"Lady Mizukage!"
The Kirigakure Ninja were both shocked and delighted. They had never expected Mei Terumi to still be able to unleash such powerful ninjutsu.
"That's Lady Mizukage for you. She'd already used so much strength that she could barely even stand..."
"Perhaps that's the willpower a Mizukage should have..."
Under Mei Terumi's powerful Multiple Water Binding, the giant pufferfish had no ability to resist. With a splash, it fell onto the sea's surface, tightly bound by several thick ropes of water.
"Ugh..."
Mei Terumi groaned in pain. This technique had exhausted the last of her chakra, and she no longer had the strength to support her full, rounded body.
The two nearest ninja hurried forward to support her, taking the opportunity to help the weakened Mei Terumi onto the shattered ship's decking.
"Oh no, the women of the Funato Clan are escaping!"
Amid the chaos, the pufferfish had smashed the ship holding the women of the Funato Clan, and they had escaped, swimming into the distance with their exceptional swimming skills.
"Capture them all! We absolutely cannot let them escape!"
"Yes, Lady Mizukage!"
The Kirigakure Ninja gathered chakra beneath their feet and ran across the sea's surface as fast as they could.
Swimming was no match for running. However good the Funato Clan's women were in the water, their speed was nowhere near the Kirigakure Ninja's running pace. In mere seconds, the Kirigakure Ninja had surrounded them.
"Still trying to run? All of you, behave yourselves!"
"The men of the Funato Clan all died in battle. Where could you possibly escape to on this boundless sea? Come back to the Land of Water with us and await your fate. At least you'll live a little longer."
Just then, a little blonde girl poked her head out of the water