Chapter 139
Itachi instantly froze in place, unmoving.
"Itachi-kun, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
Uchiha Hazuki, with her hand resting on the doorframe, widened her smile.
Combined with her lifeless eyes, it instilled a sense of terror in Itachi's heart.
"No... no thank you..."
Itachi subconsciously retreated.
It was as if an abyss awaited him.
Subconsciously, he warned himself not to go in.
"Is that so..."
Hazuki smiled again.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my tasks..."
Hazuki turned her head to glance at the residence inside the courtyard.
"I'll have Izumi come out and talk to you..."
With that, Uchiha Hazuki turned and stepped away.
And as Uchiha Hazuki took her steps, Itachi keenly noticed something unusual.
Her trembling legs constantly shook.
It made one worry if she would collapse at any moment.
Just like many elderly people, Hazuki, leaning forward and walking with trembling steps, slowly made her way inside.
And when she reached under the eaves, although her figure was already blurry and almost indiscernible,
Itachi still barely made out Uchiha Hazuki's sudden action of holding onto a pillar.
Everything was filled with strangeness, as unclear as chaos.
However, the unease and fear in Itachi's heart still grew... "Itachi, what's wrong?"
Izumi appeared, still standing behind the door.
"I... I'm leaving..." Itachi said, then fled as if escaping.
Click.
The door closed, everything fell silent, yet everything also seemed restless.
About a few minutes later, Itachi returned.
He was ready to investigate the truth about the strange Izumi and Aunt Hazuki's home... "What exactly... happened?"
Itachi jumped onto the perimeter wall.
Squatting on the wall, he peered inside... Chapter 83. Itachi: Izumi's Frenzy and Abuse of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
In the living room, Itachi witnessed a scene he couldn't believe.
The place used for dining and entertaining guests had now... become a terrifying battlefield.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was devouring human flesh... attacking... Izumi's mother.
Uchiha Hazuki, this gentle Uchiha civilian woman, was now letting out suppressed screams of terror.
Her terrified and fearful expression, trembling voice, and shaking body all indicated the torment she was enduring.
The evil monster... the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, was continuously attacking humans, showing no mercy.
This reminded Itachi of the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs Attack from back then.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, which had ravaged the Village, was now... once again drinking human blood.
The scene before him left Itachi stunned and motionless, unable to react in any other way.
So, what was Izumi doing at this moment?
Izumi was standing to the side, calmly observing everything.
Izumi, having just grown into adulthood, had developed well, possessing a slender figure.
Every gesture she made exuded an undeniable allure.
This beautiful, elf-like girl was silently watching the horrific sight of her mother, allowing Uchiha Hazuki to be torn apart by the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
Her gentle eyes also held an indescribable coldness... and mockery?
It was as if she was waiting for something, anticipating something.
"Nine-Tailed Demon Fox... the evil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox..."
Just then, Izumi spoke.
She gazed at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacking the human, and a hint of disgust appeared on her beautiful face.
This was the first time Itachi had seen such negative emotions from Izumi.
That gentle Izumi, that beautiful Izumi, the girl who would rather hurt herself than others... actually had such a side?
This reminded Itachi of the things Shisui had said before his death.
Even seemingly bright and cheerful close friends had hidden darkness in their hearts.
In other words, was this... Izumi's darkness?
However, if it was hatred for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, it was completely understandable.
After all, Izumi's father was killed by the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
Izumi, whose tone was full of contempt, showed even greater disdain on her face.
She looked at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox as if it were trash.
"You dare to do such a thing in our Village! You still dare to attack humans!"
Izumi reprimanded the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
However, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox seemed to disdain replying to her, only continuing to attack Uchiha Hazuki.
Itachi once thought Izumi was the gentlest girl in the Ninja World. Her reaction today... was surprisingly so cold.
Yet, such an Izumi possessed an indescribable charm.
Her demeanor touched Itachi's heart.
It was like the devil's temptation to humans; knowing one might fall into an bottomless abyss, yet still moving in the direction the devil pointed.
Screech~!
Just then, Uchiha Hazuki let out an extremely painful shriek.
Her trembling voice was like surging waves of the sea.
Layers upon layers of foam rose.
Uchiha Hazuki, with tears and snot streaming down her face, spewed out a large amount of blood due to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's biting.
Splat splat splat~~!
Human blood splattered everywhere.
The blood splashed onto the tatami mats, the walls.
Even... Izumi's shoes and feet.
"Huh?!"
Izumi's face instantly filled with rage.
"You dare to dirty my shoes and feet~~~!"
She was furious at this sight.
Thump.
And just then, Uchiha Hazuki, in extreme pain, could not endure the stinging.
Her eyes rolled, and with a thump, she fell to the side.
After collapsing sideways onto the ground, she twitched a few times, then became still.
Even as she lost consciousness, she still stared upwards, eyes rolled back.
Her tear-stained face and slightly agape mouth all indicated the pain she had endured.
The blood flowing from her mother soaked the floor, slowly spreading.
However, Izumi did not care about her mother's life or death, only fixing her angry gaze on the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
Bang!
A muffled thud.
Izumi, with one hand braced against the wall, directly forced the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox back against the wall.
Izumi, pinning the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox against the wall, angrily looked down at it, as if it were a small dog or cat.
Then, Izumi reached out and grabbed it.
Her thin gloves outlined her slender fingers.
Izumi, with her five fingers spread, instantly grasped the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's vital point.
"Run, why aren't you running?" Izumi said coldly.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, choked by Izumi, began to turn red in the face.
The ugly Tailed Beast glared at Izumi with a ferocious expression, seemingly unwilling to be restrained like this.
Feeling the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's struggling force, Izumi sneered: "Oh... still daring to struggle?"
And so.
Izumi, with a half-smile, immediately tightened her grip on the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's neck even more.
Then, a cruel smile flashed across the beautiful girl's face, and she violently used her physical strength to push the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxcompletely against the wall.
Bang!
The wall, covered with wallpaper, resounded with the impact.
Izumi, almost at zero distance from the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, used her body to force it, restricting its movements.
Afterward.
Izumi slowly raised her right leg.
Her slender, perfect leg bent, completely trapping the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
And then, Izumi began her plan... to kill the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!
Izumi's right hand quickly formed hand signs.
This was a sight Itachi had never witnessed before.
Extremely shocked, Itachi even forgot to breathe.
He was already stunned by Izumi's actions, and her superb single-handed hand sign technique was something he had never heard of.
Without him knowing... Izumi had already distanced herself from him, becoming strangely unfamiliar... "Hmph!"