"Huh?"
Inside the meeting room, everyone present except Mei Terumi and Xia Yu widened their eyes in shock.
Ao was naturally among them.
The elders and advisors were dumbfounded.
"Mei Terumi, you're pregnant?"
"How could it happen so fast? You and Xia Yu have only been married a few days! Is Xia Yu that accurate? A hit on the first shot?"
"One shot? There were probably several! The moment I saw Xia Yu, I understood why Mei Terumi arrived so late. I'd say they had at least five rounds last night! And that's not counting this morning!"
"Hold on! Can we stop talking about the pregnancy? Is that the point here? Did you hear that the Uchiha Clan wants to join Kirigakure?"
"Honestly, if the Uchiha really can join our Kirigakure, I'm all for it. It would be a huge boost to our strength."
"Exactly. Our current strength and standing among the Five Great Nations are practically the lowest. With the help of the Uchiha, the strongest genjutsu clan, perhaps Kirigakure could even become the number one hidden village someday!"
"Hmph, aren't you getting ahead of yourselves? Aren't you afraid this is a Konoha plot? Do you think Konoha would willingly hand the Uchiha over to us?"
"That's a fair point. If we really accept the Uchiha Clan, they'll naturally become rogue ninja from Konoha. What if Konoha launches a war against Kirigakure under the pretext of dealing with rogue ninja? With Kirigakure's current overall strength, we couldn't withstand Konoha's attack at all!"
"Impossible! Konoha is famous for raising rogue ninja and then leaving them alone! Look at Orochimaru. Isn't he still alive and well? And Uchiha Itachi, too. I've never heard of Konoha sending ninja to give them trouble."
"Yes, when it comes to pursuing rogue ninja, Konoha doesn't