Chapter 80: Mei Terumi: The Land of Water doesn't have handsome young men like you!
"Zabuza-senpai, you're a bit weak!"
Facing the relentless pressure of Zabuza's executioners blade, Suigetsu was always able to easily neutralize it.
This made Zabuza's expression look worse and worse.
Lord Byakuya is watching personally; if I can't even handle this, I'll lose a lot of face.
Last time in front of Lord Byakuya, dealing with those two brats was embarrassing enough.
This time, in a one-on-one, I actually can't take down a single kid.
"Don't talk big!"
Zabuza struck with all his might using the executioners blade.
But Suigetsu's body liquefied the moment the blade touched him.
At this moment, Zabuza felt as if he had hit cotton.
Powerless!
One should know that Zabuza used to be a veteran Jonin of the Hidden Mist Village.
Yet today, fighting Suigetsu Hozuki while holding a massive advantage, he actually ended up in a draw.
From this, you can see that Zabuza is actually quite weak.
He's like the hardworking type of student.
"Enough!"
Byakuya didn't plan to wait any longer!
With just a word, Wood Release vines erupted from the ground and tightly bound the two of them.
"System, I want to perform a Check-in."
Byakuya had become curious about Suigetsu Hozuki's Kekkei Genkai.
So he wanted to see if he could fleece some rewards from him.
After all, his purpose in coming to the Hidden Mist Village was to awaken more Kekkei Genkais.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing the blue Trait: Evolved Water Transformation Jutsu."
"Evolved Water Transformation Jutsu (Blue): Allows the body to turn into liquid, granting immunity to physical attacks."
Byakuya saw that the practical combat effect was actually quite strong.
But after actually obtaining it, he realized that even the Evolved Water Transformation Jutsu was only a blue Trait.
"Forget it, I'll make do with it!"
Byakuya didn't look down on it; after all, this Trait was considered quite good among the blue ones.
Even if he didn't use it himself, he could give it to his subordinates later through the Empowerment Trait.
"Who are you?!"
Suigetsu Hozuki struggled desperately, trying to break free from the Wood Release vines' restraint.
But it had no effect at all.
At this moment, he could only stare wide-eyed at Byakuya.
When did such a powerful Ninja appear in the Hidden Mist Village?
"You'd better release me quickly; there's a crazy woman chasing me from behind!"
At this moment, Suigetsu Hozuki felt some regret.
If he had known, he shouldn't have coveted the executioners blade in Zabuza's hand.
Now look, he's completely stuck here.
"Um, my lord, I'm truly sorry. This guy was too slippery!"
Zabuza was also bound.
To be honest, Zabuza was feeling socially dead right now.
Not only did he lose face in front of his boss, but he also lost face in front of his subordinate.
In short, he was utterly humiliated.
However, this was quite normal for Byakuya.
What level were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?
The first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was kicked into the Lucky Trio by Might Duy.
Only Raiga Kurosuki, Biwa Jūzō, and Suikazan Fuguki remained.
The point is, Biwa Jūzō defected, and Suikazan Fuguki betrayed the Hidden Mist Village.
The second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist only had four people.
It could be said that the positive reputation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was built by this generation.
Only Hozuki Mangetsu and Kisame Hoshigaki had strength that could catch Byakuya's eye.
As for the remaining one, Zabuza, one could only say...
He truly wasn't qualified to sit at the same table as those two.
Oh, almost forgot, there's also Chojuro from the non-flammable boruto: naruto next generations.
Byakuya's evaluation of him was even simpler.
Simply pathetic!
"I say, big brother, let me go, I'm really not from the Hidden Mist Village!"
"You're not from the Hidden Mist Village?"
Byakuya said with some curiosity.
"I really just sneaked into the Hidden Mist Village!"
Suigetsu Hozuki cried out that he was being wronged.
He originally wanted to sneak into the Hidden Mist Village to steal a few Ninja Blades.
But he didn't expect to be discovered by a crazy woman from the Hidden Mist Village, who chased him all the way out.
"Boss, what he says is likely true!"
