The Witch Senior

Yakushi Nono was three years older than Uchiha Kurohane, making her a senior in the grade above him.

Since they were not in the same class, Uchiha Kurohane did not know much about her.

He only knew that she had an introverted personality and seemed a bit socially anxious, usually keeping to herself—a stark contrast to the personality of the future spy and orphanage director Yakushi Nono would become.

However, there is a saying that a girl changes eighteen times by adulthood.

It is common for girls to undergo drastic personality changes after reaching adulthood, and besides, she was a beautiful girl.

As long as she was willing, she could certainly become a social butterfly.

After saying goodbye to Kushina, Uchiha Kurohane headed to meet Yakushi Nono while reflecting on the information he had about her.

In the woods on the outskirts of Konoha, Pumpkin Head clutched his waist, walking with a difficult, staggering gait.

Seeing a black figure crouching under a tree in the distance, he stopped and said excitedly.

"Ryoma, I finally found you. What are you doing crouching here?"

The boy named Ryoma wore a black robe, a hood, and black sunglasses, covering his entire body tightly and giving off a dark, mysterious aura.

He stood up slowly and asked in a cold voice.

"I am looking for mutated Kikaichū. What do you want with me?"

"You must have heard, right? Watermelon Head, Winter Melon Head, and I were beaten up by a kid from the Uchiha clan."

"My injuries were lighter, so I could leave the hospital, but they are still lying there."

"But we were all stabbed in the kidneys. According to the medical ninja, we will have permanent complications, especially Winter Melon Head. Both of his kidneys were stabbed; he is truly miserable."

Aburame Ryoma turned around and looked at him expressionlessly.

"I heard. I thought you were just making excuses because you didn't want to go to the battlefield and threw the fight on purpose. I didn't expect you to be so badly hurt."

"That guy's strikes were too ruthless. As expected of the naturally evil Uchiha brats."

Pumpkin Head felt it was shameful to lose to a child; his cheeks burned with embarrassment as he said awkwardly.

"That kid somehow awakened the Sharingan and could see through the flight trajectory of shuriken, which perfectly countered our fighting style. Plus, he had a strange Substitution Technique; even when caught in a rope net, he could use it to escape!"

"We didn't know this intel and were ambushed by him."

Because the crow Uchiha Kurohane had summoned was behind them, they did not realize that Uchiha Kurohane had swapped places with the bird.

They assumed Uchiha Kurohane had used the Substitution Technique, leaving the crow behind as a distraction.

Aburame Ryoma curled his lips into a sinister smile.

"Interesting. He does sound strong, but my Kikaichū number in the thousands and will surround him from all directions."

"Even if he can see all the Kikaichū, he won't be able to dodge them, not even with the Substitution Technique."

"Leave it to me. I will make him pay the price!"

"Great, brother! I knew you had the ability to deal with him!"

Aburame Ryoma held his head high, looking at the shining sun in the sky, and said confidently.

"That goes without saying. Everyone only knows that Konoha has the Uchiha clan's Sharingan and the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, but in reality, our Aburame clan's Kikaichū are far stronger than them."

"Our Aburame clan is the most powerful ninja clan in Konoha; it's just that we are too low-key, which is why people look down on us."

"I, Ryoma, am different from the other clansmen. I want to show the outside world the power of the Aburame clan. I want to make the Aburame clan the strongest in Konoha!"

"And then, become the Hokage!"

Hearing his comrade's grand ambitions, Pumpkin Head felt his own heart surge with excitement.

"Great, brother! I support you in becoming Hokage. Please, you must help me teach him a harsh lesson!"

"But will you be okay going alone? Why not call your two teammates and go with them?"

Aburame Ryoma laughed confidently.

"I have tens of thousands of bugs living inside my body. I alone am an army of thousands!"

"Do you think I need anyone else?"

Swish, swish, swish.

Uchiha Kurohane leaped across the rooftops, quickly arriving at an alley on the outskirts of Konoha.

At this moment, Yakushi Nono was walking slowly down the main street nearby. Uchiha Kurohane walked out of the alley with his hands in his pockets, pretending to run into her by accident.

However, Yakushi Nono was looking down and not paying attention to the road; she didn't see Uchiha Kurohane and walked right past him.

Uchiha Kurohane called out to her from behind.

"Senior Nono, good evening. I didn't expect to run into you here."

Yakushi Nono's delicate body trembled noticeably. After a moment of hesitation, she turned to look at him.

Her beautiful, emerald eyes blinked in confusion, clearly not understanding why Uchiha Kurohane would call out to her.

At this time, Yakushi Nonō was only eleven years old. She did not wear glasses and possessed long, golden hair and large, emerald-green eyes.

Her face was soft and delicate, her skin fair, making her as beautiful as a doll.

She wore a black robe with black leggings covering her straight legs. Although this outfit was quite conservative and revealed almost no skin, it was unexpectedly sexy.

However, the all-black attire combined with her timid demeanor gave off the impression of a social outcast.

As if to dispel the gloomy feeling she brought with her, Uchiha Kurohane flashed a brilliant smile.

"Don't you know me? My name is Uchiha Kurohane, and I'm a student in the lower grades."

Yakushi Nonō nodded slightly and asked in a guarded tone.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Uchiha Kurohane pointed to the medical book she was holding in her hand.

"Do you want to become a medical ninja? Me too. I just met with Tsunade, and she gave me a lot of medical books to study on my own."

"Studying alone is too boring; let's study together."

Upon hearing Tsunade's name, Yakushi Nonō instinctively arched her delicate brows, clearly interested in the topic.

However, she remembered what Danzo had told her.

This is a dark world full of bad people, especially men; they are all villains.

They only have one purpose for approaching you, and that is to covet your beauty and your body.

You must be wary of men who find excuses to approach you; do not listen to anything they say.

Ignore them, and it is best to leave immediately.

Because Danzo had always provided for her living expenses, Yakushi Nonō believed his words implicitly.

She hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, I prefer to be alone."

Without waiting for Uchiha Kurohane to respond, Yakushi Nonō walked away quickly.

Watching her youthful back, Uchiha Kurohane frowned.

In the original story, Yakushi Nonō had a kind and gentle personality, so he had assumed she would be a woman who was easy to approach.

He hadn't expected her to be so introverted as a child, even more withdrawn than Hinata.

But thinking about it more deeply, she was known as the Wandering Miko and was a genius spy ninja; she certainly wasn't an ordinary person.

She must be a clever woman who is very good at acting.

It is very difficult to open the heart of such a woman...