No, Uchiha Yin was right in front of her. It couldn't have been him.
Then who could unleash such powerful Fire Release in an environment like this?!
"Don't be sad."
Uchiha Yin stepped beside Mei Terumi, took off his cloak, and draped it over her shoulders.
His gesture sent warmth through Mei's heart.
"Thank you," Mei said softly, clutching the cloak.
"You're welcome." Uchiha Yin gave a slight nod.
After a while, Mei seemed to feel a little better.
"Yin, do you know why Yagura put the Blood Mist Policy into effect?"
Mei suddenly looked up, stared straight into Uchiha Yin's eyes, and asked him.
She knew Uchiha Yin was among the strongest in the Shinobi World. Publicly, he was already considered the strongest of all.
If he had come here, he must have learned something.
He might even have come because of this very matter.
"Do you want to know?" Uchiha Yin asked, looking at her face.
"I do." Mei nodded firmly.
"Even if the one behind it is someone terrifying, someone beyond your reach?" he asked.
From his words, Mei could tell that whoever was behind it was no ordinary person.
It might even be something she had no way of getting involved in right now, something she would gain nothing from knowing.
But Mei nodded firmly all the same.
"I want to know who's trying so hard to destroy me," she said, biting her lip.
The Blood Mist Policy aimed to wipe out every ninja in Kirigakure with a bloodline ability. How could Mei not hate it?
She had done nothing wrong—nothing at all—yet she had been placed among those marked for elimination.
"If you want to know, I'll tell you. Your Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, is being controlled."
Uchiha Yin looked at Mei's resolute expression and smiled