Chapter 310: Mei Terumī Uses the Beauty Trap
Akiyama Makoto wasn't actually interested in what exactly they said.
With the intelligence of Jōnin, they would soon realize that Makoto had set a trap for them.
Makoto didn't intend to deceive them either; all he wanted was to establish prestige.
Given his status as a civilian, the only way to prevent several ninja villages from troubling him was to establish prestige.
As for why his simulated self didn't reach this point, it was because the simulated self hadn't acted so blatantly yet!
It could only be said that the future in the simulation only represented the future at that instant.
After Makoto did certain things, especially things with huge influence, the future would also change accordingly.
Back at the villa, Makoto asked Zabuza and his men to restore the villa to its original state, and at the same time healed Haku's injuries.
Haku bowed to Makoto and retreated respectfully.
Temari and Karin were still full of excitement, wanting Makoto to share the joy of their victory.
Makoto didn't stop them. After all, for them, today was indeed a great victory.
Even though Temari's power was borrowed from Makoto, borrowed power was still power, and winning was enough.
Ninja didn't have any psychological burden in this regard, not to mention that Temari borrowed power from the person she liked.
The three chatted until late at night before falling asleep in each other's arms.
When Makoto woke up the next day, a shadow clone told him that Mei Terumī wanted to see him.
Makoto wasn't surprised by this. Mei Terumī had expressed similar thoughts yesterday.
But at that time, Makoto wanted to give Zabuza and Haku a chance to perform. If they could suppress Mei Terumī, it would be best, helping Zabuza take power in the Hidden Mist Village later.
Unfortunately, in terms of results, it was difficult for Zabuza to beat Mei Terumī on his own.
Fortunately, Haku was stronger than the current Chōjūrō, and Ao was crippled by Makoto, so Zabuza still had the advantage.
"Let her in."
Makoto wore a simple yukata and sat on the tatami, exuding a lazy aura.
Although this didn't fit Makoto's usual personality, the hickey on his neck explained where his lazy temperament came from.
Soon, Mei Terumī appeared in front of Makoto.
This was also the first time Makoto looked at Mei Terumī seriously at close range.
Obviously, Mei Terumī was a beauty.
At this time, Mei Terumī was still in the golden age of a woman. Even after a battle, with dust on her face, it still didn't hide her tall, plump, and mature charm.
Mei Terumī also looked at Makoto in surprise.
Although she had tried her best to imagine Makoto's appearance and majesty, she never expected that Makoto would be such a young man.
It was this young man who snatched Ao's eye in an instant and then captured them.
Mei Terumī clenched her fist subconsciously. Ao was a senior, a political ally, and a capable subordinate to her.
It would be one thing if Ao's eye was just crippled, but seeing Ao's decadent appearance, it seemed the person was also crippled.
Mei Terumī was equivalent to having an arm cut off in the Hidden Mist Village, and even unable to restore Yagura, who was controlled by genjutsu, to normal. This was a major event enough to affect the fate of the Hidden Mist Village.
So, she couldn't not be angry.
But then, Mei Terumī exhaled softly, controlled her mind, returned to normal, and even flipped her hair to reveal a charming smile.
The reason was simple: she just saw the look Makoto gave her, a look every man would have.
Obviously, the boy in front of her had long become a man and knew the taste, so such a person had the possibility of being seduced.
Most importantly, Mei Terumī liked handsome guys, immensely.
There were no handsome guys in the entire Hidden Mist Village that she fancied; everyone looked strange. In contrast, just sitting there, Makoto was enough to make Mei Terumī unable to take her eyes off him.
If it weren't for yesterday's events, she would have rushed up to strike up a conversation with Makoto.
With these two reasons, what Mei Terumī said sounded very comfortable.
"So you are the legendary Reaper of Konoha. It's an honor to meet you this year."
"In addition, please allow me to explain to you that yesterday we had no intention of offending you and your friends."
"We saw the other two villages fighting with you, so we wanted to see the situation."
"As for Zabuza, his hostility towards us Hidden Mist Village ninja should be his personal matter, and has nothing to do with you, right?"
Mei Terumī bowed at the end.
Otherwise, with Makoto sitting and her standing, looking at Makoto like this always felt impolite.
