Mei Terumi blinked her beautiful eyes and was just about to say something when her expression suddenly turned serious.
"Wait, Kumogakure's tailed beasts have all been captured."
"How is our Three-Tails doing? Has it revived yet?"
"And what's the latest intelligence on Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Kirigakure could not follow in Kumogakure's footsteps!
"Rest assured, Lady Mizukage. The Three-Tails hasn't revived yet. Based on our experience, it may still take some time before it can successfully revive."
"Utakata's situation is somewhat unstable, but things remain under our control."
Mei Terumi nodded. It was not exactly good news, but it was not bad either.
Nevertheless, she ordered, "Send another two teams to Kirigakure Lake, in case the Akatsuki really does attack."
"As for Utakata..."
That matter was rather troublesome, and Mei Terumi found it difficult to make a decision.
Because of a misunderstanding, Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, had accidentally killed his teacher while rampaging out of control.
By rights, such an act was enough to have him branded a rogue ninja of Kirigakure.
If Karatachi Yagura had still been in power, Utakata would have had no choice but to defect to stay alive.
That was what had happened in the original story. Utakata had defected over this incident, then been defeated by Nagato himself and sealed inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Fortunately, Mei Terumi had taken power early. She had personally ordered Utakata's crimes pardoned, so the Six-Tails Jinchuriki was still in the Land of Water and had not defected.
However, out of guilt, Utakata had exiled himself and left Kirigakure. He was now living in seclusion on a deserted island in the Land of Water.
Naturally, this information was top secret. Only a handful of people in all of Kirigakure knew about it.
Mei Terumi was still