Chapter 439: See Ya
Rage broke Izumi. She hurled her body toward Jada without thinking. Jada raised her weapon, but the impact shook her bones. They stood locked, steel against steel, eyes against eyes. The crimson patterns of their Sharingans mirrored one another.
"You lie!" Izumi screamed.
Force followed the words as she swept her arm out, throwing Jada back. Dust rose where Jada’s feet dragged against the earth. Izumi did not pursue immediately. She stood her ground as her chest heaved.
"I saw your Susanoo," she admitted. "We all did, but none of us believed it."
Jada straightened. Confusion clouded her mind because Izumi should not have known about the Susanoo or its origins. Then Jada understood: Arthur spread the secrets to the revived clan; he had armed them with knowledge.
"Izumi, listen," Jada said, lowering her guard slightly. "I’m not here to fight you. As an Uchiha, you have to understand I’m here to help."
"No!" Izumi’s denial was immediate. "You can’t be an Uchiha. It is impossible."
"Then explain my Sharingan!"
Izumi hesitated. Her gaze searched Jada’s face, looking for cracks. Logic warred with emotion. But then the conclusion formed: "You stole them from our clan! Every Uchiha except Itachi’s brother died that night. And last I checked, you weren’t revived like us!"
Jada kept her voice level. "I can explain. I survived because I wasn’t in the village when the massacre happened."
Izumi gritted her teeth as she lunged. Then the two clashed again.
On the other side of their skirmish, Arthur turned his head from them to see Pain retreating—likely to regroup. In front of Arthur, Jasper was still limping toward the edge of the crater.