After about two hours of focused Fire Style ninjutsu training.
Terumi Mei had a few more burns and cuts around her mouth.
Mingyue took out the burn patches he had prepared beforehand and applied them one by one for Terumi Mei.
Details determine success.
This could be seen from Terumi Mei's slightly flushed cheeks.
Of course, it was precisely because of Terumi Mei's good looks that Mingyue was so attentive.
If it were Orochimaru, he would be lucky not to get stabbed by a Susanoo.
"Did you also hide your identity as a Kekkei Genkai user from Lord Mizukage? Why?"
Terumi Mei, with almost the entire lower half of her face covered in burn patches, asked Mingyue.
She remembered when he had told her not to reveal her identity as a Kekkei Genkai inheritor.
"The Yuki clan the year before last, and the Kaguya clan last year were successively expelled from the village. The Yuki clan, in particular, was nearly wiped out. Don't you find that strange?"
Mingyue asked with profound meaning.
Although Terumi Mei was only 15, the same as Mingyue, it didn't mean she was a naive fool.
On the contrary, as the future Fifth Mizukage, she possessed a keen political sense.
The expulsion of the Yuki clan happened the year before last.
She was too young at the time and didn't notice anything unusual.
But as she got older, looking back now, she also felt that there were indeed many suspicious points about that incident.
The Kaguya clan were battle maniacs, so that was one thing, but the Yuki clan hadn't committed any serious crimes. Why did they suffer such a severe punishment as expulsion?
"Although it's just my suspicion, I deduce that our Fourth Mizukage might be planning to eliminate all Kekkei Genkai ninja, including the Hozuki clan currently in the village, and people like me who have inherited a Kekkei Genkai."
As soon as he said this, Terumi Mei's eyes widened in disbelief, and her voice began to tremble:
"How is that possible? How many casualties would that cause? And what benefit is there for him in doing so?"
If Yagura Karatachi really had such a plan, Terumi Mei couldn't understand the reason for it at all.
Any ninja with a Kekkei Genkai was an irreplaceable and important combat asset for a ninja village.
Unless a ninja clan, like the Uchiha, intended to stage a coup and commit a serious crime.
Otherwise, Kekkei Genkai clans were usually treated like treasures in a ninja village.
If Yagura Karatachi really planned to execute all the Kekkei Genkai users in Kirigakure.
Then the national power of Kirigakure, and even the Land of Water, would absolutely plummet.
What benefit would that be to him?
"Calm down. This is just my speculation. But the fact that the Fourth Mizukage is hostile towards Kekkei Genkai users is almost a certainty. That's why we must not leak this secret."
Mingyue naturally wouldn't reveal the whole secret about Obito controlling Yagura with his Mangekyo's genjutsu all at once.
To gain Terumi Mei's complete trust, rushing things would only backfire.
Only by going deeper little by little could he make her trust him completely.
Connecting this with the current situation of the Yuki and Kaguya clans, Terumi Mei believed Mingyue's words a little more.
Suddenly thinking of something, she pursed her lips and asked again:
"Then... then why did you tell... me... that you have a Kekkei Genkai?"
Since Kekkei Genkai users were in mortal danger now, they should naturally hide their abilities as deeply as possible.
This person, however, had taken the initiative to reveal his Kekkei Genkai to her.
This made Terumi Mei feel confused, and at the same time, a ripple spread through her heart again.
"Because, I believe you."
The simple words, devoid of any romantic sentiment, struck Terumi Mei's heart more directly than any other language.
Sweet talk at a time like this would be a mistake; it would give the girl the impression that he was just after her body.
On the contrary, taking a step back to advance, as Mingyue was doing now, was the most perfect way to win her over.
Classic scumbag.
After blushing for a good while, Terumi Mei gradually calmed down.
Thinking about the village's current situation, she was so anxious she was on the verge of tears, saying:
"Then... if Lord Mizukage really does that, the village will enter its bloodiest era. If that really happens, what should I do?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely stop him."
Mingyue quickly reassured her:
"I will secretly observe Lord Mizukage for any abnormalities. You, Mei, can quietly gather people who share the same ideals, just in case the worst happens."
Of course, Mingyue couldn't just stand by and watch Obito ruin so many powerful ninja in Kirigakure.
On the contrary, he wanted to bring all these powerhouses under his command for his own use.
Terumi Mei, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mangetsu Hozuki, Kimimaro Kaguya... and other strong individuals as well.
While the two were discussing in low voices, Mingyue quietly took one of Terumi Mei's small hands.
Terumi Mei's pretty face flushed red again. She subconsciously tried to pull her hand away but couldn't.
She could only let him hold it, her face blushing.
Mingyue could also see that this was Terumi Mei's limit for now.
In the short term, he couldn't take the future Fifth Mizukage to an inn to do anything naughty.
Besides, his Fire Style Shadow Clone was currently stalling the White Zetsu clone.
Even if its duration was longer than a normal shadow clone, staying out all night was too dangerous.