Chapter 81 Zabuza: If Lord Byakuya hadn't personally picked me back then, I'd still be fishing in the Land of Waves!
If Lord Byakuya hadn't personally picked him back then...
Maybe he would still be fishing in the Land of Waves.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with fishing, but being a Ninja allowed him to see much more of the world!
But it's different now.
Now Zabuza really wanted to go back and fish in peace.
It was better than being outclassed by everyone in combat like this.
"Zabuza, after so much time has passed, your strength seems a bit disappointing!"
The look Mei Terumi gave Zabuza seemed to imply everything.
You're weak!
"Lord Byakuya!!"
At this moment, Zabuza could only look helplessly at Byakuya.
As long as Byakuya was willing to act, Mei Terumi would definitely be no match for him.
But it seemed that Lord Byakuya had no such intention.
"Alright, Zabuza, step down."
"The game of playing house ends here!"
However, Byakuya did not sit by and watch Zabuza get killed.
After all, he was considered one of his subordinates.
"Hmm?"
Mei Terumi looked at Byakuya with some disbelief.
"That handsome young man?"
It had to be admitted that Mei Terumi was actually a bit of a face-connoisseur.
So much so that she considered Byakuya a good person at first sight.
But this situation now seemed a bit special.
"My Lord!"
Zabuza scurried back behind Byakuya, clutching his executioners blade.
This scene made Mei Terumi somewhat incredulous.
"This boy in front of me seems to be Zabuza's real boss!"
"Little guy, Zabuza is actually your subordinate?"
Mei Terumi's eyes were filled with curiosity.
One must know that although Zabuza was no match for her...
That didn't mean Zabuza was weak.
Among the Jonin of the Hidden Mist Village, Zabuza was still considered one of the best.
The key was that Zabuza Momochi himself was full of ambition and cold-bloodedness.
He was skilled in Water Release Ninjutsu and assassination, and his Silent Killing Technique was quite famous in the Ninja World.
Because of his dissatisfaction with the Village's tyranny, he assassinated the Fourth Mizukage, and after failing, he fled the Village to become a Rogue Ninja.
Such a person would actually choose to follow a teenage Ninja.
Mei Terumi felt that the Byakuya before her was definitely no ordinary person.
"We have no ill will towards Lady Mei Terumi."
Facing Mei Terumi's direct gaze, Byakuya said with an unchanging expression.
But Mei Terumi didn't seem to think so.
"But, I have a lot of favorable feelings for a handsome young man like you!"
Mei Terumi's fiery red lips were practically famous in the Hidden Mist Village.
But in front of Byakuya, she was like a gentle big sister next door.
"Is that so? I wouldn't mind if you came to my house as a guest, little brother!"
It was clear that Mei Terumi was serious.
"That's a pity. Our current identities are a bit sensitive, so we won't disturb Lady Mei Terumi."
Byakuya had just opened his mouth to decline politely.
But he didn't expect that Mei Terumi really didn't want to let him go.
She directly indicated that there was no need to worry at all.
"Although on the surface the Fourth Mizukage has the final say in the Hidden Mist Village, it's hard to say what happens in private."
"And given your current identities, it seems you don't have a better choice than coming with me."
Mei Terumi smiled gently.
Her mature aura stood out.
Byakuya couldn't even find a reason to refuse.
"In that case, I'll accept your kind offer!"
Byakuya nodded slightly, agreeing to her request.
Zabuza still wanted to say something.
"Lord Byakuya, be careful. What if Mei Terumi wants to trick us into the Hidden Mist Village to call for reinforcements!"
Zabuza said, looking at Mei Terumi with extreme vigilance.
"Don't worry, I believe Lady Mei Terumi is not that kind of person!"
Byakuya directly interrupted Zabuza.
This immediately startled Mei Terumi.
She didn't expect this handsome young man to trust her so much.
"By the way, Zabuza, I didn't invite you."
Mei Terumi glanced at Zabuza.
