Mei Terumi instinctively tried to step back, only to find that she could not move at all.
"I can give you a dignified option."
Uchiha Yao's voice sounded beside Mei Terumi's ear.
"Kirigakure can merge into Konoha as a whole."
"Just like the Hyuga Clan of Konoha, or my Uchiha Clan."
"From now on, Kirigakure will be renamed the Konoha Mist Division, or called the Mist Clan."
"And you, Mei Terumi."
Uchiha Yao reached out and lightly traced Mei Terumi's tense cheek with his fingertip.
"Can become the head of this division, or the clan head of this clan."
"You will still possess immense authority. You can still manage your people."
"The only difference is that from now on, you will belong to Konoha and obey my orders."
"You can help end the Bloody Mist Village, save your fellow countrymen, and even allow those wandering ninjas to return to Hidden Mist Village."
"Everything you want to do but cannot accomplish, I can help you achieve."
"And all you need to offer is your loyalty to me."
End the Bloody Mist!
Save her fellow countrymen!
Wasn't that the goal she had risked her life to achieve all along?
"No... no..."
Mei Terumi's eyes struggled violently as reason and emotion waged a frenzied battle in her mind.
"Everyone in the village won't agree! Lord Genji, and all those seniors—they will never accept such humiliating terms!"
"They would rather die fighting than abandon their identities as Hidden Mist Village ninjas and become Konoha's vassals!"
"Is that so?"
Uchiha Yao gave a disdainful smile.
"Do you think they have the right to choose?"
As soon as the words fell.
Uchiha Yao's ocular power erupted instantly!
Buzzz—!
Mei Terumi's vision blurred, and the whole world began to warp and fade!
The next second, Mei Terumi