"Bang!"
As Mei Terumi entered the palace, the grand doors automatically locked behind her. She surveyed the unfamiliar surroundings and saw a burly, blonde middle-aged man sitting on the throne at the far end of the hall, looking at her with disdain.
Their eyes met, and Mei Terumi spoke first.
"Are you the leader of the Johuto clan?"
"Hmph," the middle-aged man snorted. "I am Johuto Daihai, the fourth leader of the Johuto clan. Every day, I remember the harm the Mist Village caused my father. I intended to one day avenge him by attacking the Mist Village, but it seems you've saved me the trouble by coming here."
Mei Terumi retorted immediately, "Your clan has been pirates for generations. As the military force of the Water Country, it is the duty of the Mist Village to eliminate you!"
"Little girl, you sure have a big mouth. By the way, who are you?" Daihai asked, his tone dripping with contempt.
"I am Mei Terumi, the acting leader of the Mist Village."
"Oh? Acting leader?" Daihai's gaze became even more disdainful. "To let a little girl become the Mizukage, the Mist Village must have truly fallen. One generation worse than the last. What are your abilities? Did you seduce your way to the top? Let me warn you, that won't work on me."
"You'll soon find out what I can do!" Mei Terumi didn't waste any more time. She stepped forward, prepared for battle, and placed her delicate hand on her lips. With a puff of her cheeks, she spat out a large mass of orange-red sticky fluid.
"Lava Release: Acidic Mud!"
Seeing the flood of orange-red liquid coming at him, Daihai was taken aback. "This is...? Are you a Kekkei Genkai user?"
Daihai quickly slapped his hands on the ground, summoning a large volume of water to create a defensive wall. But the acidic liquid was too strong, breaking through the water wall with ease. The floor was severely corroded, and Daihai realized that even a small touch of this substance would be deadly.
Jumping out of the liquid's range, Daihai thought he had evaded the danger. But suddenly, Mei Terumi's figure appeared beside him like a phantom.
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
A thick gray mist erupted from Mei Terumi's mouth, and the temperature in the hall soared like a steam room. Feeling his skin burning, Daihai knew he was in trouble. Surrounded by the gray mist, he let out a scream of agony. Within seconds, his body dissolved into a puddle of unrecognizable "corpse water."
"..." The fight was over in less than thirty seconds.
"This is the price for underestimating a woman..." Mei Terumi stood coldly before the puddle. Confirming Daihai's death, she began neutralizing the acidic air in the palace.
"It's over..." Mei Terumi shrugged, dusted off her skirt, and turned to leave. Despite her confident demeanor, she remained vigilant, sensing that something was off. The fight had been too easy.
As she reached the door, still nothing happened. Glancing back at the puddle of "corpse water," she finally relaxed.
"Hehe... maybe I was just being paranoid."
"No, you weren't, little girl~ Never underestimate the leader of the Johuto clan. I'm... still alive."
The puddle of "corpse water" spoke.
It began to swell, gradually taking on a human form, eventually transforming back into Johuto Daihai.
"This... this is impossible!"
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