Chapter 194: 187. Springtime of Love
A/N:- This chapter was a new experinece for me as this is my first time writing this type of chapter. I have neglected his family for a long time. Some new family interactions will appear in the future. Also, please write your feedback on this chapter. There is always a room for improvement. :)
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Mei follows Izuna to the Uchiha compounds.
Izuna enters his house.
"Onii-san… you are back."
Ayaka runs towards him and hugs him. Izuna pats her head.
"Mom… Dad."
He calls his father and mother.
Aiko and Akira walk out of a room and stand in front of him.
"What's the matter Izuna?"
Aiko questions him.
'Mother… remember the girl I talked about."
Aiko nods her head.
"Yes… you told us about the girl from Kirigakure. Her name was Mei, right?"
"Yes." Izuna nods his head.
"So… what's the matter?"
Aiko curiously stares at Izuna.
"Well… she is in Konoha right now or to be exact, she is in front of our house," Izuna informs them.
"WHAT!… what are you waiting for? Bring her inside." Akira pushes him out of the house.
"…"
"I would also like to see the girl our Izuna is chasing after."
Aiko has a smile on her face.
'That smile…'
Gulp…
Izuna gulps his saliva as he walks out.
'What is going in Mother's head? The thought process of a woman is a mystery to me.'
Izuna shakes his head and signals Mei.
"Come in… Mother wants to meet with you."
Mei nods her head and enters the house.
Akira and Aiko eagerly wait for her.
"Finally… our Izuna is showing some interest in a girl." Akira crosses his arms in front of his chest.
"Yes… I am worried about Izuna's future. This boy… he had no interest in anything besides training. I am proud of his achievements as one of the strongest Ninja of the shinobi world, but deep down I am concerned for his well-being. Now my only wish is for Izuna to marry a girl and settle with a family. He is already 20 years old."
Ayaka shakes her head.
"Mother… she is here."
Izuna and Mei enter the house. Mei has a worried expression on her face as she whispers to Izuna.
"Will they accept this? Bloodlines are an integral part of a clan, even more so for a distinct clan like Uchiha."
Izuna shakes his head as he convinces her.
"Our relationship may bother others, but my parents are different. Besides, if anyone has any problem, we can always sit and have a pleasant chat over tea."
He smiles at her.
Huhu…
Mei chuckles as she calms down.
"I am not nervous anymore. You always have a way with your words. I wonder where you learned such things."
"Well… I was a natural-born smooth talker." Izuna scratches his head.
"…"
They enter the meeting room as Aiko and Akira are sitting around a table.
Both of them raise their head as their eyes meet with Mei.
"Ara… what a cute girl?" Aiko inspects Mei.
"… he is my son after all." Akira nods his head.
"Oooh!… a new Onee-san." Ayaka curiously stares at Mei.
"Go… introduce yourself." Izuna pushes Mei slightly as he lifts Ayaka upon his shoulder.
"I… I am Mei Terumi. I am a member of the Terumi Clan from Kirigakure. It is nice to meet you… Mr. and Ms. Uchiha." Mei introduces herself with a flustered expression.
"Ara… don't be so nervous." Aiko stands up and walks up to Mei.
"You are the girl our Izuna gave his heart to and…"
Aiko circles around Mei.
"…. I have to say he has made the best decision ever." Aiko nods her head.
"Good job… son." Akira gives a thumb up to Izuna.
"…"
'Was he always this active?' Izuna stares at his father.
"Come… come… why don't you sit with us and talk about yourself?" Aiko pulls Mei away.
Hmm…
Akira curiously stares at Mei as he ponders.
"Why does it feel like… I have seen her somewhere?"
Mei sits beside Aiko as she talks with them. Izuna sits with Ayaka.
"Ne… Ne… Onii-san, who is that pretty Onee-san?"
Ayaka tugs his sleeves.
"She is…"
Izuna closes his eyes as he reminisces his past.
'The past is nothing but distant memories. I am no longer the medical student Rudra I used to be… now I am Izuna Uchiha, the Genius of the Uchiha clan.'
Izuna shakes his head as the memories of his previous life fade even more.
"Onii-san… Onii-san…" Ayaka shakes him.
"Oh… Ayaka… where were we? Ah yes… yes…"
Izuna gets out of his thoughts as he gently pats her head and replies.
"She is the girl I fell in love with."
"Mei-chan, is it? Tell me more about yourself, Mei. Your hobbies… your likes… your dislikes and how you came to fall in love with this dense son of ours." Aiko curiously inquires.
"Well…" Mei turns towards Izuna, who nods his head.
"As I told earlier… I am a member of the Terumi clan of Kirigakure…"
"Terumi clan… I remembered… Terumi clan members specialize in Lava Release Kekkei Genkai. I fought against them during the Second Shinobi War."
