At two o'clock in the afternoon, Kabuto carried him to Hanayo's home. He was not used to making others wait for him, so he set off a little earlier.
However, coincidentally, Hanayo came out a few minutes after he got there.
Seeing Kabuto, Hanayo was slightly stunned. Then, her fair little face quickly revealed a bright smile and greeted, "You came so early. Come in and have a seat."
Kabuto looked at Hanayo. Today, Hanayo was wearing a light purple protective suit and a pair of apricot-colored trousers.
Of course, the most attractive thing was Hanayo's pure white eyes, which were even whiter and purer than her hair.
"Nah, I just came." Kabuto said as he looked away. It was too strange to keep staring at other people's eyes.
"Then let's go. Where are we going?" Hanayo asked as she walked to Kabuto.
"To a remote river east of the village. It is difficult to describe the specific location. There are no buildings or streets around. It is just an ordinary river. I often practice there." Kabuto replied after thinking for a while.
He really couldn't think of how to describe that place. There were no famous buildings around it. It could only be said to be a remote small river.
"What are we going to do there? Are you planning to fish and cook it? If that's the case, you have to buy the seasoning in advance." Hanayo asked curiously.
"That's not necessarily the case. We'll go there to meet up first." Kabuto explained as he led the way.
"We?" Hanayo felt that something was wrong and asked, "Did you invite other students as well?"
Although she had not seen her friends for a while, Hanayo was not very happy for some reason.
"Not the other students, but my two friends. You don't know them, but you will get to know each other very soon. They will enter Academy this year and become your juniors. They are very good people. I hope you can look after them as a senior." Kabuto said.
"Two juniors? Okay, I will definitely help them. Don't worry and leave it to me." Hanayo said as she patted her chest.
It was a piece of cake to look after two juniors.
As they chatted, the two of them reached the remote river shortly. At this time, they saw two people heading towards the remote river from another direction.
"Itachi, Izumi." Kabuto raised his hand and greeted.
Itachi and Izumi Uchiha also waved back at Kabuto, and they all met by the small river.
"Let me introduce you. This is my friend, Hanayo. Once you enrol at the Academy, she will be your senior." Kabuto introduced Hanayo to Izumi and Itachi.
"Hello, Hanayo-senpai. I am Izumi Uchiha. You can just call me Izumi. Please take care of me after we enter the Academy." Izumi Uchiha smiled and greeted Hanayo.
"No problem. If there is something you don't understand, you can ask me." Hanayo quickly replied.
"Nice to meet you, Hanayo-senpai. I am Itachi Uchiha." Itachi also greeted her, albeit briefly.
After a series of self-introductions, Hanayo got to know a bit about Itachi Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha.
Uchiha Itachi didn't seem to like talking, but Izumi Uchiha was the opposite. She looked very cheerful and lively.
"What should we do this afternoon? Should we play games? I made a double six board for this occasion."
Izumi Uchiha took out a thick paper board from a small bag. There were many grids drawn on it, and there were many words in the grids.
"Izumi, what is that?" Hanayo looked over curiously.
"Do you know what is it, Kabuto?"
"I haven't played either." Kabuto shook his head and looked at Itachi. However, Itachi also shook his head. He didn't know either.
"Cough cough, it's very simple. Let me explain. We all will take turns rolling the dice, advancing our pawn according to the number on the dice and the first to reach the finish line win."
Seeing that the other three seemed to have never played before, Izumi immediately became excited and quickly explained the rules.
"It sounds pretty simple." Hanayo said thoughtfully.
They just kept rolling the dice and found out who was lucky enough to reach the finish line first.
"That is the rule of ordinary double six. This is the unique version. Each grid has different tasks, and only after completing the task can you enter the grid. If you can't complete the task, return to the previous grid."
Izumi Uchiha carefully explained her game.
"It sounds quite interesting." Kabuto said with a smile.
"Then let's hurry up and play." Izumi Uchiha immediately felt that Kabuto was not that unpleasant this time.
Then, he took out a piece of cloth that he had prepared in advance and put it on the ground. They all then sat with the board game that Izumi made in the middle.
Izumi gave everyone a pawn and said, "Let's decide the order we're going to play with rock paper scissors. Oh, and we'll play two on two."
The other three and had no objections.
Kabuto with Hanayo, and Itachi with Izumi.
They did rock paper scissor, and Itachi won.
Itachi casually rolled the dice, and it spun a few times before landing at five.
"Five, Itachi. Your luck is pretty good." Izumi covered his mouth and chuckled. Itachi's fifth grid was an interesting task.
Itachi advanced his pawn by five grid. Then, he checked the "task" on the grid.
[Disguise is a Shinobi's mandatory skill. Complete the task by switching your gender]
Itachi looked at Izumi in confusion.
Izumi chuckled and explained, "If you're a boy, then you have to transform into a girl. If you're a girl, then you have to transform into a boy."
Itachi didn't think too much about it. He imagined the girl version of himself and quickly made a series of hand seals to use Transformation Technique.
Following a flash of smoke, a petite Itachi wearing skirt with a long silky black hair appeared.
Izumi's eyes lit up, and she was overcome with the urge to hug the Itachi and patted his head.
"If only I had a camera," Izumi said regretfully in his heart.
This was something that could only happen because of luck. If Itachi were to see the photo of him transforming into a girl ten years later, the look on his face would be amusing for sure.
"Is that so?" Said Itachi flatly.
"Yes, it's my turn." Izumi nodded happily. After seeing a petite and girl version of Itachi, she immediately felt that this was not a wasted trip.