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

Boom!

Upon hearing this, Sasuke, who was still stuck in the tree, froze for a moment before struggling even harder.

"It hurts so much—!"

Naruto's hysterical roar startled all the birds in the forest and shook off many fallen leaves.

An hour later, Naruto, covered in bumps, lay on the ground with his butt sticking out and his eyes rolled back.

"Ten-minute break, then we'll continue."

Sakura took out her bento box and found a shady spot with a nice view to sit down.

"Ha, serves him right!"

Having finally escaped from the tree trunk, Sasuke, with a bloody nose and disheveled hair, walked over.

"No, you're not much better yourself, are you?"

Sakura pointed with her chopsticks at Sasuke's bruised and battered body.

"By the way, what advanced ninjutsu did you choose for the last mission?"

After hearing this, Sasuke also took out the bento box his mother had prepared for him and sat down opposite Sakura.

“I chose Kakashi’s Lightning Blade. That guy picked a ninjutsu called Rasengan from the Book of Sealing.”

Although he said he hated Naruto, this black-haired tsundere guy cared more about the last person in the team than anyone else.

"Hmm, that's good too. The combination of Observation Haki and Sharingan can effectively overcome the flaws of that technique."

Sakura picked up a meatball and put it in her mouth, a happy expression on her face.

After eating and drinking her fill, she got up, went to Naruto, and picked him up.

"Time's up, it's time for another enjoyable training session!"

"Wait, Sakura, I haven't eaten yet!"

Like a pale old man, Naruto raised his trembling hand, his stomach rumbling loudly.

"Of course not. I need to exhaust your chakra in the first place, how could I give you a chance to replenish it?"

Sakura looked at the boy in front of her and revealed a smile that would become the boy's eternal nightmare.

"No, wait, I..."

The Iron Fist of Love, imbued with Armament Haki, swung once more, while Naruto's screams echoed throughout the training ground.

Time passed second by second, and the sun, which hung high in the sky, gradually slid down toward the horizon, casting a dim, golden glow on the pink-clad girl.

Before her, the blond boy named Naruto Uzumaki's injuries finally stopped regenerating rapidly, and Sakura stopped punching him.

"Phew, finally."

Sakura let out a breath and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Sakura, I'm so tired. Is training over for today?"

Naruto had never felt so exhausted as he had today; every time Sakura struck him, it inexplicably drained a large amount of his chakra.

His chakra was completely depleted, and his eyes were lifeless. All he wanted to do was lie on the ground and rest.

"What are you saying? Reaching the limit of chakra is just a prerequisite for starting training!"

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Sakura's eyes. Today, she was experiencing the same kind of torturous training she had endured with Uncle Rayleigh.

Sakura pulled a strip of cloth from her pocket and threw it in front of Naruto. She then broke off a medium-sized branch from the woods behind her and swung it vigorously.

Sasuke couldn't bear it any longer and closed his eyes to leave early, trying to avoid recalling this unbearable past.

"Alright, Naruto-kun, blindfold yourself and let's begin our formal training."

The wooden stick tapped rhythmically in the girl's hand, casting a demonic shadow in the sunset.

Naruto was truly unable to even escape and could only beg for mercy.

"Sakura-chan, I'm out of it, not a single drop left! Please let me go!"

"Da~ Meow~ Yo~"

Chapter 123 The bitter black soil, the infamy Sakura bears.

The first rays of dawn shone on the road leading back to the village from the third training ground.

Leaning against the roadside, the white-haired, irresponsible teacher, holding a small imperial book, looked at the boy and girl in front of him.

"Tsk tsk, that's ruthless. You really beat him up all night?"

Kakashi's gaze fell upon Naruto, whom Sakura was carrying on her back, and he clicked his tongue in amazement.

"It's because you gave me such a short deadline, otherwise would I have resorted to such extreme measures?"

Sakura rolled her eyes at Kakashi and handed the battered Naruto to him.

During the handover, the unconscious Naruto mumbled, "It's gone, it's really gone..."

"So, you're saying your ninjutsu can be learned quickly?"

Kakashi, as a Jonin, was able to glean a lot of information from Sakura's words.

"Only Naruto can do it; anyone else will die!"

Sakura raised her hand towards Kakashi, wrapped it in Armament Haki, and clenched it tightly, the air seeming to distort under her delicate white hands.

'Gulp!'

Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the girl's hands, Kakashi swallowed hard.

After being beaten like that all night, only Naruto, with his incredible vitality, could withstand it in the entire village.

"Also, this technique requires calmness to use. As for how to teach Naruto to calm down, that's the teacher's responsibility!"

For someone like Naruto, whose body is filled with too much Yang Release chakra, restlessness has become the norm in his heart.

There are only two ways to calm him down: first, use gentle, persistent effort to refine his mindset; second, subject him to a major upheaval so that he will spontaneously make a change.

However, either way would be troublesome for Sakura. This kind of thing is Kakashi's responsibility as a Jonin instructor, and Sakura is too lazy to help him deal with it.

