"Alright, hurry up and get out. I need to change clothes."
Hayato Ren looked at Mei Terumi, whose face was slightly flushed, as he said this.
If he were alone, he could naturally just wrap himself in a towel or even go completely free and become part of the nudist tribe.
But with Mei Terumi in the room, he couldn't do that. After all, he still had some dignity to maintain.
Mei Terumi stuck out her tongue, made a funny face, and then covered her eyes with both hands.
"Hmph, as if I'd want to look at you. I'll just cover my eyes. If I peek, I'll be a little dog."
After a moment of silence, Hayato Ren began changing into his pajamas.
Although he could have gone to the bathroom to change, that would mean he was afraid of Mei Terumi.
At most, he'd just let Mei Terumi look - it wasn't like he'd lose a piece of flesh anyway.
After giving himself this psychological reassurance, Hayato Ren quickly changed into his pajamas.
Meanwhile, Mei Terumi, though firmly covering her eyes with both hands, felt her heart pounding "thump thump" as if it might jump out at any moment.
At the same time, two little figures suddenly appeared above her head.
One little figure with a halo kept whispering in her ear:
"Mei Terumi, you absolutely must not peek, or you'll become a little dog."
While the other little figure with horns tempted her from the other side:
"Just take one quick look, he'll never know anyway. Aren't you curious?"
After an intense internal struggle, the horned figure ultimately emerged victorious.
So, Mei Terumi quietly opened a small gap between her fingers.
But unfortunately, Hayato Ren had already changed into his pajamas by now.
He was lying on the recliner, looking at Mei Terumi with a mocking smile.
"Who was it that confidently said they wouldn't peek? Looks like I'll have to call you with 'woof woof' sounds from now on."
Mei Terumi showed no embarrassment at being exposed, instead responding with complete seriousness:
"Hmph, I just thought that after all this time you would have finished changing already, so I took a look. Besides, if I really wanted to peek, I would have done it right away, not waited until now."
Truly worthy of the future Fifth Mizukage - even at such a young age, she had already mastered the core quality of becoming an outstanding politician - thick-skinnedness.
Faced with this version of Mei Terumi, Hayato Ren didn't have any particularly good ways to deal with her.
So he changed the subject:
"Let's not talk about this. I haven't asked you why you came to my room yet."
Hearing this, Mei Terumi immediately became interested. She pulled out a heavily creased piece of paper from her pocket and revealed a mischievous smile.
"Yamashita Ren? No, I should call you Hayato Ren instead. Someone as important as you must have some scheme in coming to the Hidden Mist Village, right?"
Hayato Ren looked at the paper before him, which recorded some of his information—such as being Tsunade's disciple and possessing a fire-breathing Summoning Beast.
Most crucially, there was also a hastily sketched portrait on it.
He truly couldn't fathom how Mei Terumi had managed to connect this drawing to Hayato Ren.
Seeing that Hayato Ren remained silent for a long time, Mei Terumi assumed she had intimidated him and continued:
"Uncle, you wouldn't want your identity as a Leaf spy to be exposed, would you...?"
Hayato Ren activated a Sensory Ninjutsu and detected no other ninjas nearby.
This indicated that Mei Terumi hadn't reported the matter to the higher-ups of the Hidden Mist Village.
So, what exactly did she want?
Moreover, hadn't their roles been reversed? That kind of ambiguous statement didn't sound like something Mei Terumi would say.
Observing Mei Terumi's smug expression, Hayato Ren decided to play along to uncover her true intentions:
"Go on, what exactly do you want me to do?"
Mei Terumi slowly walked up to Hayato Ren and poked his cheek with her finger.
"First, delete the video you took of me spitting a few days ago. Second, during your stay in the Hidden Mist Village, you will become my slave. From now on, you will address me as Master."
Seeing Mei Terumi's confident demeanor, Hayato Ren couldn't understand where a rookie who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy found the courage to threaten him.
"Why would I choose the second option when I could just eliminate you right now? You know, a rainy night like this is perfect for silencing witnesses—the heavy rain will wash away all traces."
After saying this, Hayato Ren released a faint hint of killing intent.
Under the overwhelming murderous aura, Mei Terumi's body froze, completely beyond her control.
"Uncle, you wouldn't really kill me, would you? Have you forgotten the days we shared hardships together?"
Mei Terumi's voice trembled as she spoke, realizing she might have gone too far. How could someone like her, who wasn't even a ninja, possibly threaten a renowned veteran from the last Ninja World War?
"I don't want to do this either, but you discovered my secret. I actually liked you quite a bit. Don't worry, I'll come to pay my respects to you every year at this time."
Hayato Ren responded while continuing to emanate his killing intent.
Mei Terumi's body began to tremble uncontrollably—the intensity of Hayato Ren's murderous aura was far too overwhelming for a novice like her.
Just as Mei Terumi closed her eyes, ready to face death...
A sudden sharp pain struck her forehead.
"Just kidding. Don't tell me you were about to wet yourself."
Hayato Ren's amused voice reached her ears.
Mei Terumi immediately sprang up from her position, her body still trembling.
However, the earlier trembling was out of fear.
Now, it was out of sheer humiliation and anger.
Her face flushed crimson with rage as she pointed at Hayato Ren and shouted:
"You damned bastard, you'd better kill me right now. Otherwise, I'll immediately report that you're a spy. No matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to stand against an entire village."
Facing Mei Terumi's threat, Hayato Ren began playing with his fingers and responded carelessly:
"Hmm hmm, I'm so scared. Mei Terumi, please don't report me, okay? I'll agree to anything you say."
Hayato Ren's attitude made Mei Terumi completely lose control of her emotions.
With a loud cry of "You die now!", she pounced on Hayato Ren, opening her "bloodthirsty maw" and biting toward his neck...
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