"Sharingan..."
Terumi Mei said softly, "Are you going to deal with the Uchiha Clan's problem?"
Wuye paused slightly, then smiled softly. "Even you've noticed the problems the Uchiha Clan has gradually exposed. It seems many people have already prepared themselves mentally."
Terumi Mei fell silent for a while, then suddenly sighed. "Sigh... Mikoto may have it even harder than I do..."
Wuye looked at her for a moment, then sat beside her bed and spoke slowly. "Unless you sit in the position of a Kage, you'll never understand the responsibilities and mission that come with that identity..."
"I've done my best to do what is right, to do what a Hokage should do. I've also tried my best to use gentle methods throughout the process, without provoking certain groups' sensitive nerves..."
"But if something like that still happens, then all one can say is that the world is unpredictable and helpless. I don't want Mikoto to be sad, yet I have no choice but to face that outcome with her..."
"Fortunately..."
He smiled. "No matter what happens, I won't disappoint her."
"So, what about you?"
As if nothing had happened, Wuye took her soft hand and held it in his palm.
Terumi Mei visibly stiffened.
"Believe me. If you truly want to become the Fifth Mizukage, they will definitely demand that you sever your ties with me..."
Looking into her eyes, Wuye said, "Even if I'm willing to cooperate with you and put on an act, there's still one more question... Do you yourself want to do a good job as Mizukage?"
Terumi Mei's hand trembled in his palm.
With her head slightly lowered, she said quietly, "Just like Mikoto, as long as there are other attachments in one's heart, conflict is inevitable. No one is right or wrong. Just