukage-sama, I truly do not understand what you mean."
Mei Terumi smiled faintly and continued, "Then do you think we might repeat Konoha's mistakes?"
Ao could not help frowning. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Konoha's current situation is relatively good. If we can reach their level, it should be a good thing in theory."
However, Ao's view at that moment came only from the perspective of an observer, not from the standpoint of a village's Kage.
As a result, his thoughts and suggestions seemed somewhat one-sided, lacking breadth and depth.
"We previously slaughtered many Kekkei Genkai ninja in our village."
"Although I did not do it, it did happen in our village, and we must acknowledge our mistakes."
Hearing Mei Terumi say this, Ao seemed to grasp something. After all, there was an obvious example right in front of them.
Ao immediately responded.
"Are you talking about the Uchiha Clan?"
"Are you afraid that the bloodline ninja in our village will one day rebel like the Uchiha Clan?"
That was the first thing Ao thought of after hearing Mei Terumi's words. Of course, he also admitted that it was an extremely important issue.
Before it was weakened, Kirigakure had the most Kekkei Genkai users of any ninja village besides Konoha.
If Mei Terumi was worried for that reason, Ao had to