The three of them chased after Seisuke, closely following behind him. Seisuke made a dive and jumped into the water.
Mei Terumī, along with Gengetsu Hozuki and Kaguya, jumped in after him. But not long after, they jumped out again.
Splash!
A huge snake suddenly emerged, opening its big mouth, trying to swallow them in one gulp. Mei Terumī immediately formed hand - seals. "Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique!"
Opening her red lips, viscous and highly corrosive acid was spat out in one breath, melting the snake's huge mouth. The corpse fell by the riverside, and the blood dyed the river red.
"Scared me to death. How could such a big snake suddenly appear in the water?" Gengetsu Hozuki said, patting his chest.
"It should be a Summoning Jutsu."
The river wasn't deep. It was almost impossible for such a big snake to hide without being noticed by them.
It could only be a Summoning Jutsu.
Kaguya said, "Did that guy get away?"
"I'll go check." Gengetsu Hozuki dived into the water but didn't find Seisuke's figure.
Mei Terumī said, "The order from above is to capture that guy alive. Alright, let's search separately. Once you find him, use a flare to signal immediately. Understand?"
"Yes!"
The three of them scattered and went to other places to look for Seisuke.
More than ten minutes later, the already cold snake corpse suddenly moved. A knife pierced through the snake's belly, making a big cut. Seisuke, covered in the snake's tissue fluid, came out.
The Samehada in his hand had disappeared. It had been summoned back by the Kirigakure people. Fortunately, he had the foresight to ask Samehada to transfer the chakra in the snake's belly to him while he was in the snake's belly, replenishing his depleted chakra.
Now he was in high spirits.
Glancing at the snake's corpse, he said proudly, "Fortunately, I had the foresight to hide in this guy's belly in advance."
When he jumped into the water, he summoned the snake and quickly got into its belly. When Mei Terumī and the others saw the snake open its mouth, it wasn't trying to eat them, but had just swallowed him.
Whether the snake was dead or alive, he could escape.
If Mei Terumī and the others didn't kill the snake, the snake could leave openly.
If they killed it, they were more likely to want to know his whereabouts rather than think about whether he was in the snake's belly.
I'm so smart!
Just as he was proud of his cleverness, the grass rustled. Mei Terumī, who had gone and come back, ran back again. The two stared at each other, and the scene was a bit awkward.
Seisuke: Σ(っ °Д°;) っ
Mei Terumī: ∑(O_O;)
"Why did you come back?" Seisuke asked.
Mei Terumī answered subconsciously, "I just thought you couldn't have run so fast, so I came back to check."
I admit there was a bit of a gamble, but I didn't expect to be right!
"..." Seisuke
What was this? A blind cat meeting a dead mouse?
"You're really lucky."
Sighing, he said to Mei Terumī, "You'll surely become a powerful ninja in the future. So, goodbye."
Taking a step back, he ran quickly on the water surface!
Mei Terumī came to her senses, immediately fired a flare into the sky, and then chased after him.
Seisuke sped up to escape. At this time, he didn't even think about counter - attacking. His opponent was Mei Terumī, the future Fifth Mizukage, who had two different Kekkei Genkai and was very powerful. Even in her younger days, she couldn't be underestimated.
"Hey! A girl shouldn't chase a boy so relentlessly. People will get the wrong idea."
Dodging Mei Terumī's Water Release attack, Seisuke turned back and launched Fire Gun!
Large swathes of sparks sprayed out, forcing Mei Terumī to hide behind a tree. She said, "It's an order from above. I'm just following orders. Besides, you're just a target. What's there to get the wrong idea about?"
"Is that so? After all, you're so beautiful. A beautiful girl always makes people daydream."
"Beautiful..." Mei Terumī's pretty face blushed slightly. "Such things..."
"You're so shy. Haha, it's a pity. Such a beautiful girl will end up single for life. What a pity." Seisuke said with regret. He remembered that Mei Terumī would become a curvy mature beauty in the future but would remain single.
Mei Terumī: (▼皿▼#)
I'll kill you!
She walked out with a smile, but the smile was full of killing intent. "I'll kill you!"
"..." Seisuke
Oh no, is she already so concerned about this at such a young age?
She's only about ten - something years old. Is she in such a hurry to get married?
Seisuke swallowed hard, took a step back, and said, "Sorry, just pretend I didn't say that. It's getting dark, and I should go back for dinner! Never see you again! Goodbye for now!"
He made a quick getaway!
"Stop! Water Release: Water Wave Palm!"
She opened her hands, and a large amount of water flow rushed out, hitting Seisuke and sending him flying.
"It hurts!"
He felt pain all over his body, but now wasn't the time to complain. He immediately got up. Mei Terumī had already arrived, holding a kunai with a layer of water attached to it.
Clang!
Seisuke picked up a kunai and fought with Mei Terumī. For a while, the two were evenly matched.
"You're really good at this!"
As expected of the future Fifth Mizukage, there were no obvious flaws in her taijutsu. At least, he couldn't find any.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Several snakes flew out, scaring Mei Terumī to quickly retreat. She used the kunai to cut off the snakes' heads and distanced herself from Seisuke. She said, "It seems you're one of the strongest among the new generation in Konoha."
"Probably."
Apart from Kakashi, no one could really beat him.
"A strong man is quite nice too. What's your name?"
"Seisuke Asakawa."
"I'm Mei Terumī. Although you already know, I'll say it again."
"Oh? Is that so? Then let's have a second round!"
"Fire Gun!"
Mei Terumī was about to form hand - seals, but Fire Gun didn't need hand - seals and was fast. She could only hide.
"Come on, stop chasing me. Otherwise, I'll think you like me."
Hearing his shameless words, Mei Terumī didn't get angry. She just said with a bit of regret, "A man like you seems quite nice too. But we're not from the same village."
"What, would you be willing to date me if we were from the same village?"
Seisuke became interested and laughed. This girl was quite interesting.
"No, you'd just be within the consideration range. You seem quite handsome too." Mei Terumī was attracted to good - looking people, and Seisuke's face was quite handsome, which she found pleasing to the eye.
"The whole Konoha knows I'm handsome. Alright, no more chatting. If I chat any longer, I won't be able to escape. Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
He created a shadow clone, and the shadow clone immediately charged towards Mei Terumī.
Boom!!!