Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 37 Opening

"Lord Hokage!"

A Chunin rushed into Sarutobi Hiruzen's lounge in a panic. At this moment, the old man had a rare free time and started practicing calligraphy.

"what happened?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but speak as he looked at the words in front of him.

"Naruto, that brat Naruto is playing a prank again!"

"This time he actually drew on the Hokage Rock!"

“And it’s painted!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed upon hearing this, put down the last stroke in his hand and said:

"Go get Iruka and take that kid down."

"Yes!"

After the ninja left, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to admire the words in front of him, but he always felt that something was missing.

……

"Naruto!"

Iruka was furious when he was informed by the ninja. As he grew older, Naruto became more and more naughty.

Now they actually dare to use paint to put "makeup" on the portraits of the four Hokages on the Hokage Rock? !
"Hey hey hey... Iruka-sensei..."

Naruto, who was already twelve years old, couldn't help but give a silly smile as he looked at Iruka in front of him, trying to get away with it.

"You guy!"

"Do you know what you are doing?!"

"Hurry up and clean up the Hokage Rock!"

Seeing that he had no way out, Naruto had no choice but to clean the paint on the Hokage Rock obediently under the threat from Iruka that had accumulated over a long period of time.

Iruka leaned on the railing of the Hokage Rock Pagoda, watching Naruto hanging on the rope and holding a brush to slowly clean his "masterpiece", and his attitude couldn't help but soften.

"Hurry up and clean it up, maybe you can go home earlier."

Listening to Iruka's words, Naruto curled his lips and said indifferently:

"I'm the only one at home anyway, so it doesn't matter whether I go back or not."

Iruka was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then pretended to be thoughtful and said:
"I heard that Sakura will be returning to the village tomorrow."

"If Sakura knew that you were so naughty, would she be angry?"

"Eh?!"

"Iruka-sensei, please don't tell Sakura. I'm going to clean up the paint right now!"

Naruto was shocked when he heard this and immediately got motivated.

Iruka looked at Naruto who was working seriously, and his expression softened:
"Come on Naruto, once you're done with your work, we can go eat Ichiraku Ramen!"

"My treat!"

"Great!"

Naruto became more motivated after hearing that, but his movements were too big and he accidentally knocked over the bucket hanging next to him, soaking Iruka to the bone.

"Naruto!"

"Hey~ Hehe~~"

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next day
ninja school

Cicadas kept chirping in the tree, and a blond boy was sitting alone on the swing under the tree.

A shadow enveloped his entire body. The school gate was already surrounded by the students' parents. The boy's blue eyes looked ahead with loss and frustration.

The shadow under the sunlight was like a clear dividing line, dividing him and the outside world into two different worlds.

"Is it him?"

"Yes, I heard that the child was the only one who failed..."

“No wonder…”

"Why does Hokage-sama keep him..."

The whispering of the adults in front of him seemed like sharp thorns piercing into the boy's heart.

The boy moved his gaze to his feet. He was sitting on the swing, swaying gently in the wind.

"Naruto……"

A gentle and familiar voice suddenly sounded, and Naruto looked up.

He is a teacher in the school.

Water and wood.

"I'm sorry, Naruto."

The man's gentle voice seemed to have a magical power that soothed Naruto's heart.

"Teacher Mizuki..."

The blue-haired man looked at the young man in front of him, with an imperceptible gleam in his eyes.

Finally...he got the chance...

That night
Night watched the yellow figure running at full speed in the forest.

Naruto was jumping at high speed on the tree with a huge scroll on his back.

The sealed book.

Teacher Mizuki said that as long as he learned the ninjutsu on this scroll, he would definitely be able to pass the graduation exam.

Then I can become a ninja like Sakura!
However, the first ninjutsu above is the clone technique, which Naruto is not good at.

Naruto wanted to continue watching, but Iruka-sensei had caught up with him after getting the news from somewhere, so Naruto had to leave first and find a safe place to continue watching the following ninjutsu. Whoosh!
A sharp sound of breaking air came from behind, and Naruto almost subconsciously dodged.

A shuriken as big as half his body was deeply embedded in the tree trunk in front of him!

"what?"

"It was really hard for me to find you, little devil."

A familiar voice sounded, causing Naruto's eyes to widen slightly.

This voice is...

The blue-haired man walked out of the darkness, and the moonlight enveloped him, but his expression was no longer as gentle as it was during the day. Instead, it was filled with an unfamiliar coldness and madness.

"Mizuki... Teacher..."

Naruto stared at Mizuki blankly, not understanding why the other party attacked him.

If a shuriken that big hits your body... you'll die, right?
"Why... why?"

"Teacher Mizuki, why do you want to..."

Naruto stared blankly at the person who came and spoke.

"Huh? What are you talking about, you fox demon?"

"If I kill you here, it can be considered as getting rid of harm to the people, right?"

Shuimu looked at the golden-haired boy in front of him with malicious intent, and his words were full of sarcasm.

Demon fox?

I?
"Mizuki!"

At this moment, another voice sounded.

It was Iruka who was running towards here.

"Iruka? You're just in time."

"Naruto, do you know why everyone in the village hates you?"

An amused smile appeared on Mizuki's lips, as if what was going to happen next would please him.

"Mizuki! Shut up!"

"That's a village secret!"

Iruka quickly rushed in front of Naruto and exposed his back to Naruto.

"confidential?!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Don't fool yourself Iruka!"

"Can something like this be considered confidential?"

"Everyone in the village knows that Naruto is the demon fox! Even your parents, Iruka, were killed by Naruto!"

"And the Fourth Hokage! He was also killed by this brat!"

Seeing Mizuki flaunting the "secret" so madly, Iruka was horrified and said hurriedly:
"Shut up! Stop talking!"

"Isn't what I said the truth?"

Mizuki didn't care, and continued to look at the dazed Naruto behind Iruka with a malicious look and said:
"I'm afraid even the genius of that village, Haruno Sakura."

"Isn't it someone who deliberately approached Naruto under his arrangement?"

"Or maybe he wants to take your power."

"After all, who would approach a demon fox that is hated by everyone?"

Sakura...

Was he also approached deliberately?
Naruto looked confused. For the first time, he felt what it meant to be truly at a loss.

He subconsciously wanted to escape, wanted to run away, wanted to stay away from this ridiculous world.

Why……

Why……

Why am I a fox demon?

Why does everyone hate themselves?
He no longer wanted to care about Iruka and Mizuki.

He just wanted to escape.

Fake, fake, everything is fake!
Naruto ran away frantically in panic, completely ignoring Iruka's desperate calls behind him.

Why? Why?
Why did Sakura also deliberately approach me?

Am I really that annoying?

At this moment, Naruto had almost no idea what to do or how to choose. The attitude of the people in the village towards him was obvious to everyone.

Why, why was it Sakura, why was it Sakura who approached me?

"Naruto."

A cold voice rang out in the night.

Naruto subconsciously looked up and his breath stopped when he saw the man.

The cherry-pink ponytail fluttered in the night, the solemn ANBU uniform seemed so suffocating, the raccoon mask was pinned on the side of the face, revealing the other person's appearance, and the pair of calm emerald eyes like gemstones...

The girl with her back to the moon is so unattainable.

There are three Anbu around the girl, with her as the center...

The captain of the 7th Anbu Division...

Haruno Sakura.

　The pace of this chapter is a little fast. After all, it's more than 30 chapters and it's time to move on to the main storyline.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)