At this time, Zabuza, who had been released from the vines by Byakuya, also recognized Suigetsu Hozuki.
"He should be Hozuki Mangetsu's younger brother; he fled the Hidden Mist Village back then because of the Village of the Bloody Mist incident!"
Zabuza wondered why this person looked so familiar.
"It doesn't matter. It just so happens you can accompany me to see someone!"
Since Byakuya had wasted an Trait on Suigetsu Hozuki...
...then he would just wait with him for the next Check-in opportunity.
"Who are we seeing?"
Suigetsu Hozuki had a reluctant face, but there was nothing he could do; the opponent had defeated him in a single move.
He was no match at all.
"Mei Terumi!"
Byakuya said Mei Terumi's name without hesitation.
In the Hidden Mist Village, if there was anyone else whose Kekkei Genkai Byakuya took an interest in...
...it would probably only be Mei Terumi's Lava Release and Boil Release.
If possible, Byakuya also wanted to meet this number one beauty of the Land of Water who ended the Hidden Mist Village's Village of the Bloody Mist era.
"Ha!"
"Big brother, you're not joking, right?"
Suigetsu Hozuki cried out that it was impossible.
You should know, he was the one who had been chased all the way by that crazy woman.
Now asking him to lead the way to find her, wasn't that just seeking death?
Moreover, that crazy woman would capture anyone she saw.
She was extremely savage and cruel, cold and merciless.
Suigetsu Hozuki couldn't think of anything else to describe her.
"You have no right to choose!"
After releasing the Wood Release, Byakuya grabbed him.
"Haku, keep an eye on him!"
Byakuya handed him over to Haku.
At this moment, Suigetsu didn't dare to resist at all.
Because Byakuya could take him down in a second, and he could just as easily kill him in a second.
Suigetsu didn't want the Hozuki Clan's legacy to end with him.
Meanwhile, on the way to the Hidden Mist Village.
Byakuya didn't expect to run into the future Fifth Mizukage; after all, Mei Terumi wasn't some street loafer.
How could he run into Mei Terumi just as he entered the Hidden Mist Village?
But sometimes, things are just that coincidental.
After continuing forward for a while.
A female Ninja with long brown hair and a gentle face appeared before Byakuya.
Byakuya:???
Is it really such a coincidence?
Byakuya had just used up his Check-in attempts for the day.
So even if he ran into Mei Terumi now, it would be useless.
"Little handsome guy, have you seen a white-haired boy?"
Mei Terumi asked with a smile.
Meanwhile, Suigetsu, hiding behind Byakuya, was about to drop to his knees.
"Little guy, you seem a bit unfamiliar; you don't look like a Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, do you?"
Mei Terumi completely ignored Zabuza on the side.
Zabuza's bamboo hat and clothes were the standard attire for a Hidden Mist Village Ninja.
However, as for Byakuya...
...Mei Terumi didn't seem to have any impression of him.
"I am from the Hidden Mist Village, it's just that Lady Mei Terumi might not have seen me before."
Byakuya didn't intend to reveal his identity.
"Is that so? Why don't I have any memory of you?"
"And that friend behind you, don't think I can't find you just because you're hiding!"
Mei Terumi's expression remained gentle, but there was a hint of danger within that gentleness.
"Is my disguise that bad? How did she recognize me all of a sudden?"
Byakuya looked at Zabuza, somewhat confused.
Reasonably speaking, his attire was similar to Zabuza's.
Why did Mei Terumi recognize at a glance that he wasn't from the Hidden Mist Village?
"I don't know, my Lord. Maybe it's because Mei Terumi is boy-crazy, otherwise..."
"So noisy, shut up!"
Mei Terumi, whose expression had been as gentle as water just a moment ago, turned into a female T-rex in the next second.
With a shout of 'Laozi Shu Dao Shan', she kicked Zabuza away.
"See, I told you this woman is a lunatic!"
At this moment, Suigetsu Hozuki, hiding behind Byakuya, was about to cry.
Mei Terumi let out a cold snort in Zabuza's direction.
