XX-level Hokage

Then Tayuya took her back to the room Mashiro had arranged for her. After Izumi fell asleep, Tayuya quietly came downstairs. Seeing Temari lost in thought in the living room, Tayuya approached and asked, "What's wrong?"

“It looks very similar.” Tehan said, seemingly to himself. “What?” Tayuya asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Don’t you think she’s somewhat like the master?” Shouhan said.

“No, I don’t think so,” Tayuya said, shaking her head. She didn’t think the two had anything in common. “Maybe it’s just my imagination,” Temari said.

She had spent three or four years with Mashiro and was extremely familiar with Mashiro's demeanor. She saw Mashiro's shadow in Izumi Uka.

In fact, Shouhan's guess was correct. Uchiha Zero and Uchiha Izumi could almost be said to have a "mutually dependent" relationship, as they had each absorbed certain characteristics of the other.

In the room, Izumi Shizuka, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes and then got up and walked to the window.

She had figured out how Tehan and Tayuya treated her. They were there to look after her on the orders of their master, so as long as she didn't go too far, they wouldn't blame her. So Izumi decided to go out and check again; there were some things she needed to confirm.

The memorial stone, inscribed with the names of all the fallen Konoha ninja, is an incredibly solemn place, and people visit it almost every so often.

People come here to remember the deceased, so there are always withered flowers placed next to the memorial.

Izumi gently stroked the memorial stone, and in an inconspicuous corner, she found her name: Uchiha Izumi.

“There is no zero in this world, and I am already dead,” Quan said with some relief.

She placed a flower she had picked from the roadside, whose name she didn't know, next to her own name, gently clasped her hands together, and then turned and left.

On the way, Quan's body suddenly weakened, her legs gave way, and she could only lean against the wall. "Are you alright?" a strong female voice called out.

Izumi turned her head and saw Sakura and a red-haired girl she didn't recognize. "Sakura, are you alright?" Izumi asked with a light laugh.

Sakura's mind suddenly went blank. What did she mean by "Is she alright?" And how did she know her name?

Xiaolou coughed and said, "Cough cough, I'm fine, but you seem a little unwell. Do you need help? Karin and I are medical ninjas." "I know, you're Tsunade-sama's disciple, a very skilled medical ninja," Izumi suddenly hugged Sakura and said with a smile.

"Auntie, how...how did you know I'm Lady Tsunade's disciple, and how did you know my name?" Xiaolou asked疑惑地问道.

Seeing Sakura's expression, Izumi felt a little better. Of Zero's many lovers, Izumi liked Sakura and Shizune the most, so in her previous life, Izumi really enjoyed teasing the two of them.

Karin watched them from the side, a strange light flashing in her eyes. If Sakura were to be taken away by this woman, she would have one less rival in love, and she would be one step closer to Mashiro.

"Sakura, why don't you take this young lady to get treatment first? I can go back by myself," Karin said kindly.

"Never mind, I've recovered. Sakura's upper body is like a wall, which can provide me with support for a while." Izumi got up from Sakura, patted his clothes, and said calmly.

"This terrible feeling feels strangely familiar." Sakura suppressed the rage of her inner personality and said with a smile, "It's good that you've recovered. We'll be going now."

Then Sakura pulled Karin away.

After the two left, Quan strolled to the riverbank.

As the sun sets, its orange glow falls on the river, creating a shimmering, beautiful scene.

For a time, Izumi really enjoyed taking walks here. That was after the night of the massacre. Although Zero saved her, she still had a high fever for a long time and had nightmares for a long time.

The remaining Uchiha clan members harbored a deep-seated hatred towards her and Sasuke, who were closely associated with Itachi Uchiha. That period was the most difficult time for Izumi.

So she would always sneak out of the clan's territory and come here, staring blankly at herself in the river. Whenever that happened, Zero would follow her, and he would never say a word.

Looking at his reflection in the river, Quan inexplicably laughed.

At that moment, a reflection appeared next to Izumi's reflection. Izumi suppressed her smile, turned around, and asked gently, "Excuse me, are you Hinata Mashiro?" Izumi recognized Hyakken.

"It really is you, Izumi." Mashiro's tone was somewhat surprised.

She had been following Izumi in her shadow for a whole day, so she finally realized one thing: what was in front of her was not a clone, but the real Uchiha Izumi.

