Inside a villa in Takamagahara Space.
Her face flushed and her emerald eyes shimmering, Mei Terumi reached out and gave Akiyama Uchiha a vicious pinch at the waist, pouting as she said:
"I'm the Mizukage of Kirigakure, for crying out loud! You kidnapped me from my own home in full view of everyone. How am I supposed to show my face after that?"
At Mei Terumi's words, Shin Uchiha chuckled and replied:
"I checked beforehand. Everyone nearby was one of your trusted subordinates. They're tight-lipped. They won't go spreading it around."
Hearing Akiyama Uchiha's reply, Mei Terumi rolled her eyes.
"It's precisely because they're my subordinates that I have to maintain my dignity as Mizukage. Otherwise, how am I supposed to command their respect?"
Shin Uchiha ignored Mei Terumi's protests and planted a firm kiss on her red lips before continuing:
"Then use your Boil Release to show them what a Mizukage's dignity means."
In this world, only those with sufficient strength deserved dignity.
Mei Terumi naturally understood what Shin Uchiha meant. Her earlier complaint had merely been a way of coaxing some affection out of him.
Just then, as though something had only just occurred to him, Shin Uchiha asked:
"Jun Mizunotsuki just told me you had a disagreement with Genji. What happened?"
Shin Uchiha knew very well how close Mei Terumi and Genji were. It was no exaggeration to say they were like father and daughter.
At Shin Uchiha's question, Mei Terumi leaned closer against him and reluctantly pursed her lips.
"It's just that the two children are getting older now, and their talents are starting to show.
Genji saw how busy I was with Kirigakure's affairs and worried I might hold the children back, so he offered to help look after them."
Hearing Mei Terumi's explanation, Shin