Sakura playfully stuck out her tongue at Kakashi and formed a hand seal.

"Wait, I..."

Kakashi's strength was naturally no match for the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

With a whoosh, the light of time and space enveloped Sakura, teleporting her away.

After returning home, Sakura slept until late afternoon.

When I woke up, my mother ruthlessly told me that lunch had been completely disposed of, with nothing left.

Helpless, starving and exhausted, she had to drag her tired body to the commercial street on the south side of Konoha to find something to eat.

On the other side, two ninjas wearing brown vests and red ninja outfits also stepped into the commercial street on the south side.

One of the black-haired girls looked at the dazzling array of goods and the wooden buildings that were even more luxurious than her own rocky village, and her face lit up with excitement.

"Wow, so this is the most bustling street in Konoha! It truly lives up to its reputation!"

The girl waved her arms, squeezing into the crowd of customers at the food stalls, then into a clothing store to listen to the young women discussing the latest trends, and even ran into a supermarket to fight with an elderly person for potatoes.

"Hey, stop it, Kurotsuchi! This is Konoha, don't cause a commotion!"

Behind him, a tall, gentle man watched the girl wandering around with curiosity, raised his hand, and chased after her.

"Akato, you're too reserved. I'm here to make a purchase today; the customer is king!"

With a smug look on his face, Kurotsuchi put his hands on his hips and puffed out his equally pathetic chest.

The girl turned around decisively and bumped into an equally unremarkable steel plate.

"Ugh, it's so hard."

An unconscious remark caused the eyes of the already tired and hungry pink-haired girl opposite her to light up with a crimson light.

"Hmph, at least he's not as flat and short as some guy who doesn't even look where he's going!"

As the granddaughter of Iwagakure, the spoiled girl who grew up pampered by everyone had a tic-tac-toe mark on her forehead.

"What did you say? You...!"

Enraged, she raised her finger, the words of curse on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't know how to break the stranger's guard.

Speechless, Kurotsuchi looked Sakura up and down. Her pinkish-red hair, clear emerald eyes, Konoha headband, tall and outstanding figure, plus her black ninja outfit, made her look cool and dashing.

Pshaw, so what if you're tall...?

"You pink-haired gorilla!"

"Language as weak as your chest is utterly harmless."

"Ugh...you ugly woman with the wide forehead!"

"A lie as insignificant as your height is utterly unbelievable."

"Ugh...you flat-chested, vicious woman!"

"A weak attack, just like your own, devoid of any sense of condemnation."

"you...."

She cursed three times in a row, but each time her defenses were broken by the other party. The sharp-haired girl had already revealed her shark teeth, and her forehead was covered with red grid marks.

"Sweetie, go back and learn again. The way you curse is so sweet, it's like you're being affectionate."

Taking advantage of her height, Sakura grinned mischievously and reached out to rub her head.

"You bastard, I challenge you to a duel!"

His handsome face flushed red, and Kurotsuchi rolled up his sleeves, raised his fist, and charged at Sakura.

Behind her, the honest and simple-minded Chitu arrived and quickly grabbed the girl's arm and lifted her up.

The black earth in mid-air kept kicking her long, slender legs clad in fishnet stockings, hoping to hit Sakura in the air.

"Chitu, let me go! Today I'm going to teach this woman a lesson!"

The honest and simple-minded Akatsuchi naturally wouldn't listen to Kurotsuchi's words, after all, he had promised the Tsuchikage to keep an eye on this young lady before they came out.

Not to mention, this is Konoha territory. What if we cause trouble here and get ganged up on by Konoha ninjas?

"Alright, alright, Black Soil, we were in the wrong first."

Helpless, Akatsuchi could only hold onto the Iwagakure princess tightly, constantly trying to smooth things over.

"Three times, three times, Akatsuchi! At least let me teach her a lesson!"

Enraged, Heitu turned his head and roared at his senior brother behind him.

"Oh, you want to teach me a lesson?"

Sakura's eyes narrowed, and ripples from the ocean spread outwards with a buzzing sound.

The kingly aura, intertwined with dark lightning, suddenly trembled, casting emerald domineering eyes and a pure white colossal shadow roaring to the sky into the hearts of the two people before him.

"This is... momentum..."

An unprecedented chill surged through their hearts, and both Chitu and Heitu trembled slightly from the surging aura.

The sheer power he exudes is astounding; this guy in front of me is incredibly strong!

"Hey, what's your name!"

With his playful expression gone, Hei Tu stared solemnly at the girl in front of him.

The young Konoha ninja in front of me is no ordinary person; he is very likely a formidable opponent I will face in the upcoming exam.

"Haruno Sakura!"

Sakura, arms crossed, glanced at the guys lurking in the shadows.

On a water tower on the north side.

A languid man carrying a large sword looked down at the scene below and spoke to the three behind him: "Samui, Omoi, Karui, that's your biggest enemy in this exam."

"Yes, Captain Darui!" *3