[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

The rain in June comes and goes suddenly.

The weather that was cloudy just now and thunderous suddenly became brighter in the blink of an eye.

The warm summer sunshine can't wait to break out of the clouds and cast its imprint on the bluestone road in front of the door.

Uchiha Izumi, who had long brown hair, leaned against the door frame and let him wipe away the moisture from his fluffy hair after bathing inch by inch.Her small face was flushed with the color of a hot bath, and her eyes were empty, staring silently at the big tree in front of the court.

The silent boy wiped his hair again and again, running his chubby little hands through his hair.

"Cry if you want to," he said. After training on time, he returned home due to a heavy rain. When he passed by Zhisui Gate, he found Sister Quan standing blankly in the huge rain curtain, looking at the sky with an unknown expression on her face. Is it rain or tears.

After sighing, seeing that the girl still ignored him, he continued to wipe his hair.

"Next time, don't get caught in the rain." He couldn't help but add.He could guess that the task she had just completed had affected her, who was always lively.But she didn't want to say anything, so he didn't ask any questions.

"I can't cry," the girl said, but this was what she said.She harvested the lives with her own hands and caused the tragedy. What reason did she have to cry?

She was not afraid when she was killing people or when she was being hunted.But when she thought of the crying baby contentedly lying on her mother's warmthless chest, the long-pressed emotions surged inside her, like a huge frenzy that was about to swallow her alive.

It turns out that everyone she killed was bound by a bond.

The souls who died under her hands may be other people's gentle wives, they may be husbands who have not been home for a long time, or they may even be the parents of infants who are still in their infancy and not familiar with the world.

The war caused the children to lose their relatives and warmth, and she changed from a doctor to an executioner.

My eyes feel wet when I close them, but still very confused when I open them.She seemed to have suddenly lost the courage to do the mission again.

After the violent heavy rain, the cheerful chirping of cicadas began to come from the trees that had fallen out of green leaves.Mixed in with the chirping of cicadas, a small sound of opening the door came - someone was back

Uchiha Itachi stopped leaning against the girl and smoothed the wrinkles on her clothes.

"Hello, Aunt Keiko."

"It's Master Itachi, come in quickly, why are you sitting on the porch? It's true, Koizumi, why don't you entertain the guests..." The conversation stopped abruptly, and Uchiha Keiko immediately noticed that she was leaning on the door frame without saying a word. girl.

"Then Sister Quan, please ask Auntie. I'll go back first. Mother is still waiting for me." When he went out, he looked back and saw Sister Quan still leaning on the door frame, her mind wandering.

After the boy left, Uchiha Keiko stepped forward and touched the girl's forehead. It was not hot, and it didn't look like she had a fever.

This look - it's very similar to Shisui from before, maybe he was stimulated by the mission.

She has experience in this kind of situation, so just divert her attention.

"Xiaoquan, stop sitting and come help me cook."

"Okay." He responded lightly.

The kitchen is fully stocked with ingredients, and because Shisui is coming back soon, there are more ingredients.Uchiha Keiko, who was arranging the refrigerator, didn't hear the other person's movement for a long time, so she couldn't help but turn around and look.

Uchiha Izumi held a knife and stared at the red meat in a daze.She cut very neatly just now, but gradually, when the melted red juice stained her hands, she cut slower and slower.In the end, I no longer had the courage to pick up the knife.

"Go and look at the soup pot. I'll be here." Uchiha Keiko calmly took the knife in her hand.

Gurgling, the steam from the bubbling soup pot rose, blurring her vision.She was in this mist and couldn't find her way out.

"Auntie, why...why didn't you become a ninja?"

Stir the soup pot and add some ingredients to make the color richer.

"Well... there is no way to be a ninja anymore. I was seriously injured during the mission, and my teammates also died in the line of duty, but the mission was completed well."

"Is the mission really more important than human life? Do you have to kill people to do the mission?" She became more and more excited as she asked, and she didn't even notice that the soup splashed on her skin and burned her wrists.

"Come here and wash it, why are you so careless?" Grabbing Uchiha Izumi's hand, Uchiha Keiko washed the burned area under the cool running water.

He grew up so quickly.The children have calluses on their palms.Uchiha Keiko, who put away her emotions, finally understood why the girl was so abnormal.

"The mission is very important, but the lives of our companions are more important." Help the girl push away the loose hair and tie it behind her head, revealing her confused eyes.

"Besides, ninjas cannot avoid killing. We can only buy the safety of the public at the lowest cost. Don't blame yourself and cherish the people around you. They are the reason why you took up arms."

The fog in the girl's eyes slowly dissipated, and she stared at the relatives in front of her seriously. "I am not wrong?"

"That's right, everyone has their own way of ninja. If the way of ninja conflicts, there will be killings. If you want to end such days, let's work together to usher in a longer peace."

"Yeah." She felt that the sky in her heart was no longer so gloomy.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. Let's have barbecue today. I'll take you to meet a senior tomorrow, and you'll understand."

"Who is it?" Following Keiko's thin back, Izumi Uchiha picked up the sliced ​​meat and put it on the table.

"He is a senior who bravely escaped from the darkness and ran towards the light."

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She soon knew who the senior was.

The director of Konoha Orphanage, Yakushi Nonoyu.

He was also her attending physician.Sister Ujimi from the hospital said that she no longer works in the hospital.It turns out that I came here.

