Just after Shinji left with the others, Mei Terumi received word that a group had been attacked and killed to the last person.
"Who did it?!"
"We don't know. By the time they were discovered, there were no survivors. However..."
"However what? Speak!"
"Some suspect Akagi's group. The two sides clashed openly in front of everyone. To eliminate the problem at its root, Akagi's group had both the motive and the ability to strike first."
Mei Terumi nearly laughed in anger at that, and she also felt deeply disappointed in certain people.
"That man was sitting across from me the entire time, bargaining with me without the slightest hurry. Tell me, how did he do it?"
"Perhaps... perhaps it was his companions?"
"I watched all three of them leave this place together. If anyone had left beforehand, someone would have noticed long ago. Would I need you to remind me?"
"What I mean is that Akagi's group might not have only three members. There could be others who haven't revealed themselves. Otherwise, it's honestly hard to believe they could complete missions so efficiently."
"Enough. Stop making these groundless speculations. Have someone investigate immediately and find the killer."
"Yes, Lady Mizukage."
After the other person left, Mei Terumi began considering every possibility.
When she first heard that someone suspected Akagi's group, her instinct was that someone was framing them, or that certain people were deliberately smearing them.
Akagi had been right under her nose the entire time, so he couldn't have done it.
The other two had also been lingering outside the whole time, only leaving with Akagi when he left.
At most, they had been out of sight for a few minutes to use the bathroom.
Unless those two could teleport, how could they have gone over, killed those people,