"Ugh... where am I?"
After waking, Mei Terumi sat up in bed, holding her groggy head, unable to make sense of what had happened.
Konan stepped forward and explained succinctly, "The masked man from the Akatsuki put you under genjutsu. Our leader in Amegakure, Naruto Uzumaki, freed you!"
"The Akatsuki's... masked man?" Mei Terumi's pupils contracted as the memories returned!
Two nights earlier, she had finished her official business and was about to return to her residence to rest when a man wearing a white mask appeared before her!
The masked man said in a low voice, "The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi-the woman who ended Yagura's Blood Mist Era. You're even younger than I imagined..."
Seeing the Sharingan beneath his mask, Mei Terumi hurriedly put some distance between them and cast the Hidden Mist Technique, saying sternly, "While I do enjoy being told I'm young, that doesn't include dangerous men like you..."
As she spoke, she bit down on her finger and whistled-a signal!
But though the signal went out, there was no response from outside the door!
The masked man said coldly, "Give it up. The Anbu assigned to guard your residence and your personal bodyguards are all dead!"
Mei Terumi's pupils abruptly contracted. "Chōjūrō! Ao!!"
The Masked Man charged out of the mist. "Kirigakure owes far too many debts. Don't think you can just carry on as if nothing happened!"
"You'll pay for this!!"
Her expression icy, Mei Terumi formed hand seals and unleashed a powerful Water Dragon Bullet...!
Whoosh...!!
The Water Dragon Bullet passed straight through him. The masked man's eyes had already transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan!
"Little girl, that isn't up to you!"
Bzz! As the masked man's chilling words fell, his eyes shone red!
No, Sharingan genjutsu...!!
Mei Terumi tried to close her eyes,