I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Chiaki spoke to Orochimaru, who nodded thoughtfully, "That's fine, at least he's an Uchiha, he might be of some use..."

"Great! I'll call him over right away!"

Chiaki clapped her hands and laughed, but Orochimaru pulled her back and shook his head. "No need to rush. Konoha is going to hold the Chunin Exams soon, right? I'll personally test Uchiha Sasuke."

"If he can't even withstand my test, then he's not qualified to be my test subject for the Heavenly Curse Seal."

"After all, Seven, this thing is very important to you."

Orochimaru spoke earnestly to Chiaki, treating her as his own child and wishing he could give her the very best of everything.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Chiaki threw herself into Orochimaru's arms, inhaling the pleasant fragrance emanating from him, and began to nuzzle against him.

"Thank you, Aunt Snake!"

"Well, although I don't care about this, I still know you're taking advantage of me, Seven."

"Cough cough cough..."

Chapter 596 Showing Off

"Master~"

"My dear master~~~"

"Can you teach me something else?"

Sakura held Chiaki's hand and acted coquettishly, while Chiaki gracefully knelt in the living room, drinking tea and appreciating the Zen-like tranquility of the startled deer in the courtyard.

"Hey, Sakura."

Qianqiu asked softly, "What is the purpose of what you want to learn?"

"To become stronger?"

"Is it to protect teammates?"

"Or perhaps...it's to show off?"

Looking into Chiaki's clear and bright eyes, Sakura froze and stammered, "It's...it's because I wanted to show off."

As the strongest Team 7, Sakura felt a little unbalanced that only Naruto and Sasuke were able to steal the spotlight.

Yes.

Naruto and Sasuke are exceptionally talented, come from prestigious families, and are both boys who are willing to fight to the death, unlike me.

But so what?

His master was Senju Chiaki, the number one goddess of life in the ninja world!

Compared to his teachers, Naruto and Sasuke are not as good as him.

In terms of effort, neither of them is as good as me.

In terms of strength, everyone is about the same.

Why can they be so cool and steal the spotlight, but I can't?

Look at them.

Naruto, having been taught by Jiraiya, was diligently practicing while holding a water ball. Sakura saw Jiraiya's demonstration; that A-rank, no-seal ninjutsu, shaped like a dumpling, was incredibly powerful and immediately won over the headstrong Naruto.

Naruto acknowledged his shortcomings and obediently followed Jiraiya's teachings, passing down the ninjutsu invented by the Fourth Hokage.

Despite his usual mischievousness, he began using shadow clones to cheat and make this A-rank, no-seal ninjutsu look like a low-level hand seal ninjutsu.

Jiraiya was both amused and exasperated, but ultimately had to admit that Naruto had a vivid imagination.

The same applies to Sasuke's side.

Since he didn't have a good teacher to guide him at the moment, Kakashi felt somewhat apologetic and simply taught Sasuke the A-rank ninjutsu Chidori that he had developed himself.

Sasuke truly lived up to his reputation as a prodigy, mastering Chidori with his exceptional lightning-attribute talent.

With the Sharingan, a versatile eye technique, he is now able to control Chidori almost perfectly.

Good guy.

Sakura looked at Sasuke's Chidori and the crackling lightning in his hand with envy.

So handsome!

If I could learn an A-rank ninjutsu from Chiaki that's similar to theirs, wouldn't Team 7's reputation be truly established?

The Chunin Exams were nothing, they were just slaughtered!

Using A-rank ninjutsu in the Chunin Exams is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—a huge waste.

Naruto goes without saying; being a member of the Uzumaki clan and possessing the power of the Nine-Tails, he has monstrous amounts of chakra and can casually unleash A-rank ninjutsu.

Sasuke is the same. The Uchiha clan's extraordinary talent gave him perfect physical attributes. His chakra recovery is particularly fast. Although A-rank ninjutsu is a bit of a burden, it's not like he can't use it.

Compared to that, I seem to be useless with only medical ninjutsu and superhuman strength, which is quite uncool.

"Want to show off?"

Chiaki put down his tea and stared intently at Sakura.

Sakura's face turned visibly red as she felt a surge of embarrassment, as if Chiaki had seen through her thoughts.

Yes.

As a ninja, especially a medical ninja, what do you want to do if you want to show off?

Sakura, who excelled in both academics and conduct, felt like she was getting too big for her britches. Chiaki was so good to her that she forgot her mission as a medical ninja and even dared to whine and beg for such things from the goddess of life...

Feeling increasingly apprehensive and ashamed, Sakura quickly slept in Chiaki's body and apologized, "I'm so sorry, Master! I..."

"Ok?"

Chiaki looked at the trembling Sakura with confusion and asked softly, "Why are you apologizing?"

Sakura choked up as she said, "As a medical ninja, I never thought about making myself stronger, about protecting my teammates. Instead, I only wanted to show off..."

“I really…” However, Chiaki’s words left Sakura stunned.

What does it matter?

"Whether you want to show off, become stronger, or protect someone."

"These are all your choices."

Qianqiu smiled slightly, "As long as you can firmly follow your path and keep climbing forward, in the end, you will discover the true path ahead."

"Isn't this what we call a road, a direction, just like this?"

Sakura raised her head and stared blankly at Chiaki, "My...path?"

"Yes."

Chiaki stood up gracefully, lifted the hem of her kimono, and walked into the courtyard.

She pointed into the air, and two pink humanoid figures appeared beside her, one on her left and one on her right.

"Keeping your word is Naruto's ninja way."

"To become an avenger, that is Sasuke's ninja way."

"Then what is your ninja way?"

A warm smile appeared on Qianqiu's peerless face. "There is a way to achieve success and fame, and there is a way to make a name for yourself."

"What matters is not what you want to do, but whether you can uphold your principles and fulfill them."

Sakura stared blankly at Chiaki, who beckoned to her, "Come here."

"What do you want to learn? Tell me."

Sakura said cautiously, "I want a ninjutsu that can be compared to Sasuke's and Naruto's..."

"Well……"

Chiaki pondered for a moment, then reached out and tapped the pink humanoid figure on the left.

Buzz

The pink doll on the left casually opened her hand, and a light blue Rasengan immediately appeared in her palm.

"You want to learn this?"

Qianqiu tilted his head, like the legendary river god who gave the axe.

"Or is it about this?"

The pink humanoid on the right also opened her hand, and a deep blue lightning bolt appeared in her hand, accompanied by a bird's chirping sound.

Sakura was stunned by the sight of Rasengan on the left and Chidori on the right. She originally thought these were Jiraiya and Kakashi's unique techniques, but she didn't expect Chiaki to know them all!

"I...I want to learn from a master!"

Sakura was extremely excited. Since things were already like this, why bother learning their stuff? She might as well just learn Chiaki's!

Perhaps Chiaki will praise me as an honest child, just like the River God did, and teach me both of his ninjutsu techniques?

Hearing Sakura's words, Chiaki smiled slightly and gestured to the two pink dolls on his left and right to press the Rasengan and Chidori in their hands to the ground at the same time.

bang

Two craters of almost the same size appeared on the ground, and the rising smoke made Sakura cough.

“Mine, you’ve already learned it, Sakura.”

Qianqiu smiled charmingly, raised her foot high, and slashed down hard.

"Heaven-reaching feet!"

Boom!

A hole several times larger than the previous two large pits appeared beneath Qianqiu's feet, causing the land to crack and crumble.

"Isn't this kick even more impressive than those two ninjutsu techniques?"

Chapter 597 Chunin Exams