Ao hurriedly answered, "I did sense Xia Yu's chakra! He should be on that giant woman's back!"
"Wait! Lady Mizukage! Stop thinking about Xia Yu. Shouldn't we be focusing on that giant winged woman right now? If she crashes down, our already devastated village will be even worse off!"
"Oh... oh no, it's too late! Th-that Female Giant is about to come down!" At the sight, Chōjūrō swiftly drew Hiramekarei and stood protectively in front of Mei Terumi.
Yet the next moment, just as everyone thought the Female Giant would crash down, her wings suddenly folded in. She stretched out her fair, full, flawless legs, braked sharply, and landed perfectly on the ground.
Boom!
The tremendous force made the ground throughout Kirigakure shake three times.
"Hi, long time no see."
Xia Yu jumped down from the Yingying Beast's back and offered the dumbstruck group a polite greeting.
Then, without waiting for them to reply, Xia Yu walked straight up to Mei Terumi and asked gently:
"I heard something happened to the village. How are you? Are you all right?"
The instant she saw Xia Yu, Mei Terumi froze.
It took her quite a while to come to her senses, and two glistening teardrops even hung at the corners of her eyes. "Did you come all this way because you were worried something might happen to me? Xia Yu, I... I'm so touched."
With that, Mei Terumi ignored the astonished looks around her and threw herself straight into Xia Yu's arms.
Feeling the softness and warmth against his chest, Xia Yu couldn't help holding Mei Terumi tightly. He comforted her softly, "Given our relationship, isn't it only natural for me to worry about you? How are things now?"
"Don't worry, honey. I'm completely fine. The Kaguya Clan's rebellion has been dealt