"May I ask, who did you hear that line from just now...?"
Temari looked at Terumi Mei with no small amount of admiration in her eyes.
Her perfect figure and skin, along with the impressive bust Temari envied, made Terumi Mei dazzling enough.
"Which... line are you talking about?"
Terumi Mei was baffled.
Temari bit her lower lip. "The one about only embracing change to embrace the future."
"Oh, that one..."
Terumi Mei paused, and a hint of tenderness flashed across her face. Her voice softened as well.
Her eyes shifted as she looked at Temari, yet her gaze seemed unfocused. "A heartless man said it..."
Kirigakure ninja guards: "..."
Temari raised a hand to her forehead and curled her lips.
Terumi Mei's eyes lit up when she saw the gesture. "Who did you learn that move from?"
Temari lowered her hand, an indescribable meaning in her eyes as she slowly said, "I learned it from a heartless man too..."
Sunagakure ninja: "..."
But Terumi Mei's eyes lit up. She extended a fair, delicate hand. "Please take care of me."
Temari solemnly shook her hand. "I think... we can have a good talk."
Terumi Mei stood up and walked away with her.
Faintly, the others could hear their conversation drifting over.
"When did you get together with him?"
"When I was captured as a prisoner. What about you?"
"Me too."
"Did he do you?"
"Mmm... once, when we parted... What about you?"
"...Me too."
"..."
A day later, the Four Kage Summit finally reached a consensus.
"When will we attack? Whose command will we follow? Should we first gather the Allied Shinobi Forces, then launch an all-out assault on Konoha?" Gaara asked.
"No. That would let Konoha discover us in advance. This time, we'll strive for a surprise attack!"
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