[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

When jumping off the frozen lake, Izumi Uchiha wondered if it would hurt?

If she were a soul, of course she could easily pass through all obstacles.

Pain and coldness are non-existent here.

But when she fell into the lake, she felt herself shivering from the cold, so much that her teeth were chattering, and her nerves began to hurt.

Even my thoughts began to fragment,

There are a lot more weird bits.

On a night shrouded by a blood moon, a pair of lovers embrace each other.

His long brown hair was hanging loose, and behind his back was a knife that had penetrated his chest and was bleeding.

"Izumi, I'm sorry."

"Why are you saying sorry? Please feel at ease...complete your mission."

"Shisui and I have been waiting for you."

The aperture in his sight began to expand, and the fragments crumpled into tiny pieces and sank into the confused sea of ​​consciousness.

"Izumi Uchiha!"

"In..." My throat became dry and hoarse, as if I just got angry after eating too many smoothies in the summer.

"Wake up, teacher, she's awake!"

Then there was a panicked voice, and her sea of ​​consciousness fell into silence again.

The dreamless sleep always wakes up one day.

Her vision and consciousness returned together, and what appeared in front of her was a white and crystal clear field of vision.

Is she still in that weird village?

No, not this time.

On the other side of the mirror was a familiar face to her.

There was only a layer of foggy mirror between her and the real world over there.

She could see the anxiety of the teachers and teammates over there, asking her to move.

Uchiha Izumi took a deep breath with great effort, used all his willpower to drive his sore arms, and touched the mirror in front of him.

Wherever her fingers touched, the mirror melted in circles like pebbles falling into a river. Her vision became clearer and clearer as the water rippled, and the shouts in her ears became clearer and clearer.

"Open!"

"Quick, lift people first!"

"Time is tight, let's help first."

……

Then she was carried out. The moment her strength was about to dissipate, Uchiha raised his eyelids and looked back.

The crescent moon shines on the water, and a crystal coffin is floating on the lake, with golden ripples under the projection of the moonlight.

This is - where she came out?

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"Do you still have any impressions? After falling into the water?"

The fatigue caused by long sleep has not been eliminated. "No," these memories of that ancient village cannot be said.

"Teacher, how long have I... been asleep?"

"Two weeks...Originally we were about to give up." Sarutobi Kino looked at the thin girl wrapped in a quilt in front of him, and felt a little lucky in his heart, "But Hayata insisted on going to the lake every day. The girl also said that the legend People who enter the lake alive may... come up alive."

"Then I...came up lying in that coffin?"

"Well, since Hayata found out the day before yesterday, we have been keeping watch until you woke up."

"I'm sorry...for causing trouble to the team." Uchiha Izumi's voice was still a little weak.

"You kid, this matter is not your fault in the first place. You saved Lin Mumu and this village got a turn for the better."

"Everything is almost done, and it's time for us to leave. But here is your letter from home, which arrived a few days ago, and an emergency recall order."

"Emergency...recall order?" Uchiha Izumi really couldn't believe that something big had happened and she needed to be recalled urgently. Could it be...Shisui or Itachi?

Thinking of that strange episode, Izumi Uchiha's cold sweat broke out again.

"Yes, the specific reason is unclear, but you can't go back with us." The ninjas who were recalled urgently must leave the team early and return to the village as soon as possible. "But... can your current physical condition... be able to hold on?"

"Homicide investigation..." After a cursory glance at the recall order after the fire paint was opened, Uchiha Izumi could no longer sit still, "I will go back as soon as possible."

"Take a rest and leave tonight." Pushing down the disciple who was about to get up in a hurry, Sarutobi Kino disagreed, "I don't know what urgent matter happened, but it has been delayed for so long, it doesn't matter if it is a day later, you I have to return to the village quickly alone, and if something goes wrong with my body, no one will know."

"Okay..." Squeezing the recall order in his hand, Uchiha Izumi lay down and rested obediently.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Kino carefully closed the door.

There are many mysteries about this disciple, but they are not suitable for in-depth study.

Who in this world doesn’t have some secrets?

Uchiha Izumi was resting on the bed with his eyes closed, thinking about the journey back.

It took five days to get here and more than a day to go up the mountain. If she wanted to go back quickly... with her endurance and speed, it would take at least a week.

By then...will things get worse?

The recall order did not specify what the murder was or who was involved.

After thinking about it, Uchiha Izumi got up and read the letter from home carefully in the morning light.

