Inside the Ninja Academy classroom, Uchiha Izumi sat in the last row, which was also the highest row, and by the window.
Uchiha Izumi was quite satisfied with this position, as it was the protagonist's seat; from here, she could see everyone in the class, and when tired, she could look out the window.
At this moment, Uchiha Izumi watched the older students practicing combat outside the window and found it quite interesting.
"Thud!"
"Ouch!"
A piece of chalk landed on Uchiha Izumi's desk, and she covered her head, snapping back to reality.
Uchiha Izumi looked at the teacher apologetically, while her other classmates burst into laughter.
After the teacher glanced at Uchiha Izumi, he continued teaching, and Uchiha Izumi quickly sat up straight, listening attentively.
At this point, the teacher began discussing Ninjutsu, telling the students that they would need to pass the Three Basic Ninjutsu—Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique—to graduate.
Upon hearing this, everyone clamored for the teacher to perform them. Children from commoner families had rarely seen Ninjutsu, so they were very curious.
The teacher, cornered, rubbed the back of his head and smiled, "Alright, since you are all so eager to see them, I'll perform them for you."
"Yay!" Everyone was overjoyed and focused on watching the teacher perform Ninjutsu.
The teacher walked to the empty space in front of the podium and said, "Performing Ninjutsu requires hand signs. There are twelve signs: 'Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar.'"
Uchiha Izumi scoffed inwardly, "Hmph, stolen teachings." But her face still showed full anticipation.
"Substitution Technique!" As soon as the teacher finished the hand signs, his figure instantly appeared on the other side, and a log appeared in his original spot.
"Clone Technique!" The single teacher suddenly became two.
"Transformation Technique!" The clone created by the teacher suddenly transformed into the Third Hokage.
"Wow!" Everyone stood up, looking at the teacher in shock.
With a "bang," the clone disappeared, and the teacher told everyone, "Did you see that? That's the Three Basic Ninjutsu. You will all learn them later. For now, you must lay a good foundation. If you lay a good foundation, you can even learn more powerful techniques. Do you understand?"
"We understand!"
At this moment, Uchiha Izumi, sitting in the corner, smiled, and her crimson Sharingan returned to its original black pupils.
She smoothed her long hair, then rested her chin on her hand, watching the teacher proudly answer the students' questions. She softly said, "It doesn't seem that difficult."
Uchiha Izumi had already memorized the Chakra flow and hand sign sequence. She planned to try them out thoroughly when she got home.
Uchiha Izumi looked at the newly issued textbook. She grasped it, and Divine Ink Chakra appeared on her hand, enveloping the book. Then she put the book aside.
"Ah, I've already finished reading it." She absorbed the text from the book using the Divine Ink Chakra. The Divine Ink could connect with the text, allowing Uchiha Izumi to instantly know what was written on the page. She recycled the Chakra that had recorded the text, thus finishing all the text in an instant.
During this process, Izumi also discovered another use for Divine Ink. Because she could freely manipulate Divine Ink Chakra, she could use it to write on light objects like paper or cloth, and she could even control these objects, though only very light ones.
Izumi thought of the techniques for controlling puppet strings and scrolls and felt that her little cheat ability wasn't all that impressive.
However, having something was better than nothing. Therefore, she often left talismans on her clothes, and the inside of her clothes was wrapped with many bandages, covered in many talismans for self-defense.
Uchiha Izumi thought of the powerful Ninja who would destroy the world in the future, and she sighed worriedly, "Can I really defeat them? Is my cheat ability a bit weak?"
"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time. I'll think about it after I awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, or even the Rinnegan." Uchiha Izumi cheered up and then seriously watched the teacher lecture.
Upon returning home, Uchiha Izumi immediately began to practice.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Bang!" Uchiha Izumi instantly created a clone, which looked at Uchiha Izumi.
Uchiha Izumi found it amusing; she bent to the right, and the clone mischievously followed suit.
Uchiha Izumi smiled, shook her head, and made it disappear.
Uchiha Izumi formed hand signs again and then shouted, "Transformation Technique!"
Uchiha Izumi transformed into her mother's appearance. She opened the door and walked out.
Uchiha Hazuki was cleaning the room when she suddenly heard a sound. She turned to look.
"Ah!" She saw another herself and shivered in fright.
The clone suddenly emitted a puff of smoke and transformed into her daughter.
And Uchiha Izumi was smiling mischievously at her.
Uchiha Hazuki immediately raised the broom and chased after her daughter. Uchiha Izumi ran, laughing heartily. Uchiha Hazuki couldn't catch her, glaring at her daughter the whole time. Finally, she smiled and threw the broom to her daughter, saying, "How dare you scare me! Hurry up and clean the house."
"Yes, Mother!" Izumi immediately began to obediently clean the room, but very quickly, she grew annoyed.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Izumi threw the broom to her clone, then lay on her mother's lap and told the clone, "You go clean the room."
Izumi's clone looked at Izumi speechlessly, appearing particularly pitiful.
Izumi quickly hardened her heart and waved her hand, saying, "Hurry up and get to work."
"Hmph." The clone snorted, picked up the broom, and began to clean.
Uchiha Hazuki looked at the working clone and then asked in surprise, "You can use the Clone Technique now? That's amazing!"
Uchiha Izumi said proudly, "Of course! Who do you think I am? I'm Uchiha Izumi!"
Uchiha Hazuki playfully flicked Izumi's cute little nose and said, "Alright, alright, alright. Seriously, you're too proud. You need to be more humble."
"Yes, don't worry, Mom. I'm very modest."
Izumi felt a little uncomfortable, so she changed her position, lying on her side on Uchiha Hazuki's fair thighs.
Uchiha Hazuki looked at her daughter and suddenly asked, "It seems like you can graduate early if you learn the Three Basic Ninjutsu, right? Do you want to graduate?"
Izumi shook her head and said, "It's too early now. I plan to consolidate my foundation for a few more years before considering it."
"That's good. Then study for a few more years. Graduating too early and going on missions is very dangerous."
Uchiha Hazuki suddenly asked, "Since you're working so hard, I'm going to show off my skills. What do you want for dinner?"
Izumi immediately sat up and shouted at her, "Meat! I want meat!"
"Alright! Then I'll make meat!" Uchiha Hazuki rolled up her sleeves and ran to the kitchen, preparing to make a big meal.
Izumi looked at her mother's retreating figure and sighed with some emotion, "What a good mother. After I became a girl, I feel like my psychological age has also gotten younger. I'm still very dependent on my mother, although I was very dependent on her in my previous life too, but…"
"I don't dislike this feeling…"
Izumi lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.
At dinner, Uchiha Hazuki woke her up, and Izumi happily ate the delicious food her mother had prepared.