"..."
The thought that he was now being toyed with by the woman before him filled Funato Daika with anger and hatred.
But he still retained a shred of reason. Trading barbs with this woman was not what mattered most; finding a way out of this barrier was the key.
Just as he looked around, Mei Terumi's gentle voice sounded again.
"Oh, right, women have another advantage..."
"We can see through men's thoughts, especially men like you."
"Trying to escape? What a shame... I won't give you that chance."
Mei Terumi grunted, and her two Shadow Clones exerted themselves together with her original body. The green pyramid barrier instantly began contracting inward at tremendous speed.
"This is bad!"
Nearly despairing, Funato Daika desperately released chakra in an attempt to break free of the barrier. But no matter how hard he tried, the green screen showed no sign of breaking. Not even a single crack appeared.
"Give it up. The reason I became Kirigakure's acting Mizukage at such a young age isn't just that I possess two kekkei genkai. I actually have quite a lot of chakra, too."
"Restraining you is easy..."
Funato Daika stamped his feet and pounded his chest in fury:
"Damn it! Damn it all! If my eldest son Arami were here, none of you would stand a chance against his [Power of the Sea Dragon]!"
"That's right! My daughter is still here!"
Funato Daika suddenly remembered that his daughter should be standing guard outside the palace, and hurriedly shouted:
"Aoton! Where are you? Come save your father! Kill this woman for me!"
"Are you looking for her?"
Not far away, Ao sat on a stone stele, clutching his wounded shoulder with a pained expression. At his feet lay a yellow-haired little girl on the verge of death.