The handwriting is very delicate, and although it is still a little immature, it already has half of the "character" she admires.

It seems that Itachi has been practicing calligraphy.

He also strives to pursue the things she likes.

After reading the somewhat cumbersome letter home word by word, those tiny emotions reflected through the paper, describing the day and night after she left home.

The originally anxious mood was soothed by the gentle brushstrokes, and a slight smile hung on the corner of Uchiha Izumi's mouth.

"Something bad happened at home, you must come back immediately..."

Even he, who had always been calm and composed, felt uneasy. She had to go back as soon as possible.

She calculated the date with her fingers and found that it took a lot of time from the time the letter was sent to her hands, at least a week.

If she spent another week trekking back to the village...and half a month, with the speed at which the police department and the Hokage ANBU handled the matter, she might only be able to see the conclusion.

We must return to the village immediately...

Why not give that method a try.

If successful, she would have more to rely on.

If she failed, she would lose nothing.

It was already dark, so Izumi Uchiha closed the small window and continued to rest in the airtight room.

Only this time, she circulated all the chakra in her body.

The veins were very smooth, and there was no longer any blockage and pain. She even felt that her chakra amount had increased a lot.

In this way, she was [-]% sure.

That technique requires a huge amount of chakra.

It was afternoon when I woke up again, the sun had begun to set low, and the warmth of the snow-covered village was gradually withdrawn.

Opening the door that had been motionless for a long time, I squinted my eyes for a while before gradually adapting to the sunlight.

There was the sound of treading on the snow in the distance.

Two familiar figures were walking hand in hand towards the cabin.

It's Hinata Kiyoshi and Lin Mumu.

Hinata Qing was carrying firewood for the night, and there was a woven garland on the forest wood.

Both of them were smiling, and there was a sense of warmth that no outsider could penetrate.

Unfortunately, they soon discovered Uchiha Izumi standing at the door, and their clasped hands immediately separated.

The inexplicable and unclear sense of harmony also disappeared.

"You're awake..." Hin Xiangqing put down the firewood by the door, while Lin Mumu, who was a few steps behind, said hello to her and went around to the kitchen.

In front of the small hall, there were only two outstanding young men from aristocratic families.

Carrying out tasks allows them to temporarily escape the supervision of their families, but they will have to return one day.

Return to the place that nurtured them and bound them.

"Why should we give her hope?" Uchiha Izumi still spoke. She had been sleeping for a long time. She didn't know that the two of them already had such a relationship. For Lin Mumu, it was unrequited love, but why did Hinata Qing give her hope? response?

Hyuga Kiyoshi, who has always been rational and strong.

"It was...not easy for her, and she didn't have much happy time when she was young."

"So this is sympathy? Sympathy is different from liking." Somehow, from the bottom of her heart, she hated this kind of person who responded out of sympathy.

Hinata Qing looked at her silently for a moment, then turned his eyes to the kitchen behind her where Lin Mumu was, and the cold lines on his face slowly softened.

The aroma of fish and garlic stir-fried slowly spreads.

"No, you got it wrong."

"I responded to her because I was also touched. Although she is young, she is a mature ninja and will not respond out of sympathy... But thank you for the reminder."

Witnessing a girl's secret love being reciprocated, Uchiha Izumi's tense spirit relaxed a little.

"Congratulations, keep working hard."

Throwing aside the burdens and barriers placed on the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Kiyo is indeed a reliable young man.

It's just...it's a long road, and all she can give is blessings.

"Thank you, have a nice journey." Seeing her intention to leave, Hinata Qing patted Uchiha Izumi on the shoulder, "I will tell others."

The boy's final voice disappeared behind the half-open kitchen door.

The sun has already half set,

It's time to go.

She must return to her family immediately.

The difficulty of going down the mountain finally passed. Although the memory was profound, it was really a waste of her efforts to find a small totem in the wilderness.

And this totem is not exposed easily.

The blood dripping from the palm of my hand fell into the soil,

Golden light floated, and familiar totems gradually emerged.

With blood as the medium, blood is naturally needed to awaken.

I just don’t know what the connection is between the senior who drew this pattern and her, and why it was drawn in this place.

Feeling the chakra surge throughout the body, the resonance in the blood becomes stronger and stronger.

Come - take me to the place where I drew the totem.

The bright moon remains,

The people in the grass disappeared together with the strange light.