Even if Tsunade returned to take over, she would not be able to clean up a mess like this anytime soon.
Kirigakure, by contrast, was like a large corporation on the brink of bankruptcy and restructuring. Everything needed rebuilding, and it lacked a strong hand at the helm to turn the tide.
Though the blood mist policy had been brutal, it had also purged those deeply entrenched old factions. Kirigakure was now a blank slate.
Going there to start something of his own did seem like a good choice.
Gekkō Raito raised his head, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.
"Have you thought it through?" Mei Terumi pressed.
"One last condition. Agree to it, and I'll go with you."
"Let's hear it."
Gekkō Raito took a deep breath, pointed at Mei Terumi, and spoke each word distinctly.
"I want... you!"
"Huh?"
The smile on Mei Terumi's face froze instantly, and for a moment, her mind failed to catch up.
He wanted her?
This brat looked so serious, but he was actually a little pervert?
Granted, he really was handsome, and his strength and talent were top-notch. He definitely had enormous potential, but at her age... would this count as robbing the cradle?
No, would this count as luring away a minor?
To think that the first marriage proposal of her life would come from a twelve-year-old child!
Just as Mei Terumi's thoughts ran wild, Gekkō Raito finally finished the sentence after that damned enormous pause.
"...the seat under your butt! I want to become Mizukage!"
Huh?
The corner of Mei Terumi's mouth twitched wildly, and a vein throbbed on her forehead.
Could this damn kid finish his sentence in one breath? I'd already picked out the wedding venue and even come up with a nickname for the baby...
Watching