Meanwhile, in a Forest a little way from Kirigakure.
Kakashi leaned against a tree trunk alone, resting with his eyes closed as he waited quietly.
"What, is it your turn to wait for me this time?"
One stretch of time later, Mei Terumi arrived in blue. She showed no surprise at seeing him and spoke irritably.
"Looks like you didn't get to see Genji either."
"Not only that, Lord Mizukage kicked me out. He told me to go to Konoha and find out who's taking part in the Chunin Ninja Exams, but forbade me from returning before the exams." Mei Terumi shrugged. "Clearly, this mission is just an excuse to get me out of the village."
"You're close to Genji, after all. It makes sense that he'd suspect you. What do you plan to do now?"
Kakashi looked at her seriously as he asked.
"I'm not going to betray Kirigakure, so of course I'll carry out Lord Mizukage's mission." Mei Terumi looked at Kakashi as though he were an idiot. "Ugh, putting in a word for you got me thrown out by Lord Mizukage. What a losing deal."
"..."
Kakashi said nothing. He felt as though she had attacked every word he had said since she arrived. He really couldn't afford to offend her.
"Oh, right. Lord Mizukage specifically told me to keep a close eye on the funeral you're holding for Shisui Uchiha. He seems to consider it quite important."
He's very concerned about Shisui Uchiha's funeral?
Kakashi grew thoughtful. He didn't really believe the leader of a village would care so much about a supposed debt for saving his life.
Thinking along conspiratorial lines, Kakashi's first suspicion was that someone might have tampered with Shisui's Corpses in a way even those professional Anbu had failed to detect.
After