Besides, she could casually sound them out about the three of them in everyday conversation. It would accomplish several things at once.
As for whether living with the three Otsutsuki Toneri would put her in danger, the three were far too mysterious at present.
But Mei Terumi thought anyone who entertained that idea was simply an idiot. She had already glimpsed the tip of the iceberg that was Otsutsuki Toneri's strength.
Even so, if Otsutsuki Toneri really harbored ulterior motives, would it make any difference whether he stayed in her house or her village?
"No, no, no. It's my honor to live with you, Lady Mizukage. But I'm afraid we'll be troubling you quite a bit." Otsutsuki Toneri chuckled gently at her words.
Still, this had come as something of a surprise. He hadn't expected Mei Terumi to arrange for them to stay in her own home.
That worked out nicely. He could spend more time with Mei Terumi, making it much easier to slowly brainwash her.
He needed Mei Terumi to be utterly and completely loyal to him!
"How could it be any trouble? Having you here will bring some life to my place, Toneri." Mei Terumi chuckled. Usually, there were only a few servants cleaning her residence.
There really were too few people, and she was busy herself. She truly didn't have much company.
"Let's leave the rooms for a moment, Toneri. There's something I'd like your opinion on." Then, after a moment's hesitation, Mei Terumi finally spoke to Otsutsuki Toneri.
"Please, go ahead, Lady Mizukage." Otsutsuki Toneri smiled faintly. On their way here, Mei Terumi had looked as if she wanted to tell him something several times, only to hold it back.
It had indeed made Otsutsuki Toneri rather curious.
What could it be?
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Chapter 73: Kirigakure only needs one voice! Sixth update!
At his words, Mei Terumi paused thoughtfully, seemingly considering how to put her thoughts into words.
"Toneri, do you know much about Kirigakure?" After some thought, Mei Terumi decided to first find out what Otsutsuki Toneri thought of Kirigakure.
After all, the matter she wanted to discuss concerned Kirigakure itself.
"Kirigakure? It was founded a few decades ago, wasn't it? Though I've also heard of the name it's earned in recent years-the Bloody Mist Village." Otsutsuki Toneri smiled gently.
Kirigakure had been founded after Konoha, though Otsutsuki Toneri didn't know that history in great detail.
But it wasn't particularly important anyway.
"That's right. The Bloody Mist Village came about because of Lord Fourth Mizukage Yagura's policies. Back then, all of Kirigakure was steeped in fear and slaughter."
Mei Terumi nodded helplessly, a deep sigh in her voice. Yagura's cold-blooded policies were the root cause of Kirigakure's current weakness.
Yagura had already squandered most of Kirigakure's strength!
The Ninja Academy's graduation test that required students to kill one another, and the blatant expulsion and persecution of Kekkei Genkai clans.
These were the fundamental reasons Kirigakure was now so crippled.
"That's all in the past. I believe that under your leadership, Lady Mizukage, Kirigakure will soon flourish again."
Otsutsuki Toneri smiled, then spoke calmly. The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, was indeed a very capable person.
After taking office, she had resolutely abolished Yagura's policies, opening Kirigakure to exchanges with the outside world instead.
At the same time, she had continually recruited and brought back the Kirigakure Ninja and clans that Kirigakure had once expelled and hunted.
But she had taken office far too late. Essentially, Kirigakure's Kekkei Genkai wielders were already gone...
And the rather powerful Zabuza had already defected, to say nothing of the formidable Kisame Hoshigaki.
Those two were actually both ninja capable of holding their own.
As for the other extraordinarily gifted children, such as Yuki Haku and Kaguya Kimimaro, there was no need to mention them...
In short, Yagura alone had practically ruined Kirigakure.
"Yes, Kirigakure will definitely keep getting better. I've always believed that! And now we have you joining us too, Toneri!" At his words, a smile appeared on Mei Terumi's stunning face, a deeply sincere smile.
Kirigakure now had everything to rebuild, but Mei Terumi believed that with the three Otsutsuki Toneri joining them,
Kirigakure's resurgence wouldn't be far off!
And when that time came, the title of the foremost ninja village would belong to Kirigakure!
Otsutsuki Toneri merely smiled at that, offering no opinion. Kirigakure was the base he had chosen.
Naturally, it would keep getting better!
"However, while most of the Bloody Mist Village's influence has been eliminated, some people are still active. Dealing with them has been rather troublesome." Then Mei Terumi frowned slightly and spoke with some frustration.
