Mei Terumi kept herself hidden along the way to Genji's home. At that moment, Genji was leisurely drinking tea in his study.
After coaxing Karatachi Yagura into staging a coup and killing the Third Mizukage, who had been controlled by genjutsu, he had helped Karatachi Yagura become the Fourth Mizukage.
At first, Karatachi Yagura had been reasonably normal. But as Kirigakure's bloodline clans obstructed him at every turn, he had grown increasingly violent, forcing Genji to constantly mediate between him and the clans.
Yet the conflict between the two sides had still spiraled out of control. In the end, Karatachi Yagura had acted behind his back and wiped out Kirigakure's bloodline clans, including the two major clans—the Kaguya Clan and the Yuki clan—and numerous smaller ones.
By the time he learned of it, it was too late to turn things around. He had only managed to rescue Mei Terumi of the Terumi Clan, secretly sheltering her and carefully nurturing her talents.
The incident had severely weakened Kirigakure. But what was done was done, and he had to clean up Karatachi Yagura's mess. With panic spreading through the village, he could only step forward and concoct a ridiculous explanation: Karatachi Yagura had wanted to end the bloodline clans' monopoly on Kirigakure's resources and secure a share for ordinary people, but the clans had refused, leaving him no choice but to wipe them out.
His efforts to reassure the villagers had initially brought Kirigakure a temporary peace. But after gaining the common people's support, Karatachi Yagura had actually reinstated the Bloody Mist Village policies. When Genji heard the news, he went to confront him, and they had a furious argument.
But by then, Karatachi Yagura seemed to have forgotten who had helped him claim the Mizukage's seat and who had worked tirelessly