At this time, more and more people were in the shelter, and Izumi even saw Uchiha Itachi.
Izumi ignored him, instead muttering something spiritlessly. Fortunately, having lived for several years, she was no longer as repulsed, but it still felt a bit strange.
"Will I be gay in the future?"
"Ah!" Izumi groaned, clutching her head.
Just then, Uchiha Itachi greeted her, and she nodded. She couldn't very well stop him from sitting down, especially since he had saved her life.
So Uchiha Itachi sat down next to Izumi and continuously comforted his younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke, in his arms.
Outside, the roars and sounds of battle from the Nine-Tailed Fox, along with huge tremors, continuously made everyone in the shelter terrified.
The sounds of crying and the tremors ceaselessly affected the emotions of the Konoha villagers who had lost their loved ones, and many also began to cry.
Finally, the sounds stopped, and everyone gradually relaxed. Eventually, a Ninja from outside ran in and discussed something with the Ninja in the shelter.
The Ninja in the shelter breathed a sigh of relief, then shouted to everyone, "The Nine-Tailed has been sealed! Everyone, evacuate in an orderly manner!"
Only then did everyone relax. They evacuated the shelter in an orderly fashion under the organization of the Ninja.
Izumi walked out of the shelter and looked at the devastated Konoha Ninja Village, a faint sadness welling up within her.
Her mother looked at her daughter's haggard appearance. Suppressing her grief, she tightly held her daughter's hand and left the place, hurrying towards their old home.
A few days later, at the funeral, Izumi and the people of Konoha Ninja Village were bidding farewell to the deceased. The funeral was personally presided over by the Third Hokage.
At her father's funeral, Izumi sadly bid farewell to him. Although she had just awakened her memories and merged with Du Quan's memories, he was, after all, the father who had loved her for several years.
"From now on, I have to live as a woman." Izumi looked at her small body. She touched the place where her 'little brother' used to be; now it was empty.
She sighed and looked up at the sky, filled with myriad emotions for a moment.
During the funeral, Izumi saw Uchiha Itachi.
Although Izumi didn't particularly like him, he had helped her, and besides, building a good relationship in advance wasn't a bad thing.
So, after the funeral, she walked up behind Itachi.
Izumi saw Itachi staring blankly at the ruins, probably, as in the anime, pondering the true meaning of life. She directly interrupted him, calling out, "Itachi!"
Uchiha Itachi immediately turned around upon hearing her, realizing it was Izumi.
Izumi said with a hint of sadness, "Itachi, thank you so much for that time. Thanks to you, I was saved."
Uchiha Itachi said indifferently, "It's good that you didn't die."
"Huh?" Izumi glanced at him, realizing he didn't want to continue the conversation, so she could only awkwardly respond, "Ah, yes."
Izumi noticed the child Itachi was holding in his arms, and saw him staring at her with an unfriendly expression. So she asked, "Is this your younger brother?"
Itachi nodded and replied, "That's right."
"Oh, it's Sasuke." Izumi suddenly asked with some anticipation, "Can I hold him?"
"No."
"Huh? Why not?" Izumi was really looking forward to holding this child. Although he would probably dislike her like the original owner, she still wanted to hold the young Sasuke.
"It'll be troublesome if he cries."
"Oh, little babies just cry."
So Izumi directly picked up Uchiha Sasuke.
As expected, as soon as Izumi picked him up, Uchiha Sasuke immediately started crying.
"Waaah! ..."
Sasuke's small hands pushed directly against Izumi's face, rejecting her embrace.
"Uh..." Izumi froze in place.
"This child is so noisy." Izumi, with him pushing her face, helplessly extended her hands.
"Good boy!" Uchiha Itachi picked up his younger brother and then left the place directly.
Izumi didn't show any dissatisfaction like in the original work; instead, she looked at his retreating back and showed a strange smile.
Izumi returned to their temporary residence and saw her mother busy. She asked, "Mom? What are we going to do now?"
Her mother, Uchiha Hazuki (who had previously married outside the clan on her own wish) , sighed and said, "Your father didn't have many clan members, and his relatives are all gone. I can only take you back to the Uchiha Clan."
Izumi was silent for a moment, then said, "But I heard that the Village is very prejudiced against the Uchiha Clan."
