"Ah, what a fruitful day." Izumi returned home, a strange runic pattern of black ink appearing on her hand.
Izumi transferred the rune to her arm, and it took effect, instantly boosting her arm's strength, though it quickly faded.
"A strength-enhancing rune, but its creation process is very cumbersome, so almost no one uses it. My Divine Ink is much more convenient; I can draw it directly by consuming Divine Ink Chakra."
The ink in Izumi's hand transformed into a black rope-like technique.
"Sealing Technique, Sealing Rope Seal, a Sealing Technique that can bind enemies. It's an upgraded version of the enemy-restraining technique I learned before. The Uchiha Clan's foundation is truly excellent."
"Uchiha Reflection, Uchiha Flame Formation, Dragon Flame Release Song Technique, Dust Concealment Technique, and so on—all these techniques are available! This is great! Who would complain about knowing too few Ninjutsu, hehe."
"The most crucial one is this: a rune with only a pattern, but whose materials are unknown, making it impossible to draw."
Izumi transformed the Divine Ink into the pattern of this rune and applied it to her body.
"Wow, my body feels lighter, and my speed has increased. I'll call you the Divine Travel Talisman!"
Izumi quickly moved from one side to the other, her speed incredibly fast.
"There's still a whole bunch of Ninjutsu and runes for me to study in detail."
Izumi stood with her hands on her hips, laughing, "This is great! Is there anyone else? Anyone else!"
A few days later, Izumi woke up tired from her bed and stretched deeply.
"Ah, mmm, mmm, so comfortable. These past few days have exhausted me." Izumi had been drawing a large number of these talismans and printing them on paper for the past few days.
She also had to practice Medical Ninjutsu.
"It's never wrong to store more talismans when you have free time. It prevents a dangerous situation where you run out of Chakra during a battle and can't create runes."
After Izumi got up, she dressed, washed up, styled her hair, and looked in the mirror.
She had grown quite a bit, her skin was fair, her long hair flowed, and she wore a purple high-necked long-sleeved sweater. Her lower body was clad in loose capri pants, revealing her fair arms and legs below the knees, which were wrapped in white bandages. She wore arm guards and leg guards on her hands and feet, and her forehead protector was on her head.
Although she was young, she looked like she would grow into a great beauty.
Izumi nodded in satisfaction, then took out the prepared scrolls and various types of brushes, saying, "I'll be using you all for a while."
Izumi prepared the ink, then placed them in the scroll for light travel.
"Time for a mission!"
At the Village gate, Izumi saw Yamamoto Kawa, who, as usual, said, "You're late again, but the client hasn't arrived this time either."
Izumi shrugged and said, "It's fine, as long as it's not past the deadline."
"Hmph, honestly."
"I'm not late," Izumi told them. "I copied and learned a secret Ninjutsu before, hmph, I'll open your eyes in a bit!"
Hearing about Ninjutsu, Yamamoto Kawa immediately asked with interest, "What Ninjutsu?"
Izumi whispered, "Come closer, I'll tell you."
Yamamoto Kawa immediately leaned in.
Izumi whispered, "It's a secret."
"Ah! You rascal!" Yamamoto Kawa immediately pointed at Izumi, angrily saying, "You're playing tricks on me!"
"Lululu, that'll make you mad, hahahaha, you'll see it soon." Izumi made a funny face at him.
"Hmph, if you're not telling, then forget it." Yamamoto Kawa turned his head away.
When the client arrived, he also explained the details of the mission to everyone.
A wealthy merchant in their area had fallen seriously ill. His master, the merchant's youngest son, planned to gather precious herbs from the mountains to cure the merchant.
However, his older brother wanted their father to die sooner so he could inherit the family fortune alone, and he constantly sent people to destroy these herbs. So, his master needed to stop his brother.
Now, only one of those herbs remained, so he wanted to hire Konoha Ninja to transport the herb. Once the herb was transported, the merchant would be treated.
"Ah, we understand," Sarutobi Muraki said. "So we need to get there quickly, right?"
The client nodded, "Exactly, the sooner the better."
Sarutobi Muraki estimated the journey: "With you, it will probably take five days to arrive."
"Heh heh, I can shorten it to three days," Izumi suddenly said triumphantly.
Everyone was drawn to her words.
"Oh? Really?" Sarutobi Muraki asked, "How do you plan to shorten the journey?"
Izumi took a scroll from the pouch at her waist and opened it.
"Bang, bang." From two Sealing Technique formulas, a giant painted scroll and a thick brush were produced.
Izumi took a large box from her bag, opened it, and inside were special inks. Izumi dipped the brush in the ink and slowly drew four giant flying birds on the scroll.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—"
After forming the hand signs, Izumi shouted:
"Ninjutsu, Super Beast Imitation Art!"
"Bang!" Five giant flying birds emerged from the scroll.
Izumi jumped onto one of them and said to the other three, "Come on up."
The few of them stared at the giant flying birds, their mouths agape in surprise.
Sarutobi Muraki asked, "Ah! Where did you learn that Ninjutsu?"
Izumi said with a smile, "I learned it during a battle with an enemy. Some time ago, someone used this technique to fight an Uchiha Clan Ninja, and I copied it."
"Oh my, that's truly remarkable. The talent for copying Ninjutsu is rare even within the Uchiha Clan," Sarutobi Muraki said as he jumped onto the bird's back. Yamamoto Kawa and Akimichi Jiro were both somewhat shocked, never expecting that a girl younger than them would know such a Ninjutsu.
Yamamoto Kawa felt even more despair. The gap between civilian Ninja and clan Ninja would only grow wider from graduation onwards; it would be very difficult for him to catch up to them on his own.
He silently jumped onto the bird, and Akimichi Jiro brought the client onto the bird as well.
Izumi controlled the birds, and they flew up, heading straight for their destination.
The five ink birds carried the five people soaring high in the sky.
"This is exhilarating!" Izumi spread her arms, feeling the wind blow, her long hair swaying back and forth.
The others also enjoyed the thrill of flying.
Sarutobi Muraki couldn't help but exclaim, "What a convenient Ninjutsu! Missions will be much simpler from now on."
Izumi said proudly, "No problem, I'll take you flying from now on, wherever you want to go."
Yamamoto Kawa looked down at the ground with a touch of melancholy, sighing deeply. Although he was unwilling, what could he do?
Izumi handed each of them a special glass mask, saying, "We're going to speed up now."
The few of them put on their masks, allowing them to breathe smoothly.
"Swoosh!"
The five flying birds accelerated at full speed, rushing forward.