Konoha: After the Diary Was Exposed, the Kunoichi Fell Apart

In another room.

They were discussing the same thing.

Zabuza, Haku, and Hozuki Suigetsu gazed at Mei Terumi with admiration.

"Lady Mei Terumi, you're incredible."

"You saw Konoha's future long ago, didn't you?"

Zabuza couldn't help praising her.

At first,

the three of them had been puzzled by Mei Terumi's efforts to get close to Konoha.

After all,

Konoha's decline was common knowledge throughout the Shinobi World.

Just a few years earlier,

when Kumogakure had pressured Konoha, the village had sacrificed the head of the Hyuga Branch Family to secure a compromise.

The whole Shinobi World had seen Konoha's weakness.

The once-fierce tiger had lost its fangs.

So

Zabuza and the others had believed

that if Kirigakure wanted to ally with another Ninja Village, it should choose a powerful partner like Kumogakure first.

But

what happened today had changed their minds.

Konoha was still Konoha.

It was still the strongest Ninja Village, capable of taking on four others at once!

"Hahaha... You're overthinking it."

"That's not why I got close to Konoha."

"I just like little Naruto, that's all."

Mei Terumi let out a lilting laugh.

She didn't care what became of the Shinobi World. She only knew that if she stayed close to Naruto Uzumaki, she would have nothing to worry about in the future.

Besides,

Naruto Uzumaki was the future savior of the Shinobi World. He was powerful, handsome, and rich.

The complete package.

Wasn't he the Prince Charming she had always been looking for?

Come to think of it,

shouldn't she find another chance to see Naruto and make sure he remembered her?

After all,

the power Tsunade had displayed today

had left Mei Terumi green with envy.

Lost in thought, Mei Terumi failed to notice how Zabuza, Haku, and Hozuki Suigetsu began looking at her after