章 2: Chapter 2: Izumi's Decision
'I'm going to die here,' that was the only thought I could think of after I had half understood where I was.
The situation, where lives were steadily decreasing and only the cries of the survivors echoed, was getting to me. The fact that I was a baby didn't make it any better, as I couldn't move away from my crib.
I closed my eyes and my body began to twitch. As I pondered in my mind how to survive this dilemma, someone suddenly picked me up.
'Hmm, what's going on here?', I panicked until I heard a gentle voice that surprisingly calmed me down.
"Everything is going to be okay, I'm here with you and I will protect you." At these words, I opened my eyes and saw the person who had picked me up.
A little girl with long brown hair tied up in a ponytail, black eyes with a mole under her right eye. She wore a long-sleeved purple shirt and baggy blue pants. Due to her remaining baby fat, she was probably a child around 3-4 years old. The child who smiled at me was all in all a cute girl.
'But who is she? She looks surprisingly familiar to me... Ah, wait! I remember now!"
I opened my eyes due to realization. 'She didn't appear often in the series, but she's undoubtedly one of the characters that I could never forget, with her hearbreaking story: Izumi Uchiha!!!'
As I continued my thoughts, Izumi spoke to me: "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. I'll take you to safety, okay?"
'What a nice girl', I thought. She must have thought she had scared me, so she spoke to me again. As in the series, she was known for being a kind and caring girl. Because of this fact, I was able to relax and unconsciously nodded my head.
At this action, her expression brightened, and her smile became wider. "Wow... did you just understand me and answer me?!"
She brought me close to her face, as if inspecting me.
At that moment, I knew I f*cked up and made a mistake. To escape this situation, I had only one option.
"Ba bu," I put aside my pride and made baby noises and tilted my head.
'Kuuuh!!! What a shame. As an adult, I have to act like a baby, KILLL ME... ah wait I already died once'
Consumed by my inner shame, my face turned red, but fortunately, I was able to outsmart her.
"Hmm... did I just imagine that?", she wondered, feeling a bit sad but quickly regained her composure.
'I'm sorry, forgive me, that I had to trick such a little innocent girl', I apologized in my head as it broke my heart.
"Little one, we have to go, it's not safe here!" With these words, she gently lifted me up and started running.
Looking up at her from below, I noticed her determined expression as she tried to bring us to safety. Grateful for her help, I suddenly felt an unexplainable fatigue. Even though the danger was not yet eliminated, I had a feeling that everything would be okay. As long as I was with Izumi, I would survive this tragedy.
Filled with these thoughts, I instinctively moved closer to Izumi's body so I could feel her warmth and fell asleep with a satisfied expression.
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Izumi POV
Izumi moved towards the huge mountain range of Konohagakure, the Hokage Rock, where all the glorious Hokages since the foundation of Konoha were carved in stone. Ironically, exactly behind these statues, in the mountain, were the security bunkers. The interior of the faces is used for protection. She moved with many detours and did not go directly to the mountain. Since a large part of the city had been destroyed and damaged by the Nine-Tailed Fox's attack, it was not safe to go through the ruins.
As she steadily approached her goal, she glanced at the baby she was holding. The child had fallen asleep in her arms. The innocent look on the baby's face as it slept melted Izumi's heart and brought a smile to her face.
She resisted the temptation to wake him up and decided to tease him a little, tapping his cheeks. "You little rascal, how can you sleep so carelessly in this situation?"
The little one felt her touch and frowned a little until he recovered.
She giggled at this sight, realizing that his presence had completely calmed her down.
Her expression quickly changed again as she remembered how she found this child. It was in a house that could no longer be called a house. The right side of the house was completely destroyed as if something had eaten it along with its occupants. The only thing that remained was fortunately the baby's room, which was on the left side. There was no trace of his parents; they were probably hit by the attack.
When she entered the room, she only saw a frightened child. It had its eyes closed and was moving around frantically, trying to escape in its own way.
"He's like me, he also lost his family... no, it's probably worse for him since he doesn't have any family left."
She hid her tears, ran to him, picked him up, and tried to calm him down. Surprisingly, it worked right away, and the little one seemed a bit different from the other babies she had played with. The child seemed to understand her.
"What a special child", she murmured to herself.
As she looked at his little chubby face, she got the feeling that there was more to this encounter than meets the eye.
"Maybe this child is the one to protect, as Papa told me," playing with these thoughts, Izumi made a decision.
"Yosh, I have decided, I will protect this child. If he really is alone, I will raise him," although these words usually don't come from a 4-year-old girl, they were a promise to oneself which carried an appropriate weight.
*Swish*
While she continued moving, she suddenly felt noises above her. Tensed, she reached for her father's Kunai and positioned the child in her arms so that he wouldn't fall.
However, she relaxed and calmed her clenched fist.
The people who appeared were ninjas from Konoha, that calmed her down and she went to them.
"Mira-san, I have found two survivors", the male person said to the female person.
The woman ran over, knelt down and gently grabbed Izumi by the shoulders.
"You've done a good job so far surviving. Now you are safe", she was told the same words Izumi had told the little one.
Izumi is an Uchiha, one of the great clans in Konoha and the child of a ninja, but it doesn't change the fact that she is still a 4-year-old who has just been through hell. Therefore, she is relieved to have found other people.
"Follow us, we'll take you to the bunker."
With the help of the two Shinobi, they made faster and safer progress.
During the escort, the two ninjas began talking to each other to calm the children down and find out how they had survived and if they had seen other people.
They were shocked and bit their lips in frustration when they heard what had happened to little Izumi and they respected Izumi for saving a life in that situation.
Shortly after, they arrived safely at the bunker, and the two ninjas said goodbye.
Izumi went to her assigned spot and waited with the baby for the tragedy to end soon.
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