"Keiko, we're here again." In the office, a yellow-haired woman wearing a white robe and black-rimmed glasses was smiling.

"Yeah, I'm bringing someone here to help me today. Xiaoquan, come over and say hello."

"Hello, Dean."

"They are all good kids, Kabuto, you can take your sister to help."

The office door closed slowly, blocking out the sounds of conversation.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my aunt look so energetic.

"Please follow me." Following a boy with silver-gray hair, she came to the baby area.

The transparent room is filled with strollers. In the strollers, there are crumpled and malnourished babies in different postures.

Some were chewing on their fists and sleeping soundly.

Some are playing with their feet, swaying around.

Some were clearly larger and were tossing around in the pen.

But more than anything, she was crying.Deafening cries spread around in waves.

"Here, they are all war orphans. Because they are too young, they still need careful care."

"Then what do I need to do?"

"When it's time to breastfeed, just pay attention to see if anyone is sick."

"What if they keep crying?"

The boy looked back at her and pushed up his black-rimmed glasses without lenses, "Don't worry about it."

"You can't help it. They have no parents anymore. There is no point in crying for them."

So she spent the whole afternoon in a hurry, either the milk powder was not mixed evenly or the temperature was too hot.The babies she feeds always drink with frowning eyes when they are hungry.

On the other hand, the boy who brought her here was thin and looked malnourished.But he is much more professional than her when it comes to work.

The milk was dispensed just right and the holding posture was very professional. The children all drank the milk with laughter and went to sleep contentedly.

When she and her aunt bid farewell to the dean and went home, although she was very tired, she did not dare to show it.

She was doing a disservice, and she didn't even complain that she was tired. How could she be so embarrassed?

"how do you feel?"

"I'm coming tomorrow too."

"Do you like taking care of children so much?"

"Yes, children's happiness is very simple, and I want it too." Don't think so much, just stick to the bottom line.

"That's right." After touching the girl's increasingly smooth hair, Uchiha Keiko led her back to the clan.

After staying in the orphanage for three days, she became more and more skilled in taking care of the children. At the same time, she also learned many glorious deeds of the director.

When he was young, he was a member of the special department and made many contributions.But after a mission failed, he decided to retire and worked in the hospital for a period of time.After the Konoha Orphanage was opened, he volunteered to be the director.

As for the boy who was too calm for his age, his name was Yakushi Kabuto, and he was also an orphan from the Third War.

Probably because the last mission was completed very well, their team has been resting during this time.Unlike the other two teammates who had clear training tasks, Sarutobi-sensei only gave her three days off to let her adjust her mentality.

During this time, in addition to going to the orphanage, I also went to Master Biwako to continue studying.Perhaps it was because she had untied the knot in her heart that her medical ninjutsu improved rapidly, and she was highly praised by Master Biwako. He also gave her several thick medical books to study on her own. If she had any questions, she could ask Nonou-senpai or save them. Ask her together.

Both Biwako-sama and Ujimi-sama have been very busy recently, and they seem to be in charge of someone important.She couldn't bear to run to the hospital all the time, so she decided to do some small tasks with her teammates starting tomorrow.

It can be used to catch pets, or it can be used to pull weeds.Sarutobi-sensei seemed to be full of energy, and he took on all the D-level tasks he could get in the name of cultivating teamwork.The three of them were too tired to talk. After completing the task, they didn't even want to count the money. They just wanted to lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade.

It's just that enjoying the cool air is a bit particular.

She lives with Hinata Kiyo, and Sarutobi-sensei lives with Hayata Yu.The two sides are still far away, and you can't hear what is being said on the other side without using ninjutsu.

"Eh-" She couldn't help but poke Hinata next to her with her elbow. "Sarutobi-sensei, are you giving special training to your senior?" It had been like this for several days, but looking at the two people, they didn't seem to talk much.

Hinata Qing, who was leaning against the tree, turned over in dissatisfaction and relaxed his tense muscles. "Call him senior and call me Baiyanlang. Where did I offend you?"

"Aren't you also going to give me a nickname? Tell each other, what's going on between them?" Baji took a bite of the ice cream he just bought. Uchiha Izumi was very curious.

"It's nothing. It's probably because Yu Hayata was too murderous and the teacher didn't think it was appropriate."

It turned out to be the case.

"If... I mean if, what we received that day was the mission of genocide, would you still show mercy?" She once heard that the director of the orphanage, Senior Noonoyu, failed the mission because he spared the only survivor. of.

After hearing his teammates' questions, Hinata Qing felt that he could no longer lie down.I had to sit up and pat my legs. "We are enlisted ninjas, and we will basically never receive such a mission."

"I mean if..."

"Then do it," Hinata Qing glanced indifferently at his teammates holding ice cream, and explained in a leisurely manner, "Things were different back then. There would still be someone to take care of such a small child." They did not kill them all. .

"Well, but who knows when the time comes..." The muttering became smaller and smaller, and Hinata Qing couldn't hear clearly even from the side.

In the distance, teachers and students who had finished their conversation came towards them.Hayata Yu still looked expressionless, but Sarutobi-sensei looked helpless.

After eating the ice cream, Izumi Uchiha collected the trash and prepared to go home and rest.The teacher just said that I won’t take any more missions because there are no D-level missions anymore.

She can finally fight the dark circles under her eyes.