"So sharp, are you, Miss Mei Terumi."
Although Naruto's words were laced with admiration, the corners of Mei Terumi's and the others' eyes couldn't help but twitch. They could all hear a hint of disdain in his words, the kind a strong person shows to the weak.
However, none of them showed too much emotion. They were all seasoned individuals who had lived for many years and had the ability to read people's expressions. If even the proud Uchiha Clan respected him so much, they naturally wouldn't dare to show any contempt.
As for his youthful appearance, that was nothing. The current Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, looked only a little older than him; who knew how old he really was.
Mei Terumi's previously unsightly expression returned to normal, and the corners of her mouth slightly curved, revealing a captivating smile once again.
"This handsome young man must be the leader of Wave Country now. I am Mei Terumi, a disciple of Elder Genshi from the Hidden Mist Village. It was indeed our fault for intruding into the waters of Wave Country. How about we each take a step back today? The Hidden Mist Village is willing to offer Wave Country some compensation."
Mei Terumi's words were sincere, because she saw two more patrol boats approaching.
If it were just five Uchiha, they could quickly deal with them, but now there were two more guys with unknown strength coming over. Judging from how easily they defused Jiraiya's attack, their strength was probably not to be underestimated.
Moreover, she felt that they were actually implicated by Jiraiya and the others. From what that Uchiha said just now, they should have conflicts with Konoha. They were completely innocent victims.
Naruto couldn't help but show a kind smile when he heard this, and said, "Miss Mei Terumi, there's no need to worry. I don't have any hostility towards you. I've just heard that you are a rare double-Bloodline Limit user in the Hidden Mist Village, so I'd like to invite you to the island as guests. What do you think?"
Mei Terumi's expression changed again, her beautiful eyes staring intently at Naruto, who was standing on the broken bow of the ship, calm and collected.
Because of the Hidden Mist Village's "Village of the Bloody Mist" policy, the entire village not only became extremely bloody and brutal, making the students in the Ninja Academy kill each other, but also constantly persecuted the village's Bloodline Limit families, making Bloodline Limit ninjas almost extinct in the Hidden Mist Village. Therefore, even though she was a disciple of Elder Genshi, almost no one knew that she possessed two Bloodline Limits. Except for her trusted confidants, all the ninjas who knew about it were eliminated.
She didn't expect that the other party would know about the abilities she had been hiding for so many years.
Mei Terumi's expression became serious, and she began to mobilize Chakra in her body, saying, "What if we don't want to go?"
Naruto showed an apologetic expression, "Sorry, this is not an invitation."
"Hehe, that's a pity. You're clearly a rather handsome young man."
"Let me give you a bone-corroding kiss!"
Mei Terumi revealed an extremely cold smile, her hands quickly forming seals, and a large amount of Chakra accumulated in her throat, making her entire cheeks bulge.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
A pale yellow, viscous, and highly corrosive acid liquid, like magma, spewed out of her mouth. The extremely wide range instantly enveloped the entire ship, like a waterfall, dissolving the entire ship directly.
Mei Terumi can be said to have spared no effort in this move. In the original story, even Sasuke Uchiha's Susanoo could be dissolved. Although there were still ten years before that point in time, Mei Terumi's Lava Release was still not to be underestimated.
Naruto didn't make any movements. Uchiha Izumi next to him took the lead.
She put her hands together, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in her eyes appeared, and then began to rotate rapidly, eventually turning into a pair of black and red vortexes.
"What are those eyes?!"
Mei Terumi and Ao, who didn't have much knowledge, were confused. Kakashi's eyes only moved slightly when he saw this, and there wasn't much of a ripple. When he saw Naruto come out, he didn't want to work hard anymore.
Just kidding, the Third Hokage almost mobilized most of Konoha's high-end combat power, but Naruto solved it all by himself. Those who died, those who were injured, those who were crippled, the only one who could move was him. These people, except for Jiraiya, were probably used by Naruto to train his ninjas.
Bang!
A loud noise was heard! In the horrified eyes of everyone, an extremely huge shield, like a divine weapon descending from the sky, suddenly stood between the two ships, like an indestructible barrier, blocking the acid liquid like the sky was falling.
At the same time, a large amount of spray was stirred up under the shield, as if a disturbed behemoth was roaring, with great momentum. Under the momentum of the huge spray, the ship also began to shake.
A large amount of acid liquid pounced on the huge shield, and at the same time hung on it and began to corrode the surface of the shield, but it couldn't directly dissolve it.
This was a weapon that Naruto had specially prepared for Uchiha Izumi to defend against large-scale Ninjutsu. Uchiha Izumi could only project things she had seen or used, so Naruto had to materialize it through his own abilities first before Uchiha Izumi could use it.
However, once she projected it once, she could use it freely afterward.
Mei Terumi's eyes narrowed slightly when she saw that her Lava Release had been blocked. After steadying herself, she formed hand seals again.
"Boil Release: Skillful Mist Technique!"
Mei Terumi's red lips parted slightly, and a wave of high-heat mist, like flowing water, blew towards the shield that was still covered in large patches of acid.
Wherever the mist passed, even the surrounding air was distorted by the terrifying heat, and the ground on the deck showed signs of softening.
The heat of Boil Release was even more terrifying than Lava Release.
When the mist covered the shield, the shield began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, a large hole was melted through it, and the scorching mist directly swept through the hole towards Naruto and her.
A strange look flashed in Uchiha Izumi's eyes. She didn't expect this unknown Hidden Mist Ninja to have such strength. As expected of the enemy that Lord Naruto had prepared for her.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Uchiha Izumi formed hand seals, and a huge fireball spewed out of her mouth, like a giant meteorite, smashing towards the melted gap.
The two attacks converged in the air, erupting in a terrifying high temperature, and the weaker ones among them began to sweat profusely.
The molten iron from the shield dripped onto the sea, making a "hissing" sound.
The smile on Mei Terumi's face also disappeared, and she formed hand seals again.
But Uchiha Izumi had already appeared beside her, the long sword behind her unsheathed, heading straight for her neck.
"Such a fast Body Flicker Technique!"
Mei Terumi was shocked and immediately jumped back to create distance.
In the blink of an eye, all she could see was a vast expanse of yellow sand.
She looked at Uchiha Izumi standing in the setting sun with surprise, countless long swords behind the other party already locked onto her.
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