The girl clearly hadn't expected anyone to appear so suddenly. Startled, she instinctively flung the Shuriken in her hands.
They hurtled toward Uchiha Yin from vicious, tricky angles.
Uchiha Yin hadn't expected this reception either. Exasperated, he raised a hand, and a Wood Barrier instantly enclosed him.
A string of metallic clangs rang out as every Shuriken struck the Wood Barrier.
Only after the last Shuriken had fallen did Uchiha Yin make the Wood Barrier disappear.
He asked with a wry smile, "Is this how you welcome people?"
The teasing question made Uchiha Izumi's face turn pale the moment she finally recognized him.
She hurriedly bowed and apologized. "Lord Yin, I'm sorry! I didn't know it was you!"
Uchiha Yin pulled her upright and said with an unconcerned expression,
"It's fine. I didn't announce myself, either. Let's call it a test. Your reflexes are pretty good."
Uchiha Izumi was delighted by his praise, but the worry on her face remained.
"But I still attacked you. I'm so sorry!"
Uchiha Yin thought for a moment. "Don't worry about it. It wouldn't have hurt me anyway!"
Hearing that and seeing the confidence on his face, Uchiha Izumi didn't know whether to laugh or simply be grateful.
"Thank you for understanding, Lord Yin!"
Chapter 593: Do You Want to Learn Dōjutsu?
Uchiha Yin picked up a Shuriken and toyed with it as he asked Uchiha Izumi, "What are you practicing?"
He was curious. After all, even within the Uchiha Clan, people who possessed the Sharingan were rare.
Yet this girl had already awakened her Sharingan and was still here practicing these things. He couldn't understand it.
Uchiha Izumi looked a little downcast at his question. "Lord Yin, I'm practicing Taijutsu," she said quietly.
Despite her dejection, she answered promptly and clearly.
Uchiha Yin's