181 Chapter 181: Reaching Kirigakure

Terumi Mei sat down, her eyes seemed a little dazed, and she looked at a place far, far away, and seemed to be in a trance.

After an unknown amount of time, she laughed self-deprecatingly.

"You're right. I really shouldn't use this stories to please you. What I will say next is what I want to say."

Satoru nodded.

"During the Third Great Ninja War, that person was bewitched by demons and did many wrong things. This matter has always been the secret in our Kirigakure. I have never told anyone. You are the first individual I am saying this to."

Satoru also understood this part, so he just nodded.

"The people in the village had taken many measures to cover up that secret, some of which were beyond my expectation."

"I didn't want them to continue like that, so I stood up, I wanted to end this, I wanted to carry everything on my shoulders, and use my own methods to give that war a perfect ending."

The most perfect ending was that Terumi Mei becomes Mizukage, and keeps all these dark secrets in her heart, unwilling to tell anyone, just like becoming their reverse scale.

"Was it so serious?" Satoru was puzzled by this, "It's just an ordinary political trick, and I think you can do it right."

His comfort did not calm Terumi Mei's restless heart, she just felt more pained.

"You don't understand, what I wanted to end was what I couldn't see the most, that is, the political means of those demons, but when I really sat in this position, I discovered that there were many things that were simply not possible to do even if I wanted to and I gradually became the kind of person I hated the most. In order to consolidate my position, I even killed some people by mistake. I knew it was wrong, but I just did it... "

Terumi Mei closed her eyes in pain and said, "You can't even imagine how much I have done these kind of things, even if I have already said that I will be honest but I still have no way to be honest with you." 

Satoru understands this kind of behavior.

Sometimes even if you trust the person in front of you very much, you still subconsciously choose to hide certain things from the other person, not because you want to leave a way out for yourself, but because you don't want others to touch your ugly side.

This part was something even she herself didn't want to see, let alone anyone else.

"Okay, if you don't want to say it, don't say it. When you want to say it, you can just come to me."

At the same time, Mina and Rina, who were standing on the deck, completely heard the conversation between the two of them just now.

"Who is this person? To be able to make Mizukage-sama confess like this to him?"

"I don't know but we must pay more attention when we return to the village. This person is very dangerous. We must not let him become a threat to us."

"Yes."

After sailing for half a day, they finally saw their destination.

Only then did Satoru realized, that from a distance, there were only a few hills there, but when he got closer, the aura brought by these majestic mountains in these silent and foggy sea seemed to be able to swallow people alive.

Somehow he remembered the words of those ching-chong masters.

I have eyes but didn't recognize Mount Tai.

This was Satoru's first time here, and everything here was new.

(T.L Note: Refers to travelling to Kirigakure normally and formally)

The humid air, plants and trees that he had never seen before, and the fog surrounding the distance, this completely unfamiliar environment also made Satoru's mood involuntarily a little different.

"When you get to the village, you should be able to find that our village is far from your Konoha."

After the Third Great Ninja War, the Land of Water also suffered serious trauma. Coupled with the internal strife for a long time following the war, the Land of Water and Kirigakure had almost crumbled to pieces.

Later, Terumi Mei reached a deal with that person. She took over Mizukage's position, exhausted all his methods, and finally brought the development of the Land of Water back on track.

Whether it was ninja development or economic development, it was extremely difficult process.

Fortunately, Kirigakure survived in the end.

"It shouldn't be easy for you to support such a village, right?"

Satoru did not mean to ridicule, but instead felt sorry for Terumi Mei.

Terumi Mei's heart felt like it was being scratched by a feather, and it was a little itchy, she wanted to deny, but she was not willing to deny.

This unstoppable feeling made the tension in her heart subside a lot.

No matter what, at least she had come here, and she had no more chance of running away.

Kirigakure was located in a large area in the middle of mountains completely surrounded by them, the fog here was thicker than outside, but the scenery was also better than outside, just like a fairyland on earth.

Walking in it, it seemed that many troubles could be easily forgotten.

Mina and Rina had been following behind, keeping a distance that was neither too far nor too close, so that they could ensure that when Terumi Mei was in danger, they could rush forward at the fastest speed, and they could also ensure that their group will not disturb their conversation and would not appear to know about the contents of their conversation. 

Satoru also unconsciously had good feelings about such well-measured personnel.

Of course, he was just curious about them due to that and nothing more than that.

Outside Kirigakure, a group of people ran out to meet Terumi Mei.

"My lord, you are back, you are finally back. We have been waiting for you!"

"I hope your journey was well Mizukage-sama, please come in and have a rest."

"Let me carry your things for you, my lord."

There were all kinds of people, male and female, old and young. Satoru noticed that although they were wearing different clothes, they all wore the same armbands on their arms, which should mean that they belong to the same department.

Aware of Satoru's suspicious gaze, Terumi Mei explained, "These are people from the Kirigakure Security Department, they are responsible for maintaining the security of the village and protecting the safety of the village. For example, if you come uninvited and even if you can't be stopped, they will stop you with their lives, and they will do whether it is useful or not."

'Pretty good.'

An existence like this was a killer no matter which village it was in, but Terumi Mei said it so easily.

"You are really not afraid of me telling your secrets."

Terumi Mei heard a trace of helplessness in her voice.

"I can't help it. I've already brought you here. If you're a bad guy, then I'm just leading wolves into the house. So, even if they couldn't to do anything to you, I'll risk my life to fight you."

What she said was very sincere and serious.

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