Look, a Beautiful Woman!

According to Tide Thunder Yanagi, the Tide Thunder was once a prominent family in the Land of Water. Its members also have a special bloodline that makes it easy for them to awaken both water and lightning Chakra, possessing both the destructive power of lightning and the fluidity of water. In the original work, this is called Storm Release.

Darui of the Land of Lightning possesses the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai.

The Ninjutsu used by Tide Thunder Yanagi Yagyu when he resisted the Kirigakure Ninja showed traces of Storm Release, which is quite a talent.

In any other village, this would certainly be a key protected species, but for Land of Water born in the Bloody Mist Village, it's a mistake.

Most of the tribesmen were purged, and the remaining tribesmen were either captured and used as research material or fled abroad.

After listening to Tide Thunder Yanagi's account, Lu Zeming asked, "According to you, the reason you came to infiltrate was because they used the lives of your people as leverage."

Tide Thunder Yanagi nodded. "That's right. My people are imprisoned on Lightning Strike Island. If I don't return for a long time, they might meet with misfortune."

"Don't worry, I'll keep my promise. After we finish eating, we'll head to Lightning Strike Island!"

As soon as the hot pot was ready, Night Wraith couldn't wait to scoop up a large mouthful of mutton with his chopsticks and pile it into his dipping sauce bowl. The speed with which he ate it, and the precision with which he perfectly bypassed all the vegetables, astonished everyone.

Lu Zeming immediately started cursing, "No way, you shameless bastard, when did you learn this? There are barely any pieces of mutton left in the pot!"

Night Wraith, afraid someone would snatch it from its bowl, buried its head in the mutton while mumbling, "Last time... last time you beat me to it, and I didn't get any meat. I won't make the same mistake!"

Kimimaro's face was cold, but he ate quickly with his chopsticks, putting half of the remaining mutton into his bowl.

Bai was mild-mannered and, despite wanting to eat, didn't want to fight for it; he only ate vegetables, which made Lu Zeming managed to grab the last half of the mutton, feel a little embarrassed.

With a tragic expression, Lu Zeming picked up a few slices of meat from his bowl.

Bai returned an extremely gentle, charming smile, and Lu Zeming immediately flicked her forehead.

"Hey, you old man, stop laughing like that! If you keep laughing like that, I won't even give you a sip of soup!"

Rin, unhappy that she didn't get any meat, cried out, "Brother, I want some too!"

Lu Zeming said irritably, "Look how fat you've become! Girls shouldn't eat too much meat."

"You still have some in your Storage Bag, cut some more, brother, you're the best, cut another plate!"

Lu Zeming was already immune to Rin's coquettishness, and Rin had reached the age where she was disliked by everyone and even dogs. The intimacy and politeness between the two had disappeared, leaving only the dislike between true siblings.

"Stop whining, I can barely eat anymore. I'm planning to make Lamb Soup with Flatbread with bread, so don't even think about getting any!"

Rin pouted, then suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted, "Brother, look! There's a long-legged beauty!"

Lu Zeming had no idea it was a child's trick and continued picking at the meat in his bowl.

"I'm not kidding, she's a real beauty, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with a really high slit, and fishnet stockings too!"

When Rin said this, she looked like a lovesick girl, and her saliva almost dripped into her bowl.

Lu Zeming protected the bowl, turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a beautiful woman.

With long, alluring orange hair, her bangs partially obscuring one eye, she exuded a mature woman's mystery. A blue, form-fitting, off-the-shoulder dress perfectly accentuated her figure, paired with super-short leggings and fishnet stockings, making her incredibly captivating.

Behind the woman was a young man wearing glasses and carrying two swords.

The woman, as if she were already familiar with someone, sat down directly next to Lu Zeming.

"You're really good-looking, handsome young man. Won't you treat your older sister to a meal?"

"Ahem!" Lu Zeming withdrew his gaze, took out two clean sets of bowls and chopsticks from his Storage Bag, and handed them over. "I knew you would catch up, but I didn't expect it to be so fast!"

The woman took the bowl and chopsticks, and said angrily, "If you don't hurry up and catch up, I Mei Terumi, might end up on those Elders Council ' kill list."

It turns out that Lu Zeming's two days after leaving Kirigakure were not simply spent traveling, but rather, under the guise of Mei Terumi, he rescued several groups of Ninja being hunted by Kirigakure's Anbu.

Mei Terumi, who had been planning to play it safe and develop her strength, heard the news and couldn't sit still any longer, so she immediately chased after them.

Mei Terumi asked, "Lu Zeming from Flower Capital, your Daimyo in recent years, but this is probably the first time we've met. Why did you use my name to do those things?"

