Kurotsuchi raised her head slightly and looked at Uchiha Yin's stern expression. She felt a little afraid.
Even when she spoke, she was careful.
Uchiha Yin watched her and smiled faintly. "Yes, you can stop looking around now!"
He said it with a smile, but Kurotsuchi still felt a chill of fear.
She stalled, not even daring to raise her head and answer.
Uchiha Yin grew impatient waiting and finally spoke up.
"As your teacher, I won't go easy on you. You'd better be ready for that!"
He smiled again as he said it, looking like the gentle, dependable man she knew.
Only then did Kurotsuchi relax, sure that this was the Uchiha Yin she knew.
She nodded firmly. "Master Yin, I understand. I can take it. Bring it on!"
After speaking, she nodded with resolve again. Whether she was making a promise to Uchiha Yin or to herself, even she might not have known.
Uchiha Yin admired people who could endure hardship, and he looked pleased.
He looked at the tense Kurotsuchi. "First, tell me your Chakra natures!"
Although Uchiha Yin knew something about Kurotsuchi from the original story, he did not know all the details. He needed to learn a little more.
Kurotsuchi cooperated fully, standing before him with the same respect she would show at the Ninja Academy.
"Water, fire, and earth!" she answered crisply.
Uchiha Yin nodded and frowned slightly as he thought. If he remembered correctly, Kurotsuchi, who would later become Tsuchikage, had a Kekkei Genkai of her own.
After a moment, he asked, "You have a Kekkei Genkai, don't you?"
It was phrased as a question, but his tone was certain.
Kurotsuchi was startled. Her Kekkei Genkai was no great secret.
But she had hardly ever left Iwagakure. How did Master Yin know?
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