How could a beautiful elder sister's actions be called boy-crazy?
He deserved to be beaten.
Then Mei Terumi ran her fingers through her long hair again and turned back to look at Byakuya.
In her eyes, she regained her gentle and lovely big sister image from before.
"Lady Mei Terumi seems to have a unique understanding of changing faces!"
Byakuya wasn't frightened by Mei Terumi's behavior.
Anyway, Zabuza's behavior perfectly fit his stereotype of him.
Mei Terumi also felt that her behavior just now was somewhat unbecoming of the grace a lady should possess.
So, with her tall figure, she slowly walked toward Byakuya.
"Because to this big sister, you are indeed different from those around you!"
Facing Byakuya, who was younger than her, Mei Terumi showed a gentleness rarely seen in a thousand years.
Anyone familiar with Mei Terumi would be shocked to see this.
They had never even seen Mei Terumi show such a gentle side.
In fact, if Mei Terumi usually had even one percent of that gentleness...
...the position of Mizukage of the entire Hidden Mist Village would probably be hers immediately.
"I am just an innocent traveler kidnapped to the Hidden Mist Village by a heinous Rogue Ninja."
Byakuya immediately pinned everything on Zabuza.
After all, he really was a Rogue Ninja.
"Is that so? I knew a handsome guy like you must have been threatened!"
Mei Terumi then gave Zabuza a fierce glare.
This scene left Byakuya somewhat silent.
Was the woman before him really that Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi, who saw through the Fourth Mizukage's genjutsu?
Why does she seem a bit different!
How did someone like this become the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village in the future?
"And this little friend behind you doesn't seem very obedient either!"
Mei Terumi's gaze toward Suigetsu Hozuki began to turn a bit cold.
After discovering Suigetsu Hozuki in the Hidden Mist Village, she had chased him all the way out.
She thought he had already left the Hidden Mist Village.
She didn't expect him to actually dare to return!
He didn't really think she couldn't catch him because her strength was insufficient, did he?
If it weren't for the fact that Suigetsu Hozuki's deceased elder brother was a hero of the Hidden Mist Village...
...Mei Terumi would have sent him down to join his brother the moment she saw him.
"It really has nothing to do with me; it was this guy who insisted on dragging me here!"
Suigetsu Hozuki could only push all the blame onto the fallen Zabuza.
He certainly didn't dare push it onto Byakuya.
Right now, he could only follow Byakuya's lead and sell Zabuza out.
"And you? You little girl, you weren't also coerced by this guy, were you?"
Mei Terumi looked at Haku with some anger in her heart.
"That's right!"
Haku looked at Zabuza with a face full of sympathy, but then answered decisively.
Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi's chest began to heave up and down.
Good grief, the kick she gave him just now was too light.
A human trafficker like this should be kicked to death directly.
To actually dare to come to the Hidden Mist Village for trafficking, he really didn't show any respect for Mei Terumi.
Then, unable to contain her anger, Mei Terumi walked toward Zabuza, preparing to give him another kick.
"Hmm!"
Sensing the approaching danger, Zabuza completely stopped pretending.
He directly pulled out the executioners blade and slashed at Mei Terumi!
"Hmph!"
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
Mei Terumi began to spit sticky and highly corrosive acid from her mouth.
One must know that even Uchiha Madara's Susanoo almost failed to withstand this kind of corrosiveness.
"Holy crap!"
Zabuza wanted to regret it, but it was already too late.
In just an instant, a huge hole was corroded into the executioners blade in his hand.
"My great sword!!"
Zabuza's heart was bleeding as he witnessed this scene.
"Zabuza?"
Mei Terumi's brow furrowed slightly, as if she recognized Zabuza's identity.
So, she held back at the last moment.
"My great sword!"
"I'm so stupid, really!"
Zabuza now looked as aggrieved as a young maiden.
He never thought that after returning to the Hidden Mist Village, he would first be fought to a draw by a junior.
And then he was outclassed by Mei Terumi in their confrontation.
At this moment, Zabuza was already starting to miss his life of fishing in the Land of Waves.
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