"Unfortunately, he still lost!"
"He didn't lose to the Fourth. He lost to a Tailed Beast."
Genji fell silent for a few seconds, glanced at Mei Terumi, then turned to Zhou Cheng with hope in his eyes.
"Child, come back to Kirigakure!"
"Kirigakure needs a powerful fighter like you to hold the fort."
Zhou Cheng wasn't at all surprised that Genji would say this.
Kirigakure was in even worse shape than Konoha.
There was a complete gap between generations!
The older generation was already on its last legs, while the younger generation was nowhere near ready.
Most of the middle-aged shinobi who formed the village's backbone had died in the infighting.
Mei Terumi's heart rose into her throat.
If Zhou Cheng really returned to Kirigakure,
she would face an enormous obstacle in her bid to become Mizukage.
It wasn't that she thought Zhou Cheng was unfit to become Mizukage.
Rather, the people of Kirigakure felt no connection to him whatsoever.
No matter how strong he was, he couldn't win everyone over.
What would they do if trouble broke out then?
Kill them all?
They might as well wipe Kirigakure out outright and save themselves the trouble!
"Mei Terumi is also Kage Level. I won't compete with her!"
Zhou Cheng had no desire to become the Kage of any village.
That was nothing but a thankless grind.
Do a good job, and there was no reward-only people saying it was what you were supposed to do.
Do a bad job, and people would curse you behind your back.
Only an idiot would want to become Hokage.
Power?
Don't I have enough power in Konoha?
Both Mei Terumi and Genji looked stunned.
Could someone really resist the temptation of becoming a Kage?
That was the strongest person in a village, with the