Chapter 71: Overestimating oneself
"Female ninja, come up here."
A vine stretched down from the wooden dragon.
This thick vine slowly descended in front of Terumi Mei.
Akihara Kagura controlled the vine to bind Terumi Mei, loudly saying, "Do not resist, I won't harm you. Our only target is Uchiha Obito."
"..."
Terumi Mei bit her lip, her fingers lightly tapping in a gesture of forming hand seals, allowing the vine to bind her, believing she could break free at any moment.
This was an underestimation of Wood Release.
The moment the vine bound Terumi Mei, it suddenly retracted rapidly, absorbing the chakra from her body.
"No, my chakra!"
Terumi Mei quickly felt the loss of chakra within her.
This woman wanted to use ninjutsu to break free from the bonds, but the tightening force of the vine suddenly increased, seemingly able to kill her even faster!
"Aren't you here to negotiate?"
Akihara Kagura spoke indifferently, once again reminding, "Don't worry, we definitely won't harm you."
"..."
Terumi Mei's heart tightened!
The key point was that she planned to harm them!
Terumi Mei was very clear that she didn't have any information on Uchiha Obito; she just wanted to take this opportunity to rescue the Fourth Mizukage!
"Lava Release : Melting Apparition!"
Terumi Mei suddenly spat out a stream of acid!
The acid, highly corrosive, quickly dissolved the vine, allowing Terumi Mei to break free from her bonds, and she shouted out loud!
"Ao, take action!"
"Water Release: Hiding in Mist Technique!"
A group of Mist ninjas quickly formed hand seals simultaneously, exhaling a dense fog from their mouths, instantly shrouding the entire area in mist!
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
Terumi Mei, taking advantage of the spreading mist for cover, directed a breath of acidic mist towards the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, silently corroding the vines binding him!
The other Mist ninjas swiftly launched an attack on the wooden dragon, a group of them rapidly climbing onto it, much like ants trying to overpower an elephant!
"They're not here for negotiations!"
Uchiha Itachi immediately entered combat mode!
"Be careful! Someone is coming up!"
Hatake Kakashi drew his Kunai!
"Tsk, I underestimated her."
Terumi Mei clenched her teeth, feeling as if her tightly wound nerves were about to snap.
This damn kid, of course, we have objections!
"The Third Great Ninja War has already ended."
Terumi Mei forcefully demanded herself to remain calm and continued, "Your invasion will provoke a war between the Konoha and the Mist villages"
"We are just scouting"
Hatake Kakashi found it difficult to continue.
"So what if it leads to a war?"
Akihara Kagura tilted his head slightly, seemingly puzzled, "The strongest Mizukage of yours is no match for me, how could he be a match for our Third Hokage of the Konoha?"
"War will result in many deaths"
Terumi Mei bit her teeth, feeling that she could hardly stall for time anymore, she was about to lose her patience and start a fight right there due to the self-righteous tone of this youngster!
"The ninjas of the Konoha do not fear sacrifice."
Akihara Kagura answered on behalf of the Konoha Village.
"..."
Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi exchanged glances, both feeling that something was amiss, but they also felt there was some logic in Akihara Kagura's words.
The ninjas of the Konoha
Indeed, do not fear sacrifice.
Crack!
The sound of a vine breaking suddenly caught their attention!
The vines binding the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, broke apart, and his body fell swiftly from the dragon horn, about to land on the head of the wooden dragon!
Terumi Mei quickly leapt up!
However, before she could reach mid-air, two vines blocked her path, binding her waist tightly, forcefully restraining her!
Boom!
Terumi Mei's body instantly turned into a splash of water!
"That's a water clone!"
Hatake Kakashi scanned the surroundings, somewhat amazed by the speed of the opponent: "How fast! When did she use a water clone?"
"Quite a while ago, I guess?"
Terumi Mei suddenly appeared behind Akihara Kagura, her wrist fiercely tightening around Akihara Kagura's neck. Smiling, she spoke, "Now, can you return Lord Mizukage to us?"
"Of course not."
As Akihara Kagura spoke, his body slowly transformed into a large tree.
"When did you ever think that I was the real one?"
The tree rapidly grew, its branches quickly entwining around Terumi Mei's body, binding the formidable female ninja to the tree.