Akira freshens up his memories of the past war.
"She is not an ordinary member of the Terumi clan. She is the princess of Terumi Clan." Izuna reveals to his parents.
"What?… She is the princess of the Terumi clan." Akira and Aiko's eyes widen as they stare at Mei.
"Wait, a sec… If I remembered correctly…"
Akira takes out a small book from his pocket and skims through it.
"Recently, Kirigakure had a new Kage from the Terumi clan. It is a female Kage."
Akira skims through more pages as he stops at a certain page. A picture of Mei in her Kage outfit is imprinted on the page.
"Got it."
Akira lifts his head as matches the picture.
"This is…"
His eyes widen even further.
"What's the matter, dear?"
Aiko tugs Akira's sleeves. Akira silently passes the book to Aiko as he mutters.
"This is the most recent issue of Bingo Book."
Aiko stares at the picture and identifies Mei.
"Oh! look it is Mei-chan." She reads the details of Mei written in the book.
[Name: Mei Terumi
Age: 23 years old
Affiliation: Kirigakure
Ninja Rank: S-Rank
Info: Mei Terumi is a fearsome kunoichi of Kirigakure. She is a proficient user of Lava Release and Boil Release. During the recent Kiri Civil war, she led the revolution against the rule of the Noble clan and dethroned their dominance, thus bringing an end to the age of 'Bloody Mist'. After the civil war, Mei Terumi took on the mantle of a Kage and became the first-ever Female Kage or to be precise the Fifth Mizukage of the Kirigakure.]
Aiko finishes reading the information in Bingo Book as her expression also changes.
She silently stands up and walks up to Izuna and grabs his ear and chides him furiously.
"What's going on? Why didn't you tell us earlier? She is a Kage… a respected and renowned shinobi and a guest of our Village."
"Ouch… ouch… that hurts Mom."
Izuna is surprised to see the violent side of his mother.
'Looks like I have neglected my family in pursuit of power. I never got to see this side of my mother. I have to spend more time with them in the future.'
"Mom… I wanted to surprise you. So, I disclosed nothing." Izuna replies helplessly.
"Fine…"
Aiko releases him and turns towards Mei.
"We are sorry for troubling you… Mizukage-sama." She bows in front of Mei.
"No… no… please don't." Mei hurriedly stops her.
"But… you are the Mizukage. You are a leader of a village." Akira shakes his head.
"Please don't. I came here to meet you… not as the Mizukage, but as a girl who fell in love with your only son."
Mei smiles at Aiko and Akira as a gentle breeze flows through the window and flutters her hair.
Akira and Aiko calm down.
Haah…
Izuna takes a deep breath.
'It worked. Another of my underrated jutsu Wind Style: Gentle Breeze-No-jutsu."
"Can I call you mother?" Mei hesitatingly asks Aiko as she bit her lower lip.
"My mother died when I was a child… so I never had a chance to experience mother's love. Father took care of everything for me." A teardrop flows through her eyes as the memories of her mother come flooding.
"Of course, you are going to be our daughter. So, call me mother from now on." Aiko hugs Mei and comforts her.
Akira stands up and walks up to Izuna and pats his shoulder.
"Son… you have made me proud today. You even stole the heart of Mizukage. You are my son, after all. Haha…"
Akira laughs loudly.
"…"
"You two… what are you dawdling there for? Come and help me with the work. Tonight is going to be a feast." Aiko chides them.
"Also… don't forget to invite other members of our family." Aiko adopts a serious expression as a figure of Onii appears behind her.
"YES, MAM."
Izuna and Akira nod their head.
"I will invite Uncle Yagami and Uncle Fugaku."
Izuna flickers out of the house. He turns around and stares at his house.
'Looks like a new chapter has begun in my life.'
"This springtime the love has finally blossomed."
A voice falls in his ears. He turns around and notices a middle-man selling movie tickets.
"Grab this last ticket while you have the chance. The movie featuring Princess Gale is about to premiere tonight."
Haah…
Izuna shakes his head and disappears from the place.
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Chapter 195: 188. No Escape
Somewhere at the outskirts of the Land of Ancestors,
"Orochimaru… you are a wanted criminal. A rogue ninja from Konoha. Tell me… why shouldn't I capture you and hand you over to Konoha."
A masked figure in red clothes faces Orochimaru.
"Now… now. Both of us have the same goal. You want to plunder all of Konoha's resources, whereas I want to destroy Konoha."
Slick…
Orochimaru licks his lips as he stares at the figure.
"Orochimaru… We had signed a peace treaty with Konoha. Stop festering baseless assumptions of your own." The masked figure rebukes Orochimaru.
