Mei Terumi opened the scroll and glanced through it, the corners of her mouth twitching upward on their own.
"This brat! He really has made preparations to take over Kirigakure!"
Ao asked probingly, "Are you really going to let that kid be the Mizukage? I'm not opposed to it, you know, I just think this speed is a bit terrifying?"
Instead, Mei Terumi laughed even more happily. "Fast? I don't think so at all. Anyway, once he becomes the Mizukage, won't he be even more thoroughly tied to Kirigakure's rope!"
That was certainly the plain truth!
Right at this moment, the sea surface was churning with raging waves, and a small boat was dashing against the fierce wind and huge waves toward Kirigakure.
Two figures stood at the bow, as if they didn't even notice this severe weather.
The black windcoats they wore, embroidered with a red cloud pattern, fluttered loudly in the wind and rain...
As the night grew deeper, Gekkō Raito cautiously retreated from Hinata's room.
After finally coaxing the startled little Hinata to sleep, he turned around only to see Mei Terumi lazily leaning on the living room sofa.
She wore a loose silk nightrobe with the collar slightly open, shaking a red wine glass in her hand and staring at Gekkō Raito with a dreamy gaze.
"The Hyuga Clan's eldest young miss has gone to sleep?"
Gekkō Raito nodded, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit wrong.
"What are you doing?"
The corners of Mei Terumi's mouth curled into a charming arc. "Of course I'm waiting for you, my great hero."
"Waiting for me?"
Mei Terumi took a light sip of the red wine, the tip of her tongue licking across her red lips. "That's right! What, could it be that big sister here isn't as