After listening to Mei's explanation, Mirai Uchiha didn't rush to answer. Instead, he curiously asked, "Yagura Karatachi is causing chaos in the village—surely many people oppose him?"
"Why don't you all unite and overthrow Yagura Karatachi's rule?"
Mei's expression darkened as she quietly replied, "Many have indeed attempted to assassinate Yagura Karatachi, but without exception, all have failed."
"Only Zabuza managed to survive an assassination attempt and escape from Kiri."
Hearing Zabuza's name, Mirai Uchiha felt a flicker of interest.
This legendary figure who had punched Indra, kicked the Seventh Hokage, and controlled the Sixth Hokage with one hand had already defected from Kiri...
How fascinating.
Seeing that Mirai Uchiha remained unmoved, Mei continued speaking, her voice carrying some resentment: "Yagura Karatachi is just too strong. I can only seek alternative paths."
"If you agree to help me overthrow Yagura Karatachi's rule, I'm willing to lead Kiri to submit to your authority, just like Sunagakure and Kumogakure have done."
Upon hearing this, Mirai Uchiha stroked his chin thoughtfully, displaying a look of consideration. "Hmm..."
Actually, he hadn't planned to reject her request.
After all... even if Mei hadn't sought his help, he had already intended to visit Kiri himself.
Thinking about this, Mirai Uchiha spoke up: "I can accept your conditions. I'll take care of dealing with Yagura Karatachi myself."
Hearing Mirai Uchiha's agreement, Mei let out a long sigh of relief, her face lighting up with surprised joy.
With Mirai Uchiha's strength, they would certainly be able to overthrow Yagura Karatachi's rule.
Although this meant Kiri would fall under Mirai Uchiha's control, what did that matter?
Considering Kiri's current state, its future couldn't possibly get worse than it was now.
The office fell silent.
After a short while, seeing Mei still standing motionless in the room, Mirai Uchiha asked somewhat puzzledly: "Do you still have something else to say?"
Mei fidgeted slightly and lowered her head: "I've heard that when the weak seek help from the strong, they usually need to pay a certain price."
"The weak must satisfy any unreasonable demands the strong might make in order to achieve their goals..."
Mirai Uchiha looked confused: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Mei spoke shyly: "Will you... will you seize this opportunity to blackmail me, demanding that I give myself to you, becoming your woman and serving you?"
Mirai Uchiha's lips twitched slightly, momentarily unsure of how to respond.
Such situations were always initiated by himself, and this kind of behavior from Mei was something he'd never encountered before.
Seeing that Mirai Uchiha didn't speak, Mei directly walked right in front of him and earnestly said: "Mirai-kun, why aren't you saying anything?"
Mirai Uchiha took a deep breath, gazing at Mei, whose looks and physique were absolutely flawless, then suddenly pulled her into his arms.
"Do you even realize what you're doing, woman?"
Mei's eyes grew dreamy, her red lips parting slightly. "Don't talk. Kiss me."
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Seeing the coquettish look on Mei's face, Mirai felt a wave of mixed emotions.
Although Mei's beauty and figure ranked among the absolute top in the entire ninja world,
now that things had gone this far, he couldn't shake the feeling that he'd been played.
Mei wrapped her arms lazily around Mirai's neck. "Future, when will we leave?"
Mirai thought for a moment before replying, "Whenever you want."
"Then let's go now," Mei said immediately.
For her, every extra day meant another wasted one with Kiri still shrouded in darkness,
and more fellow villagers' lives could be lost.
She believed it was better to leave as soon as possible.
Nodding casually, Mirai agreed, "Fine, let's go."
With that, he immediately activated [Flying Thunder God Technique], vanishing on the spot along with Mei.
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Land of Water.
Hidden Mist Village.
Mizukage Tower.
Yagura Karatachi sat quietly behind his desk, while on the windowsill beside him perched a ninja wearing a Uzumaki-patterned mask.
Dressed in a black cloak adorned with Red Clouds, the masked ninja stared out the window, his blood-red eyes gleaming through the eye holes.
The two remained silently in the Mizukage's office, not uttering a word.
Before long, a half-human, half-pitcher-plant figure emerged from beneath the ground.
Yagura showed no reaction whatsoever, continuing to sit in his chair with an empty gaze.
Without turning his head, the Masked Man spoke first. "Zetsu, got anything new?"
Black Zetsu rasped, "Obito, we've found where the rebels are meeting. They'll gather tonight to discuss plans for overthrowing the Fourth Mizukage."
Obito Uchiha snorted coldly. "Then have Yagura lead someone to wipe them all out."
Black Zetsu asked hesitantly, "Obito, aren't your actions getting a bit too extreme lately?"
"Are you really willing to abandon a base as important as Mist Village?"
Obito's voice grew darker. "What else can we do?"
"With Mirai Uchiha's strength, they'll inevitably target Kiri sooner or later anyway. Once that happens, it's only a matter of time before Yagura's mind control is discovered."
"We might as well throw Kiri into chaos while we still can."
"This way, even if Mirai Uchiha forcibly conquers Mist, all he'll end up with is a mess."
During the Three Kage Summit Meeting, Obito Uchiha had already learned of Mirai Uchiha's strength through Yagura Karatachi.
Not only did he possess strange and unpredictable abilities, but he had also awakened the Rinnegan!
Even someone like Mifune, an S-rank ninja, was effortlessly killed by him.
Later, he even faced off against both the Fourth Raikage A and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki B alone, reducing the entire Cloud to ruins.
It could be foreseen that eventually he would come for Mist.
With his current strength, it wasn't advisable to confront Mirai Uchiha directly.
So — from the very beginning, Obito Uchiha had never intended to make Mist his main headquarters.
Black Zetsu nodded thoughtfully. "I understand."
After thinking for a moment, Obito Uchiha asked, "How's Nagato doing?"
"The recruitment of Akatsuki members has been relatively smooth. So far we've recruited four S-rank ninjas."
"However, Nagato's body seems unable to withstand the power of the Rinnegan. Every time he uses its power, he exhausts his own life force."
After considering this, Obito Uchiha said solemnly, "Zetsu, our plans have changed."
"We need Nagato to fight against Mirai Uchiha."
"Until Mirai Uchiha is defeated, we must ensure Nagato remains unharmed."
Black Zetsu asked with some confusion, "Obito, what are you planning to do then?"
"We will transplant Hashirama's cells into Nagato," Obito Uchiha replied calmly. "This will largely eliminate the Rinnegan's negative effects on Nagato and significantly increase his strength."
Black Zetsu expressed concern. "Won't this cause Nagato to become uncontrollable?"
"It doesn't matter," Obito retorted coldly. "Right now, the most important thing is to eliminate Mirai Uchiha. We can't afford to worry about other consequences for now."
Black Zetsu nodded. "Then I'll go make arrangements immediately."
Actually, he didn't particularly care about Mirai Uchiha.
As far as he was concerned, it didn't matter who was stronger or weaker, as long as the Ten-Tails could be revived.
Uchiha Madara, Obito Uchiha, Nagato... they were all just pawns in his hands.
He was the ultimate master who knew all the secrets!
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