Naruto: First Love

Chapter 288 Life
It wasn't until she actually went on a mission with Itachi that she realized just how genius the so-called genius Uchiha really was.

Generally speaking, as long as Itachi is there, they can always complete the mission ahead of schedule with half the effort.

"I have completed the missions very well recently. The Sandaime praised me highly. Finally, I received a C-level mission." Mizunotsuki said in surprise while holding the mission introduction.

"Teacher Mizunoe, what is the C-level mission this time?" Tianma was the most excited.

Xinzi stood by with a smile, "Tianma, we finally got a C-rank mission, don't let Itachi steal the show, after all, you are the oldest in our group."

Itachi stood quietly aside without saying anything. This was his character, taciturn, and everyone in Mizunotsuki's class knew it.

"Hmph, Xinzi, don't think that he is the only genius. I heard that there are people who graduated at the age of 5." Tianma was very unconvinced, and looked the same as Naruto in the future.

However, Sasuke will have a quarrel with Naruto, but Itachi will not.

Koko knew that the one who graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of 5 and was promoted to Chunin at the age of 6 was Hatake Kakashi, who now possessed the Sharingan.

Even though Itachi would become a Chunin at the age of 10, join the Anbu at the age of 11, and destroy his entire clan at the age of 13, and his abilities would surpass those of Hatake Kakashi in the future, Kokoro still didn't quite believe it.

He opened his eyes at the age of 8, and is now 7 years old. Does that mean that the Mizunotsuki class can only live for one year?
"Okay, this time the mission is to escort the caravan to the Kingdom of Rivers. The journey is long, so be prepared and gather at the village entrance at three o'clock in the afternoon." Mizunotsuki interrupted them with a smile and announced the mission objective.

Escorting a caravan...is not a very difficult task, and it is not the first time they have received such a task.

However, after actually starting the mission, they realized that they were too naive.

The pattern on the forehead guard of the attacking ninja was very strange, and it was not what we learned in school. Facing the enemy, the calmest one was Itachi, followed by Mizunoe Sensei.

She was frightened but also amazed.

Aunt Yexue said that Itachi, at the age of seven, could think like a Hokage, and it seems to be true.

There were six ninjas in total, all of them were quite powerful. Two of them surrounded Mizunotsuki Sensei, one went to deal with the rest of the caravan, and the other three each took one.

Xinzi was a little scared. This was the first time she fought with an enemy who wanted to kill her. It was very dangerous. When she wasn't paying attention, the opponent's kunai grazed her shoulder and blood immediately flowed.

She thought, if she hadn't trained with Aunt Yexue before, and Aunt Yexue transformed into an enemy and attacked her, she would have been dead long ago.

Teacher Mizunotsuki faced the siege of the two strongest ninjas with ease, and even blocked the ninja who was about to attack the caravan.

Tianma's condition was slightly better than hers, at least he didn't seem to have any external injuries.

As for Itachi, he had already skillfully dealt with his opponent and was about to go help Mizunoe-sensei.

He is indeed a genius of the Uchiha clan, who has fought in the battlefield and experienced the Third Ninja World War.

Xinzi exclaimed in admiration, dodged the opponent's attack, took a few steps back, and began to form hand seals. "Fire Style - Phoenix Fire Technique."

This jutsu is of a relatively high level, and according to her situation, it can only be used once. She would rather use the Great Fireball Jutsu, but the Great Fireball Jutsu is easier to dodge, and the opponent's speed is not very fast, and the Phoenix Fire Jutsu cannot dodge that many times.

He shot a bunch of flames at the opponent, but he didn't expect that the opponent, although not fast, was very smart and actually went in the direction of the caravan. He had no choice but to shoot the flames in front of the opponent to stop his movement, but there was no more flames, so he had to jump over and use the kunai again for close combat.

Due to her lack of combat experience, the opponent quickly used a wind-style ninjutsu on her, which had a large area and blew up the goods behind her. An old man from the caravan went to support the goods, but the ox cart suddenly flipped over!

Seeing everyone in the caravan exclaiming, Xinzi didn't have time to think too much. He ran over, supported the ox cart with both hands, and shouted to the old man who was standing there, "Leave quickly!"

The old man seemed to react at this moment and quickly walked to the side.

Seeing the old man leave, she was about to lift up the ox cart, but she heard Tianma calling her name loudly from behind, with a tone full of worry. "Xinzi, be careful!"

Xinzi looked back in confusion, only to see the ninja stabbing at her with a kunai!

Oh no! Xinzi was terrified and wanted to escape, but she suddenly realized that she was still holding the ox cart. She quickly threw the ox cart away, but she was too late to leave. The kunai was about to pierce her back.

"Bang!" Just when Xinzi was in despair, he felt a pain in his body. He suffered a severe blow and fell in one direction!

A small dark shadow climbed up from her body, leaving behind a reassuring back and a pleasant smell that stunned Xinzi.

It wasn't until Itachi eliminated the enemy and a cold voice sounded in her ears: "Are you okay?" that she reacted.

She quickly got up from the ground, took a deep breath, and his scent on her body suddenly dissipated. Xinzi's face turned slightly red, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.

Unexpectedly, she was saved by Itachi. It felt so good, warm and reassuring. At the same time, she was also annoyed that she was so weak. Aunt Yexue had expected so much from her...

He shook his head stiffly and said in a muffled voice, "It's okay."

The moment she opened her mouth, he had already gone to help Tianma defeat his opponent. Teacher Mizunotsuki put away his weapon, looked at the frightened members of the caravan, and went to negotiate with the leader.

"Um..." He patted his clothes, walked towards Itachi, and thanked him a little embarrassedly: "Thank you for just now."

Itachi was very calm, with almost no expression, "Just to complete the mission."

Koko was a little frustrated, but still very grateful to Itachi.

Tianma was a little unhappy, probably because of Itachi's excellence?

At this time, Teacher Mizunotsuki had finished negotiating with the leader of the caravan, and told them that the appearance of these ninjas was completely unexpected. These rebel ninjas who were in exile nearby rarely went out. They probably ran out of money, so they came out to rob the caravan. Unfortunately, they didn't know that there were ninjas here.

Moreover, there were many exiled ninjas, and the one who robbed them was just one of them.

Teacher Mizunotsuki was not that kind. He only promised to escort the caravan to its destination and did not intend to wipe out so many exiled ninjas.

When returning to Konoha, Itachi was not in a very good mood. In a daze, I seemed to hear Itachi say: "Life will fight..."

I seem to remember Aunt Yexue saying that Itachi was not in a very good spirits when he came back from the battlefield. He had seen many lives and deaths and was very confused about life.

Moreover, he had seen Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, a pervert who was addicted to pornography, gambling and drugs, always hoping to deceive people and who liked to live forever.

"Itachi." Carrying a bag and following Itachi, Xinzi thought about it and called him.

Itachi turned around, thinking she was in trouble. "Huh?"

"This is the second time you've saved me. If it weren't for you, I would have died again." Looking at Itachi's deep eyes when he turned back, Xinzi gave up and suppressed the worry between his brows.

Itachi just turned around and saw the worry in Kokoro's eyes. The many explanations about life in his mind suddenly disappeared, and his mood became much brighter.

It turns out that life can still be worrying, and can still be saved.

Twice? During the last Nine-Tails Rebellion? Actually, that doesn't count, right?
(End of this chapter)