Upon hearing Mashiro's words, Izumi's eyes suddenly widened, and his face was filled with disbelief.

"Who are you?" Quan's voice sounded a little flustered.

"Welcome, Izumi." Mashiro gently hugged Izumi.

The familiar tone and feeling allowed Izumi to instantly recognize the other person as Uchiha Zero.

"This looks better on you?" Izumi said with a smile, looking Mashiro up and down. "Perhaps," Mashiro replied indifferently.

"Why did you come into this world?" Mashiro asked.

Izumi pondered for a moment and said, "I didn't know before, but now that I've heard why you came here, I think I understand. Do you remember the experiment you and Orochimaru conducted on evolving the Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Chapter 79: Great God

Mashiro nodded. That was indeed the case. At that time, she and Orochimaru conducted a series of experiments on the Sharingan, the most important of which was the Sharingan evolution experiment.

At the time, Mashiro was very curious. Although she knew that the Sharingan would evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan after intense emotional fluctuations, she did not know the specific reason why.

However, due to a lack of kaleidoscope samples, the experiment remained stalled until later, after Itachi's death, when Itachi's kaleidoscope was transplanted.

When it was given to Sasuke, Sasuke's Kaleidoscope became a sample for experimental research.

It was through studying Sasuke's square Sharingan that Mashiro and Orochimaru understood the secret behind the Sharingan's evolution into the square Sharingan.

When a member of the Uchiha clan loses an important love or suffers from their disappointment, a special chakra surges within their brain, acting on the optic nerve to cause changes in their eyes. This is the Sharingan, the eye that reflects the soul. The Sharingan is synchronized with the power of the soul, enabling a person to rapidly become stronger. With intense changes in inner emotions, the mastery of the special chakra surpasses the limits that the Sharingan can withstand, and the Sharingan evolves into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Therefore, through continuous in-depth research, Mashiro and Orochimaru created a special chakra using the Sharingan of the deceased Uchiha clan members. After conducting human experiments on some Uchiha clan members and confirming that it was harmless, Mashiro began to use this special chakra on Izumi, hoping to enable Izumi to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, even after all the remaining Sharingan were used up, Izumi still did not awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. Apart from a slight improvement in his eyesight, there were no other changes, and the Sharingan evolution experiment was declared a failure.

"Why did you suddenly bring this up? Could it be...?" Mashiro seemed to have thought of something. Izumi smiled and said, "Do you remember that time you were on the verge of death?"

"I remember, I almost thought I was going to die back then." Mashiro recalled that it was during the Fourth Shinobi World War, when she was in Konoha and was suddenly attacked by Black Zetsu.

Right there in the Hokage's office, as she was heading to the scene, without any warning, a hand pierced her heart. Turning around, she only saw Black Zetsu's vanished figure.

As blood continued to flow, her thoughts began to blur. At that time, all the medical ninjas of Konoha were on the battlefield, and even with them there, she did not believe she could survive.

But when she woke up, her injuries had almost completely healed.

"Actually, I had already activated the kaleidoscope during that experiment, but I never said anything. It seems that it was because my kaleidoscope was artificial, so I only had one pupil technique in each eye: Great God."

This eye technique can bind the souls of the caster and the victim together.

"As long as one of the caster and the victim survives, the other will not die no matter how severe their injury. However, there are triggering conditions. If one dies and the other dies on the same day, then neither of them will be resurrected," Quan explained.

"So, that means..." Mashiro's eyes turned cold.

On the day you were executed, I was imprisoned in the Uchiha clan's territory. However, I wasn't worried about your death at the time, because as long as I didn't die, you would be resurrected the next day. I was ready to dig you out the next day. Then, someone suddenly appeared behind me and killed me with a single slash. When I came to my senses, the person seemed very sad. I could only see his red eyes, and then I lost consciousness.

"It must be because of Omikami that your soul came to this world, and my soul came here too. But strangely, I only woke up now," Izumi said, finding it very strange. No one knew about Omikami's abilities except herself, not even Zero. And the person who killed her clearly intended to kill Zero completely.

"Red eyes?" This reminded Mashiro of Shiwan's prophecy, and her expression turned somewhat somber.

It was as if an invisible mist had been shrouding her. Izumi saw Mashiro's expression and gently took her hand.

Glancing at Izumi, Mashiro suppressed her negative emotions and said calmly, "I'll take care of him. Let's go back first." "Okay," Izumi nodded gently.

