A few days later, Izumi was standing in front of the mirror, getting ready.
Izumi put on a purple short-sleeved top with the Uchiha Clan crest printed on the back, black shorts, a forehead protector, and arm guards. She looked in the mirror, and thought, 'Hmm, a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, simply gorgeous.'
It's a pity I'm not a boy, sigh.
Uchiha Izumi called out to Uchiha Hazuki, "Mom, I'm leaving!"
Uchiha Hazuki nodded, "Alright, be careful."
"Don't worry, I'm still a Genin, only doing simple tasks like expelling Hoodlums."
"That's good."
Izumi left her home and walked towards the Village gate.
Uchiha Hazuki kept praying, "Husband, please bless her to be safe and sound!"
At this moment, Izumi, who was on her way, saw Uchiha Itachi and an older boy walking and chatting together. Isn't that Uchiha Shisui? Izumi immediately went over to greet them.
"Itachi!"
Uchiha Itachi heard someone call him and immediately looked in the direction of the voice with Uchiha Shisui, only to see a girl in purple clothes waving at him.
Uchiha Izumi walked over, looked at Itachi, and said, "Itachi, I've become a Ninja!"
Uchiha Itachi smiled and said, "I know, I heard Dad mention it yesterday. Ah, this is Uchiha Shisui, he is our senior. Shisui, this is Uchiha Izumi. She is my friend."
Uchiha Shisui immediately smiled and said, "Oh, hello."
"Hello!" Izumi also smiled in response, then Izumi looked at Uchiha Itachi.
"Stare—"
Uchiha Itachi saw Uchiha Izumi staring at him and asked confusedly, "Huh? Izumi, what's wrong?"
Izumi stretched out her hand, stopping it in front of him.
Uchiha Itachi was still puzzled.
Izumi's fingers curled, but Uchiha Itachi still didn't move.
Izumi's little face puffed up, and she said angrily, "A gift! A gift! I gave you a gift when you became a Ninja!"
"Ah! This, right! Haha." Uchiha Itachi scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, Izumi, I forgot."
"Hmph!"
"Hahahahaha!" Uchiha Shisui laughed, "Itachi, so you can make that kind of face too, hahaha..."
Itachi was also very embarrassed. It was indeed too much that he hadn't prepared a gift, but he had been discussing the future of the Uchiha Clan with Shisui these past few days and didn't have time for such things.
Izumi sighed and said, "Forget it, I didn't expect you to give me anything anyway. So you're Uchiha Shisui? I heard you're incredibly strong, one of the top geniuses in the Uchiha Clan!"
Uchiha Shisui said, "Oh, not at all. You're the amazing one, graduating so early. That's also excellent."
Izumi smiled, "I can't compare to you all."
Uchiha Itachi smiled, "Haha, I didn't expect Itachi to have friends! And such a cute girl like you, that's truly impressive! Itachi!"
Uchiha Itachi said, "We were classmates in the same year."
Seeing this, Izumi knew these two guys were discussing the Uchiha Clan and the Village again, and she also had important matters to attend to. She immediately said, "Oh! Time's almost up! Itachi, Shisui! See you later, I need to meet up with my teammates. Itachi, you still owe me that gift later!" With that, Izumi waved and left.
Uchiha Shisui poked Uchiha Itachi with his arm and laughed, "Oh my, oh my, I didn't realize you had such moves! Itachi!"
"Sigh! What are you even talking about? But..." Uchiha Itachi's smile gradually faded, and he sighed, "She's not like us..."
Uchiha Shisui said, "But isn't what we're doing precisely to allow our clansmen and the Village, like her, to live in harmony!"
Uchiha Itachi nodded, "That's right, but before that, I need to understand this world first, and then find a way to solve the problem."
Uchiha Shisui patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, Itachi, then let's search for it together!"
"Mhm!"
Meanwhile, Izumi was muttering to herself.
"Tch, how unlucky! Bumping into these two things first thing in the morning." All of Izumi's good mood was gone. However, meeting them also made Izumi realize that she must activate her Mangekyo Sharingan as soon as possible, otherwise she wouldn't be able to contend with them head-on.
She needed to find someone immediately, develop feelings for them, and then let them die. That way, she might be able to awaken her Mangekyo.
The last time she cried at home, she felt like she was close to awakening it, but it was still a little short. So, she needed to get along well with her teammates, and then... awaken it!
When she arrived at the Village gate, she saw her new teammates and her Jonin team leader.
"Sarutobi Muraki-sensei! Akimichi Jiro-senpai! Yamamoto Kawa-senpai!" Izumi greeted them.
Sarutobi Muraki, a tall man with a big beard wearing a Konoha green vest, said, "Yo, Izumi, you're quite early."
Izumi said awkwardly, "I ran into an acquaintance on the way and got delayed a bit. I didn't expect you all to be here so early."
"Hmph!" Yamamoto Kawa said, "Elites from big clans should arrive early, Uchiha Izumi, who almost didn't become a Ninja! You're famous now!"
"It's not her fault." The chubby Akimichi Jiro said, "You don't need to mind him, he's just sharp-tongued but kind-hearted. As for us, we weren't originally this early, but they all arrived very early, and then they started competing, so one arrived earlier than the other. I couldn't even sleep in properly."
Sarutobi Muraki laughed, "Haha, alright, alright, today is our first day of missions, are you all ready!"
"Ready!"
"Hmm, good! Very spirited!"
Izumi immediately asked, "Sensei, where are we going to expel the Hoodlums?"
Sarutobi Muraki said, "It's the border area between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain. There are many Hoodlums from the Land of Rain causing trouble there, which is very annoying."
"Oh! But where is the client?"
"They haven't arrived yet."
"So slow!"
The group waited for a long time, and finally, a middle-aged man walked over, apologizing profusely! "Sorry, I got lost, hahahaha..."
"Tch." Yamamoto Kawa was very displeased but didn't say anything.
Sarutobi Muraki smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright, getting lost happens often. We're already building a special inn for clients to stay in, it will be more convenient in the future. So, shall we go?"
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go." The client said awkwardly, "This is really troublesome."
Izumi looked left and right outside the Village, feeling very fresh. She rarely left the Village, only a few times during school internships.
"It seems I'll be doing simple missions like this for a long time."