Mangetsu's worries were completely unnecessary. Mei Terumi had always remembered that Uchiha Yan loved to act. She had been one of his victims herself, so how could she fail to learn her lesson?
The moment she received the intelligence, she had started wondering what Uchiha Yan was plotting.
"Are you sure his only demand is to build schools? Nothing else?"
"Nothing!"
Shiori shook her head. "But Mangetsu sold you out. Uchiha Yan also agreed to come and marry you once he takes the position of Daimyō."
"I knew that fox Uchiha Yan wouldn't give in so easily. So this is what he was waiting for."
Mei Terumi sneered. "He saw that Mangetsu wants to become Mizukage, and he's hoping this will spark a fight between us and plunge Kirigakure into internal strife."
"Uh... how would this cause internal strife? You've been engaged for ages."
"If I agree to marry him, I'll have to step down as Mizukage. Who becomes Mizukage then?
"If I refuse, Mangetsu can say I'm ignoring the lives of the village and the people of the Land of Water for the sake of power. Whichever I choose, he'll have an opportunity to stir up internal strife in Kirigakure."
"Then what do we do now? The Law Net is too important."
"Agree to his terms!"
After a moment of silence, Mei Terumi slowly spoke. "After all these years of development, I'm not the only person in Kirigakure capable of being Mizukage.
"Have Utakata and Haku come back. Give the position of Daimyō to Yae. I'd like to see whether Mangetsu has the nerve to take on his uncle."
"You're just going to marry him like that?"
"Can't I?"
Mei Terumi spoke calmly. "Uchiha Yan wants to establish a nation. He wants to change the Land of Fire from