Mashiro brought Izumi back to the villa. In the living room, Tehan and Tayuya were both lying on the sofa with helpless expressions.

The person has disappeared again.

Tayuya felt exhausted, and Tehan felt dejected.

Mashiro walked in with Izumi. Tehan and Tayu exchanged a glance, finally relieved that no one was missing.

"Tetsuhan, go outside and buy some groceries. Tayuya, go and inform the others that we'll be having dinner together in the living room tonight," Mashiro said. "Yes, Master." ×2

Temari and Tayuya each left.

“I remember that in my past life, you were accompanied by Tadashi and Namino. How come you’ve changed?” Izumi said calmly.

"In this world, Hinata is my little sister. Having a little sister is quite nice. As for Namino, she has other things to do," Mashiro explained with a light laugh. "Oh, really? I thought you were trying something new. Having a tsundere red-haired loli and a straightforward blonde princess by your side is certainly novel." Izumi

He said with a smile.

“Perhaps that’s one reason,” Mashiro said after a moment’s thought.

Leading Izumi into the room, Makoto whispered, "When I was in your shadow, I sensed that something was wrong with your body."

“There are indeed some problems. This body weakens from time to time, and my control over the chakra within it is extremely weak,” Izumi said. Mashiro frowned slightly. Weakness was a minor issue; after all, this body was growing and developing in a nutrient solution. Eating nutritious food would help.

A time estimate is sufficient.

As for the issue of chakra control, if it's really as Mashiro imagines, then it will be troublesome.

According to Izumi's account, Mashiro has fully understood why Izumi was there; just as Izumi herself thought, it was because their souls...

They were bound together, because Mashiro came here, and her soul followed her here as well.

However, Quan didn't know anything about the system, and with the system's involvement, everything could be explained.

She and Izumi died one after the other. Her soul was guided to this world by the system, and Izumi's soul followed. However, because the system did not prepare a body for Izumi, and Izumi's body in this world was already dead, Izumi's soul has been sleeping ever since.

It wasn't until Orochimaru used the cells of this spring to create a clone that Izumi's soul had a place to merge. This is why, of all Orochimaru's experimental subjects, only Izumi survived; the other subjects did not have souls.

But the experimental subject was, after all, just an experimental subject; it couldn't perfectly resonate with Izumi's soul, which was why Izumi couldn't control the chakra within her body. "I'll solve the problem," Mashiro said softly.

"It doesn't matter. I'm already happy to be alive. Besides, with you here, I won't be in any danger," Quan said gently.

"You should rest for a while." Mashiro turned to leave. "Stay with me." Izumi gently patted the bed.

"There's really no other way." Mashiro went to sleep next to Izumi.

The body was still very weak, and Quan quickly fell asleep.

Looking at Izumi's sleeping face, Mashiro murmured, "It seems we need to speed things up regarding Itachi's matter." (Author's Note)

Mashiro's Holiday, Yugito, Shiro, Shizune, Tsunade

Chapter 80: Mashiro's Vacation (Part 1)

At dinner time, Temari came to inform Mashiro and Izumi in their room. Afraid of seeing something strange, Temari knocked gently on the door. There was no response.

The door wasn't locked. He gently turned the doorknob, opened a crack, and poked his head inside.

Mashiro and Izumi were sleeping in bed. Mashiro gently put her arm around Izumi's shoulder, while Izumi leaned on Mashiro's arm. After hesitating for a moment, Temari pulled her head back and then gently closed the door.

Upon entering the living room, everyone was already seated at the dining table. "Where are Master and Izumi?" Tayuya asked.

"They're both asleep," Shouhan said helplessly. "Asleep?!"

“They’re probably tired,” Hand explained.

Tayuya and Hinata both blushed. Looking at their expressions, Temari knew that they had misunderstood. No, Tayuya was one thing, but why would Hinata have misunderstood?

Handan couldn't help but give her a deep look, but Hinata was looking down and didn't notice his gaze. "What should we do? Shall we eat first?" Hanabi asked.

She didn't eat at the Hyuga clan's restaurant today because Tayuya told her that her older sister had invited her to eat together. "Let's eat first. After all, we went out of our way to buy this, and it would be a waste if no one ate it," Temari said.

Shiro and Yukito remained silent throughout the entire process. If Tayuya hadn't told them it was Mashiro's intention, they wouldn't have even come to the living room.