Tell Me Who She Is

"Uncle, it's very rude to look at your niece like that!" Sarada tilted her head, completely unconcerned about meeting Uchiha Itachi's gaze. She still wore a smile, looking youthful and radiant.

But what she said made Uchiha Itachi somewhat embarrassed. Though he would not blush outright, Itachi did not feel particularly comfortable either.

His niece seemed a little too mischievous and lively. Looking at what she was wearing, it really was quite distinctive.

"You still haven't answered me. You became a Medical Ninja?" Uchiha Itachi did not usually interact with girls very often, and the relationship between him and this little girl before him was even stranger.

She was his niece, so he could only forcibly change the subject, lest Sarada say even more...

Perhaps calling it flirting made his niece sound somewhat frivolous. Calling it playful teasing seemed more appropriate.

If not for the traces of Sasuke Uchiha in her features, he would have thought she was Uchiha Jie's child, because she really was laughing so happily.

"Huh? A Medical Ninja?"

"You mean Sister Tsunade?"

"If you mean that sort of thing, then I guess everyone is a Medical Ninja now." Sarada shrugged. She did not continue teasing Itachi and instead began answering his question seriously.

"Because the Ninja Academy was reformed, everyone spends more time studying there now, and there is much more to learn."

"Sometimes, after leaving the academy and working as a Genin for a year or two, once you've earned enough money, you can return to the Ninja Academy for another year or two of advanced study. Then, after taking the Chunin Exams, becoming a Chunin is pretty easy."

"If you don't go back for that period of advanced study, then you need exceptionally outstanding performance as a Genin if you want to become a