Coming towards them were Uchiha Itachi, with his short black hair, and a young girl with beautiful long black hair, a tear mole under her right eye, and wearing a purple outer garment.
The two were cheerfully eating a three-colored dango skewer, chatting and laughing.
The girl said with a joyful smile,
"Itachi, this dango will be our celebration for you joining the Konoha Anbu."
"To be able to join the Anbu at eleven years old, you truly are a Genius.."
The Anbu is directly led by Hokage-sama, and its members are elites carefully selected from the Village.
For Itachi to join at eleven years old, he was undoubtedly a great Genius.
Uchiha Itachi smiled and said,
"Thank you for celebrating with me."
"You are also a Genius; you've already awakened your Two-Tomoe Sharingan."
Uchiha Izumi also let out a light laugh.
"That's right, after all, I awakened my Sharingan earlier than you, and my taijutsu is also excellent."
"I will also become a powerful Ninja in the future."
Just then, she saw Uchiha Ryosuke walking towards them.
He was someone who had been relatively kind to her.
Her father had married into the Senju Clan against the Family's wishes.
However, her father unfortunately died during the Nine-Tails' Attack.
Coupled with the decline of the Senju Clan, her mother had no choice but to bring her back to the Uchiha Clan compound.
But this was met with many cold stares from the Uchiha Clan Members, and even some radical clan members came to trouble them. It was always Ryosuke-ge who helped them resolve these issues.
Although his strength was ordinary, he was the grandson of the Uchiha Clan's Grand Elder, Uchiha Shin, and his status was not something a 'small transparent' like her in the Family could compare to.
"Ryosuke-ge."
"Why are you here?"
"Don't you have to be on duty with the Guard Squad?"
Uchiha Itachi calmly watched the two of them.
He had no particular interaction with Uchiha Ryosuke, only knowing that he was an unremarkable Ninja.
Uchiha Ryosuke looked at Itachi with indifference.
It seemed these two had been childhood sweethearts since they were young,
But Uchiha Itachi was not worthy.
On the Night of the Clan Massacre, he was ruthless.
With his intelligence, could he not have known that Uchiha Izumi was within the Clan compound?
Yet he still massacred the Family.
He could even lay hands on such a cute girl.
Uchiha Izumi had awakened her Three-Tomoe Sharingan during the Night of the Clan Massacre.
Those eyes would inevitably be dug out.
It was truly tragic.
It was utterly inhumane.
The Will of Fire caused immense harm.
And such a cute, delicate girl should be protected by him.
"Izumi, be with me."
Upon hearing these words, Izumi couldn't help but be filled with surprise, her mouth wide open.
She was a girl, and Ryosuke-ge's words sounded so much like a confession.
She still asked,
"Is Ryosuke-ge confessing to me?"
Ryosuke nodded.
It certainly was a confession.
He had to snatch her away from Itachi.
A guy like Itachi didn't deserve such a good childhood sweetheart.
Izumi heard the affirmative reply.
She felt a little excited inside.
It felt good to be liked.
Although Big Brother Ryosuke was indeed a very good and handsome person,
She still preferred Itachi more.
Not only was he the same age as her, but he had also saved her life during the Nine-Tails' Attack.
While he wasn't as handsome as Big Brother Ryosuke, he was cute.
But now, to reject Ryosuke in front of Itachi, would it hurt his Face?
After all, Ryosuke-ge was also a very good person.
Just as she was in a dilemma,
Uchiha Itachi, who was beside them, spoke up.
"Uchiha Ryosuke, you're going a bit too far."
"Izumi isn't an adult yet; she won't play romance games with you."
Izumi was only 11 years old now, still one year away from turning 12, which was considered adulthood.
In his heart, Izumi was also an important friend, and he didn't want her to be with another man.
That would make him feel very uncomfortable.
Uchiha Ryosuke, however, said indifferently,
"It's fine, I can wait for her to become an adult."
He remembered that before the Third Great Ninja War, adulthood was 12, but it was later changed to 16.
At that time, war broke out, and countless Ninja died, so the Village needed a large population. Not only were 12-year-olds sent to the battlefield, but they could even marry and have children.
Ryosuke still couldn't accept the rule of marrying at 12.
But Izumi was a very good female.
He couldn't let her continue to follow Uchiha Itachi; the deeper her love, the deeper her wounds would be.
And even if he saved the Uchiha Clan, it would probably be difficult to take root in Izumi's heart.
Most importantly, what kind of man was Itachi, who would even kill the woman he loved?
A person who abandoned Family and love.
Trash, scoundrel.
Uchiha Itachi didn't expect Ryosuke to be so resolute, but he wouldn't let anyone snatch away his precious things.
His eyes stared intently at the other party.
Ryosuke showed no fear at all; instead, his eyes were fixed on Itachi.
He said mockingly,
"You don't have the ability to protect Izumi."
"And do you have the ability?"
"Just with you, a dead last? Your Sharingan is only a single Tomoe?"
Uchiha Itachi retorted.
Although there were many Uchiha Clan Members, not many clan members had awakened the Sharingan. However, the other party only awakened a single Tomoe at 16, which was not considered a Genius.
Although he usually wouldn't ridicule others based on their strength, now the other party was actually questioning his ability to protect Izumi.
He was the true Genius of the Uchiha Clan after Uchiha Shisui.
Although many people usually flattered him, he was not complacent in the slightest.
But now, the other party was trying to snatch his things, which made him extremely angry.
Uchiha Ryosuke, who possessed the power of two Systems, was about to retort when he heard a mechanical voice in his mind.
"Your Sharingan has felt insulted. It has accelerated its Cultivation and awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan."
Uchiha Ryosuke swallowed his retort.
Hearing the System's voice in his mind, he was instantly overjoyed. Was this how automatic Cultivation was activated?
He vaguely felt an electric current flow through his eyes, and both his eyes were enhanced somewhat.
Then, he was ecstatic, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but quirk up. This automatic Cultivation System seemed quite reliable too.
Now he wanted to activate his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
His eyes narrowed, and his pupils instantly turned red. At the same time, two black Tomoe appeared within his pupils.
At this moment, Ryosuke felt his vision become much clearer.
He could even clearly see the legs and eyes of a small insect flying in the air.
As expected of the Sharingan, it lived up to its reputation as the 'Observation Eye'.
The other party's action of activating his Sharingan surprised Itachi a little.
He remembered that Uchiha Ryosuke had only activated a single Tomoe Sharingan before.
Now it was a Two Tomoe.
Was this why the other party felt he couldn't protect Izumi?
But the other party was underestimating him too much.
He was a Genius who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Just as he was about to activate his Sharingan,
Izumi, who was beside them, saw the two about to fight and felt nervous.
"Please don't fight over me and spoil the harmony."
After all, one was the eldest son of the Uchiha Clan Chief, and the other was the grandson of the Uchiha Grand Elder.
If they really fought over her, it felt like she had stirred up trouble she shouldn't have.
At the same time, she sighed deeply.
When did she become so sought after?
Even before she reached adulthood, two people of noble status in the Clan were fighting over her.