Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

Haruno Mebuki looked at her daughter with suspicion, her heart skipping a beat.

Could it be that something else in the house has burned down?

Sakura, in a cheerful mood, finished her breakfast completely unaware that her mother was about to turn the whole house upside down because of it.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, two masked ANBU ninjas suddenly appeared on either side of the dining table.

"Sakura Haruno, the Hokage requests your presence!"

Sakura promptly tossed a Flying Thunder God kunai to the two of them.

After accepting the gifts, they bowed slightly to Sakura and disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.

Sakura stood up and called out to her mother, who was rummaging through drawers inside, "Mom, I'm going out for a bit. I won't be home for lunch!"

call out!

The light of the Flying Thunder God Technique flickered in the ordinary home, and Sakura's figure merged into the space-time tunnel.

The next instant, it suddenly appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk, smashing the documents he had just organized into a flurry of flying objects.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."

Sakura Haruno: "..."

"Old man, you can't blame me for this. It's your own fault for throwing the Flying Thunder God Kunai on your desk!"

Seeing the other person's face gradually darken, Sakura quickly shifted the blame.

"Get down here right now!"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only roll his eyes at her in annoyance.

A few minutes later, after tidying up his office, he walked over his desk and sat down on the sofa opposite Sakura.

Do you know why I called you here?

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his pipe, rubbed the tobacco inside, and lit it.

"Chunin exam?"

Sakura leaned back on the sofa and curled up comfortably.

"Jiraiya told you? Cough cough."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat surprised, a puff of smoke choked him, and he coughed twice.

"I guessed it. My sensory ninjutsu detected too many unfamiliar auras in the village today."

Sakura, as if it were standard procedure, casually mentioned that she could investigate the entire village.

His nonchalant demeanor made Hiruzen Sarutobi so angry he rubbed his teeth together.

"Keep this kind of thing discreet, don't let others find out," the old man with a pipe in his mouth advised after a short silence.

Don't worry~

Sakura held up three fingers and made an OK sign.

"Back to the Chunin Exams, this year's participants included four major countries and sixteen smaller countries."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked solemn and tapped his pipe on the table.

For nearly ten years, there has been no war in the ninja world. This peace has given many small countries that are not content with their status some ideas, and they have begun to stir up trouble in their actions and diplomacy.

The major powers held the joint Chunin Exams to intimidate the smaller nations and to observe each other's situations.

The Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind are involved, along with sixteen other smaller countries. The Land of Water, however, seems to be playing the isolation card as always, not engaging in any communication with them.

"This is a rare opportunity. The other major ninja villages will definitely send out ninjas with extraordinary strength as well. Be careful."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Sakura with a kind expression, took a file from a hidden compartment on his desk, and placed it in front of her.

Sakura's eyes swept over the words above, and wow!

The granddaughter of the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, a member of the Special Demolition Squad, a disciple of the Fourth Kazekage of Kumogakure, the inheritor of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and the son and daughter of the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure...

It's obvious that the higher-ups of the four major ninja villages are tacitly preparing to gang up on the smaller ninja villages. It's just unknown how badly the smaller ninja villages participating this year will be affected.

"Ok?"

The last name on the list made Sakura's slender eyebrows furrow slightly.

—Sandfall Gaara.

"Any questions?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took the list Sakura handed back, a look of confusion on his face.

No, old man, can't you see the name of such a big Jinchūriki on the list?

"The Sand Village has crammed in Jinchūriki, doesn't the village care?"

Sakura glanced helplessly at the old man in front of her who was pretending to be stupid.

Don't tell her that the village doesn't know about the Jinchuriki of Sunagakure either. Information about Jinchuriki, a nuclear weapon, is transparent to major powers.

"Well, they're not the only ones with a Jinchūriki."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wore a shrewd smile, his abacus beads practically bouncing onto Sakura's face.

Got it. Old Deng is also planning to have Naruto participate, so that if something goes wrong, he can push Sunagakure, his ally, out as a shield.

"Ahem, after all, this exam requires a team of three to participate, and you and Naruto happen to be classmates. This is mainly so that you can participate in the exam smoothly."

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by Sakura's disdainful gaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed.

"Alright, you're the Hokage, so you get to decide, but I'm letting you know beforehand."

"If I were to kill a wild animal that runs rampant in the village and causes a diplomatic incident, I wouldn't be cleaning up the mess."

The pink-haired girl leaned back on the sofa, legs crossed, exuding an extremely arrogant and unrestrained air.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze sharpened, and he puffed the embers in his pipe until they shone even brighter.

Has this child's ability already reached this level?

"It's alright. If you can really kill one of them, diplomacy will be the least of your problems."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, endorsing Sakura's plan.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Sakura waved at him, her chakra surging.