"Hoh… No wonder, Sasori calls you two-face. If I want to destroy Konoha… I can ally with any other nation. But I choose to talk to you for a reason."
Orochimaru takes out a scroll and throws it towards the masked figure.
Whoosh…
The masked figure catches the scroll and reads its content.
A frown appears on his face as he holds the scroll tightly.
"Orochimaru… you are also aware of the fact that Konoha has many formidable ninjas protecting it…" The masked man remarks.
"… the third Hokage is a formidable shinobi of his time. Then your former team members, the Fifth Hokage and the Jiraiya of the Sannin. Don't even forget about the White Fang.
These are just the shinobis of the past generation. I have yet to factor the shinobis of the current generation."
The masked figure slowly walks up to Orochimaru.
"… the Copy Ninja 'Kakashi', the Teleporter 'Shisui Uchiha', Itachi Uchiha of the Sharingan and the most troublesome of them all, The Silent Shinigami 'Izuna Uchiha'. Tell me, Orochimaru… how you plan to deal with them?"
The masked figure stands in front of Orochimaru as their eyes confront each other.
"So… you don't mind joining the fray." Orochimaru has a sly expression on his face.
'Agree to him.'
Another figure beside the masked man whispers in his ear.
"Very well." The masked man nods his head.
Whoosh… whoosh…
The red-clothed figure disappears with his men.
Haha…
Orochimaru licks his lips and flickers away.
Inside a hidden underground cave,
"I have done what you asked me."
Orochimaru speaks to a figure cloaked in black garments.
"I will give you the rest of the research information after you fulfill your end of the deal."
"Very well. Remember this, if I find anything missing then you won't find a hole to hide."
The figure threatens him.
"Just bring me the body of Izuna Uchiha and I will give you all the information you need. Slick…"
Orochimaru licks his lips.
'Soon… my dream to possess a perfect body will be complete.'
"Remember your end of the bargain."
Whoosh…
The black figure disappears from the cavern as his words echoes
Haha…
"Finally, I will have my revenge. That old geezer Hiruzen, I will make him regret his decision."
Whoosh…
Orochimaru disappears from the cavern.
Inside an underground laboratory,
Whoosh…
Orochimaru appears in the middle of the room.
"Orochimaru-Sama, you are back."
A spectacled figure picks up a scroll and passes it to him.
"Kabuto! get ready for the infiltration. You know what to do."
"Yes… Orochimaru-sama." Kabuto adjusts his spectacles.
"How are the new test subjects faring?"
"The battle royale just ended. The results are out."
Kabuto points towards the underground arena.
Hmm…
Orochimaru notices five-exhausted figures lying on the floor of the arena.
Slick…
"They might serve as my new replacement. Let me taste their chakra. Slick…"
Whoosh…
Orochimaru turns into a snake and slithers towards the arena.
Aaah…. Aaah…
Cries of pain and agony echo through the arena as Kabuto turns his head and readjusts his spectacles.
"I believe Orochimaru-sama would be able to complete this venture successfully."
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Across the streets of Konoha,
"This is the place. I am sure you will love the taste of Ichiraku-ramen."
Izuna brings Mei to Ichiraku Ramen.
"Yes… Ichiraku Ramen is the best ramen I ever ate. Dattebyo!"
Naruto raises his fists in the air.
"But isn't it the only ramen you ever eat?"
Sasuke calmly replies.
"Damnit Sasuke. You?" Naruto balls his fist and turns towards Sasuke.
"Onii-san… this smell… it's so good."
Ayaka smells the aroma wafting in the air.
"It smells really good." Mei nods her head.
"Ojou-san… my ramen is prepared with the best ingredients available around here." Teuchi picks up a silk-like strand of noodle as he soaks it in broth.
"Then I can't wait to taste it." Mei takes a seat.
Izuna sits beside her and places his order.
"An extra bowl of Miso Ramen with Menma toppings."
"I will take the same as him." Mei also places her order.
"Aye! Coming right up."
Teuchi prepares the ramen.
"Aah! it was so tiring, Shizune." An exhausted Tsunade walks through the streets as Shizune supports her.
"Tsunade-sama, please drink less sake next time." Shizune rebukes Tsunade.
Growl…
Tsunade's stomach rumbles.
"I am hungry."
Growl…
Shizune's stomach also growls loudly.
"Let's… let's grab something for breakfast."
Uhum…
"This aroma… it's so good."
Tsunade smells the aroma of ramen wafting out of the Ichiraku ramen.
"It's decided then… let's eat Ramen for breakfast."
Tsunade drags Shizune along with her.
"But… but… Tsunade-sama… Ramen is not good for breakfast." Shizune resists.
