Chapter 43: The Genius Girl Uchiha Izumi
In the Hokage’s Office, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi’s pipe flickered indeterminately.
On the desk in front of him was a pursuit report written by Kakashi.
It had been two weeks since Orochimaru defected, and Kakashi had brought the unconscious Yamato back to the village.
After treatment, Kakashi and Yamato reached a consensus, not wanting Yukimi to get involved.
So the two concealed some information, omitting the Iburi Clan matter, and only reported to Danzō and the Third Hokage that they had encountered Orochimaru and the Shura who came to meet him, and that the two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.
Orochimaru had escaped the borders of the Land of Fire, Shura had injured Yamato, and Kakashi had also been defeated.
But for some unknown reason, the opponent had let the two go.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not blame Kakashi, only telling Kakashi and Yamato to rest and recover properly.
Then there was the issue of Yamato’s placement; Hiruzen Sarutobi had recently been pondering how to snatch Yamato from Danzō’s hands.
After all, nominally Danzō’s Root belonged to the Anbu, and as a Konoha ninja, Yamato naturally had to obey the Hokage’s commands.
But if Yamato’s mindset was still loyal to Danzō, then even if Yamato joined the Anbu, it would just make it easier for Danzō to plant a pawn in the Anbu.
Hiruzen Sarutobi deeply understood the Will of Fire, knowing that to truly make Yamato a Konoha ninja, he must shake off his loyalty to Danzō; changing one’s mindset was much harder than changing positions or identities.
Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not rush to demand Yamato from Danzō.
But just as one wave had not settled, another rose.
Konoha Military Police Force Head Captain Uchiha Fugaku brought a investigation report.
“What did you say? Shura has come again?!” When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Uchiha Fugaku’s report, the old face under the Hokage hat showed astonishment, and the pipe in his hand paused.
It must be known that after the attack incident a month ago and the Orochimaru defection half a month ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi had dispatched sensor ninjas within Konoha to cooperate with the Barrier Division in inspecting the entire village’s Village Protection Barrier, and they had indeed found a few gaps and patched them.
Now the Konoha Military Police Force reported that Shura might have come again!
Does he think Konoha is a public toilet? Come when he wants, leave when he wants!
Uchiha Fugaku stated the prepared wording: “We cannot determine the exact time for now; it might also be something left over from before, just concealed, and only now discovered by the shop owner and his family.”
Hoo—
“Are you sure it was done by Shura?” Hiruzen Sarutobi’s voice came from under the conical hat.
“On that night, anyone capable of doing that—I don’t think it could be a ninja from the village.” Uchiha Fugaku’s words made the air in the office even more stagnant.
Would you rather suspect a mysterious enemy, or suspect your own village’s ninjas?
Choose one yourself.
“I understand; let’s leave it at that for now—he even paid the money.” Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag from his pipe, slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, his aged voice coming from under the conical hat.
“Yes, Hokage-sama!” Uchiha Fugaku exited the office.
After Fugaku left, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Konoha Military Police Force’s report, utterly puzzled.
‘What are your true intentions as such a strong practitioner?’ Hiruzen Sarutobi had even once suspected that this mysterious ninja was the mysterious person who three years ago caused the Nine-Tails Attack, killing the Fourth Hokage and his wife, as well as his own wife Biwako.
But many ninjas had seen the Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails’ eyes that night, yet Shura had never shown any abilities related to the Sharingan or the Uchiha Clan.
Neither the reports from Hiashi and his brothers nor the intelligence from spies lurking in the Cloud Village had discovered any abilities or ninjutsu related to the Sharingan.
That spiral-shaped spherical ninjutsu instead bore some resemblance to Minato Namikaze’s self-created ninjutsu.
“Sigh, what a time of troubles.” Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly rose from his chair and walked to the window.
He happened to see Fugaku leaving the Hokage Building, his back figure walking down the street.
“And the Uchiha Clan…” Recently, the contradictions between the Uchiha Clan and the village had been intensifying, and as Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt it deeply.
If the Uchiha Clan’s dissatisfaction could not be resolved, might it be exploited by those with ulterior motives?
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s brow was furrowed like gullies.
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After leaving the Hokage Building, Fugaku headed straight toward the Uchiha Compound.
As Konohagakure’s number one great ninja clan, the Uchiha Clan’s clan territory was nevertheless in the village’s most remote region.
As Uchiha Fugaku passed by the riverside not far from the clan territory, he saw two familiar backs sitting on the small dock by the river.
The short-haired boy took a skewer of dango from the girl’s hand.
“Is that Itachi and… Izumi?” As a father, Uchiha Fugaku showed a faint smile and did not go disturb the two young boy and girl just opening to love.
“I wonder if Sasuke will get angry when he finds out his brother has a girlfriend?” Thinking of his youngest son at home who was very dependent on Itachi, Fugaku even felt some expectation.
Such family warmth brought even deeper emotions to the Uchiha Clan, who valued ‘love’.
And once relatives or close friends died, this emotional pain would stimulate the evolution of the Sharingan.
“Hey, Itachi, how is it? Tasty?” On the small dock, Uchiha Izumi beamed like a flower, eagerly wanting to hear Uchiha Itachi’s evaluation.
Her jet-black long hair gently slid down as she tilted her head; though not yet fully grown, the tear mole under her right eye added a touch of beauty.
She had been a little beauty since childhood.
“Mm, tasty.” It was Uchiha Itachi’s first time being treated to this kind of sweet by someone, and Izumi’s warmth slowly opened a crack in Itachi’s heart, making him feel fondness for this gentle and bright girl.
This budding fondness brought a different life experience to Uchiha Itachi, who pondered the meaning of life.
Suddenly, Itachi turned his head to look up at the river embankment.
A familiar figure was turning to leave.
‘That seems like Father.’ Itachi had already awakened his Sharingan, his insight ability far surpassing that of an ordinary genin.
This was largely thanks to Obito’s ‘help’—killing his teammates during a mission Itachi was on, stimulating Itachi to awaken his eyes.
However, for Itachi to awaken the Mangekyo, it would still take a few more years, when Shisui died.
“I’m heading home first.” Itachi placed the unfinished dango on the lotus leaf in Izumi’s hand and left like a scumbag.
“Really doesn’t understand romance.” Izumi watched Itachi’s lonely departing back and sighed, not knowing how to open this boy’s heart.
After a while, Izumi finished the dango and also lightly hummed a tune as she started home.
Walking along, unbeknownst when, the sky had completely darkened.
When she reached the gate of the clan territory, Izumi’s nose caught a blood scent, making her hairs stand on end instantly!
Now a genin, Izumi immediately became alert, pulling a kunai from the weapon pouch on her thigh, her two-tomoe Sharingan beginning to spin, and she ran in the direction the blood scent was coming from.
“Why is it like this! Where did everyone go?!” Izumi’s small face was full of questions; the Uchiha Compound under the night was eerily silent, not even a dog’s bark.
Soon, following the thick blood scent, Izumi arrived in a courtyard and saw a shocking scene.
Only to see two Uchiha elders lying in a pool of blood in the living room; the now-teenage Uchiha Itachi was dragging a child of only three or four years old out from a hidden compartment, blood dripping from the short sword in his hand.
Then, he swung the blade mercilessly!
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