Hearing Gekkō Raito's humblebrag, Mei Terumi rolled her eyes.
This kid really didn't know how good he had it. Ordinary shinobi nearly worked themselves to death developing a C-Rank Ninjutsu, yet he had created a miraculous technique like this and still found things to complain about.
Being able to teleport within the village had enormous strategic significance.
Instant reinforcements on the battlefield could turn the tide of a battle.
Shaking her head, Mei Terumi gathered her thoughts. "Have you read the scroll Danzo sent?"
Gekkō Raito nodded. "I did. A worthless scrap of paper."
"What are you going to do about it?"
"What else can I do? I can't refuse. He has something on me, after all."
Mei Terumi sighed, her face clouded with worry. "But openly interfering in Konoha's internal affairs will provoke a fierce backlash. It could even turn into a diplomatic incident."
If this became an established fact, Konoha and Kirigakure would have a complete falling-out.
And from what Mei Terumi knew of Danzo, even if that old man became Hokage, he would definitely turn on them immediately to whitewash himself, dumping all the blame on Kirigakure to divert attention from internal conflicts.
It would be throwing something away with no hope of getting anything back.
"A fierce backlash? Isn't that perfect?"
A cold smile curled Gekkō Raito's lips.
"If Kirigakure wants to rise to the top and seize the title of 'number one shinobi village,' it'll have to fight Konoha sooner or later."
"Since we're going to be enemies eventually, what's the difference between falling out now and falling out later? We can't expect to stay allies with Konoha forever, can we?"
"Besides, precisely because we're mortal enemies, some things will be easier to act on."
Mei Terumi looked at Gekkō Raito in surprise. She hadn't