"It's fine. Don't mind the minor details."
Both of them approach the Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto notices Tsunade walking towards them.
"Granny… you are also here for breakfast. Slurp…"
He slurps his ramen as he asks her.
Bonk…
"Don't call me that… Naruto." Tsunade bonks his head as she notices Izuna and the rest of the group.
Hmm…
Her eyes meet with Mei as she curiously inspects the latter.
"I have to say the new Mizukage is quite the beauty."
Tsunade sits beside Mei as she orders her ramen.
"It is my pleasure to meet with the legendary Sannin of the shinobi world."
Tsunade and Mei exchange pleasantries as Izuna finishes his Ramen.
"That was good. Ichiraku Ramen is just so good… I can't get enough of it."
"Yes… it is the best. Dattebyo!" Naruto gulps down three bowls of ramen.
"…"
"Oye Izuna!"
A giant hand falls on Izuna's shoulder.
"So, the pervert Sannin is also back to the village," Izuna replies without turning back.
"I have to talk about something." Jiraiya clears his throat as he signals Izuna.
Izuna notices the serious expression of Jiraiya and nods his head.
"Well, ladies… you can have your chat while I attend to this pervert." Izuna stands up and follows Jiraiya.
"Oye! Don't spoil my image in front of ladies?" Jiraiya retorts.
Jiraiya and Izuna walk towards an alley as Izuna rests against a wall as he listens to Jiraiya.
"So… what do you want to talk about? Seeing your serious expression, I can deduce it must be something really important."
"Yes, it is." Jiraiya has a grim expression.
"After our last meeting in the Land of Waterfall, I tracked down the traces of Orochimaru…."
Izuna nods his head as Jiraiya continues.
"While looking for the tracks of Orochimaru, I came across a very strange man."
Jiraiya recounts the incident.
"The man had a facial tattoo with a strange numerical. He wore a black hooded cloak with silver-colored lining fastened to his right shoulder with a metal pin."
Jiraiya takes out a scroll and draws the appearance of the man from his memories.
'This is…'
Izuna's eyes widen as he recognizes the image.
'This is the appearance of an Inner Kara member.'
"This man was lurking around the Orochimaru's lair. So, I thought of incapacitating him and interrogating him about the whereabouts of Orochimaru.
I tried to sneak up on him, but he noticed my presence. Both of us engaged in a fight. He was more than my match."
Jiraiya scratches his forehead as he remarks.
"That man was a monster. He could be compared to the likes of you. He easily overpowered all of my ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu skills.
Left with no choice, I tried to use Senjutsu, but he made some weird hand signs and punched me. After that…"
Hmm…
Izuna nods his head as he is lost in his thoughts.
'Kara seems to be more active than usual. Looks like something has made them hasten up their plans. Pride and Wrath are secretly terminating the sleeper agents of Kara. Maybe my intervention has forced their hand.'
"… that punch drained my entire chakra, and I lost my conscious."
Jiraiya recounts the entire incident to Izuna and turns towards him.
"I have never heard or met such a powerful person before. If Orochimaru were to ally with such people… then I can't even imagine what kind of catastrophe he will lie on Konoha."
"Jiraiya… he could be a member of the Akatsuki. Orochimaru was a former member of Akatsuki, after all. He might still have some dealings with the group." Izuna tries to divert Jiraiya's attention.
'Kara is too dangerous for the like of current Jiraiya. He will face certain death if he fought against any inner Kara member. I won't be able to face Tsunade if he died because of my carelessness.'
"Oi… are you listening?"
Jiraiya shakes him.
"Yes… you should thank me. I saved your life inadvertently."
Izuna stops Jiraiya.
"What? How? That man, he did nothing to me."
"Oh! Are you sure about that?"
Izuna has a smile on his face.
"Mind taking out the scroll which I gave you."
"Well… If you say so."
Jiraiya takes out the scroll from his pocket and inspects it.
"Here it is. What's the matter?"
Swish… swish…
Izuna makes some hand signs and infuses some chakra in the scroll.
Whoosh…
The scroll shines brightly and a Fuinjutsu formula appears on it.
"I planted a fuinjutsu formula with my Amaterasu programmed in it. I set it to go off the instant it detects a life-threatening danger to your life."
"What?"
Jiraiya's eyes widen in surprise as he examines the scroll.
"I believe you, boy."
Jiraiya recognizes the Fuinjutsu formula.
"I owe you one for saving my life."
"Hoh!… you spoke too early. I haven't forgiven you for ruining my reputation through your novel."
Izuna cracks his knuckles as he turns to Jiraiya.
"It's time for payback."
"Wait… wait… we can talk this out." Jiraiya panics as he tries to flee.
"No… there is no escape."
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