Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Yamato frowned. Wasn't this house arrest?

He immediately wanted to stand up and object.

However, Yu Ming pressed him down and calmly said, "That's nothing, but please hurry. I think with the level of the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu, it should only take a day or two."

Yu Ming didn't mind staying in Kirigakure for a while, since no one there could threaten him.

Even if Yu Ming told Tsunade about this, she would definitely agree with Mei Terumi's opinion.

After all, she is the Hokage and Mei Terumi is the Mizukage; they both have to give each other some face.

Mei Terumi hadn't expected Yu Ming to agree so readily, and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to actually agree."

Mei Terumi was not one to hold a grudge. After Yu Ming agreed, she instructed Qing to personally receive Yu Ming and arrange the best accommodation for him.

There is a hotel next to the Water Shadow Building.

This area is only opened when honored guests from Kirigakure are entertained.

Yu Ming, Yamato, and the unconscious Naruto are currently in this inn.

That evening, Yu Ming went to Yamato's room.

Naruto was in his room, and Yamato was taking care of him because Naruto had fainted.

Yu Ming came in to use medical ninjutsu on him.

Seeing that Yamato remained vigilant, Yu Ming smiled and said, "Yamato-sensei, don't be so nervous. As long as the Fifth Mizukage is of sound mind, he won't attack us. Putting aside my strength, we are here representing Konoha, so our identities are extraordinary. Unless Kirigakure wants to start a war with Konoha, they won't do anything to us."

Yamato, who was standing by the window with all the curtains drawn, said, "It's better to be careful."

This was his subconscious thought in the secret service.

Yu Ming knew he couldn't change his habits, so he could only smile helplessly and say, "Whatever."

Arriving beside Naruto, Yu Ming began to perform medical ninjutsu on him.

Now, without relying on the Rinnegan or Sage Mode, Yu Ming's medical ninjutsu has surpassed Tsunade's by a large margin.

It can be said that Yu Ming is undoubtedly the ninja with the strongest medical ninjutsu in the ninja world.

However, it still took Yu Ming more than an hour to heal Naruto.

He lost too much chakra, stretching the Zero-Tails to over a thousand meters in length. One can only imagine how much chakra he extracted from Naruto.

Even the Nine-Tails couldn't withstand it.

More than an hour later, Naruto woke up and saw Yu Ming as soon as he opened his eyes.

Naruto immediately looked around. "Yu Ming, where's that guy?"

Yu Ming knew who Naruto was talking about, so he explained, "I killed them, as did the Zero-Tails, and that flying fortress is now in ruins."

Naruto was somewhat surprised and looked at Yu Ming. "You actually took him down. That's great. That guy was indeed quite powerful, and that Zero-Tails was also a bit difficult to deal with."

After Yu Ming healed Naruto, the Nine-Tails inside Naruto communicated with Yu Ming through chakra.

"Yu Ming, thank you."

Yu Ming said, "You really are a disgrace. You actually lost to a Zero-Tails, let alone a Nine-Tails. And the strongest of the nine tailed beasts? Have you not fought for decades, so your strength has decreased too much?"

He was immediately met with a barrage of sarcastic remarks from Yu Ming.

Kurama, holding back his anger, felt extremely aggrieved. "I wanted Naruto to help me take down that guy, but Uchiha Sasuke appeared halfway through. That guy used his Sharingan to ambush me, causing me to pause for a moment, and then that old guy's Zero-Tails extracted my chakra."

"Although that Zero-Tails wasn't very strong, after he extracted my chakra, I couldn't wake Naruto up. Naruto actually fainted. What could I do? He hadn't fully mastered my chakra yet, so unless I fully transformed into a tailed beast, there was no way I could break free."

"But you attacked just as I was preparing to fully transform into a tailed beast, so what was the point of me intervening?"

Chapter 321 Encountering Mei Terumi

Hearing Kurama's aggrieved words, Yu Ming frowned. "With your abilities, if you were to fully transform into a tailed beast, you could completely sever your connection with Zero-Tails, right?"

Nine-Tails nodded. "That's possible."

But as soon as it finished speaking, Yu Ming's gaze sharpened, clearly indicating some ill intent.

Nine-Tails was worried that Yu Ming would beat her up, so she immediately said, "Isn't it too late? I was just about to transform into a tailed beast. Now that you're here, I can't disturb you from showing off your strength. You also want to let Kirigakure know your strength this time, right?"

Nine-Tailed Fox barely managed to get away with it, but the main reason was that Yu Ming never even considered teaching it a lesson.

After Naruto woke up, he was somewhat puzzled.

He remembered that he was in the flying fortress, so why was he here?

While marveling at Yu Ming's exquisite medical ninjutsu, Yamato looked at Yu Ming and asked, "Yu Ming, how long are we going to stay in Kirigakure?"

Yu Ming stood up, sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and calmly said, "It should only take a day or two. The Hidden Mist Village's Anbu is quite strong; investigating this matter should take less than a day."

Yamato was still a little uneasy.