Lu Zeming didn't answer immediately. Instead, he reached for the mutton in his bowl, but there was no more left. He looked at Lin, who had already run away with a bowl full of mutton, grinning mischievously.

Lu Zeming glared at Lin and cut to the chase. "I want to find myself an ally!"

Mei Terumi asked with some doubt, "Me? I don't think I'm qualified. If you want to find allies, you should befriend the Mizukage Mizukage, not attack him!"

"That baby-faced guy is dying; you'll become the next Mizukage!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi nearly dropped the bowl in her hand.

"How could you know? I never even thought of that myself!"

"You don't want to sit in that seat?"

Mei Terumi didn't rush to answer, but instead looked Lu Zeming up and down, as if trying to see through the thoughts of the ethereal young man in front of her.

Lu Zeming seemed not to notice, and continued to eat his food at a leisurely pace.

Mei Terumi finally gave up her futile efforts and asked a sincere question.

"You know a lot of information that I don't. As long as it doesn't harm the interests of the Land of Water, I can agree to cooperate with you!"

"Great! How can we be at a time like this without wine!" Lu Zeming took out a wine pot and wine cups, and then glanced at the others.

Kimimaro and the others immediately understood and retreated to a distance, keeping watch over their surroundings. Only after Lu Zeming and Mei Terumi remained by the pot did Lu Zeming speak.

"I can tell you anything you want to know!"

"How could Lord Mizukage be dead? Are you going to attack him?"

"I want to kill him. I would have done it last time. He was controlled by Genjutsu for too long, and his soul was severely damaged. He will definitely die within a year!"

Mei Terumi was shocked, but she forced herself to remain calm, raised her sake cup, took a sip, and barely managed to calm herself down.

"I see. I had my suspicions. To control Kage Level Genjutsu, unless..."

Lu Zeming gave the answer directly, "The Uzumaki!"

"Konoha!"

"It's not Konoha, it's a madman who's planning to destroy the world!"

"It's not Konoha, and it belongs to the Uchiha Clan... Could it be that guy? But so many years have passed, that person should be dead by now!"

"Whose successor is he?!"

Why? Why the Land of Water?

Lu Zeming picked up his wine cup, took a sip, and sighed, "That's a long story. Years ago, you Kirigakure Ninja killed that person's lover. It was revenge, but also part of his plan to weaken the Five Great Nations and disrupt the balance of the Shinobi World."

Mei Terumi stared into Lu Mingze's eyes for a long time before finally speaking, "Why should I believe you?"

"Don't you Kirigakure have a Byakugan that can see through Genjutsu? Go try it if you don't believe me!"

You mean Qing!

"If you want to try, hurry up. I mentioned the Byakugan when I fought the Babyface last time. The person behind it might already have their eye on the owner of the Byakugan!"

"You..."

Mei Terumi didn't know whether to thank him or scold him.

Lu Zeming, however, seemed to have expected this, and took out two pills.

"This is an advanced version of the Illusion-Breaking Pill, enough to break the Genjutsu cast on Baby Face!"

Mei Terumi didn't answer, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. What price do I need to pay?"

"I've said it before, I need allies. The Flower Capital is about to make a big move. I've already offended the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, and the Land of Water is full of lunatics. The Land of Waterfalls one village and two Tailed Beast —the waters are too deep. Looking around, I don't have a single ally. This is very dangerous!"

Mei Terumi suddenly moved less than two inches away from Lu Zeming and asked with a smile, "Is it that simple?"

Lu Zeming, smelling the fragrance emanating from Mei Terumi, swallowed hard and said, "It's that simple!"

Mei Terumi opened her red lips and gently pecked Lu Zeming on the cheek, then picked up two Illusion-Breaking Pill.

"I appreciate your kind gesture!" Mei Terumi stood up, smoothed her long skirt, and picked up the sake bottle. "This sake is quite good; I'll take it with me. I look forward to seeing you again, my handsome young man!"

Leaving behind a captivating glance, Mei Terumi boarded the returning ship.

Lu Zeming wiped his face, a smile playing on his lips.

As expected of a woman who could become the Mizukage, she's decisive enough.

Back on the ship in Kirigakure, Ao adjusted his glasses and moved closer to Mei Terumi.

"How did the talk with Lu Zeming go?"

Mei Terumi solemn expression, "Lu Zeming is unfathomable in both strength and intelligence. The conversation was almost entirely under his control. If I hadn't sacrificed my charm to regain some initiative, I would have almost thought he was a perfect person without any weaknesses!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Qing's face, but then he heard something even more shocking.

"It's a pity he's too young, otherwise I might consider marrying him. He's such a charming and handsome young man!"