Chapter 139: I'd like to have a private talk with you. Let's go to that grove you went to with Zabuza just now
After sizing up the Byakugan in his hand, Yue Yan took out a can of nutrient solution from the [Scroll] he carried with him and placed the Byakugan inside. Although this nutrient solution couldn't preserve it for a long time, it would last until Yue Yan returned to the village.
Only then did Ao's shrill scream reach everyone's ears, making the group of Mist Ninjas behind him realize what had occurred.
But looking at Yue Yan, who was wiping the blood from his hands, they exchanged glances, and no one dared to act for a moment.
"Don't act recklessly," Ao ordered, covering his eye socket. Upon hearing the order, the Mist Ninjas no longer had to struggle over whether to attack. They obediently supported Ao, and one of them, who knew a bit of the [Mystical Palm Technique], activated Mystical Palm Technique to treat him with a glowing palm.
When Mei Terumī and Zabuza returned, they saw this scene.
When she saw that Ao's eye was missing, a surge of anger welled up in her. Ao was not only her subordinate but also her former [Team - Leading Jonin].
However, well - aware of Yue Yan's strength, she managed to suppress her anger.
"Yue Yan, don't you have an explanation for this!?"
"You should know I took the Byakugan. That's my explanation." Yue Yan rolled his eyes and showed no intention of paying attention to Mei Terumī. His mission this time was to warn the Mist Ninjas and tell them to behave, so his attitude was extremely haughty.
Seeing Mei Terumī looking as if she wanted to rush over and bite him, Yue Yan shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh, right. My mission this time is to come here and tell you Mist Ninjas to keep it down. You can do whatever you want within your own group, but don't mess with us. Otherwise, next time, I won't be so polite."
Hearing this, Mei Terumī snorted and retorted, "Those who cause trouble in your [Land of Fire] are all [missing - nin] from the Mist Village. Why should you blame us Mist Ninjas? Don't you have [missing - nin] in [Konoha]?"
"Because too many of your ninjas have defected, and they are all dangerous [ninjas with bloodline limits]."
Seeing that Mei Terumī still wanted to refute, Yue Yan suddenly remembered something and waved his hand.
"Okay, I'd like to have a private talk with you. Let's go to that grove you went to with Zabuza just now."
The moment he finished speaking, Mei Terumī covered her chest and stared at Yue Yan warily, her face full of suspicion.
Seeing this, Yue Yan couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth. He rolled his eyes and complained helplessly.
"Hey, is there something wrong with what I said? Didn't you tell Zabuza the same thing just now?"
"But you're a man... aren't you?"
Was that uncertain tone serious?
Yue Yan was speechless.
"So, are you coming or not?"
"Fine, I'll come."
Following Yue Yan to the nearby grove, when she saw him starting to set up a [soundproof barrier], Mei Terumī's suspicion deepened, and she silently kept her distance from him.
Seeing this, Yue Yan didn't know what to say.
However, Mei Terumī was really good - looking. Otherwise, she wouldn't have topped the search rankings and taken the first place after her first appearance, outshining strong characters like Tsunade.
"Setting up the soundproof barrier is just a precaution," said Yue Yan, shaking his head and trying not to think about these things. He casually defended his reputation.
"Do you already suspect that the Fourth Mizukage has been controlled?"
Hearing this, Mei Terumī's pupils suddenly shrank.
"How do you know!? No! Did you do it!?"
Mei Terumī stared intently at Yue Yan. If Yue Yan nodded and admitted it, for the sake of the Mist Ninja Village, she would fight to the death and take Yue Yan with her.
Just as Mei Terumī was about to figure out which ninjutsu to use to take Yue Yan down, Yue Yan finally retorted with a tired tone.
"Come on, sis. It's said that women with big boobs have no brains, but you're really pushing it. Besides, your boobs aren't even that big. If I were the mastermind, would I really tell you? Use your brain, will you."
Mei Terumī: (? ? 皿 ?)
"Who are you calling flat - chested!? I'll fight you to the death today!"
"Lava Release: Lava Monster Jutsu!"
Yue Yan quickly dodged the stream of strong acid. Seeing that Mei Terumī was about to attack again, he waved his hands repeatedly to stop her.
"Hold on. Aren't we talking about the Mizukage? You're going off - topic, you know."
Hearing this, Mei Terumī finally calmed down and held back her anger. She wanted to hear what Yue Yan had to say.
Seeing this, Yue Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a thoughtless comment, but he didn't expect Mei Terumī to react so strongly. He underestimated a woman's obsession with her bust size.
"I can tell you for sure that your Mizukage has been controlled. One of the people who chased Zabuza before is the mastermind."
After hearing this, Mei Terumī fell into deep thought. Combining Yuan Shi's previous speculation, her own observations, and Yue Yan's identification, she was convinced. But just to be safe, she asked one more question.
"Do you have any evidence?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan showed the slightly charred part of his clothes burned by the explosion of the Explosive Tag.
"Do you think those Anbu could hurt me? And you should have heard the explosion at that time, right?"
Just thinking about it made Yue Yan angry. Hundreds of thousands of Explosive Tags were used just to blow him up. Black Zetsu was so sneaky. If he got the chance, he'd definitely pay him back in kind.
"Okay, I believe you. So, you didn't just bring me here to talk about this, did you?"
"Not really. I want you to keep an eye out and see if the mastermind will lurk in the Mist Ninja Village again."
As he said this, Yue Yan took out paper and a pen and started to draw a simple portrait of Obito Uchiha. When he finished, he handed it to Mei Terumī.
Suddenly hitting upon an idea, Yue Yan wrote down some of Obito Uchiha's previous behaviors and habits.
Well, if summarized in one sentence, he was a silly guy. Although in the original story, the blackened Obito had nothing to do with this description, there was an exception for his identity, which was Tobi.
In his previous life, some people guessed that Tobi was impersonated by a White Zetsu of the same name, but many people preferred to believe that it was Obito's true nature revealed after years of suppression. After all, there were so many personas for disguise. Why did Obito choose to act like a silly guy? Isn't it because he's actually a silly guy at heart?
While thinking about these things, Yue Yan suddenly noticed Mei Terumī frowning and couldn't help but feel very puzzled.
"What's wrong? Is it difficult to find someone with such a figure and appearance in the Mist Ninja Village?"
"Very difficult."
Mei Terumī nodded affirmatively and then showed the portrait to Yue Yan.
"Can you tell me if the mastermind really has limbs that seem to act on their own? Or is your drawing just too abstract? All I can tell from this thing you drew is that it's supposed to be a masked person. I can't see anything else."
Mei Terumī complained speechlessly.
"Also." Mei Terumī took out the note recording the possible behaviors and habits of Obito Uchiha. "Why is your handwriting so ugly? I thought the handwriting of cute girls and cross - dressers was supposed to be small, delicate, and dainty. Why is yours so ugly? It looks like a dog's scratching."
Yue Yan: (? ? 皿 ?)