"..."
Mei Terumī recognized that it seemed to be her own voice.
Of the first few sentences, besides understanding "Uchiha Madara," she had no idea who the other descriptions were referring to.
Only the last one… "What do you mean by 'an older, unmarried woman who can only spit water'!"
Mei Terumī slightly lowered her head, her face dark, grinding her teeth.
"Don't worry, you said this yourself, and besides, I also think that sentence is problematic."
Bai Mo had a serious expression.
"Oh?"
Mei Terumī's emerald green eyes immediately lit up, "Then you're saying…"
"You don't just spit water; you also spit corrosive mist and acid fog."
"…So being an older, unmarried woman is correct, right?"
Mei Terumī's expression froze again, and she gritted her teeth once more.
Hmm?
Before she could get any angrier, Mei Terumī suddenly paused.
How did he know she could use Lava Release and Boil Release?
She was currently just an unknown ninja and had never left the Land of Water.
Could it be… Mei Terumī was now gradually starting to believe Bai Mo's claim of being from the future.
She hadn't expected that she would become the Fifth Mizukage in the future and even fight the legendary Uchiha Madara… By the way, wasn't Uchiha Madara long dead?
The amount of information Bai Mo brought Mei Terumī was so vast that she didn't know what to prioritize saying.
After holding it in for a while, Mei Terumī finally released her lower lip and parted her red lips slightly: "How did you come back? I know you won't tell me about your privacy, so just tell me how we met in the future, and how you got this thing."
"Is that all you need?"
"Actually, it's nothing much. It was during a Chūnin Exams in the future, which also involved a Five Kage Summit. All Five Kage were gathered, so I took a photo with each of them."
"As for this recording, it was originally a video. The Sixth Mizukage went to the meeting, and you, who came along with her, had nothing to do. We talked for a while, decided to go for a drink at a pub, and you dragged me along to keep you company.
I was worried something might happen and there'd be no witness, so I recorded it.
This is the audio extracted from it."
Hehe.
Mei Terumī felt like she was almost laughing from anger.
What did he mean by "worried something might happen and there'd be no witness"?
She was so beautiful and charming, shouldn't she be the one worrying about something happening to her?
Hiss—wait.
"How many years from now did you say you came from?"
Mei Terumī clenched her fists, looking at Bai Mo nervously.
"Twenty."
"Ah."
Mei Terumī was immediately speechless.
Twenty years from now, would she still be single then?
Originally, today was a good day. They had gathered, preparing to lift the genjutsu on the Fourth Mizukage and blow away the Bloody Mist of Kirigakure, ushering in a bright future.
But upon hearing this news, Mei Terumī instantly felt her future was bleak, and she lost all motivation in life.
"Don't be too sad. This isn't your fault. There are plenty of opportunities to change things now, aren't there? You see, out of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, I immediately thought of coming to the Land of Water, to find you, precisely because we were, by then, considered close friends despite our age difference…"
"Cough cough cough!!!"
Mei Terumī's mood had gradually calmed down as she listened to Bai Mo's comforting words.
But Bai Mo's three words, "close friends despite our age difference," made Mei Terumī's vision go black, almost making her spit blood.
After a long while, Mei Terumī finally recovered.
"What is that photo in your hand?"
Mei Terumī remembered that when Bai Mo took out the scroll, he not only produced a recording tape but also a photo, and he had mentioned taking a group photo earlier.
"Here, you can deal with it yourself."
Bai Mo didn't say anything more to provoke Mei Terumī, directly handing over the photo.
Mei Terumī took a deep breath, accepted the photo, gathered her courage, and looked at it.
"!"
Even with psychological preparation, Mei Terumī almost fainted.
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
Mei Terumī threw the photo into the air beside her, opening her mouth to exhale a thick, corrosive mist.
The Boil Release, capable of melting Susanoo, instantly reduced the photo to ashes.
Snap.
After dealing with the photo, Mei Terumī turned around, walked in front of Bai Mo, placed her hands on his shoulders, straightened his head, and spoke as Bai Mo looked on with a bewildered expression: "Look at me, remember how I look now, and forget your previous memories!"
The current Mei Terumī only showed one of her emerald green eyes, the other covered by her long reddish-brown hair.
She wasn't wearing the strapless dress of the future, but just ordinary Kirigakure ninja attire.
However, the black stockings below were as usual… "Uh, I say, Mizukage-sama, before you say that, why don't you borrow a Kotoamatsukami from someone first?"
Bai Mo smiled helplessly.
"Don't call me Mizukage; I'm not the Mizukage yet. Just call me Mei."
"Give me the recording tape, and I can consider listening to you about the cooperation."
Mei Terumī released Bai Mo, then smoothly reached for the recording tape in Bai Mo's hand.
Bai Mo didn't resist, letting go so Mei Terumī could take the recording tape.
Mei Terumī didn't immediately destroy the recording tape but put it away. Her expression then returned to a calm and serious one: "Speak, about the cooperation."
Among the Kage of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Mei Terumī actually had the least experience.
After the death of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, Kirigakure was governed by the Elder, and Mei Terumī had only just become Mizukage by the time of the Five Kage Summit.
The fact that Mei Terumī could be directly appointed as Mizukage by the Elder, without any opposition, was partly due to her merits in resolving the Yagura genjutsu incident today.
Most importantly, Mei Terumī's long-standing love and dedication to the village were evident to all, and she gained everyone's approval to become Mizukage.
Therefore, now that Bai Mo, a person from the future, mentioned cooperating with Kirigakure, Mei Terumī naturally took it seriously.
For this, she completely cast aside the sadness she felt earlier upon learning that she would indeed become an older, unmarried woman, and entered a state of calm.
"As for cooperation, first, the Land of Waves is currently within our sphere of influence. After the Bloody Mist is lifted and the Land of Water opens up, all foreign relations can go through there… The resources of the Land of Water are mainly seafood, as well as tourism for its sunny beaches.
Although I haven't been to the future, I was curious at the time, and you gave me a few photos…"
As soon as Bai Mo took out the photos, Mei Terumī snatched them away.
She seemed afraid that her future image would appear on them again.
However, this time there were only landscapes and ordinary tourists, which made Mei Terumī sigh in relief.
"Such beautiful scenery, such a leisurely atmosphere. Can the future, after the Bloody Mist disperses, really be this wonderful?"
Mei Terumī looked at the photos, somewhat emotional.
"Thank you. Knowing this will help us avoid many detours. I will find a way to persuade the Elder and speak with the Daimyo to develop the Land of Water and Kirigakure in this direction, and to cooperate with you."
After recovering, Mei Terumī thanked him sincerely.
In response to Mei Terumī's gratitude, Bai Mo shook his head: "No, I hope you become Mizukage as soon as possible and gain control over Kirigakure and the Land of Water's influence.
You wouldn't think that I traveled through time and came all the way to the Land of Water just to cooperate and make money, would you?"
"Is the future still not peaceful?"
Mei Terumī sighed slightly.
In fact, ever since Mei Terumī started believing that Bai Mo was from the future, she had already had a premonition about this.
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