Shishou was speechless at Ringo Ameyuri's request.
He had shown her these techniques to demonstrate the gap in their abilities, hoping to dissuade her from wanting to fight him. Instead, she seemed to enjoy the show and asked for more.
Did she think his Rasengan was like a customizable pancake, asking for extra sage energy?
Shishou shrugged and said, "I haven't learned Lightning Release yet. I can't use it."
Among the five elemental jutsus, Shishou was only proficient in Fire and Water Release. He planned to study the other elements when he had more free time.
"You don't know Lightning Release? I can teach you!" Ringo Ameyuri offered eagerly.
"Maybe another time," Shishou replied noncommittally, walking towards Terumi Mei, who was approaching him.
"Humph! Just a spoiled guy," Ringo Ameyuri muttered, glancing at her small frame and grumbling as she left, surrounded by a glow of lightning.
"Have you settled the matter with Zabuza?" Shishou asked, holding Terumi Mei in his arms with a smile.
"Yes, let's go back," Terumi Mei replied, watching Ringo Ameyuri leave.
Shishou nodded, took Terumi Mei, and used the Flying Thunder God technique to leave.
Seeing Shishou and Terumi Mei leave, Ao, the Byakugan user, addressed the still awestruck Hidden Mist Village ninjas staring at the firestorm on the sea, "Disperse! Don't disturb Terumi Mei-sama today. Report everything to the elder."
Ao planned to create as many private opportunities for Shishou and Terumi Mei as possible, hoping she would soon become pregnant with Shishou's child.
He then approached Zabuza and Haku, saying, "Follow me. Terumi Mei-sama has arranged a place for you to stay."
Zabuza glanced at the firestorm on the sea one last time and then followed Ao with Haku.
'That Flying Thunder God user is amazing...' Haku thought, still in awe, as he followed Zabuza.
In Terumi Mei's home at the Hidden Mist Village.
"Here, this is the report on the fertilizer promotion you asked for," Terumi Mei said, sitting in Shishou's lap in the private hot spring of her home, wrapped in a towel, handing him a stack of paper reports.
"It's already reached a third of the Water Country? The promotion is going well," Shishou remarked, surprised as he read the report.
To not miss the farming season, he had visited the Hidden Mist Village last month, urging Terumi Mei to promote the fertilizer quickly.
He didn't expect such efficiency from Terumi Mei, who had managed to promote the fertilizer to a third of the Water Country's villages in just one month, surprising him.
Terumi Mei smiled proudly, wrapping her arms around him, "Because your Fishing Master company and the Mist Port are very famous in the Water Country. So, when I used the Fishing Master company to promote the fertilizer, the results were surprisingly good. The civilians accepted it quickly."
"All the fertilizer you brought last time has sold out, and we have received many orders. I have also obtained approval from the Water Country's Daimyo to start building a factory next month to produce the fertilizer based on the data you provided."
The Water Country, being an archipelago, had many fishermen.
The Fishing Master company not only caught seafood themselves but also bought catches from the local fishermen at relatively high prices, making them very popular in the Water Country.
"Sold out completely? You're really amazing!" Shishou praised Terumi Mei, smiling.
To get the Cloud and Mist Villages to help promote the fertilizer, Shishou had used the Flying Thunder God technique to deliver dozens of tons of fertilizer to each village for this year's promotion.
If the grain production in the ninja world increased significantly, he could start buying grain and expand his livestock farming business.
This way, he could obtain enough energy for the evolution of Kushiina, Katsuyu, and Rinkaichu.
As he would need to evolve more insects in the future, the sooner he succeeded with the livestock farming, the better.
"Humph!" Terumi Mei lifted her chin proudly, looking at Shishou with a smile, "How's the promotion in the Lightning Country?"
She knew Shishou had spent last month with the Two-Tails Jinchuriki in the Cloud Village, promoting the fertilizer.
Seeing Terumi Mei's proud expression, Shishou couldn't help but laugh at her thoughts and said, "You're amazing, Mizukage-sama. The Cloud Village can't match your efficiency."
"Of course," Terumi Mei replied, satisfied with Shishou's compliment.
Then, Shishou asked, "How are you managing your affairs? Are you ready to start learning sage arts?"
As the Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei had been very busy and hadn't had much time to train. Hence, Shishou hadn't arranged for her to learn sage arts yet.
Now that the economy and livelihood of the Hidden Mist Village were recovering and future development was on track, it was time for Terumi Mei's sage training to begin.
Not everyone had Naruto's protagonist privileges and talent for sage arts, so for Mei, Mikoto, and others, mastering sage arts would require a lot of time and effort.
Only by mastering sage arts could they have some self-preservation against the Otsutsuki clan.
Terumi Mei felt a wave of longing at the mention of sage arts.
Rumors said the sages from the three great sage regions had long lifespans, living for hundreds of years, which she naturally wanted to learn.
Moreover, Terumi Mei knew the ninja world was a place where the strong preyed on the weak, with the Akatsuki organization eyeing the Hidden Mist Village, so she needed to continue improving her strength.
After some thought, Terumi Mei said, "I have started forming a secretarial team led by the elder. Learning sage arts won't be a problem."
"And I haven't been idle either," she added.
With that, Terumi Mei reached into the water, picked up a palm-sized stone, and squeezed it with force.
Boom!
The stone instantly shattered into fine sand in her hand.
Seeing this, Shishou was surprised, "Did you just use Boil Release?"
The Five-Tails' Boil Release had a technique called "Strength of a Hundred Seal," which could instantly enhance the user's physical strength, making it even stronger than Tsunade's monstrous strength.
In the Fourth Great Ninja War, Six Paths Naruto had used this technique with great effect.
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