Seeing Gua fall, Izumi threw herself onto him and burst into tears. No one noticed that her eyes, pressed against his chest, changed again.
Aoba Yamashiro shook his head. He was committed to playing the villain today. Puppy love was what he hated most!
Back when he attended the Ninja Academy, the teachers hadn't cracked down on this sort of thing. Instead, they'd caught him drawing curse circles for his teachers in the bathroom with poop...
He refused to accept it!
"You can die too!"
Aoba Yamashiro brought his blade down, and Izumi's voice abruptly cut off.
Thud!
Izumi fell and didn't get up.
Aoba Yamashiro suddenly remembered something. "There's still Uchiha Itachi. Aren't they always together? He's actually absent at a time like this? Did he chicken out?"
Aoba Yamashiro looked up.
He scanned his surroundings.
"Where is he?"
Suddenly,
Aoba Yamashiro's pupils contracted slightly as his gaze fell to his feet.
The ground broke open in an instant, and a hand reached out to grab his ankle.
Aoba Yamashiro was slightly startled. "So you're still making a last desperate struggle? I was wondering where you were."
With a Substitution Technique, Aoba Yamashiro vanished from the spot.
Itachi burst out from underground.
But there was no one on the ground above.
Aoba Yamashiro appeared behind him and tapped his shoulder. "Hey, over here."
Itachi whipped his head around.
Aoba Yamashiro's pupils trembled slightly.
Those eyes...
Three tomoe!!!
Holy shit!!!!!!
Aoba Yamashiro's face changed dramatically!!!
For an instant, it was as if he had witnessed an impossible miracle!
Three tomoe at six years old!!
Unbelievable!
Absolutely unbelievable!!
Are you even human?!!!
Shock flooded his heart. At the same time, the world changed color, and a scarlet aura filled the heavens and earth.
Caw, caw, caw!
Crows flew through the air.