Chương 290: Miss Terumi Mei Has the Talent of a Water Shadow

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

Achoo 1' In order to resolve the diplomatic incident between the Land of Water and the Land of the Sea, Yang Cheng, who was preparing to visit Kirigakure, suddenly sneezed on his way, causing Yu Huo, who was beside him, to look at him with concern.

"Although both are countries surrounded by the sea, the climate and temperature in the Land of Water seem to be much lower than where we are."

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Two years have passed, and Yu Huo, who was once a naive girl, has now grown into a mature young lady thanks to adequate nutrition.

At sixteen or seventeen years old, he was only half a head shorter than Yang Cheng, but his exaggerated pectoral muscles were no less impressive than those of the Crown Princess of Konoha.

Because of the bio-modification, Yu Huo's skin is not like that of ordinary fishermen, which become dark and dry due to years of exposure to sea winds. Instead, it is quite fair and supple.

"Even the strongest person can get sick. Now that the Land of the Sea and the Hidden Sea Village are on the right track, you should take some time to rest. You don't need to do everything yourself every time."

The time spent in the Sea Kingdom has passed, and Yu Huo now gets along with Yang Cheng more naturally. Yu Huo, who is like both a secretary and an older sister, occasionally reproaches Yang Cheng with a worried tone.

"With my current physical condition, getting sick is impossible. Someone must have been talking about me just now."

"It might even be that bastard Daimyo of the Land of Water!"

However, what Yang Cheng didn't know was that while it was true that someone was talking about him, the person talking about him wasn't the daimyo of the Land of Water, but rather the daimyo and her daughter from the Land of the Sea.

Even Yang Cheng was unaware that someone was preparing an entire amusement park plan for him without his knowledge.

However, the one who came up with this "paradise plan" wasn't some devilish sister-in-law, but his mother-in-law—

"Are you the Kaikage of the Hidden Sea Village in the Land of the Sea?"

In the Mizukage Building of Kirigakure, the "Master" who is currently handling the affairs of Kirigakure, received Yang Cheng and Yu Huo who came to visit.

Although the Hidden Sea Village is currently only a small to medium-sized ninja village, it is still an officially recognized ninja village of the Land of the Sea. Now that they have come to pay a formal visit, even the five great ninja villages should receive them with respect, both out of courtesy and courtesy.

What surprised "Yuan Shi" and the Hidden Mist ninja present was that the Hidden Sea Village, which had been established in the Land of the Sea and had recently risen to fame, was actually such a young boy. So when they saw Yang Cheng, they couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"My name is Yang Cheng. Although I am not very old, I am indeed the genuine Kaikage of Kaigakure in the Land of the Sea."

Although I personally don't really like the title "Sea Shadow."

"You are a force to be reckoned with. When I was your age, I was just an elite Chunin. I never imagined that Lord Yangcheng would have already accomplished the feat of establishing a ninja village."

The "Master of Kirigakure," nearly a hundred years old and currently the most respected elder in Kirigakure, stroked his long white beard and looked at Yang Cheng before him, speaking.

"Although the Hidden Sea Village is an officially recognized ninja village by the Land of the Sea, as far as I know, the relationship between the Hidden Sea Village and our Hidden Mist Village is not only not good, but there are even some personal grudges between them."

"Under these circumstances, you still dared to take the risk of visiting our Hidden Mist Village. Surely this is more than just a simple visit?"

The initial funding for the founding of Hidden Sea Village was obtained by seizing the deposit that was originally intended for the Land of Water.

Moreover, they did indeed kill two Mist Shadow Squads during that conflict, so it's true that they had personal grudges against each other.

"The ninja world is inherently a place of fighting and killing. The five great ninja villages have gone through so many ninja wars, and countless ninjas have died at the hands of each other. But when it comes to interests, they still have to bow their heads when necessary."

Regardless of whether Master Yuan's guess was correct, our initiative in coming to their door was to hope that Hidden Sea Village could form an alliance with Hidden Mist Village.

"" When Yuan Shi understood Yang Cheng's purpose, he was obviously stunned for a moment. Among the two guards standing behind him, one of them, a female ninja with a blue slit dress and long brown hair reaching her waist, said somewhat noncommittally, "Your Hidden Sea Village is just a small ninja village that has been established for less than two and a half years."

"What qualifications do you have to form an alliance with Kirigakure? To put it bluntly, even if a small ninja village like yours were to ally with us, we might not even deign to look at you."

Hearing the other party's merciless sarcasm, Yu Huo was immediately angry and wanted to step forward to argue, but Yang Cheng, who was beside her, stopped her.

Although the other party's words were blunt, they were indeed the truth.

Even the once-powerful Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools had to rely on their relationship with the Senju clan to depend on Konoha.

In this turbulent ninja world, those small ninja villages were already in a precarious situation. They didn't even need a ninja war to break out; an unexpected event was enough to wipe them out completely.

"What Mei Terumi said is true, but how do you know that our Hidden Sea Village, like other small ninja villages, cannot stand for long?"

"You actually know me?!"

When she heard Yang Cheng call out her name, Terumi Mei's face showed an extremely surprised expression.

You should know that she used to be active in the Hidden Mist Anbu, so she shouldn't have left any name in the ninja world.

"Miss Mei Kirigakure has the appearance of a Mizukage and is one of the best female ninjas in the ninja world. I have naturally heard of her."

Furthermore, I also know that the current situation in Kirigakure is not exactly optimistic.

Despite having the title of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, your actual overall strength is already at the bottom of the Five Great Ninja Villages. You might not even be a match for villages like Amegakure or Takigakure now.

"You're talking nonsense—"

"Everyone in Kirigakure, please don't rush to refute me. I just want to ask you this: compared to before the Third Shinobi World War, is Kirigakure's overall combat strength still at 30% of its peak?"

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, turned Kirigakure into the "Village of Blood Mist," leading to the deaths of numerous bloodline ninja and even the extinction of bloodline clans.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist died in battle, and some of their swords were lost. Then the Fourth Mizukage was assassinated, and now you don't even have the Tailed Beasts that were once weapons of war.

Honestly, Kirigakure is now only populated by the elderly, weak, and disabled. I really don't understand why you all still have such arrogance.

After Yang Cheng's words, not only Terumi Mei, who had spoken up earlier, but even the Master who was in charge of the overall situation stared wide-eyed at Yang Cheng in astonishment, asking, "Who exactly are you?!"

Mei Terumi and Genji were surprised, and there was a reason for that, because many things that happened inside Kirigakure had long been kept secret from them, and the outside world knew almost nothing about them.

If you fall behind in the ninja world, you will be vulnerable to attack. Just like when the Third Raikage died at the hands of Iwagakure, the Third Shinobi World War broke out.

If the current situation of Kirigakure were to become known to the outside world, it would inevitably cause other ninja villages to have certain thoughts. Therefore, since the death of the Fourth Mizukage, Kirigakure has completely closed itself off to lick its wounds in order to prevent its disappearance and leakage. However, the boy in front of them is clearly not a ninja from Kirigakure, yet he seems to know everything about their affairs, which makes Genji and the others feel somewhat puzzled.