Shinji: I'll Sue You for Slander!

Mei Terumi's chest heaved with Ki.

Her face flushed bright red.

She couldn't help it. She couldn't beat him, and on his turf, she had no choice but to swallow her pride.

"Hey! What happened to your eye?"

When Mei Terumi had left, Shinji Uchiha hadn't had a scratch on him. He'd looked completely at ease...

"Hm?"

Shinji still didn't answer. He leaned back and smiled gently. "I just noticed you changed your hairstyle. Huh. Doesn't this look better? That fringe over your forehead looked awful."

The corner of Shisui's eye twitched.

This guy...

Take a look at yourself before criticizing someone else, would you?

Even the way you talk is strangely different now!

"Hey! I asked you a question!"

Shinji clicked his tongue. "Isn't it obvious? I ran into an enemy, fought him, and burned out one of my eyes. That's all."

"..."

Mei Terumi's roiling emotions settled.

She seemed about to ask something else, but stopped herself. He was clearly talking nonsense. If he didn't want to tell her, no amount of asking would help!

"If you're not going to interrogate me, let me leave. As Kirigakure's envoy, I still have business with Konoha's Hokage!"

"Oh..."

Shinji shook his head. "There's just one thing I find strange. Why were you the one sent to Konoha?"

Mei Terumi frowned. "Why shouldn't it be me?"

Shinji crossed his legs and leaned back in the Chair. "Would Konoha send someone like Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, or Mitokado Homura to visit another country?"

Mei Terumi froze, then clenched her fists. "...I volunteered!"

Shinji nearly laughed. "Stop making excuses. Your Mizukage is under Genjutsu, isn't he?"

"Hm?!"

Mei Terumi snapped her head toward him, her expression wary. "How do you know? Was it you?!"

"No, no. I'm not that bored. Killing him outright