Uchiha Hazuki's busy movements paused, then she said, "Yes, every Uchiha Clan member knows about this. But after all, it's one of the two great clans that established the Village, enough to help us mother and daughter live."
Izumi hesitated for a moment, then said, "But I heard that only the Uchiha Clan can control the Nine-Tailed. This time, some Ninja seem to think it was done by the Uchiha Clan. In that case, if we go back, will we be drawn into the conflict between the Village and the Uchiha Clan?"
Uchiha Hazuki stopped what she was doing, then walked over to her, put her arm around her, sat down, stroked her head, and said, "Where did you hear that? If suspicions truly arise because of this, then it would be truly terrible. Izumi has really grown up, to think so much. However, if something happens to the Uchiha, even if you and I don't live with the Uchiha Clan members, we..." As she spoke, Uchiha Hazuki's voice also became softer.
She murmured to herself, "Perhaps without anyone to protect us, it would be even more..."
"Indeed." Izumi had a clearer understanding. She said, "I see. Then, Mom, I want to become a Ninja!"
"Oh? You've decided?" Uchiha Hazuki asked, "Being a Ninja is very dangerous. Sometimes, it might be good to be a civilian like me."
Izumi stood up from her mother's embrace and looked at her mother, saying, "No, I want to become a Ninja! And I want to become a powerful Ninja, and then take control of my own destiny!"
After speaking, she revealed her Sharingan and looked at her mother.
"Ah! This is... the Sharingan? Izumi, when did you... Oh, right, is it because of your father(She means because of his death)?" Uchiha Hazuki said in shock, "But opening the Sharingan at five years old, that's incredible!"
Uchiha Hazuki murmured to herself, "Truly our child! The two bloodlines are so powerful!"
Izumi asked curiously, "Oh? Mom, what are you talking about? Isn't Father just a civilian Ninja?"
"Sigh—" Uchiha Hazuki sighed, wanting to explain to Izumi. But just as she was about to say something, she suddenly looked around, then whispered to her, "Listen to me, Izumi, your father is actually a descendant of the Senju Clan."
Izumi was greatly startled inwardly, but still pretended to be confused and asked, "Huh? Senju?"
Uchiha Hazuki said, "Yes, that's right, one of the two great clans that, along with the Uchiha, established Konoha Ninja Village. Back then, the Senju Clan only kept the main family and a few branch Ninja; most of the other branches changed their names and integrated into the civilian population, while also erasing their records. So, most of them became civilian Ninja, and your father was from one of those branches."
Izumi asked with interest, "Integrating into the civilian population, what was the purpose of doing that?"
Uchiha Hazuki said, "Firstly, it allows the family's bloodline to prosper even more. Secondly, it ensures that even if their clan faces some crisis, their bloodline will not be extinguished. Thirdly, it also allows more civilians to gain the power of extraordinary bodies, making Konoha even stronger. Finally, it also avoids allowing clan Ninja to dominate, alleviating the conflict between civilian Ninja and clan Ninja, and reducing internal strife within the Ninja Village."
[ I totally don't understand how a Civilian knows that much. Even with her bloodline background ]
Izumi said in surprise, "Wow! That's killing multiple birds with one stone, but there must be many problems too."
Her mother nodded and said, "Yes, there are many problems too. For example, the name of Senju has declined, and most of their main forces have died in battle. Now the Senju Clan has lost its backbone, with only a few Ninja remaining, and is currently in a state of recuperation. In short, it's more beneficial than detrimental."
"Your father belongs to a branch, and this branch's surname is Du. So, you are also a Ninja who possesses the bloodlines of both the Uchiha and Senju great clans. I didn't expect you to awaken the Sharingan at five years old; that's truly remarkable."
Izumi asked, "Mom, what about me becoming a Ninja?"
Uchiha Hazuki said, "Hmm, Mom will support you! Go for it! You're right, you must become a powerful Ninja, so you can control your own destiny!"
"Mm!" Izumi nodded and said, "Mom, don't worry! I won't disappoint you!"
Uchiha Hazuki suddenly said sadly, "Sigh, if your father knew about this, how wonderful it would be. He would be so happy he couldn't sleep, the bloodline between the two great rivals, Uchiha and Senju. Sigh, you rest well. Tomorrow we'll move to the clan, and then I'll enroll you in school. From now on, you'll be called Uchiha Izumi, Izumi."
"Mm, from now on, I'll be called Uchiha Izumi."