Restarting Life: Call Me the Leader of Konoha

"That's right. You've taken all the benefits of eating and taking the land. You can imagine how there can be such a good deal in the world."

Mei Terumi shook her head dejectedly, looking regretful that her trick had been exposed.

He kept muttering to himself but did not stop walking. When he noticed someone looking down at him, he suddenly smiled brightly.

(Kakashi...you won't regret this, will you?)

Kakashi suddenly came back to his senses.

"Wait, stop and listen to me..."

"I don't want to listen." Mei Terumi refused outright. No matter how he struggled, he posed no threat, so she simply didn't bother to look at him anymore.

"You should be thankful, Kakashi. It's you who made the mistake, not me. And now I have the final say."

After a moment of regret, she was full of energy again. Perhaps for her, being helpless actually gave her a sense of accomplishment.

(No one else can change his face to this extent.)

"Besides, you don't need to worry. You will understand me when you return to the yard...

"uh-huh!"

With a sudden groan of pain, Terumi Mei's legs went weak and she almost stumbled and fell.

Fortunately, he had a good foundation as a ninja. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He staggered up the tree and leaned his back against it.

He closed his eyes and held his neck high, as if he was gritting his teeth to endure something, and took long, cautious breaths, and it took him a long time to recover slightly.

"...Let go!"

Looking back, Kakashi's heart skipped a beat, and he saw that the face was pale and tears were welling up in the corners of the eyes, and it was obvious that he was in pain.

The only thing left on his body that showed signs of rage was a pair of eyes.

Seeing him hesitate for a while, not only did he not let go but he kept shaking his head, Terumi Mei's eyes suddenly went dark and she almost passed out from the pain. She could no longer hold on and collapsed against the tree trunk.

"Just relax first..."

There was an obvious tremor in her voice, and Mei Terumi realized belatedly that her body was shaking uncontrollably.

She had never expected this. Not only was she completely unprepared on the way, but even if she had been on guard, anyone who came at her would have been killed in pain.

But what was even worse was that I felt the blood surging, and even my breath was so hot that I was at a loss. The pain was mixed with something else, and the sharp feeling of teeth seemed to become clear in my mind...

Suddenly the light dimmed and the shadows lengthened, covering the two people under the tree.

"You guys...what are you doing?"

......

Beyond the shelterbelt hidden in the mist is a small courtyard with jujube flowers, sandwiched between the woods and the "secret passage" carved into the rocky mountains, seeming out of place.

According to Mei Ming, this area is actually her "territory". As a close confidant of Master Yuanshi, the only elder advisor of Kirigakure, it is not difficult to understand why she has such a private courtyard.

"So, shouldn't this be made clear as soon as we meet?"

Upon learning that Mei Terumi and Hagura had actually met before, Kakashi's eyes wandered between the two, and finally looked at the one who closed his eyes and turned a deaf ear, and helplessly held his forehead with his hand.

This obviously important thing should have been said earlier...

The layout of the room was not much different from seven years ago, with a desk, a bookshelf, a clean bed, and a tri-fold screen that separated the 'office' and 'bedroom' spaces - I still remember that Minato-sensei was hiding behind the screen at the time.

The injured person lying on the bed was no longer Ye Cang but Kakashi himself.

I reorganized my thoughts in my mind...

Taking into consideration the hidden sentries in Kirigakure, after meeting Ye Cang, Mei Terumi told the latter to wait in the yard.

This arrangement is reasonable.

As for Ye Cang being the last to arrive, it was naturally because he was afraid something might have happened since he had not seen anyone for a long time. He happened to be setting out from the yard, heading in opposite directions, and from a distance he could see two people who were close to leaving the protective forest.

So he carried them like little chicks, one on each side of his waist, and rushed around in a hurry, being extremely arrogant and unreasonable.

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