Boom!!!
Kirigakure had barely enjoyed any peace before unrest broke out again.
Explosions and battle cries rang out one after another, and the smell of blood filled the mist throughout the village, lending the dim city a touch of brutality.
Long accustomed to such scenes, Kirigakure's villagers simply returned to their homes, guarded their families, and waited for the unrest to end.
There were plenty of ninja in Kirigakure's extremist factions, but even more supported Mei Terumi, so the purge soon came to an end!
Anyone connected to the attempt to assassinate Mei Terumi was killed outright, even if they were only under suspicion.
Not a single person was missed.
As for the opponents hidden deeper in the shadows, although they could not be rooted out for now, they would expose themselves sooner or later as long as Kirigakure continued to develop.
Kirigakure swiftly quelled the internal unrest, then sent word to Mei Terumi in Konoha.
Outside Konoha.
"That was fast!"
Mei Terumi put away the intelligence she had finished reading. Knowing that no greater crisis had broken out in Kirigakure was already good enough.
As for the extremist ninja who had been killed, Mei Terumi knew they would never support her, so there was little to regret.
"Lady Mizukage, now that the alert within the village has been lifted, should we resume negotiations with Konoha?"
The jonin standing beside Mei Terumi asked, an unreadable look flashing through his eyes.
"Of course. But before that, Rei, how long have you been with me?"
Rei, the Kirigakure jonin, froze, then immediately replied, "Four or five years now, Lady Mizukage!"
"Yes, four or five years."
Mei Terumi stood up and turned to look at him. "So, when did you betray me? Or were you a pawn of those extremist factions from the