Chapter 84 — Yujiro: Make Ten Million Copies of Mei Terumi's Recording!
Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the one with the strongest unity and loyalty was unquestionably Kumogakure.
And the one with the lowest?
Naturally—Kirigakure.
Under the era of the "Blood Mist," betrayal wasn't rare… it was expected.
And the "any shinobi" who might defect absolutely included Mei Terumi.
Kirigakure's policies were extreme, brutal, and utterly unconcerned with comradeship.
It's no wonder their Third Mizukage is barely even mentioned—
as if the village collectively agreed he wasn't worth remembering.
In the era of the Fourth Mizukage, things should have improved.
Don't be fooled by Yagura's baby face.
Standing next to Minato, A, and the Eight-Tails, he looked ready to debut as part of the "H-Scene Four Heavenly Kings."
But the truth? He was a rare strategist among Mist leaders, preparing to reverse past brutality and adopt a more open and humane style of governance.
New-generation Mist shinobi were thrilled.
Maybe—just maybe—Kirigakure would rise and shine again.
And then?
Obito happened.
Yujiro didn't know exactly when Obito meddled with the Mist in the original timeline.
But in this world?
The moment Obito was defeated by Yujiro, he sprinted straight to Kirigakure, hypnotized Yagura into a puppet, and began rolling out the most insane, oppressive policies imaginable—especially targeting bloodline clans.
Think Konoha's treatment of the Uchiha was bad?
Obito's version was basically five times worse.
Under his reign, countless clans vanished.
Most famously, Haku's clan, the Yuki, was completely annihilated.
When hopes are high, disappointment hits harder.
Disillusioned and furious, clans like the Hōzuki began plotting rebellion.
Zabuza, Kisame, and even the budding Seven Ninja Swordsmen all supported bringing Yagura down.
An internal war was brewing.
Kirigakure became a machine of distrust.
Shinobi fled in droves.
Mei Terumi never intended to defect,
but her faith in her village had already crumbled.
Under the pressure of survival, she finally took the gamble and swore loyalty to Uchiha Yujiro.
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"Alright," Yujiro said cheerfully. "Let's record your loyalty oath."
Mei: "…Huh?"
Yujiro:
"A loyalty recording, of course!
What, you thought just saying 'I swear loyalty' was enough?
I need leverage, sweetheart."
Mei pointed at Pakura indignantly.
"Why doesn't she need one?!"
Yujiro shrugged.
"Because Pakura has no retreat left.
Her village literally sold her off.
She has nowhere to go but with me."
Then he gave Mei a subtle smirk.
"But you?
You could sneak back to the Mist, make up some story like
'Oh I seduced him and escaped,'
and then I'd look like an idiot.
I refuse to be an idiot."
As he spoke, he unsealed and pulled out—
a camcorder.
He pointed it directly at Mei Terumi.
"Alright, look into the camera."
Mei panicked.
"W-wait—hold on—!"
Mei Terumi was still hesitating, but Yujiro had zero patience for drama.
"Hurry up.
If you don't cooperate, I'll just use my Sharingan and make you do it anyway.
Think positively—at least this way you get a sense of participation."
Mei made a tiny whimper like a bullied woodland creature, but Yujiro's heart was cold and his resolve unshakable.
After a full cycle of struggling → despair → bargaining → resignation,
Mei finally surrendered.
Holding back enough embarrassment to self-combust, she joined the filming of Uchiha Yujiro's very own Loyalty Oath Video™.
First came the "interview" segment.
Name?
Age?
Do you have a boyfriend?
It looked exactly like a dating show questionnaire.
Tsunade rubbed her chin, muttering:
"Why does this scene feel… strangely familiar?"
Pakura: "You've seen something like this?"
Tsunade: "No!!"
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If the earlier Q&A had déjà vu vibes, then the next segment dove straight into the deep end.
Now it was Mei Terumi's solo performance.
Yujiro acted merely as a human teleprompter, holding up a cue card while she read lines with the expression of someone thinking:
"Yujiro-kun, please noooo…"
But Yujiro's heart was made of steel.
His teleprompter had no rearview mirror.
With Sharingan activated—looking like he might start filming something VERY explicit next—Mei finally broke:
"DOWN WITH THE FOURTH MIZUKAGE'S TYRANNY!
KIRIGAKURE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE!"
Fist raised high, voice trembling with revolutionary fervor, she began following Yujiro's prompt cards, exposing the corrupt deeds and insane policies of Mist's leaders.
And the best part?
Everything she said was TRUE.
Mist Village was infamous for doing human-rights speedruns on "Hardcore Mode."
Yujiro didn't need to exaggerate—simply listing their past atrocities was enough to make anyone slap their thigh and shout:
"I have never seen such shamelessness in my life!"
Because it was REAL, it hit harder.
And because Mei herself had lived it, the emotion in her voice grew stronger and stronger.
Soon she stopped needing the teleprompter.
She started ADDING new scandals Yujiro had never even heard of, passionately expanding Mist's criminal résumé.
"One day, we're going to storm the Mizukage Tower, expose the truth,
and beat that dogshit Yagura into paste!
You hear me, Yagura?!
YOU'RE A GODDAMN FRAUD!
Come here and I'll rip your face off—AND YOUR TAILED BEAST WHILE I'M AT IT!!"
Breathless, flushed with revolutionary zeal, she finished her rant.
Yujiro calmly turned off the camera.
Then—
clap. clap. clap. clap.
Slow, deliberate applause.
"Excellent. Beautiful. You've got guts."
Next, he summoned a ninja cat, stuffed a can of tuna into its paw, and handed over the tape.
"Deliver this at full speed.
Then make me ten million copies.
I want the entire ninja world to enjoy Mei Terumi's brilliance."
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