After all, Mei Terumi was still too young, and she had no particularly great achievements to her name. Quite a few people within Kirigakure actually opposed her.
And even more were watching from the sidelines.
So Mei Terumi truly was rather troubled at present. Those old fossils knew absolutely nothing about how Kirigakure should develop now.
Yet their schemes and troublemaking came one after another.
Given enough time, Mei Terumi was confident she could root them all out, one by one!
But that would take far too long. Mei Terumi wanted Kirigakure to improve, not continue wasting its strength on pointless internal conflict.
Losses would inevitably result from that, so Otsutsuki Toneri's arrival had given her a new idea.
"Oh? I imagine you already have a plan, Lady Mizukage? If you need my strength, please feel free to ask. After all, I'm part of Kirigakure now too, aren't I?"
Otsutsuki Toneri's lips curled into a smile, his pure, flawless Tenseigan watching Mei Terumi with interest as a cold, fierce light flickered in her eyes.
He understood now. Mei Terumi wanted him to help her kill the people who opposed her!
... Please send flowers ...
This did make Otsutsuki Toneri see Mei Terumi in a new light.
Such decisive, clean-cut methods really didn't match her mature, alluring air.
Compared with Tsunade, Otsutsuki Toneri felt that Mei Terumi was far better than that woman.
Was this only to be expected of someone who had lived through the Bloody Mist Village?
"Thank you, Toneri. But I really do need your help. Those old men are quite strong. With only the people on my side, I can barely maintain a stalemate with them."
Delight flashed through Mei Terumi's beautiful eyes at his words. That was exactly what she had needed Otsutsuki Toneri to say!
As long as Otsutsuki Toneri was willing to act, she was completely certain she could kill all those old fossils!
Kirigakure was now being reborn from the flames. It was time those tenacious remnants disappeared.
Keeping them around offered the present Kirigakure no benefit whatsoever.
"No problem. Since it's your request, Lady Mizukage, I naturally have no reason to refuse. So when do you intend to act?" Otsutsuki Toneri chuckled, his tone quite casual.
He had no interest in who his opponents were. No matter how strong they were, they would only amount to that much in his eyes.
As pathetic as that Fourth Raikage A!
Otsutsuki Toneri could absolutely say that.
"There'll be an opportunity. Very soon." Mei Terumi gave an alluring smile, an icy gleam flashing through her beautiful emerald eyes.
Indeed, the opportunity would come very soon. She had already sent Ao to gather them!
Once she and the others arrived, they could slaughter those people at any time!
She had already discussed it with Ao before entering the village. There was no need to keep those pests around any longer. They would only interfere with her reforms in Kirigakure.
Kirigakure only needed one voice!
Hers, the Fifth Mizukage's! Mei Terumi's!
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Chapter 74: Seeing them is the same as seeing me! Seventh update!
Inside a conference room in Kirigakure's Mizukage Building, quite a few people were already seated.
"I wonder why Lady Mizukage summoned us. Didn't we hear she'd gone out on business today?"
"Business? I received reliable information that she went to capture the Three-Tails."
"Lady Mizukage really is young and impetuous. How could the Three-Tails be so easy to capture?"
"I have no idea what she's trying to do. I didn't see her bring the Three-Tails back, either."
Quiet conversation rose softly, reaching the ears of those nearby, whether intentionally or otherwise.
Its meaning was plain to see!
Ao was also seated on a chair, sitting upright with his eyes closed.
The quiet discussion reaching his ears made the corners of his mouth curl into an imperceptible sneer.
These people had certainly planned things nicely, openly and subtly undermining Mei Terumi's authority and swaying the senior officials who were watching from the sidelines.
But what a shame...
Ultimately, strength spoke loudest in the Shinobi World. Though Mei Terumi was young, her talent for Dual Kekkei Genkai had made her the strongest person in the village.
Even without Otsutsuki Toneri's arrival, given Mei Terumi's talent and ability, these people would have had no chance of truly bringing her down.
Let alone now that Mei Terumi had a little monster helping her?
Just then, the conference room door was gently opened, and Mei Terumi slowly stepped inside, her slender figure swaying in a blue off-the-shoulder dress.
As Mei Terumi entered, the conference room, which had been faintly noisy, instantly fell silent.
After all, Mei Terumi's strength was undeniable. They still didn't dare act out in front of her.
Behind Mei Terumi, the three Otsutsuki Toneri also slowly entered the conference room.
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