Chapter 92 Itachi and Izumi
"Hey, you're fighting seven people at once, stop staring at my dumpling."
The girl's voice drew Itachi's gaze away from the three-colored dumpling.
Itachi was stunned for a moment. Today was the day he graduated from the Ninja Academy.
"Feel sorry."
Sunlight shone on Quan's face, making the beauty mark under his right eye particularly beautiful.
Itachi touched his head, his gaze shifting from to Izumi's face, then his expression turned slightly red before he looked towards the riverbank.
It was springtime, the sun was warm, the river was clear, and fish were playing in it.
"Alright, now that you've chosen to graduate early, you'd better be prepared to grow up."
Izumi looked at Itachi gazing at the riverbank and spoke in a slightly mischievous tone in Itachi's ear.
"Quan, you said..."
Itachi turned his head, wanting to ask Izumi if what he had done was right, but he only saw two dumplings.
"Ta-da! Here's your graduation gift."
Izumi interrupted Itachi, took the dumplings she had bought out of the bag, and handed them to Itachi.
"Really, it was originally bought for you."
"Try it quickly."
Itachi took the dumpling from Izumi's hand, looked at Izumi's smile, and nodded.
And so, with Izumi's expectant little eyes watching, Itachi ate the first dumpling.
Hmm, original flavor, taro flavor, and strawberry flavor.
They ate lavishly.
"How is it? Delicious, isn't it?"
Izumi watched Itachi eating with a blissful expression, and a smile crept onto her lips.
"Mmm, uh-huh."
Itachi nodded, looked at the other one in his hand, and then at Izumi.
"Oh no, no need, these are all for you. I can make them myself."
Izumi looked a little flustered, but Itachi didn't notice.
However, Izumi said she could make them herself. Hmm, I think I heard her say that she was learning to make desserts before.
This kind of life doesn't seem so bad.
With that thought in mind, Itachi swallowed the first dumpling.
Um?
ミﾟДﾟ彡
This is... green apple flavored?
When did they release a new product? It's a bit sour, but it's alright.
The second one.
Oh, wow, it's lemon-flavored! It's sour enough, wow, it's stimulating.
The weasel was a little sour, but the sweetness of the dumpling itself neutralized the sourness, so the taste was actually not bad.
Izumi, standing to the side, looked at Itachi with shining eyes, a strange expectation leaping in them.
Lesson 3.
Looking at the third green one, Itachi thought for a moment and figured it must be matcha flavored.
He swallowed it in one gulp, and then his expression changed drastically.
"puff!"
"Wait, why is there a wasabi flavor too?"
Itachi's eyes were filled with disbelief, as if he had seen something dirty looking at the skewer in front of him.
"Hey, how was it? Exciting, right?"
Quan handed her a bottle of water with the cap unscrewed, and Izumi smiled happily.
"Slow down, from now on you should always be as passionate as this string of dumplings."
Izumi patted Itachi's back and whispered in Itachi's ear.
The scene from the past flashed through Itachi's mind, and then this scene appeared.
"Hehe."
(*･ω＜ )
...
Why would Izumi participate in the Root's new member selection?
Oh no, something's up!
Tenzo, who was interviewing alongside Itachi, raised an eyebrow. Something was off about Itachi's reaction. Itachi definitely knew this girl.
Let me see her information.
Hmm, Uchiha Izumi, that's a nice name.
Wait, Uchiha?
Can the Uchiha clan come from my side?
Root's reputation is now tarnished among the Uchiha, especially after Itachi took full responsibility.
Although no one dared to lay a hand on Itachi in principle, their hostility towards him was still considerable.
Therefore, from the start of the interviews until now, not a single Uchiha has come to interview with Root.
Quite a few Hyuga people came, but they were all from the branch family.
"Um, hello judges!"
Izumi bowed to Itachi, Tenzo, and the white-haired man.
Yes, the white-haired guy is Kakashi.
Out of concern for his adorable subordinates, he rarely takes the time to help the Root organization select talent.
This isn't a movie casting call, you know.
Kakashi's lips twitched slightly beneath his mask, but his dead fish eyes remained completely expressionless.
As for Itachi... wait, Itachi, why are you turning your head away!
Tenzo was surprised to find that Itachi turned his head away after making eye contact with Izumi for a second.
No, is it shyness?
"Ahem, please begin your performance, oops, I mean, your demonstration."
Tenzo was at a loss for words, and even his opening words were misplaced.
"Um, my name is Uchiha Izumi. I graduated from the Ninja Academy a year early."
A glint flashed in Kakashi's deadpan eyes.
A year ahead of schedule? That's quite something in this day and age.
However, you need to know who you are dealing with.
Itachi Uchiha graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of seven; Kakashi Hatake graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of five; and Tenzo skipped the Ninja Academy and started directly from Root.
However, since it was during wartime, it's impossible to compare it to the present.
"I am skilled in shuriken throwing, some fire-style ninjutsu, and swordsmanship."
Yeah, that's a standard Uchiha setup.
Kakashi nodded to himself; everything was going as he had expected.
"Oh, actually I can also make desserts."
Actually, it's inappropriate to say such things in this setting.
After all, which operative would consider their ability to make desserts as a qualification for an interview?
But the spring is different.
She said it while her Sharingan with two tomoe was activated.
Gently brushing her hair aside, Izumi's crimson Sharingan stared at the judges' panel... Itachi was on the judging panel, and the corners of Izumi's mouth curled up slightly.
Kakashi and Tenzo's eyes froze. Two tomoe?
At this age, having two tomoe is considered genius even within the Uchiha clan.
However, surprisingly, it's the same as Obito.
It seems he also had two tomoe back then...
Unlike Kakashi, who marveled at the two tomoe, Tenzo discovered the key point.
One against seven seemed to blush.
He's famous!
No, there's a problem, there's definitely a problem!
This girl, Uchiha Izumi, has a big problem with Itachi.
Speaking of which, I remember Itachi really liked sweets.
After Izumi demonstrated his skills, the three judges nodded in unison and approved his application to join the competition.
"Okay, you can go sit in the waiting room over there for a while."
All the members who passed the test were sitting in the waiting room.
Itachi spoke softly to Izumi.
At the same time, she got up and led Quan towards the waiting room.
Inside the sealed space, Tobirama watched Itachi's performance, a smile playing on his lips.
Wow, that's what youth is all about.
If Big Brother were here, he would definitely start chattering away, or in short, start talking.
But who am I?
How could someone as dignified as Tobirama Senju possibly delay his research because of something like this?
Okay, Itachi is back and continuing his interviews. Let's turn off the live stream for now.
Ahem, this is actually Tobirama testing his new invention, he's definitely not here to watch the drama unfold!
After conducting research on the blue screen for some time, two months after the Mizuki Incident, Tobirama had successfully cracked part of the screen's video capabilities.
Simply put, Tobirama can now watch Itachi in 360° through a blue screen.
But there's really nothing to see, since Itachi was completely naked in front of Tobirama on the very first day.
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