Izumi Uchiha was caught off guard by Zhang Miao's sudden change in attitude and froze for several seconds before hurriedly waving her hands at him.
"No, no, no... that doesn't count as a favor. You don't need to repay me. Um... I'll go ask around and see which girls at the academy know swordsmanship. Itachi-kun, Ryunosuke-kun, see you later!"
With that, Izumi Uchiha waved at Zhang Miao and Itachi Uchiha, then turned and ran off.
Clearly, Izumi Uchiha thought the "favor" Zhang Miao had mentioned referred to finding someone, which only made her more enthusiastic.
Watching her hurriedly departing figure, Zhang Miao rubbed his chin as his thoughts began to stir.
Zhang Miao remembered Izumi Uchiha. He recalled that she had apparently always been secretly in love with Itachi, but she had never received any response from him. In the end, Obito had killed her on the night of the clan massacre.
"What a tragic beauty!"
At that thought, Zhang Miao shook his head with a regretful look.
"Such a pretty and warmhearted girl, one of Konoha's rare good cabbages, yet Itachi Uchiha isn't taking a bite. He's destined to die alone this life. If I don't take her, heaven itself will punish me!"
Having made up his mind, Zhang Miao turned around and raised his brows at Itachi Uchiha with a sly grin.
"Hey, Itachi, that girl's pretty nice. Is she your little girlfriend?"
Itachi Uchiha: "..."
How did this get dragged back to me again?
Seeing Zhang Miao's gossiping expression, Itachi Uchiha helplessly shook his head.
"No. Izumi and I merely know each other!"
"Really?" Zhang Miao's smile widened at Itachi Uchiha's words. "Since she isn't your girlfriend, then I can rest easy. I've decided to make her my seventeenth concubine. What do you think?"
"Uh... what's a