Mei Terumi's Condition

"Ice Release? This kind of Kekkei Genkai is extremely rare. Why are you looking for someone like that?"

Mei Terumi looked at Long Ye with a puzzled expression.

Long Ye said, "This matter is very important to me. Don't worry, I know that Kekkei Genkai holder is very important to a village, and I won't do anything to harm them."

He thought to himself: If I really find the owner, I will only take some of the person's body cells, out of Mei Terumi's help.

From a long-term perspective, Cell Transplantation is clearly more promising than simple Kekkei Genkai power transplantation, and it is also easier to obtain.

Power transfer is a form of deprivation. After being deprived, the other party may lose their Kekkei Genkai ability at best, or even lose their life at worst.

Doing something like this in Kirigakure is tantamount to turning against Mei Terumi, and it would push relations between the two countries back into an irrecoverable state. Obviously, the price is too high.

Under Long Ye's expectant gaze, Mei Terumi remained silent for a moment before saying, "First of all, I can tell you with certainty that no one in Kirigakure possesses this kind of Kekkei Genkai."

"What! No!" Long Ye's heart sank to the bottom.

"But I've heard that this kind of Kekkei Genkai seems to have appeared in Kirigakure." Long Ye was somewhat unwilling.

"That's right! It did indeed appear in my Kirigakure, but that was many years ago. After I succeeded Mizukage, I saw records of people with this kind of Kekkei Genkai while reviewing the files."

"Where is that person now, or... is he already dead?" Long Ye asked hurriedly.

"He is indeed dead!"

Mei Terumi responded with a smile.

"Strictly speaking, that person was not originally from my Land of Water. It is said that he came from a distant and mysterious country called the Land of Snow, and he was a Yuki Clan from that country."

"The records state: This man, carrying a girl, crossed the boundless ocean and fled to the Land of Water. After paying a considerable sum of money, he sought refuge. The Mizukage valued his strength and agreed."

"However, about a year later, this person contracted an incurable disease and died. At the time, this didn't attract much attention, and I didn't take it seriously either, unless you asked."

"Dead!!"

Long Ye frowned deeply.

"That's not right!"

An Inazuma seemed to strike Long Ye's mind, and he suddenly remembered something.

In the history he knew of that later, many years after the Shinobi World, a person with the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai appeared in the Land of Water. He vaguely remembered that the person was named Haku, and was a subordinate of Zabuza Momochi, a missing-nin Zabuza Momochi Kirigakure.

"According to Mei Terumi, the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai is an extremely rare and uncommon system. In the history of the Five Kingdoms, it seems that only this outsider has been mentioned as possessing it. In that case, could the later Haku be related to this person?"

A thought arose in Long Ye's mind.

His eyes lit up, and he asked again, "You mean, at that time, that person was with a girl?"

Mei Terumi nodded. "That's right! According to the records, she seems to be this person's subordinate, or rather, servant. Since that person's death, she has disappeared without a trace. To be precise, no one cares where she went."

Long Ye followed up with, "Based on your judgment, how old should this girl be now?"

Mei Terumi pondered for a moment and said, "She should be between fifteen and twenty years old! Nobody really cared about her existence anyway."

Long Ye remained silent.

He thought to himself, "This person is clearly not that Bai; they're almost a generation apart in age. Could it be...?"

Long Ye's heart skipped a beat.

He considered a possibility: the later Bai might be a descendant of this person.

As far as he knew, Haku came from an inconspicuous little village in the Land of Water. Based on this, it was highly likely that the Mei Terumi mentioned was currently living there.

"I'd like to ask you for a favor. Could you help me investigate where this girl is?" Long Ye said to Mei Terumi.

"Investigate this person?"

Mei Terumi did not immediately agree, but changed the subject and said:

"Although I don't know why you're looking for someone with this kind of Kekkei Genkai, the records show that this girl hasn't Awakening the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai."

Long Ye smiled slightly, "The Awakening time of Kekkei Genkai is uncertain. He didn't Awakening before the age of ten, but he might Awakening it after the age of ten."

Mei Terumi nodded. "That's certainly true!"

She suddenly gave a half-smile:

"I could mobilize resources to investigate for you, but it doesn't seem to benefit me much. You should at least offer something in return, right?"

Upon hearing Long Ye, Oboro smiled slightly:

"We became friends through a fight, then went to the Hoshigakure together, supported each other, and overcame dangers together. Our friendship is extraordinary. Since we can love and help each other in dire straits, why can't we help each other selflessly now?"

Mei Terumi smiled radiantly, her eyes revealing a natural allure.

"Don't try that on me, I won't fall for it, and also..."

She rested her elbow on the table, extended a slender, pale finger, and pointed at Long Ye:

"Have you forgotten that I am now the Mizukage, while you are just a Jonin of Konoha? Do you really think our positions allow for the kind of 'mutual help and love' relationship you're talking about?"

His expression was teasing, as if he were watching to see how you would respond.

Long Ye sighed, "That's right! I forgot, you're the Mizukage now. The Mizukage is indeed different; everything is based on self-interest now. You weren't like this before."

Mei Terumi wasn't swayed by his provocation and said with a smile, "I've always been this kind of person, you just never understood me. Tell me..."

"Say what?"

Long Ye asked the question knowing the answer already; at that moment, he was also secretly at a loss with this woman.

He had always known that this woman was a difficult character. Last time, she only showed weakness because he had saved her life. Normally, she was not one to suffer a loss easily.

"Of course, it's about what you're willing to give up. For a Mizukage to mobilize Kirigakure's intelligence department for your sake alone is a major taboo. Without sufficient benefits, I won't help you."

Mei Terumi leaned back, looking like she wasn't about to give up.

"I don't have anything worthwhile to offer. In that case, forget it. I won't trouble you any further. I'll figure something out myself!"

Long Ye knew that this woman was being unreasonable, and no matter what he offered, she wouldn't give up easily. So he decided to retreat as a tactic to advance.

"No! I must help you with this, but you must also make sacrifices, otherwise... it won't be so easy for you to leave Kirigakure."

Long Ye's face twitched slightly.

This woman's behavior escalated from being unreasonable to being completely irrational.

A woman's thoughts are naturally beyond Long Ye's comprehension.

Mei Terumi was a strong-willed woman, and she did this simply because she wanted to see the other party suffer a setback at her hands.

Then she would lend a helping hand, making the other party owe her an enormous favor, preferably one that could never be repaid.