Naruto: Offend Entire Shinobi World By Strengthening Bonds

Chapter 5: Little Green Plum—Uchiha Izumi

Uchiha Izumi—a girl who truly lived up to her name.

She had a gentle personality like the spring breeze, a voice as soft as flowing water, long black hair, and a teardrop mole at the lower right corner of her eye.

Someday, she would undoubtedly grow into a rare traditional beauty.

She was also Shimura Gengetsu's childhood friend, whom he had met just last year.

Gengetsu had witnessed the Nine-Tails Rebellion with his own eyes.

The giant fox, towering like a mountain, had rampaged outside the village, leaving devastation in its wake.

At that time, Gengetsu had been escorted to an underground shelter by several guards.

It was there that he encountered a panicked Uchiha Izumi, fleeing in distress.

Naturally, he had taken the opportunity to stop the fleeing little loli.

Originally, Gengetsu only had Wind and a hidden Yang attribute.

His current Fire attribute was acquired from Uchiha Izumi.

"Gengetsu."

Uchiha Izumi pouted slightly, her cheeks flushing with frustration.

"What were you so busy with over the holiday? Why didn't you come to see me?"

Gengetsu sighed dramatically.

"I was training hard, Izumi." He deliberately acted weary before glancing at the boy who had just walked in with her.

"After all, there's a genius like Uchiha Itachi in my class. I have to work hard so I don't bring shame to the Shimura family."

The one who had entered alongside Uchiha Izumi was none other than Uchiha Itachi—the ultimate filial son of the ninja world.

There were many orphans in the ninja world, but only Itachi had managed to make himself an orphan.

One had to respect that level of commitment.

"You're also a genius, Gengetsu!" Izumi quickly encouraged him, not wanting her friend to feel overshadowed.

She wasn't wrong.

Before Itachi unlock his Sharingan, Gengetsu was arguably stronger than him.

But once those crimson eyes awakened, Itachi's growth became completely unfair, skyrocketing to Kage-level within a few years.

Uchiha Itachi frowned slightly.

He could sense it.

Shimura Gengetsu was hostile toward him.

Hostility toward the Uchiha clan had become increasingly common, especially after the Nine-Tails incident.

Many villagers had seen the Sharingan's tomoe reflected in the beast's red pupils, fueling resentment.

But Gengetsu's hostility wasn't directed at the Uchiha clan as a whole—just at him.

If Gengetsu truly hated the Uchiha, he wouldn't be so close to Uchiha Izumi.

"Your strength is not inferior to mine, Shimura-classmate," Itachi said politely.

"We should both continue working hard and contribute to the village as soon as possible."

With that, he turned and walked to his seat.

Gengetsu watched him go, expression unreadable.

Was that the real Itachi, or just a Shadow Clone?

He felt an urge to test it out.

"Gengetsu, what are you staring at?" Izumi asked curiously.

"Nothing." Gengetsu snapped out of his thoughts and smiled at her.

"I wasn't able to see you last weekend. How about we go fishing together next week?"

Izumi's eyes lit up with excitement, her earlier frustration forgotten instantly.

"Really? Where should we go? How about the river in Training Ground 35? The scenery there is beautiful!"

Gengetsu chuckled.

"I'll go wherever you want."

Although Danzo didn't approve of Gengetsu's friendship with Uchiha Izumi—and they had argued about it—Gengetsu had insisted on keeping their bond.

In the end, Danzo had reluctantly backed down, choosing not to take any extreme measures.

Perhaps, in his eyes, a marginal Uchiha like Izumi wasn't worth the effort—her existence wouldn't affect the bigger picture.

However, Danzo never stopped drilling into Gengetsu's mind the idea that "Uchiha are inherently evil."

Frankly, Gengetsu was getting sick of it.

Before long, the bell rang, signaling the start of class.

Their homeroom teacher, Kazama Shuichi, strode in.

"Class, today we'll be learning shuriken throwing techniques..."

Kazama quickly got straight to the lesson, skipping any unnecessary speeches.

Unlike the propaganda-heavy curriculum of future years, the current ninja academy was focused purely on combat training.

Although large-scale battles had ended with Minato's rise as Hokage in Year 50, conflicts still persisted.

Aside from Sunagakure, which had surrendered completely, the other ninja villages continued small-scale skirmishes, keeping Konoha in a wartime mindset.

As a result, these students were seen as future military assets, leaving no time for pointless lectures—their teachers prioritized practical training.

Kazama demonstrated various shuriken trajectories on the blackboard, explaining different throwing techniques.

After the theoretical lesson ended, they moved on to hands-on practice at the training grounds.

There weren't enough targets for every student, so they were divided into pairs.

Naturally, Gengetsu partnered with Izumi.

Itachi, meanwhile, was paired with some random background extra.

He casually picked up three shuriken and threw them.

Clang!

The blades ricocheted mid-air, changing angles—before landing perfectly on the bullseye.

The class erupted in amazement.

"Whoa! He hit all three!"

"As expected of an Uchiha—so strong!"

"Itachi is so cool! If I had to choose between him and Gengetsu, I don't know who I'd pick!"

"Pick you? You've been eating too much candy lately. Someone wakes him up from his delusions."

"..."

Izumi ignored the noisy classmates, focusing on her own practice.

Although she didn't use flashy techniques like Itachi, she still hit the red center circle every time.

"Very nice, Izumi." Gengetsu praised her genuinely.

The little loli beamed with pride and stepped back.

"Now it's your turn, Gengetsu. You're even better than me!"

"Of course. Watch carefully." Gengetsu smirked as he reached into his ninja pouch.

Even Kazama Shuichi turned his attention toward him.

Both Gengetsu and Itachi were the top talents in the class, hailing from prestigious families.

Itachi had just proven his skill.

Now, it was Gengetsu's turn.

BOOM!

A sudden explosion rocked the training ground.

The students jumped in shock as several targets were blown to pieces.

Kazama Shuichi's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Gengetsu… why did your shuriken have an explosive tag attached?!"

Gengetsu looked completely unfazed.

"Margin for error. If I miss the target, the explosion still gets the job done."

"So… did I hit the target or not?"

Kazama Shuichi: "....."

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