Izumi Uchiha's Curiosity

Hearing Zhang Miao use that "meh" to provoke him again, Fugaku Uchiha was filled with regret. He finally understood what it meant for "one careless misstep to become a lifetime of regret"!

He had carelessly fallen for that brat's scheme, and now the boy had something on him!

But if Fugaku Uchiha had to choose again, for the sake of the Uchiha Clan, he would most likely make the same choice.

Being clan head was not easy!

Burdened with countless thoughts, Fugaku Uchiha returned to the house without a word. At that moment, someone knocked on the door outside.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Please wait a moment!"

Hearing the knock, Mikoto Uchiha quickly answered and ran to open the door.

Meanwhile, Zhang Miao and Itachi Uchiha sat in the hallway, drinking water and chatting.

"Itachi, is the Ninja Academy fun? Are there any pretty girls?"

"Uh..." Itachi Uchiha had not expected Zhang Miao to suddenly ask such a question. After thinking for a moment, he answered hesitantly, "I suppose there are?"

"Oh, come on, are you face-blind?"

Hearing Itachi Uchiha's answer, Zhang Miao immediately covered his face.

"Yes means yes, and no means no. What do you mean, 'I suppose there are'? I mean girls who are all fresh and cute-looking—the kind that makes you want to go up and lick them the moment you see them. Are there any?"

Itachi Uchiha: "..."

What was this nonsense about licking them?

Just as Itachi Uchiha did not know how to answer Zhang Miao, Mikoto Uchiha's voice suddenly came from the entrance.

"Ryunosuke, your friend is here to pick you up!"

Hearing Mikoto Uchiha's words, Itachi Uchiha secretly breathed a sigh of relief—he finally did not have to answer that troublesome question!

Zhang Miao did not notice Itachi Uchiha's expression. Hearing Mikoto Uchiha's voice, he quickly answered, "Coming!" Then he patted Itachi Uchiha on the shoulder again.

"Itachi, I'm heading back. I'll come play with you again tomorrow. Don't forget to introduce me to pretty girls then! I like girls with long hair, big eyes, and oval faces, so keep an eye out for me!"

With that, Zhang Miao hurried out the door without waiting for Itachi Uchiha to respond. Watching his departing figure, Itachi Uchiha blinked, looking somewhat confused.

"Are there girls like that at our school?"

That question lingered in Itachi Uchiha's mind. Even when he went to the Ninja Academy for class the next day, he remained somewhat absentminded.

When the dismissal bell rang, Itachi Uchiha was still sitting at his desk thinking about it. Before he could figure it out, however, a girl's voice sounded beside him.

"Itachi, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing her voice, Itachi Uchiha snapped back to his senses. Looking at the girl beside him who was smiling at him, he blinked, then asked her, "Izumi, do you know any girls with long hair, big eyes, and an oval face?"

The girl sitting beside Itachi Uchiha was both his classmate and a member of the Uchiha Clan. Her name was Izumi Uchiha.

Thanks to Itachi Uchiha's "genius halo," along with his cool personality, practically every girl in the school had a favorable impression of him.

Izumi Uchiha was naturally no exception.

However, Itachi Uchiha's aloof attitude left many girls helpless.

Even when they took the initiative to greet him, he would merely nod as a perfunctory response. Thus, even Izumi Uchiha, a girl from the same clan, had exchanged fewer than ten sentences with Itachi Uchiha since enrolling.

But what she had not expected was that Itachi Uchiha would say so much to her this time—and he was even asking about girls. It greatly surprised her.

Itachi Uchiha, who had never shown the slightest interest in girls, was actually taking the initiative to ask about them?

She was so surprised that Izumi Uchiha did not recover for quite a while. Seeing that she was not speaking, Itachi Uchiha immediately frowned.

"Even you don't know? Then forget it!"

With that, Itachi Uchiha picked up his schoolbag, stood, and left the classroom.

Only when she saw Itachi Uchiha get up and leave did Izumi Uchiha finally come back to her senses. She hurried after him.

"Itachi, please wait!"

Calling out as she did so, Izumi Uchiha quickly caught up to Itachi Uchiha and walked beside him. Then she asked curiously, "Itachi, why did you suddenly want to ask about that?"

"My friend asked me to keep an eye out for him!" Itachi Uchiha did not think it was a big deal, so he answered readily.

"Itachi's friend?"

Hearing this, Izumi Uchiha's eyes widened with curiosity again.

"This is the first time I've heard Itachi mention him. Someone who can become Itachi's friend must be very impressive, right?"

It had to be said that Izumi Uchiha's thinking was rather innocent. But Itachi Uchiha did not think much of it. Upon hearing her words, he immediately nodded.

"Yes, he's a genius!"

"Ah?"

In Izumi Uchiha's mind, Itachi Uchiha was already a genius. Now, hearing him personally call someone else a genius gave her an unreal feeling.

Was there really a genius more impressive than Itachi?

At that thought, she asked again in disbelief, "Is Itachi's friend really that amazing?"

"Mm!"

Faced with Izumi Uchiha's question, Itachi Uchiha nodded again.

"Ryunosuke is really strong. I'm no match for him at all. Even Father acknowledged his strength!"

This time, Izumi Uchiha was truly shocked, her beautiful eyes brimming with disbelief.

"He not only defeated Itachi, but even Lord Clan Head acknowledged his strength? Could he be a ninja from our Uchiha Clan who recently joined the Leaf Village Security Force?"

In Izumi Uchiha's eyes, anyone who could defeat Itachi and earn Fugaku Uchiha's recognition had to be an elite of the Uchiha Clan. Such a person would naturally be qualified to join the Leaf Village Security Force.

But to her surprise, Itachi Uchiha shook his head.

"No, he isn't a ninja from the Security Force, and he isn't from the Uchiha Clan either. He's from the Uzumaki Clan. His name is Uzumaki Ryunosuke. He looks even younger than me, but he's very formidable!"

As he said this, Itachi Uchiha suddenly recalled Zhang Miao's particularly unusual self-introduction, as well as the stunned look on his father's face at the time.

At that thought, Itachi Uchiha could not help smiling, thinking to himself, Ryunosuke isn't just strong—he's a very interesting person too!

Itachi Uchiha did not notice that when he smiled, Izumi Uchiha had already opened her little mouth into an "O" of surprise.

Itachi actually smiled?

Seeing the "cold-faced heartthrob" in her mind show such a happy smile just from mentioning someone, Izumi Uchiha immediately became intensely curious about this person she had never met.

"What kind of person is Itachi's friend, this Uzumaki Ryunosuke?"