Uchiha Izumi

After Senya used the Transformation Jutsu, he led the girls in finishing a dance to "Pure Land of Bliss."

Uchiha Shuu and the others stared so hard their eyes nearly popped out, faintly showing signs of drooling.

But after Yurisha shot them a fierce glare, they all sucked it back in.

As for the singing, Senya had naturally used Chakra to control his vocal cords and sing in a fake voice.

Only after Ori, Yurisha, and the others had settled down did Senya gather them together.

"Next, you'll practice harmonies with my Shadow Clones."

He formed hand seals and created four clones to teach the male and female groups separately.

Then he walked over to Uchiha Izumi.

"Izumi, come here. I'll teach you the song the two of us will perform later."

"Mm-hm."

The corners of Izumi's lips rose as she hurried after Senya to the other side.

Only after Senya sensed that he was far enough away from his Shadow Clones did he stop and take out the lyrics he had prepared in advance from his Ninja Tool Pouch.

"Here, take it. This is the song we'll be learning next. Familiarize yourself with the lyrics first, then I'll teach you line by line."

There was no helping it. Although the ninja world had things like Musical Instruments and Music Theory, they were mostly subjects that Geisha and commoners spent time learning. Even if these eleven Uchiha were made to study them, they probably would not show results without at least half a year to a year.

It was better to have them imitate each line directly. After all, Music Theory might be impossible for ninjas to grasp in a short time, but singing was no difficult task for ninjas skilled in transformation and voice imitation.

Even if singing well was difficult, if they were only required to harmonize...

It should still be quite simple for them.

Only Izumi would have it a little harder, since she was the other lead singer and had to meet the standard in a short time.

Fortunately, Izumi was extremely gifted in this area. During the earlier selection process, every time she followed Senya in singing the lyrics, she sounded pleasant, and her pitch was accurate.

Izumi took the lyrics and began reading them. The title at the top caught her attention.

"Answer? What Answer?"

Thwack.

"Ah, that hurts! What are you doing~?!"

Izumi cried out in pain.

Senya had flicked her forehead with a finger.

"The song is called 'Answer.' What, did it remind you of your days at the Ninja Academy?"

A blush of embarrassed anger spread across Izumi's cheeks. Her soft little fist thumped directly against Senya's chest, and then she turned away, seemingly a little angry.

Her long black hair was swept by the motion. By all rights, it should have been a beautiful maiden turning away, but unfortunately, the wind picked up...

Izumi's hair was blown up by the wind, aided by both the breeze and her turn.

Smack.

Her hair whipped Senya across the forehead.

Huh? What was that sound? Did my hair hit something?

Thinking this, Izumi turned back to look at Senya.

She saw that his right cheek was somewhat red.

"Senya, you're so strange. Why is only one side of your face red?"

Senya's lips twitched. He grabbed the back of Izumi's collar with his right hand and lifted her one-handed, bringing her eyes level with his.

Then he slowly leaned closer, their eyes meeting.

Senya narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled as he asked Izumi.

"Izumi, did your hair feel like it hit something just now? Look at my right cheek. Guess what you hit?"

Seeing Senya's face so close to hers, Izumi's face reddened even more. Why did Vice Clan Head Senya seem even more handsome up close?

Pah, pah, pah! Izumi, what are you thinking? You can't think like that. How could you have such thoughts about the Vice Clan Head?!

"Could it be? My... hair hit your face just now...?"

With an awkward expression, Izumi voiced what she was thinking. Her timid appearance made Senya laugh.

He snickered, slowly raised his left hand, formed the gesture, and pressed it against Izumi's forehead.

"This is your return gift for what you just did."

Thwack~!

"Ah! That hurts!"

Izumi immediately covered the spot on her forehead where Senya had flicked her with both hands.

"Senya! At this rate, you'll never get a wife!"

Izumi blurted out those words in embarrassed anger.

Senya then let go and dropped Uchiha Izumi to the ground.

"You don't need to worry about that. Hurry up and get up. Get ready to learn the song with me."

Izumi got up and patted the dust off her backside.

"Hmph, got it."

About two minutes later.

"Senya, I've finished reading it. We can start now."

"Good. Listen carefully, then. I'll teach you line by line."

Senya created another Shadow Clone, which transformed into Izumi's appearance.

Uchiha Izumi stared blankly at the Senya Shadow Clone standing beside her, now transformed into herself.

"Why did you turn into me?"

The clone spoke from the side. "Since I'm teaching you to sing, it'll naturally work better if I teach you using your appearance and voice."

Uchiha Izumi tilted her head to the right and thought about it. That did seem to make sense.

"Fine, then. Hurry up and start."

Senya stood to one side as the clone began.

"There's a simple question~"

"What question?"

The moment the clone sang one line, Uchiha Izumi interrupted with a question.

Senya and the clone both looked at Uchiha Izumi at the same time, their expressions seeming rather dangerous.

"Haha, I was just joking. Continue, continue."

Only then did the clone stop and withdraw the hand that had already reached Izumi's forehead.

"There's a simple question~ What is love."

The autumn full moon gradually rose, while only half of the setting sun remained in sight.

After finishing a day of practice, Senya finally dispelled the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

The experiences of all five Shadow Clones flowed back into Senya's mind.

What the hell were these bastards?

The memories flooding his mind nearly angered Senya into high blood pressure and heart disease. It was as though the eleven of them had discussed it beforehand and made some kind of agreement to drive him mad.

Uchiha Izumi was constantly stirring up trouble, while the boys on Uchiha Shuu's side sang as though they were tone-deaf.

The girls on Yurisha and Ori's side could sing reasonably well, but they constantly came up with strange ideas and kept harassing the Shadow Clones, slowing down their progress.

Senya tried hard to calm himself. Calm down, he had to calm down. These were already the group in the clan with the best natural qualifications.

Changing people now would mean, first, lower quality, and second, there was no one better left.

Only after taking several deep breaths did Senya calm down. It seemed he would have to get serious afterward, or these little brats would really think he was an easygoing person.

There was not much time left. If he wanted results in a short time, he had to become a devil instructor.

Senya had already prepared a plan in his heart.

If he could not teach and train them properly within three days this time, he might as well find a block of soft tofu and bash his head into it.

He silently gave himself this military order so that he could properly drill them over the next three days.