"I used my powers too much..." I murmured as I leaned against the wall of a dark alley.
A bit of blood trickled from my mouth, but it didn't stop me from smiling.
As I took the Shikigami out of my pocket, I couldn't help but laugh: "Did he think he was the only one planning something?"
The creation of the twin Shikigami was something I developed specifically to deal with Danzo. The moment I revealed that I could control the life and death of my target with just a bit of their blood, I already expected that sooner or later Danzo would come after me.
'It seems he couldn't bear to see me grow anymore and decided to act...' Thinking about this, a rare cold smile curved on my lips.
Given Danzo's persistence, I knew that at some point he might change his target and start aiming for my little sister...
Thinking about this, my expression became colder.
"Cough, cough..."
Coughing up blood, I took a deep breath and grabbed a red nutrient pill. Upon swallowing it, my pale face regained its color. My regeneration accelerated, and I began to recover quickly.
"Very well, it's time for me to go back..." I murmured. Soon I was jumping from rooftop to rooftop towards my clan.
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At home, sitting on the bed after taking a bath and having lunch... I held a Shikigami while injecting my thoughts into it before going to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up and, seconds later, the book appeared and opened.
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"All this?" I was incredulous.
But then I thought of something: 'Is it because of Danzo?'
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I also believed that a good part of it was still because of Kumo. Yesterday, she was happier than usual when we went to train at the dojo, especially when she felt the sensation of growing again while training. She particularly liked using the Asauchi, but strangely, she used it as if it were a large brush, drawing in the air with the sword.
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On the way to school, Kumo said quietly on a more deserted street: "Big Brother, after school, can you come home earlier and give me some tips about the Asauchi?"
The moment I heard her question, I thought of Hinata, but since I have been training with her these past few days and can create clones to train with her, I agreed: "Of course, it will be a pleasure to help you."
I ruffled her hair. Although she pouted and said I would mess up her hair, Kumo did not try to avoid my hand.
"Alright, I'll stop." I said with a smile.
Puffing her cheeks even more, she soon laughed a little, saying: "Thank you for accepting, Big Brother~"
"Uh-huh." I nodded.
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At school, in the classroom, Aizen, as usual, was sitting in the second row at the front, with Hinata sitting to his right and Ino to his left.
Hinata looked at Aizen and thought to herself, blushing a little: 'As I imagined... Aizen changed a bit, he seems to have gotten a little taller and... cooler, kyahh!'
The more she looked at him, the more Hinata blushed, to the point of hiding her face, laying her head in her hands on the desk.
Ino saw Hinata's strange reaction, looked at Aizen, and when her eyes met his, seeing him smile that sweet and charming smile, her heart raced quickly, making her blush. But she was bold enough to keep looking at his face.
"Ino, how is your training going?" Aizen asked with a gentle smile.
His question caught her a little by surprise.
For a moment, she didn't know how to respond. Had she done any training? She was confused, began to think, and, like a click, remembered.
"Oh, yes, I did, I think?" she said somewhat confused, then added with a touch of embarrassment, "I mean, I followed the training you suggested. I believe... I must have gotten stronger."
"That's good." Aizen reached out toward her beautiful blonde hair, and when he saw her close her eyes and tremble a little, he let out a low chuckle and patted her head, saying, "Let me see your progress later, okay?"
Nodding her head, she felt as if she had returned to the time when she was just a little six-year-old girl in front of him, feeling unnecessarily nervous, becoming insanely happy with a simple touch on her head.
She wanted to reprimand herself for being so childish. After all, for her, who was about to graduate and become a genin, it was practically as if she was becoming an adult. But why does she always, always have to act like a shy little girl in front of him?
Ahhh, she wanted to hit herself for being so cowardly. This way, she would lose to Hinata and Sakura!
'Ino, you can do it!' She said to herself in the third person in her mind, trying to motivate herself.
Gently placing her trembling hand on Aizen's hand, she tried to smile a little as she said, "Aizen, what..."
Before she could finish what she was going to say, Iruka entered the classroom: "Okay, everyone in your seats and be quiet!"
"What is it?" Aizen asked her.
Losing the courage she had gathered, Ino sighed and said quietly, "I'll tell you later."
"Okay." Aizen agreed with a gentle smile.
"Before we start the lessons," Iruka said seriously, "be careful on your way home, and if possible, don't stay out too late."
'Did something happen that I don't know about?' Aizen thought with doubt.
"This isn't normal coming from you, Professor Iruka." Shikamaru asked in a lazy tone, "Something is happening in the village, that's why you're saying this, right?"
When Shikamaru raised this question, the atmosphere in the room became heavier and several students started whispering to each other, while many became scared of a possible threat.
"Shikamaru..." Iruka sighed. "Yes, something happened, but so far, it's not very serious. However, take my warning seriously until I say otherwise, understood?"
"Yes..." A disheartened chorus echoed from the class.
Iruka felt helpless in this situation. As much as he wanted to do something, it seemed to be beyond his reach.
'Is it because of that?' Aizen wondered, seriously doubting if it was what he thought it was. 'But isn't it too early to have yielded results?'
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