Of course, what Mei Terumī wanted to do most was to show her proud figure, using the bottomless cleavage to snatch Makoto's soul.
This scene naturally couldn't be hidden from Makoto, and made Karin and Temari beside Makoto stare at Mei Terumī angrily.
Obviously, only the two of them were accompanying Makoto, but now another shameless person came up. Couldn't she see that Makoto already had two girlfriends?
Seeing Karin and Temari hugging Makoto's two arms, Mei Terumī's lips trembled.
Although she had guessed their relationship long ago, after confirming it, Mei Terumī could only sigh that young people nowadays really played wildly.
At the same time, she hoped that in their eyes, she wouldn't be categorized as an old aunt yet.
"Is that so—"
Makoto exclaimed exaggeratedly, then looked at Mei Terumī with a smile and said, "Please sit down."
After Mei Terumī sat down, he poured her a cup of tea and said, "Then this lady—"
"My name is Mei Terumī. Sir, you can just call me Mei."
Mei Terumī revealed a familiar smile. Makoto didn't expose her fake smile and said, "Then how do you think we should resolve this matter, Miss Mei? Treat it as a misunderstanding and let it pass?"
There was a hint of mockery in Makoto's gaze. Temari and Karin also looked at Mei Terumī curiously.
They had already heard Makoto talk about Mei Terumī's personality and life in the bedtime story session last night, knowing that Mei Terumī was the strongest female ninja in the Hidden Mist Village.
Now facing Makoto's teasing, how would this woman react?
If she flew into a rage and asked Makoto for compensation, then what awaited her wouldn't be a good end.
After all, Ao had transplanted the Byakugan of the Hyūga main family.
Although they didn't know the relationship between the person whose eye was snatched and Hinata and Hanabi, given Makoto's personality of loving the house and its crow, he would definitely not let this matter end easily.
Seeing Makoto so easy to talk to, Mei Terumī originally wanted to ask for Ao's Byakugan back.
As for reprimanding Makoto and asking him to compensate, she had no such thought at all.
The Hidden Mist Village, still under the rule of the Blood Mist, was the village that understood the law of the jungle best among all ninja villages in the ninja world.
Zabuza killing all his classmates was the best example, and Mei Terumī naturally grew up under such a policy.
Although she was dissatisfied with this environment, she also knew that only by respecting the strong could she survive.
Makoto was obviously a strong person. Let alone her alone, even if she summoned the elite troops of the Hidden Mist Village, they might not be Makoto's opponent.
Yesterday, she and the ninja of the other two villages had basically exchanged intelligence. Everyone was a respectable elite Jōnin in the ninja world, but they were easily captured by Makoto.
Plus the previous rumors about Makoto, at least they didn't dare to doubt Makoto's strength anymore.
Therefore, what Mei Terumī had to do was respect Makoto, preserve her side as much as possible, and gain Makoto's favor.
So Mei Terumī gritted her teeth, smiled even brighter, and said, "Okay, let's pretend this never happened."
"But there is one thing I want to remind you, sir."
Makoto looked at Mei Terumī with some surprise. Although Mei Terumī's smile faintly felt like she was gritting her teeth, she ultimately showed her magnanimity.
No wonder she could become the Mizukage in the original story.
Although she was a hot-tempered woman in private, she wasn't muddled at all in critical matters.
"Speak, I'm listening."
Makoto was also curious about what she could say.
"It's like this—the Byakugan you snatched is from the Hyūga main family. It comes from—Anyway, you can give it to the Hyūga family, and you should receive their gratitude."
"But don't keep it privately or trade it, after all, the Hyūga family is still a powerful clan."
Makoto looked at Mei Terumī in surprise. She was actually thinking completely for him, telling him how to best arrange the Byakugan.
But if she did this, wouldn't it mean Ao was completely ruined?
"Aren't you worried that guy will resent you for this? He should be your most capable subordinate, right?"
Makoto pressed, and Mei Terumī's face darkened. "I will explain to him. Besides, he should also understand that things lost by ninja on the battlefield cannot be taken back by other means."
"If he resents me for this, I have no way either."
