Although Cha had tried to keep her account brief, so much had happened that she still spoke for quite a while.
Mei Terumi's expression grew increasingly grave as she listened.
"The Land of Water is on the brink of chaos now. We must use decisive force to eliminate every destabilizing factor."
"Step up the investigation into Orochimaru. If he's still hiding here, find him. Also, didn't Konoha send a few people? Give them the intelligence about Orochimaru appearing here. Since they're unwilling to fight those monsters to the death, they should at least contribute something and deal with their own village's missing-nin."
"And tell the Elder Council when you return: I don't care what their stance is. Anyone who betrays humanity is to be killed without exception! There will be no compromise on this! If anyone disagrees, tell Lord Genji to remove me from the position of Mizukage."
"As for those rogue ninja, leave them alone for now unless we have concrete evidence..."
Once Mei Terumi got down to work, her actions demonstrated exactly what it meant to act swiftly and decisively, without a trace of mercy.
Of course, Hozuki Mangetsu had not disappointed either. He had withheld a great deal of intelligence about Shinji and his companions.
Cha took out pen and paper to make notes, nodding repeatedly.
Lord Genji might still be clinging tightly to his authority, but in truth, there was no one in the entire Land of Water better suited to becoming Mizukage than Mei Terumi.
His refusal to relinquish power was also due to the fear left by the previous Mizukage being controlled.
That incident had nearly destroyed Kirigakure through internal strife.
If it happened again, Kirigakure could be struck from the ranks of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
Besides, cultivating a qualified Kage took