Clearly, Shinji's analysis had come as a major shock to Mei Terumi.
She had come for peace, only to be drawn into a whirlpool of turbulent undercurrents instead. It was a miserable situation.
But now, even if Mei Terumi wanted to stay away from that whirlpool, she could no longer do so. After all, everything was still only speculation. If she took her people and left now, she would offend both Konoha and Sunagakure.
All she could do was take things one step at a time and deal with whatever came her way.
Mei Terumi believed Shinji's words were no baseless rumors. She had to work out countermeasures as soon as possible.
Then she heard him say, "All right, I've done my part. The rest depends on your own choices. Anyway, I'm planning to get out of here early."
Shinji had already intended to leave Konoha. Now that he knew the Chunin Ninja Exams were about to begin, he had even less reason to stay.
But while he wanted to leave, Mei Terumi no longer wanted to let him go.
"Are you really going to leave me here all alone and go off by yourself?"
Mei Terumi's eyes suddenly glistened with tears as she looked at him pitifully.
Fuck!
A woman in black stockings was nothing compared to a mature beauty acting cute!
That contrasting charm came just a teensy, enormous bit short of breaking through a certain someone's defenses.
Shinji took a deep breath, silently reciting, A heart clear as ice remains unmoved even if the sky falls, before saying, "Cut that out. Your honey trap won't work on me. I said I'm leaving today, and I'm leaving today! Not even the Sage of Six Paths could stop me. You have my word!"
Before he had even finished speaking,