Images from the past kept flashing through Quan's mind.
Itachi was always the best and most popular one, and Izumi rarely had time to spend alone with him.
When Itachi graduated early and became a ninja due to his outstanding performance, Izumi and Itachi sat by the river, chatting about their respective hobbies.
Izumi remembered that when she handed the three-colored dumplings to Itachi, Itachi's eyes showed rejection, but after taking a bite, he seemed to fall in love with the sweet taste.
Her eyes darted away, and she even looked a little shy.
At this moment, Itachi, who had just become a ninja, should find nothing of this to be a pretense.
Izumi traced the conversation back further to her conversation with Itachi.
During the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Izumi panicked and got separated from her family, leaving her feeling helpless and desperate.
"Quick, come with me!"
A child holding a baby, his face filled with anxiety, reached out his hand to the spring.
At this moment, Itachi-san is truly brave, kind, and gentle.
Time rewinds once again.
Quan and a group of friends were playing a game when a quiet, somewhat withdrawn child walked past them. Quan looked at the rather unique figure from behind and became very curious.
Itachi-san, you must be very lonely right now!
Izumi was immersed in the memories in his mind. Yes, this is the place!
In her mind, Izumi directly replaced her childhood self, no longer just standing there curiously.
He strode up to catch up with the somewhat lonely figure and gently patted his shoulder.
"Hello, Izumi Uchiha!"
Itachi turned his head in surprise, looking at the girl who was about the same age as him.
Strangely enough, Itachi could see a burning emotion in his eyes, as well as a maturity far beyond his years.
Looking at the adorable yet silly itachi, Izumi asked a question.
"What? Did I scare you?"
Itachi, somewhat flustered and embarrassed, quickly replied.
"No, hello, Itachi Uchiha."
At the same time, he extended his right hand to Izumi, who smiled and also extended his right hand, grasping Itachi's hand tightly.
I've got you, Itachi!
More than thirty years have passed.
Izumi meticulously tended to Itachi's golden robe with red trim, muttering to herself as she did so.
"There can't be any flaws, okay? The Fifth Hokage is very particular about his image. You need to be careful about how you walk later, and find the microphone properly when you speak, since you don't have the Fifth Hokage's Dōjutsu. And don't forget..."
"Alright, Izumi, you've said that so many times already!"
"What, you think you can show off your Hokage authority now, my Sixth?"
"No, how could that be? Impossible! Don't talk nonsense!"
"Itachi, I'll say it again, you're not allowed to imitate the Fifth Hokage's catchphrase!"
More than fifty years have passed.
Izumi stared blankly at Itachi lying quietly on the bed, when an extremely cute child innocently asked...
"Great-grandmother, why isn't Great-grandfather talking to me anymore?"
With her face covered in wrinkles and age spots, Izumi hugged the child tightly and said with doting affection.
"Grandpa went to a very beautiful place and was captivated by its scenery."
In that instant outside, Izumi had already lived a lifetime with Itachi in her mind.
Fugaku looked at Izumi, whose eyes were glazed over and whose lips were curled up in a smile, somewhat puzzled. But in the next instant, Fugaku's pupils contracted sharply.
From Fugaku's perspective, after he finished speaking, Izumi opposite him seemed to have been dealt a major blow and was stunned, as if she had gone mad.
I expect her to perform the same way as Mikoto Uchiha next.
Contrary to Fugaku's expectations, Izumi across from him smiled, and in the next instant, he shocked Fugaku even more.
As Izumi opened his eyes, the Sharingan automatically activated, and the three Tomoe spun rapidly before merging into a complex shape.
Mangekyō Sharingan!
So that's why you made me say that, Ren- sama!
As someone who also possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, Fugaku knows how difficult it is to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan. The impact and shock that Ren's seemingly devilish and meticulously planned actions brought to Fugaku can be imagined.
Even the way she referred to Ren in her mind unconsciously carried a respectful title.
This is the benefit of communicating with intelligent people; Ren truly hadn't expected Izumi to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan so easily.
It's just that in the original work, a teenager can awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and that it's Sharingan that Tobi praises.
Ren naturally focuses some of his attention on Izumi, Itachi's little fangirl, who, according to the information, doesn't seem to like fighting much.
This kind of personality, even in the original work, allowed him to awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, which is already on par with Itachi's talent.
With the thought that it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, Ren planted a few seeds, and to her surprise, they actually blossomed and bore fruit.
As for Fugaku's praise and admiration, it was purely a product of his own imagination.
This indirectly shows that Fugaku was quite intelligent and could fill in the gaps in his mind.
After a long while, Izumi, who had lived countless lifetimes with Itachi, turned her gaze back to Fugaku.
Fugaku felt a pang of regret; such a wonderful girl should have been his daughter-in-law, but it was all too late to change anything.
The resurrected Izumi gave Fugaku a sense of unfathomable depth, not in terms of strength, but rather in terms of mentality or something more mysterious.
It was as if everything in the world was fleeting, especially the other person's eyes, which were dark and unfathomably deep.
Fugaku had only experienced the same feeling when Ren did so unintentionally.
"Quan, come with me to see the clan chief tomorrow morning."
"Good!"