Mei Terumī pretended to be free and easy, but the twitching corner of her mouth still showed her inner uneasiness at this time.
Makoto also knew very well that this Byakugan not only determined Ao's combat power but also determined Mei Terumī's subsequent plans.
Now without the Byakugan, Mei Terumī lost not only Ao's support and following, but might even cause her and the entire Hidden Mist Village to lose everything. Naturally, she couldn't be so open-minded.
Next, it should be time for her to ask for his help, right?
Thinking of this, Makoto said, "Alright, I can pretend nothing happened."
"Later I will release the seal on you and let you leave."
"In the future, people from the Hidden Mist Village and the Land of Water are welcome to do business, travel, or seek medical treatment in the Land of Waves. Ninja can also come, as long as they notify customs in advance."
Makoto looked like he was doing business officially, and raised his hand to send Mei Terumī away.
This stunned Mei Terumī. How could the man in front of her swallow the bait and crush the hook?!
To interest Makoto, she not only used the beauty trap and flattered him verbally but even sold Ao out. Did Makoto have no further indication?
Seeing Temari and Karin stand up to take her away, Mei Terumī quickly said, "Um, sir, actually I have a favor to ask you."
"Oh, what is it?"
Makoto thought Here it comes, and looked at her calmly.
Temari and Karin could only sit back helplessly, looking at Mei Terumī with dissatisfaction.
Couldn't this woman finish her words at once?
"It's like this—this Byakugan can be considered as us returning it proactively, right?"
Mei Terumī said cautiously. If the subsequent matter wasn't too important, she wouldn't want to provoke Makoto again.
But now she had no other choice.
"Sort of. I can tell the Hyūga family the whole story, and how they judge will be their business."
Mei Terumī breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing hope, she quickly continued, "I want to ask a ninja from the Hyūga family, just one ninja, to come back to the Hidden Mist Village with us to help with something. Then the entire Hidden Mist Village will treat you and the Hyūga family as benefactors and friends."
"After it's done, we will repay you as much as possible. You can treat this as a request from the entire Hidden Mist Village. Please."
After speaking, Mei Terumī simply knelt down and bowed to Makoto.
The moment Mei Terumī lowered her head, Makoto even felt he saw her torn dignity and bleeding heart.
Obviously, for a powerful female ninja like Mei Terumī, the current behavior was humiliating.
But for the Hidden Mist Village, she had to do this.
Makoto looked at her with higher regard again. In his impression, Mei Terumī was overly arrogant in character but lacked strength.
In the original storyline's ninja war, facing Madara Uchiha, the Five Kage fought, and Mei Terumī performed basically the worst.
But now it seemed she might have more Will of Fire than many old men in Konoha.
Karin and Temari also felt Mei Terumī's emotions and turned to look at Makoto, waiting for his judgment.
Since Mei Terumī brought out the entire Hidden Mist Village, the two girls naturally wouldn't disturb Makoto thinking about business.
Makoto quietly looked at the back of Mei Terumī's neck. Normally, Mei Terumī saying such things was already too arrogant, because she was just a Jōnin now, and no one knew she would be the Mizukage in the future.
A Jōnin claiming to represent the Hidden Mist Village, what was this if not arrogance?
Theoretically, Makoto shouldn't believe such words, but he knew that if he didn't believe it, the Hidden Mist Village would really fall into chaos.
Just right, now he could find a reason to agree to Mei Terumī.
Thinking of this, he took out a handkerchief and said to Mei Terumī, "Sit up, raise your head."
Mei Terumī did as told, and then watched Makoto's hand holding the handkerchief reach out.
She trembled subconsciously, instinctively wanting to escape because Makoto's strength was too terrifying.
But in the end, she gritted her teeth and endured, even showing a look of surprise.
When Makoto wiped the dust off her face, Mei Terumī completely relaxed, and her eyes looking at Makoto became a bit more confident.
Finally, she successfully aroused Makoto's interest.
This meant that the Hidden Mist Village's plan could continue to advance.
As for how to repay Makoto when everything ended—at worst, she could just die. Could Makoto destroy the entire Hidden Mist Village?
Thinking of this, Mei Terumī raised her chin slightly and said, "Sir, can you wipe my chin and neck clean too?"
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