How could this kid be so confident?
He couldn't possibly think she was inviting him, right?
If it weren't for this handsome young man Byakuya protecting him here...
Mei Terumi would definitely let him know why the flowers are so red.
"Alright, Zabuza, find a place to rest for a while!"
Byakuya said calmly.
If he really stayed with Zabuza...
They wouldn't even be able to hide their identities in the Hidden Mist Village.
People would recognize his status as a Rogue Ninja at a glance.
"Yes, Boss!"
Zabuza was forced to leave.
"By the way, little guy, you actually dare to trust Zabuza so much."
"Don't you know Zabuza's reputation?"
Mei Terumi asked Byakuya curiously.
Usually, Ninjas of this age wouldn't even be able to stand steady in front of Zabuza.
But Byakuya could not only give orders to Zabuza...
He even left Zabuza without a single complaint.
Mei Terumi wouldn't believe it if you said such a person had no combat power.
"By the way, we've met for so long and I still don't know your name, handsome?"
"Night White!"
Byakuya said calmly, without revealing his true identity.
"Night White?"
Mei Terumi fell into deep thought.
Reasonably, she wouldn't forget a Ninja like Byakuya after seeing him once.
That meant he definitely wasn't a Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village.
He was able to subdue a Rogue Ninja like Zabuza, which meant his strength was at least at the Elite Jonin level.
Otherwise, Mei Terumi didn't believe Zabuza would yield to a teenage boy.
But she had never heard of such a person in the Ninja World.
A bit suspicious!
However, Mei Terumi still enthusiastically brought Byakuya back to her residence.
She talked and laughed with Byakuya all the way.
It was hard to imagine that this person was so violent when dealing with Zabuza earlier.
"Haku, is this the 'madman' you were talking about? Why doesn't she seem like one?"
Suigetsu Hozuki asked Haku with curiosity.
Why was the Mei Terumi he described so different from the real one?
Even Suigetsu Hozuki was completely bewildered by this question.
If you're asking him, who is he supposed to ask!
Along the way, Byakuya encountered many Ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village.
They also recognized Mei Terumi before them.
For some reason, they were all shocked to see Mei Terumi's gentle expression.
It was as if they were meeting Mei Terumi for the first time.
"By the way, has Lady Mei Terumi been possessed?"
"I don't know, it's the first time I've seen Lady Mei Terumi show such a gentle expression!"
The discussions of the people around them reached Mei Terumi's ears.
Byakuya, who was closest to Mei Terumi, could even feel her fists clenching tight.
It seemed as if she would strike out in the next second.
"I actually think Lady Mei Terumi is quite gentle and understanding!"
Byakuya's single sentence immediately made Mei Terumi beam with joy.
Her tightly clenched hands unconsciously relaxed.
"Is that so? You flatter me."
She said that, but in her heart, Mei Terumi was already over the moon.
Being recognized by someone as handsome as Byakuya for the first time, it was inevitable that Mei Terumi would be so happy.
"By the way, from the look of it, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"You can sample my cooking later!"
This was the first time Mei Terumi had proactively offered to show off her cooking for someone.
In the entire Hidden Mist Village, there was likely no one else who could personally enjoy such treatment.
Byakuya had essentially surpassed most of the people in the Hidden Mist Village.
Byakuya was actually a bit curious about this.
Mei Terumi is a single woman; her cooking level should, in all probability, not be terrible, right?
But since he was already here, Byakuya planned to give it a try.
However, along the way, Byakuya still noticed the incredibly oppressive atmosphere of the Hidden Mist Village.
Mei Terumi also noticed Byakuya's gaze.
"The Hidden Mist Village is called the Village of the Bloody Mist; it's normal to see these things."
Mei Terumi spoke with a somewhat dim expression.
It was clear that she was also quite dissatisfied with the Fourth Mizukage's rule.
"Interesting, it seems the current Mei Terumi hasn't realized that the Fourth Mizukage is being controlled!"
