Tender Sea

Chapter 13

"Welcome back." Itachi greeted, much to her surprise, as she dragged herself into the compound.

"Thanks." Miyu ruffled his hair with a smile.

"You look tired," He commented, "And Chichi-ue wants to see you."

"Ah..." Miyu nodded and made a beeline for the lounge. Fugaku was sitting comfortably, reading over some scrolls, possibly written by his subordinates.

"Sit." He motioned to the chair across from him and she settled down. "I heard something interesting yesterday," he began, "You have managed to manifest the Sharingan."

"So it seems." The blonde replied, schooling her expressions.

"Show me." It was a brisk order and she complied. She didn't miss how his breath caught or how his expression changed as it was revealed, "Three tomoes... how much do you know about your eyes?" Fugaku chose to ask after a moment of silence.

"The Sharingan is a kekkai genkai, a dojutsu which in known to appear in the Uchiha clan," Miyu detailed, "It allows the user to see chakra flow and also gives colour to it. That, allows us to differentiate between them and also see if a person is under the influence of a genjutsu. It also gives the user increased clarity of perception. Seeing and reading subtle actions, tracking fast movements, predicting future moves. It can help copy almost any technique I witness, as long as my body has the necessary requirements to preform them, and finally it also has specific hypnotic abilities." She checked off everything she knew.

"That's correct," Fugaku noted with an approving nod, "It seems you know more than I expect."

"I did some research." She replied, not completely untruthful.

"Hn." He sat there contemplatively. Her possession of the Sharingan changed many things. "If you ever need help training them I will be available." Fugaku intoned, "As part of the clan you are granted access to the clan's scrolls. Before there would have been nothing notable for you but we do have some scrolls on the Sharingan if you wish to pursue knowledge."

"Thank you." Miyu was slightly shocked at his hospitality.

"I'm confident you will be able to handle yourself." He continued, "After all you are an Uchiha."

The week flew by fast. Early mornings with Gai, attending the Academy with Iruka, afternoons with Minato and his team, training with Kushina, and then dinner at the compound before she went to bed, woke up, and repeated it again. No dreaming of past memories, only worrying about the impending doom. She merely trained and trained, trying to get her fragile body into a somewhat reliable state.

"Have a nice day Miyu-chan." An Uchiha named Kazuo stated with a small smile. Beside him was his mostly silent partner. She remembered them as the men who had flanked Ichirou, though it seemed Fugaku had appointed them to escort her instead.

"Hai, I'll see you later then Kazuo-san, you too Jun-san." The shorter haired Jun gave a slight nod before they walked back to the compound. It was a simple job but otherwise created the desired effect. Some other parents and students that had arrived noticed this and took it as a sign she had been properly inducted into the clan.

''It is effective,'' Kurama commented, choosing to follow her to school today.

"Come one gaki, get in class." Her sensei arrived behind her and dragged the girl in with him. He didn't stop even when he entered their classroom. "We'll be sparring today!" He called out. As soon as they had heard her classmates filed out, apparently used to his behaviour. Needless to say, after several rounds a sparing and a brief amount of time spent on target practice, Miyu could happily say that while her skills had degraded, she was still better than a class of academy students.