It wasn't that they were worried about any danger the others might be in, but rather that Yu Ming's presence in Kirigakure would leave Konoha's defenses vulnerable, allowing Akatsuki to take advantage of the situation and attack Konoha.

As night fell, in the Water Shadow Room, Mei Terumi sat in a chair, while Ao and the elders of Kirigakure sat in the Water Shadow Room.

Mei Terumi has already dispatched the Anbu.

However, Yu Ming has already greatly shocked the ninjas of Kirigakure today.

They never imagined that decades later, Konoha would produce another ninja who would bring despair to the ninja world.

They witnessed Yu Ming's strength firsthand and knew very well that if Yu Ming really wanted to attack Kirigakure, no one in Kirigakure could stop him.

These people are all discussing how to confront Yu Ming.

Yu Ming's appearance here today is ostensibly to stop Zero-Tails from attacking Kirigakure, but his true purpose may be to demonstrate his strength and intimidate Kirigakure.

Although no one in Kirigakure can currently rival Yu Ming, they still believe that Yu Ming has ulterior motives and is definitely not as simple as he claims.

There's nothing we can do about it; these people are all high-ranking members of Kirigakure, so we have to think things through.

They bear the responsibility for the safety of Kirigakure; a single misstep could pose a great danger to the village.

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Mei Terumi, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "Alright, with his strength, if he wants to attack Kirigakure, no matter what countermeasures we come up with, it's useless. Let's investigate the matter first; there's no point in guessing here."

The elders thought for a moment and then fell silent.

Although the Mizukage usually doesn't concern himself with political affairs, if the Mizukage wants to intervene, the elders can only back down.

...............

Mei Terumi wasn't in a good mood either. Someone had flaunted their strength right in front of her, and she could only watch helplessly.

She had been feeling very unhappy for a long time.

After leaving the Mizukage Building, Mei Terumi stood on the street, where the streets of Kirigakure were brightly lit.

Mei Terumi sighed.

However, as she was walking down the street, she suddenly saw a familiar person inside a seafood restaurant.

After their eyes met for a moment, Mei Terumi smiled slightly and said, "We in Kirigakure aren't very good at anything, but our seafood is pretty good, isn't it?"

The person Terumi Mei met was Yu Mei.

Late at night, he took Naruto and Yamato out of the hotel for a late-night snack.

Chapter 322 Accepting Mei Terumi's Invitation

Mei Terumi walked in and looked at the table, where Yu Ming had ordered a large table of seafood.

Yu Ming also smiled and said, "If Lord Mizukage doesn't mind, you can come along."

Yamato and Naruto, who were sitting opposite Yu Ming, were eating voraciously when they suddenly saw Mei Terumi and almost choked.

The two never expected to run into Mei Terumi while out for a late-night snack.

Yu Ming warmly invited Terumi Mei to sit next to him.

On the table, Yu Ming ordered a lot of seafood, including an octopus named "177", lobster, crab, sea fish, and various seafood unique to Wuyin Village.

Mei Terumi glanced at Yu Ming first, not expecting him to be so calm even though he was trapped in Kirigakure.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. It's impossible for Kirigakure to trap Yu Ming. Yu Ming is here only because of him. If he didn't want to, even if Kirigakure went all out, they might not be able to trap him.

Yu Ming poured a glass of wine for Terumi Mei.

These liquors don't have a high alcohol content, only around ten degrees.

It can be considered a light alcoholic beverage.

Mei Terumi had been listening to the elders' analysis in the Water Shadow Room, and her nerves were on edge.

So at that moment, he picked up his glass and drank it down in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, he let out a long sigh of relief. "Ah, that feels so good, Mr. Yuming. The seafood in our Hidden Mist Village is pretty good, isn't it?"

Sitting next to Terumi Mei, Yu Ming remained calm and smiled slightly, saying, "Not bad, this is the best seafood I've ever had."

Yu Ming wasn't wrong about that statement. The Land of Fire does have coastal cities, but Konoha, the village in the novel, is located inland.

Eating river fish is quite easy, but eating sea fish is quite rare.

Moreover, Kirigakure is located in the Land of Water, an island nation where seafood is of the highest quality.

Mei Terumi sat down next to Yu Ming and, after having a few drinks, started chatting with him.

Yamato and Naruto barely got a word in edgewise, nor did they want to; they just focused on eating.

After chatting with Mei Terumi for over an hour, the meal was finally over.

Yamato remained vigilant, while Naruto seemed unaffected.

However, being in Kirigakure Village felt somewhat strange.

After finishing the meal, Yu Ming paid the bill, which amounted to several thousand taels of silver, the reward for a D-level mission.

The food was indeed delicious, but it was also quite expensive.

This is still a very cost-effective item in Kirigakure. With the Mizukage around, Yu Ming trusts this shop and believes they won't rip him off.

However, it is indeed clear that the price level in Kirigakure is quite high.

Seafood is so expensive.

However, for Yu Ming, this meal was really nothing special.