Chapter 498

Following Terumi Mei's forceful patting, Ringo Ameyuri suddenly began to cough, her small face turning beet red.

"Huh? It isn't? What isn't?"

"Are you saying it's all my fault, that I should have packed the books properly?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's all my fault for not packing the books right, forgive me, Yuri-chan!"

Terumi Mei put on a fawning smile and shouted deliberately, while pretending to help Ringo Ameyuri "clear her throat."

In reality, the reason Ringo Ameyuri couldn't stop coughing was, of course, Terumi Mei's "masterpiece."

Ringo Ameyuri made a move to struggle, but Terumi Mei grabbed her body, locking her firmly in place to prevent her from moving.

"You... cough, cough..."

Ringo Ameyuri was just about to say something, but under Terumi Mei's "assistance," her coughing only grew more violent.

You old six! I'm truly done with you!!!

Ringo Ameyuri even had tears of frustration pricking at the corners of her eyes.

How does this woman have such immense strength!

She stared at Terumi Mei, who was currently holding her tight, with a look of bewilderment and shock, as if she were looking at an alien.

"To get through this, I'll give it my all!"

Terumi Mei shouted in her heart while maintaining her smiling expression, her arm hidden under her sleeve already straining until it turned pale.

She had used every ounce of her strength; after all, people always have moments where their potential erupts.

Seeing this, the expressions of the onlookers were one more peculiar than the last.

Mizunuki Mitsuhiko's gaze shifted from Terumi Mei to Mizunuki Ryosuke, then back to Ringo Ameyuri, cycling between the three with an extremely strange look in his eyes.

As for Hozuki Mangetsu, he merely looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke beside him with a slightly mocking gaze, his eyes full of the look of someone watching a good show.

As the person involved, Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression seemed unchanged, yet he suddenly turned around to face the violently coughing Ringo Ameyuri and the still "assisting" Terumi Mei.

"Little Yuri, is this your book?"

"I didn't see the title clearly just now, could you let me take another look?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke feigned great interest and reached out toward the book in Ringo Ameyuri's hand.

"No!"

Terumi Mei was alarmed and immediately moved to block him.

But with Mizunuki Ryosuke's strength, how could Terumi Mei possibly stop him?

Taking advantage of the fact that neither of them had reacted, Mizunuki Ryosuke snatched the book from Ringo Ameyuri's hand at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

In an instant, both Ringo Ameyuri and Terumi Mei revealed expressions of such shame they were on the verge of collapse.

"Oh my, a mosquito."

But who would have thought, Mizunuki Ryosuke said with feigned surprise, and then subconsciously released a Fire Style technique at the "mosquito" in the air with the hand holding the book.

"Boom!"

With the flash of fire from Mizunuki Ryosuke's hand, the sinful book was reduced to ashes, leaving only a pile of paper dust on the ground.

"I am truly sorry, it seems I accidentally burned Little Yuri's book."

"Please rest assured, I will definitely compensate you."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said with a hint of apology.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

At this, Ringo Ameyuri immediately wanted to scream out loud: "This book isn't mine, it belongs to the sixth person beside me!"

But under Terumi Mei's increasingly vigorous "clearing of her throat," she couldn't cough out a single word.

"It's okay, it's okay!!"

Seeing this, Terumi Mei was naturally overjoyed, waving her hands repeatedly at the "sin" that had been burned to ashes.

At this moment, Hoshigaki Kisame and Kaguya Yuta happened to walk over, looking at the scene with curiosity, and Kaguya Yuta prepared to ask a question.

"Hmm?"

To this, Mizunuki Ryosuke merely let out a casual nasal sound, then tilted his eyes slightly; Kaguya Yuta's burly body couldn't help but tremble, and he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

Not only that, Mizunuki Ryosuke looked toward Mizunuki Mitsuhiko on the other side with a gentle smile.

"Forget everything that just happened, okay, Mitsuhiko?"

Hearing Mizunuki Ryosuke's gentle tone, Mitsuhiko felt a slight chill in his heart and wished he could nod his head like a bobblehead.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction.

But when he noticed Hozuki Mangetsu beside him, a trace of helplessness flashed in Ryosuke's eyes.

At this moment, Hozuki Mangetsu's gaze toward Mizunuki Ryosuke was full of playfulness, looking as if he had seen through everything but wouldn't say it.

To this, Ryosuke shook his head helplessly and let Hozuki Mangetsu be.

He knew that with Hozuki Mangetsu's personality, he wouldn't go around spreading it.

"Right, Yuri-chan isn't feeling well, I'm taking her to see a doctor!"

Terumi Mei said hurriedly, then pulled the still-coughing Ringo Ameyuri toward the Ninja Cat Hospital, leaving behind only a hurried silhouette.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke could only shake his head helplessly.

Before Ryosuke could calm his mind to continue observing the battle in the mist, a slightly nervous and hurried voice rang in his ear.

"Lord Mizukage, may I have a word with you?"

Ryosuke turned to look and saw a fair-skinned, curvaceous blonde girl asking him nervously, while a middle-aged ninja with a square face followed beside her.

The two were the Cloud ninjas Samui and Troy.

The reason Bee was fighting to the death here was for a chance to see the Fourth Mizukage.

And now that the Fourth Mizukage had appeared on his own, Samui naturally wouldn't give up such an opportunity, so she chose to step forward and strike up a conversation.

"Oh, so it's Miss Samui from Cloud."

"We can talk, but I am only a clone, so the content of our conversation can only go as far as going out for dinner and a date tonight."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said with a smile, indicating that the one who had come here was merely an Ice Clone.

Hearing Ryosuke's words, two red clouds first appeared on Samui's fair cheeks, and as she looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke's face, her heart skipped a beat.

"Samui! Pull yourself together!"

Samui encouraged herself internally, attempting to resist the other party's "honey trap."

After she forcibly calmed her emotions, she felt a bit disappointed to learn that the Mizunuki Ryosuke before her was only a clone.

"Lord Mizukage, our request is very simple, we just hope you can spare some time to meet with us."

"To hear Cloud's appeal."

Even if it was just a clone, Samui chose to seize the opportunity; surely a clone could make the decision to agree to a meeting.

"I can."

Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke just nodded faintly.

Samui was somewhat surprised, as she had expected the Fourth Mizukage to continue finding excuses to decline, but he had agreed readily.

"After all, this is Miss Samui's request, I have no reason to refuse."

Seeming to notice Samui's surprise, Mizunuki Ryosuke explained with a smile.

Seeing this, Samui's face flushed red, and her expression became somewhat nervous, her soft, fair hands having nowhere to rest.

"Th-thank you, Lord Mizukage!"

After thanking him in a panic, Samui turned and left as if fleeing.

Watching Samui's back, a trace of depth flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes. ===== CHAPTER 500 =====