But respect is respect, and stance is stance.
"My lord, take care of yourself, subordinate... subordinate, please resign!" Senju Chen kowtowed heavily, his voice choked with sobs.
"Go..." Genji let go of his hand, and his whole body was like a deflated ball, slumped on the tatami, and closed his eyes, as if he had no strength to even look at Senju Chen for the last time.
Senju Chen stood up, took a deep look at the old man, then turned around and Earth Flow walked out of the room without hesitation.
When he walked out of the door of Genji's house, the cold wind blew, and the sadness on Senju Chen's face instantly disappeared. He stretched out and raised an extremely unrestrained smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Oh my, this is really a pillow for those who are sleepy." Senju Chen felt happy in his heart, "I was still worried about how to find a reasonable excuse to abduct this girl Mei Terumi, but now it's better, Genji directly made the decree of 'taking the girl away according to the order.' Is this considered an officially certified abduction?"
"Old guy, I'll accept your death. As for reviving Kirigakure? Haha, when she becomes mine, I don't know if she can return to this broken Kirigakure."
Senju Chen lowered the brim of his hat and disappeared into the thickening night fog.
Target, Hot Spring Mountain mine.
The plan to abduct future Fifth Mizukage has officially entered the closing stage!
Half an hour later, Hot Spring Mountain abandoned the mine.
The heavy fine iron door was pushed open from the outside, and hot and humid air with the smell of sulfur rushed in.
Mei Terumi was sitting cross-legged on a boulder by the hot spring refining Chakra. When she heard the movement, she opened her eyes suddenly, vigilance flashed in her green eyes, but when she saw that the person coming was the down-and-out middle-aged uncle, she relaxed again and just snorted coldly.
"Why? Are you here so late today? What kind of cleaning job did that old-fashioned grandpa Genji arrange for you again?" Mei Terumi mocked in a bad tone. In the past few days, he was abused by Senju Chen in various ways in the name of "practical teaching". This little Chili Pepper was holding fire in his heart, and naturally spoke with a gun and a stick.
However, today's "Gonbei" did not respond with cynicism as usual.
Senju Chen stood quietly at the door without going in. The dim light in the cave hit his stubble-covered face, which made him look particularly gloomy and solemn.
Sensing that something was wrong in the atmosphere, the sarcasm on Mei Terumi's face gradually subsided. She stood up and frowned slightly. "Hey, uncle, what's wrong with you? Are you mute?"
"Pack your things." Senju Chen's voice was terribly hoarse and without warmth, "We're leaving here tonight."
"Leave?" Mei Terumi was stunned, "Where to go? Why are you leaving suddenly? Where is Grandpa Genji?"
"Sir Genji..." Senju Chen took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress his emotions, "He is dying. The cleaning of the village has reached the final stage, and people from Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura may search here at any time. Your Majesty has given an order and asked me to take you to transfer immediately."
"What?!" Mei Terumi froze in place as if struck by lightning.
Although she always said that Genji was an old-fashioned person, she knew very well in her heart that without the secret protection of Genji, she, who had two Kekkei Genkais, would have died at the hands of Fourth Mizukage. Genji was like a biological grandfather to her.
"No! I won't leave!" Mei Terumi suddenly rushed towards the door like crazy, "I want to see Grandpa Genji! I want to take him with me! My Boil Release and Lava Release have become stronger, I can protect him!"
"Nonsense!"
Senju Chen suddenly took a step forward, and the terrifying murderous aura burst out like a real substance, instantly covering Mei Terumi. This murderous aura was so strong that it even stagnated the hot spring water rolling in the cave.
Mei Terumi's footsteps stopped abruptly. She felt as if her throat was being strangled by invisible giant hands. It was difficult to breathe and the blood in her body was frozen.
"Do you think this is playing house?!" Senju Chen stared at her coldly, as if looking at a willful idiot, "The Kekkei Genkai you are so proud of, in front of the real Special Assassination and Tactical Squad elites, even None of that! Mr. Genji used his own life as bait to pin the enemy's attention on Genji's house, just to keep you alive! If you go there now, there is no meaning other than to die in vain and let him die in peace!"
"But..." Mei Terumi's eyes were red, tears were rolling in his eyes, but he stubbornly refused to fall.
"No but!" Senju Chen interrupted her mercilessly, "Your life now no longer belongs to you. It carries the expectations of Genji, and the expectations of those Kirigakure Ninja who died to protect you! If you don't even have this awareness, why not just jump into the hot spring and drown yourself now, so that I don't waste my energy taking you to escape!"
These words were like a knife cutting into Mei Terumi's heart. She bit her lip until it bled, and then forced herself to calm down.
"I understand..." Mei Terumi took a deep breath and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. His eyes became firmer and colder than ever before, "I will go with you. But I swear, one day, I will come back and kill that bastard Karatachi Yagura with my own hands!"
Looking at the girl who was finally deceived, Senju Chen silently made a scissor gesture in her heart.
Sure enough, she is worthy of being the future Mizukage. At that moment just now, Senju Chen actually saw in the other party a bit of domineering unique to her sister.
"Now that you've decided, change your clothes quickly." Senju Chen turned around with his back to her, "I'll give you five minutes. You can only bring the most necessary items and throw away everything else."
The sound of changing clothes sounded behind him. Senju Chen stood at the door, not squinting, showing the qualities that a gentleman should have.
But Senju Chen's perception ability is so powerful that even if he doesn't pay attention "seriously", some unnatural pictures will be clearly fed back to his mind through perception...
Five minutes later, Mei Terumi put on a tight-fitting black night suit and stood behind Senju Chen. This suit of clothes vividly outlined her beautiful figure that had not yet fully grown, but had begun to take shape.
"Let's go." Senju Chen walked out of the mine first without looking further.
The night was dark and thick with fog.
The two walked in tandem, like ghosts, through the dense forest outside Kirigakure. Senju Chen led the way, specifically selecting those blind spots that Anbu patrolled. Relying on Gonbei's memory and White Zetsu Clone's underground perception, they avoided several checkpoints along the way without any danger.
"Uncle, where are we going?" After running for more than two hours, Mei Terumi finally couldn't help but ask.
"Land of Water is the capital of the country." Senju Chen replied without looking back.
"Capital of Water?" Mei Terumi was shocked.
"That's right." A mysterious smile appeared on Senju Chen's lips, "There is a place there that even Special Assassination and Tactical Squad dare not set foot on easily."
At this time, in Kirigakure, a final purge against Genji's Faction finally began with a bloody curtain under the cover of night.
Obito Uchiha stood on the roof of Mizukage Building, and the scarlet Sharingan stared coldly in the direction of Genji's house through the mask.
"Don't worry, it's only two days. Once this old guy dies, I will have the final say Kirigakure from now on. Lin, wait for me."
However, Obito would never have imagined that his vigorous purges would not only wipe out Kirigakure's old forces, but also inadvertently force Kirigakure's future hopes into Senju Chen's arms.
Two foreigners, inadvertently, entered into a tacit cooperation with Land of Water Kirigakure, and ruined Kirigakure's future.
While Senju Chen was running with Mei Terumi, he silently gave Obito a thumbs up in his heart. "Old man, you're awesome! It's not in vain that I let you go. This wave of assists, I give you full marks!"