"and many more!"

In other words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's senses hadn't deteriorated too much, otherwise it would have been difficult for an ordinary person to stop her before the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique could teleport.

Sakura calmed her chakra and glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a puzzled look.

"Sakura, so... have you been having any difficulties in your life lately?"

"Old man, get to the point, or I'm leaving."

One of the pirates, used to the straightforwardness of the high seas, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

“Sigh, Naruto’s chakra control has improved recently. Could you help Kakashi train him?”

Exhaling a large puff of smoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face filled with remorse, looked at Sakura with hopeful eyes.

"That's it?"

The Flying Thunder God Technique flashed, and Sakura's figure had already melted into the void, but one sentence echoed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's office.

"Alright, I'll have him come to my training location to find me later."

Chapter 122 Naruto: I have none left, not a single drop!

"Training with Sakura-chan, training with Sakura-chan~"

On the road leading to Konoha's third training ground, the blond boy smiled brightly.

After learning from Kakashi that Sakura was going to train him, Naruto immediately rushed to the training ground.

Here, he saw a girl dressed in black ninja attire sparring with Uchiha Sasuke in the forest.

Her pink hair was lifted by the air currents generated by swinging her sword, and sweat dripped from her smooth chin.

That dashing and heroic appearance shone brightly in Naruto's eyes, making it impossible for him to look away.

only....

"Why did it have to be that bastard Sasuke?!"

Naruto clenched his fist, his nostrils flared, and two puffs of white vapor shot out.

"That's because you're way behind the curve!"

With a light and agile body, Sasuke dodged Sakura's casual sword swing, rolled in mid-air to Naruto's position, supported himself on the blond hair with one hand, and stood upside down on it.

"You arrogant Sasuke, what are you doing!"

Naruto pressed Sasuke's hands on his head and started spinning him around.

"Here comes Naruto."

Sakura raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her chin and tucked the wooden sword into her waistband.

"Ah, Sakura-chan~, good morning!"

Upon hearing Sakura's greeting, Naruto immediately released his grip, sending Sasuke flying.

The black-haired boy spun in the air for a moment before his head embedded itself directly into a tree.

"Waaaaah... (I'm going to kill you, Naruto!)"

Looking at Sasuke, who was bracing himself against the tree with his butt sticking up, Sakura exclaimed, "Haha, you two are really close."

The two bickering and arguing looked just like Shanks and Bucky, making Sakura feel nostalgic for her days on the Al Jackson.

"The main reason I called you here today is to teach you a special ninjutsu."

"Let me first explain the principle. This technique is a technique that materializes mental strength and fighting spirit into weapons."

"There are two courses that can be studied, and the remaining course depends on aptitude."

During the explanation, an aura that Naruto could not see gathered on Sakura's clenched fist, and the girl's pink fist was stained with a genuine black wrist by the strong domineering aura.

Through Sasuke, a valuable research sample, Sakura discovers that Haki can be transmitted through chakra links.

Ultimately, the techniques of transforming momentum, killing intent, fighting spirit, and other forces of will into weapons, and manipulating mental power, can be categorized as Yin Release within the ninja's ninjutsu system.

Sasuke, who learned Haki under the influence of Sakura, a true user of Haki, merely reproduced and replicated Sakura's Haki through the power of Yin Release to create form from nothingness.

Therefore, to summarize Sakura's discovery in a simple way, it is—

As long as you are thoroughly taught Haki by Sakura and then get beaten up by enough girls, you can learn Haki with the help of Chakra, a kind of spiritual energy.

"Really? What kind of ninjutsu could allow me to defeat that arrogant Sasuke?"

The boy's smile was so pure and innocent that Sakura, sitting opposite him, couldn't help but sigh.

"Of course, if you study well."

Sakura put away her playful expression and entered teaching mode.

"Next, I will teach you sensory ninjutsu, a technique that uses perception to predict the trajectory of an enemy's attack. It is called Observation Haki."

"So please be sure to sense the trajectory of my punch and dodge it, or you'll die~"

Sakura raised her finger and tapped it lightly on the ground.

Without even using the immense strength of the Giant Clan or the Boil Release chakra, it carved a trench in the ground, with the crack winding all the way to Naruto's feet.

The ground shook so badly that Naruto lost his footing and fell, getting his butt stuck between cracks in the earth.

At that moment, the girl's towering 1.8-meter figure completely blocked Naruto's view.

"Wait... Sakura, what are you doing? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"

Naruto, pale-faced, flailed his arms and struggled incessantly.

"How could that be? This is all for your own good!"

Sakura's delicate face wore a sweet smile as her fist, imbued with Armament Haki, slammed down fiercely.