Night.
He ate, tidied up, and continued treating Izumi's mother, Uchiha Hazuki.
Afterward, he left.
Uchiha Hazuki bathed, did some housework, then entered her own bedroom and fell asleep.
The night... was utterly silent.
Before long.
Uchiha Hazuki's bedroom door was pulled open.
Izumi stood in the doorway.
"Izumi."
Hyuga Sho's voice rang out behind her.
"Come continue your training tonight. Let your mother see the results of your training."
"..."
Uchiha Izumi's eyes darted about, and her breathing quickened.
Let Mother... see what her master had taught her about the Ninja Path...
Just thinking about it moved her to tears.
"Uu~."
Tears spilled from her eyes and quickly soaked her clothes.
"Izumi, you're really such a crybaby..."
Hyuga Sho whispered into her ear.
A rustling sound followed.
The hand Hyuga Sho reached out touched Uchiha Izumi and wiped away her tears.
But the more he wiped, the more tears came, flowing without end like pearls from a broken string.
As Hyuga Sho wiped them away.
Uchiha Izumi cried even harder.
The tears streamed out as if they were free, and no matter how much he wiped, they would not dry.
In the end, they completely soaked Hyuga Sho's palm.
At a certain moment, as Uchiha Izumi's sobs reached their peak.
Her tears also began to run dry.
A large amount of tears poured out all at once, then... silence fell.
Drip...
Drip...
Hyuga Sho moved his hand away, and tears dripped from it onto the tatami.
At last, Uchiha Izumi stopped crying.
"Izumi... I'm starting. Eight Trigrams..."
1024 Palms struck Uchiha Izumi all at once.
Bang bang bang bang bang...!!
Uchiha Izumi's body trembled like a sieve.
Because of the pain, she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Then...
Plop.
Uchiha Izumi knelt on the tatami and collapsed.