The timeline: one year after Momoshiki's defeat.
Kirigakure.
Zabuza stood alone atop a tall building, looking down at a Kirigakure completely different from two years ago, unable to help feeling a little reflective.
Although the Shinobi World Federation had been formed to resist outside enemies, in a sense, it had also advanced the development of the Shinobi World.
For Kirigakure, whose economy had been sluggish to begin with, having more trade channels had sped up its recovery.
There was just one thing Zabuza really wanted to complain about.
That woman Mei Terumi was still single.
Yes, that was right.
Zabuza felt that if she did not start dating someone and get married soon, she would miss her window for marriage.
After all, she had not learned the same Yin Seal as Tsunade.
On top of that, Kirigakure's official affairs kept her relatively busy, leaving Mei Terumi no time at all to take part in any matchmaking shows.
Other older single women at least had someone pressuring them to marry, but she was different.
First of all, she was the Mizukage, and she apparently did not have many elders left in her family.
That left Mei Terumi free of those burdens, with nothing to do but handle government affairs.
If that were all, Zabuza might have done no more than grumble inwardly.
But whenever he ran into this woman, she always complained to him about how Kirigakure did not have a single man she found appealing.
According to her, her standards were not even high.
Handsome, a little gentle, and a little stronger than her.
Just those three things. Was that so difficult?
Indeed, for an ordinary girl, those three requirements would have been fairly normal.
But did she want to take a look at who she was?
She was the