Meeting two legends (Chapter 10)

While bored in class she watched the clock begging it to move faster, as the day was almost over. I was just too excited about my upcoming training session with Izumi,

"E... everything okay Ayumi" whispered Hinata from beside her. Nodding my head as only a few minutes left I turned to look at her. From a regular color, her face quickly turned red, as I was bit a few inches away from her. She moved away quickly and covered her face. Shrugging I moved to hug her just as the bell rang and said goodbye to her and waved to Naruto who waved. Rushing past the others as the hallways were starting to get filled I managed to make it outside. Izumi was waiting by the school gate, her eyes locked with mine as she gave me a wave.

A few minutes later

" Thankfully it wasn't all boring, Next to me was Hinata, so I had someone to chat with. I also learned that our classroom members wouldn't be changing. Some of the kids did try to make fun of me, that was their first mistake. Those that did end up with large bumps on their heads from my fist." I said as I raised the fist, I had hit them with.

" Hinata looked at me worriedly while Naruto just laughed while pointing at the boys that got hit. Oh, and this boy named Chojin Akimichi, was eating snacks. I might have been staring too hard at his food since he ended up offering me some. It was really tasty though. But yeah, that's how my first day went." I said as I walked beside Izumi, who nodded her head as she led me somewhere through the bustling streets of the Hidden Leaf Village.

"The Akimichi clan are a friendly bunch so I'm sure he didn't mind. As for your actions against those boys....' she paused, and I began to feel a bit nervous. "I'd say you did the right thing, but you might want to work on your patience, as Ninjas we must be able to keep our cool" a soft smile on her face as she finished, with a glim in her eyes.

"Where did you learn that?" I couldn't help but blurt out. As I remembered the other ninjas I'd met and seen. Especially that one weirdo in a green tight body suit, who was always shouting something about the power of youth. Grandpa had told me to stay away from people like that. And then there were the others who were just as weird and anything but calm.

"Well from my sensei's actions, your grandfather, Lord Hayai was always a calm person. I remember on one of my team's missions we were attacked by shinobis from the mist village. even though we were outnumbered he keep calm and while me and my teammates were battling, he fought a larger number of opponents. He even helped me with a personal problem I had been struggling with." her eyes were twinkling even brighter. As she held her fist up and then froze.

Turning my head forward to see what she was looking at. I had to raise my hand to try and block some of the sunlight. Ahead figures were walking towards us, as the sun was behind them, I couldn't tell who they were.

As they approached closer Izumi was acting a bit strange. At that moment I began to feel a sense of fear and nervousness wash over me. Once they were close enough I could finally see who they were. Both were Boys, if I had to guess they were around the same age as Izumi. As I turned to look at her I noticed she was staring more at one of them. He had kind eyes and smiled at me as our eyes locked. His jet-black hair was pulled back in a low ponytail while two bangs extended to his chin for either side of his face. While the clothes were a black shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol I assumed as ever Uchiha did. bandages around his ankles, and black sandals.

I couldn't help but blush a little from his smile. Turning my head to look at his friend. He also smiled at me, as I looked him over I noticed he had short, unkempt, dark-colored hair every Uchiha had, with black eyes and a relatively broad nose.

"Hello Izumi," said the one with long hair, while giving her a small nod.

"Hi Itachi," she said while her voice sounded a bit higher. I couldn't help but giggle. It seemed that the other boy present also noticed, and his smile grew a bit bigger.

Seeming to have noticed she blushed " Hello Shisui I didn't mean to ignore you..." she said embarrassed.

He simply shrugged while looking at Itachi with a grin. " Don't worry about it, besides I'm a bit more curious as to who this young lady next to you is." Having said that even Itachi nodded as he shifted his gaze back to me.

" This is Ayumi-chan, granddaughter to lord Hayai, who has asked me to teach her" Pride replaced her earlier embarrassment.

"Oh and tell me Ayumi-chan what ambitions as a Shinobi?" The feeling of fear was still there but had lessened as he spoke to me. Ayumi was hesitant at first, but Itachi's kind and gentle demeanor eventually put her at ease.

"I'm going to be a great Ninja, that's stronger than my grandpa," I said with a smile. Though I noticed a small change in his eyes as I finished speaking.

"well that's not a bad goal, however, your lord Hayai is very strong," Shisui said as lifted both his hands behind his head. Izumi agreed while Itachi remain silent.

"I'll only be teaching her the basics she hasn't already covered," Izumi commented seeming a bit nervous. As that happened it finally dawned on me who these guys were. "aaahhhhh I finally remember why your names sounded familiar to me. Itachi you were one of the few students to graduate early from the academy" I said while pointing my finger at his and then moving it over to Shisui" And you your Shisui of the body flicker!" both boys were smiling though Itachi's for some reason didn't seem real to me.

Placing her hand on my head Izumi smiled" I was hoping you would be able to help me train her Itachi." He shook his head no. "I have already promised Sasuke that I would help him with his training." this time his smile seemed genuine.

Izumi seemed disappointed but said she understood. "How about me," Shisui said while pointing at himself. " I wouldn't mind helping"

Izumi said thanks as we parted ways, Itachi heading towards the school to pick up Sasuke and bidding us farewell, wishing me all the best in my training and future endeavors as a Shinobi. Shisui said he would be free in the coming week to help me with my training as well. I was looking forward to it as I followed Izumi