With Uchiha Itachi? She genuinely never imagined it would turn out this way. There were so many people she could have accepted facing, even if she had to go up against Yeyu, but of all people, it had to be Uchiha Itachi. Him and her...
Ever since she heard the match arrangements, Namikaze Hiatohi had been in a daze. Instead of walking back with Uchiha Itachi, she chose to go to the clinic alone. After having her wounds bandaged, she went straight home, took a shower, and sat in bed staring blankly, just like she was doing now.
Sigh... What on earth was she worrying about? Losing? She never really thought she had a shot at becoming a Chunin in the first place. Or was it simply because her opponent was Uchiha Itachi? They had always fought side by side; she had never experienced being turned into an enemy and a rival.
Chapter 71