Byakuya reached this conclusion through his conversation with Mei Terumi.
Probably no one in the entire Hidden Mist Village was aware of it right now.
Their Fourth Mizukage had actually long been controlled by someone using the Sharingan.
It was just that these people were still kept in the dark.
"Hey, little guy, you don't seem curious about anything here at all?"
Mei Terumi asked with some surprise.
Shouldn't a normal person ask about the situation after seeing this?
Why the entire Hidden Mist Village was lifeless, why people were defecting everywhere here.
Why Kekkei Genkais couldn't be mentioned here.
But on Byakuya's face, Mei Terumi couldn't see a single trace of curiosity.
"I'm not curious!"
Byakuya shook his head and replied.
But this instead piqued Mei Terumi's competitive spirit.
"No, you are curious!"
"Not curious!"
Byakuya's expression hadn't changed at all from start to finish.
This scene almost caused Mei Terumi to lose her composure.
He was clearly just a teenager in his teens, but he acted not young at all.
"Forget it, after all, you aren't from the Hidden Mist Village, so naturally you wouldn't care about its affairs!"
Mei Terumi said with a sigh.
What the Hidden Mist Village became really had nothing to do with Byakuya.
"Have you all never thought that there might be a problem with the Fourth Mizukage?"
Just as Mei Terumi was about to give up.
Byakuya's one sentence instantly made Mei Terumi's expression become incredibly serious.
"Don't talk nonsense about such baseless things!"
Mei Terumi looked around her surroundings.
One must know that in the current Hidden Mist Village, even the slightest disturbance would draw the Fourth Mizukage's gaze.
Then, under Mei Terumi's lead.
Byakuya and the others directly entered Mei Terumi's own home.
"You can't say these things outside in the future."
"Otherwise, even I might not be able to save you!"
Mei Terumi said with a serious expression.
"What I want to ask is, has Lady Mei Terumi never suspected it?"
Byakuya did not give up because of this.
Instead, he continued to ask.
Unexpectedly, Mei Terumi also let out a sigh upon hearing this.
"How could I have never suspected it!"
Mei Terumi sighed.
"Before, the Fourth Mizukage was a Hokage who was very considerate of Ninjas."
"Although the Fourth Mizukage's appearance looks incredibly young, he had a gentlemanly personality."
"In short, the Fourth Mizukage used to be a very approachable Mizukage!"
"But for some reason, the current Fourth Mizukage seems to have become a different person."
Mei Terumi's pupils began to constrict.
"Tyrannical, bloody!"
"In short, none of the Hidden Mist Village Ninjas don't change color when mentioning the Fourth Mizukage!"
Mei Terumi's expression was very serious.
It was clear that the Fourth Mizukage's abnormal behavior had still caused many people to be suspicious.
"I have spoken to Elder Genji about the Fourth Mizukage's abnormality before!"
"But Elder Genji has been hesitant to be certain!"
Mei Terumi said with resentment.
At that time, Genji just felt that all of these were her guesses.
There was no substantive evidence to prove it!
"Actually, I do have a way to prove whether there is a problem with the Fourth Mizukage!"
Byakuya's sentence directly caused Mei Terumi's shock!
"You're not joking, are you!"
Mei Terumi looked at Byakuya with some astonishment.
So many people in their Hidden Mist Village couldn't think of any way.
How could Byakuya, a teenager in his teens, possibly think of a better method.
"Maybe."
"The Hidden Mist Village has been in this state for nearly ten years; I don't believe Lady Mei Terumi will tolerate such a situation forever!"
Byakuya said calmly.
It wasn't that Byakuya looked down on the people of the Hidden Mist Village.
It's just that they hadn't discovered the abnormality for ten years.
Byakuya felt that there were more or less some problems in this.
"Is what you said true?"
After thinking for a long time, Mei Terumi looked at Byakuya seriously and said.
"Of course!"
Byakuya smiled confidently.
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