The Land of Water.
After two days of travel, the four of them were drawing ever closer to Kirigakure.
And the closer they got to Kirigakure, the more complicated Mei Terumi's feelings became.
At that moment, Mei Terumi had a great deal on her mind. In truth, she had been wavering throughout the journey.
Mostly, that feeling had grown increasingly strong after arriving here.
She kept feeling that bringing Bai Ye along would lead to something bad.
Even now, her allegiance lay with Kirigakure.
But precisely because her allegiance lay with Kirigakure...
She felt there were certain things she ought to tell Bai Ye.
Otherwise, this would surely drag Kirigakure into irredeemable ruin.
Thinking of it that way, Mei Terumi suddenly felt an urge to speak with Bai Ye, no matter what.
There was still room to salvage things now.
Once Bai Ye reached Kirigakure, if her fears came true, everything would be over!
With that thought, Mei Terumi drew a deep breath and looked hesitantly at Bai Ye. "Actually... I don't even know what the village wants to discuss with you..."
For Mei Terumi, this matter was truly agonizing.
If she told Bai Ye, it would effectively be a betrayal of her village.
But if she kept quiet, it would place Kirigakure in an extremely dangerous position.
That was why Mei Terumi was so conflicted right now.
On one hand, she wanted to speak. On the other, she felt that saying it might not be such a good idea.
And she considered those words a hint to Bai Ye.
Surely her hint had been obvious enough?!
She had practically told him outright that going there might be dangerous. After all, going to Kirigakure to discuss cooperation?!
What kind of person would actually believe there was any supposed cooperation to