Izumi, Stay Away From Uchiha Itachi

"Brother."

Returning home, to a soft, cute call, his sister Izumi, with a sweet smile, threw herself into Yuan's arms.

Seeing Izumi, Yuan couldn't help but reveal a doting smile and reached out to hug her.

"Izumi, don't run so fast, be careful you don't fall."

"I'm not scared, because I know my brother will always catch me," Uchiha Izumi said, hugging Yuan's neck.

As the siblings were playing, their mother, Uchiha Rei, came out of the kitchen with food.

At the dinner table, the family of three was eating.

Yuan carefully removed the bones from a piece of fish and placed it in Izumi's bowl.

Izumi, beaming, recounted her day's experiences. "Brother, Itachi's younger brother, Little Sasuke, is so cute."

"Little Sasuke is a crybaby. As soon as I tease him, he starts crying immediately."

"But as soon as Itachi coaxes him, Little Sasuke stops crying quickly and then pouts, looking at you indignantly."

"Itachi is so gentle when he coaxes Little Sasuke..."

As she said this, Izumi seemed to think of something, and a shy smile bloomed on her flushed face.

Seeing her daughter's expression, her mother, Uchiha Rei, teased, "Is our Izumi thinking about when she has children with Itachi in the future, and whether Itachi will be just as gentle when coaxing them?"

Upon hearing this, Izumi's face instantly turned crimson. She playfully chided with a shy blush, "Mom, you're teasing me. I'm not talking to you anymore."

Uchiha Rei chuckled and ruffled Izumi's head, saying, "Doesn't Izumi like Itachi?"

"Mom, I'm angry."

Uchiha Izumi pouted and looked at her mother, Uchiha Rei, displeased.

"Okay, Mom won't say anymore; but if Itachi could become our son-in-law, Mom would be very happy."

"That child Itachi, you can tell at a glance he's a very gentle person."

Watching the mother and daughter chatting and laughing, Yuan's face showed a gentle smile.

These were his family in this life. His mother and sister were his most important bonds.

They were also the reason he would inevitably stand in opposition to the Konoha higher-ups, because he could not let the Uchiha clan massacre happen, nor would he allow any sliver of cruel possibility to fall upon his mother and sister.

He wished for his mother and sister to always maintain their cheerful smiles and live in peace.

However, what troubled Yuan now was that his sister Izumi had, without his knowledge, formed a friendship with Uchiha Itachi, and clearly had an unusual fondness for him.

Thinking of Uchiha Itachi's final choice, Uchiha Yuan felt it was best to have his sister Izumi stay away from Uchiha Itachi early on to avoid harm.

He placed a piece of fish, de-boned, into his mother's bowl, then said with a serious expression, "Izumi, I think it's best if you stay away from Itachi. It's best if you never see him again."

As soon as he said this, Uchiha Rei and Uchiha Izumi looked at Uchiha Yuan in astonishment.

"Brother, why?"

"Little Yuan, you don't like that child Itachi? You're not jealous, are you? That's right, Izumi used to cling to you the most."

Seeing the mist welling up in his sister Izumi's eyes, Uchiha Yuan said helplessly, "Izumi, I don't want to interfere with you making friends. I just feel that Uchiha Itachi is a bit unfathomable."

"Hmph, brother, you're the worst. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

Uchiha Izumi said, then ran off huffily.

Uchiha Rei looked at Uchiha Yuan and chided, "Little Yuan, Itachi is such a gentle and kind child. How can he seem like a deeply calculating person in your eyes?"

Night.

In the room, Uchiha Yuan sat cross-legged in the five-heart-up posture, with countless natural energies converging from all directions.

His spiritual power guided the natural energy, his thoughts drifting as if in a vast starry sky, or soaring through endless waves of clouds.

He sensed all the fluctuations around him: the wind moved, water flowed, flowers and grass breathed, trees breathed, rocks breathed, and the earth also breathed.

If a sensory ninja were present, they would find that although they could see Uchiha Yuan, they could not detect his presence.

After an unknown amount of time, Uchiha Yuan's aura reappeared in the room. He opened his eyes, ending this Sage Art training session.

The next day, early morning.

As Uchiha Yuan walked out of his house, he saw Uchiha Daishi peeking around the corner not far away.

Seeing Uchiha Yuan, Uchiha Daishi hurried over.

"Big brother, Uchiha Eiji is here. He's waiting for you at the clearing from yesterday."

The two arrived at the clearing from yesterday and saw Uchiha Eiji and two others watching the personal guards practicing their physical techniques.

Hearing footsteps, Uchiha Eiji turned around and then threw a scroll towards Uchiha Yuan.

"This is my father's record on chakra cultivation."

Uchiha Yuan caught it with a grab and then opened the scroll.

The scroll recorded insights on chakra cultivation. Uchiha Yuan first looked thoughtful, then his brow furrowed as his gaze fell on a few sections of the cultivation insights.

After a while, he returned the scroll to Uchiha Eiji.

"Your father must have been a powerful ninja. His insights on chakra cultivation were very useful to me and benefited me greatly."

"Of course, Brother Eiji's father, Lord Moritake, is a captain in our Uchiha Police Force. His strength is immense," said Uchiha Kotaro, standing to Uchiha Eiji's right.

Uchiha Eiji put away the scroll and took a step to leave. But after a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned, and looked at Uchiha Yuan.

"Uchiha Yuan, do you dare to spar with me again?"

Uchiha Yuan's eyebrows twitched slightly. "I don't mind, but if you lose, it'll be the same as yesterday. You'll bring me a ninjutsu scroll."

Uchiha Hayabusa laughed heartily. "Uchiha Yuan, you're doomed to lose. Brother Eiji has already awakened the clan's Sharingan."

Beside them, Uchiha Daishi looked worried and advised Uchiha Yuan, "That's right, Big Brother. Uchiha Eiji has already awakened the Sharingan."

The Uchiha clan was renowned throughout the ninja world, and the Sharingan was their pride.

Uchiha Daishi and the others had grown up listening to tales of their clan's fame, proud to bear the Uchiha name. In their understanding, the Sharingan was invincible.

Uchiha Yuan chuckled, his sharp gaze fixed on Uchiha Eiji. "I look forward to your Sharingan bringing me a surprise."

Uchiha Eiji's expression changed slightly. That glance from Uchiha Yuan actually made him feel a flicker of hesitation.

In the center of the open space, yesterday's scene seemed to repeat itself.

Uchiha Yuan and Uchiha Eiji stood facing each other. Uchiha Yuan spoke, "Begin."

Uchiha Eiji shouted, then activated the Body Flicker Technique, his figure flashing to Uchiha Yuan's side as he threw a punch.

At the same time, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and a black tomoe appeared.

The Sharingan was activated!

'I see it.'

Uchiha Eiji thought to himself. He saw Uchiha Yuan's movements and the trajectory of his attack.

Yesterday, he hadn't been able to see how Uchiha Yuan had managed to block all his attacks.