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

"Ugh, why are you so tall? I can't even hug Sakura anymore!"

Ino pressed her face against Sakura's lower abdomen and rubbed it vigorously.

"Ugh."

Sakura let out a soft sigh, channeling her will into every cell of her body.

Suddenly, her tall figure trembled a few times and began to shrink rapidly.

——Life Returns: Paper-Painted Martial Arts!

The three members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, along with Naruto and Sasuke, stared wide-eyed as Sakura gradually shrank to a height similar to theirs.

"awesome!"

Ino cheered and put her arm around Sakura from behind, gently inhaling Sakura's unique scent.

"Sakura, is that... a partial multiplication technique?"

While casually munching on potato chips, Choji suddenly asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

Everyone present, even some ninjas from other villages, perked up their ears.

"No, that's the effect of a physical technique called the Six Styles when it's mastered to a high level."

Sakura patted Ino's arm gently with a smile in her eyes, then gestured for her to let go of her.

I didn't want to reveal this in front of so many ninjas from other villages, but that's Ino after all~, I'll spoil my good friend!

"..." Sasuke hesitated, wanting to say something but then stopped.

He realized just how precious the physical technique he had asked Sakura for in his spare time was.

The other party had so easily passed on the knowledge to him, leaving him at a loss for how to repay this kindness.

"Don't overthink it. Just fight me a few more times as you grow stronger through cultivation."

Sakura's Observation Haki caught Sasuke's thoughts, and she murmured a sentence as they brushed past each other.

Sasuke's eyes were unfocused, but he still gritted his teeth and nodded.

Naruto, who was hanging out with Kabuto, excitedly pointed at the many genin present after hearing the information Kabuto provided.

"Listen, I am Naruto Uzumaki, and I will not lose to you! Understand?"

The young man, full of passion, challenged many powerful enemies.

Instantly, the atmosphere in the classroom became suffocating, and everyone who looked at Naruto exuded a faint killing intent.

Unlike the original exam, this hall is now filled with young elites from all over the world.

Being provoked like this by Naruto was naturally unbearable.

In just a moment, Sakura's Observation Haki had already detected four or five different chakra fluctuations.

"Naruto, you're so energetic!"

He reached out and grabbed Naruto by the back of his neck, pulling him backward forcefully.

Bang!

Then an ice wall rose up in front of Sakura, blocking the incoming lava, sand, kunai, and longsword...

"This year's test takers are quite enthusiastic, but this is—Konoha!"

Sakura raised her right fist, Armament Haki wrapping around her arm.

The ice in front of them melted rapidly from the heat, filling the classroom with a large amount of water vapor.

The girl assumed a fist-punching stance and fiercely swung her fist at the crowd in front of her.

—Fishman Karate: Karakusa Tile Straight Fist!

hum!

Amidst the low hum, the air in the classroom rippled like waves.

The candidates present only felt a slight pushing force propelling them backward, but...

Unscathed!

Among the crowd, the gazes of many powerful figures turned somber.

The Hakuoku ninjas, gathered together with haughty expressions, let out a disdainful laugh.

"That's it? They have the audacity to claim we're a ninja village from a small country, but all they do is bluff."

One of the ninjas from the Hidden Sound Village even rolled up his sleeve.

The heavy, porous weapon hidden on the lower arm was revealed.

"Stop it, you guys from Otogakure, stop making a fool of yourselves."

A Cloud Ninja stepped forward, a lollipop dangling from his mouth and his hands in his hoodie pockets.

"Huh? You want to fight too, Cloud Village?"

The only eye visible on the face of the Sound Ninja, Tosu Kinugami, which was wrapped in bandages, stared at him.

"We've already lost, from the very beginning."

Omoi, a ninja from Kumogakure, twirled the lollipop in his mouth and pointed to the clothes on his abdomen.

"If the other side is stronger, it's best not to make a fuss, lest we get killed and have no recourse."

Following his hand, everyone noticed that the tightly arranged threads on his ninja vest had broken apart, forming a clear fist mark.

Many of the ninjas from the smaller villages who received the warning lowered their heads and soon saw the same mark on their own bodies.

A chill crept up everyone's spine, and as they shivered, bits of clothing continued to fall from their clothes.

They all looked at the pink-haired girl who stood with her fists clenched, and a word popped into everyone's mind.

--monster!

"What a joke!"

Hei Tu, who was sitting on the innermost side, slammed her hand on the table and stood up. She was completely unharmed.

However, the fishnet stockings on those straight thighs all tore off.

"You... mmm!"

Before Kurotsuchi could finish speaking, Akatsuchi behind her covered her mouth.

"It's nothing, everyone's busy. She's just been in a bad mood lately."

With a smooth laugh, Chi Tu quickly dragged his junior sister to a corner.

"Sakura, do you have a grudge against that guy?"

Ino, who was holding Sakura's arm, looked curiously at Sakura's grinning face.

"No, I just think it's fun to bully her."

Tilting her head, the girl playfully winked her emerald eyes at her friend.

"Sakura is so mean~"

The whispered conversation with Ino didn't last long, as the examiner on the podium suddenly entered the examination room.

After announcing the exam rules, the chief examiner, Ibiki Morino, distributed the exam papers, and many Chunin examiners entered the room to score the candidates.

When the test paper was handed to Sakura, she looked at the questions.

In terms of the difficulty of the test, it was indeed not something that an ordinary genin could answer.

After all, it involves interrogation, intelligence decryption, and ninja hostility, which are things that some genin who have only done D-rank missions within the village have no access to and therefore do not know the answers to.

But these things couldn't stump Sakura.

The girl finished writing the questions quickly and efficiently, then squinted and began to look around at the Chunin proctoring the exam.

Steel Iron, Izumo Kamizuki: "..."

What's going on? Weren't we here to proctor the exam? Why are we being stared at like this instead?

Relying on her speed and skills far exceeding those of the Chunin Examiners, Sakura sent the answers to Naruto, Sasuke, Ino, Choji, Shino, and others.

Even in her spare time, Sakura would sneak peeks at the evaluation boards of many Chunin.

Upon seeing the two gatekeepers, Gangzi Tetsu and Kamizuki Izumo, he actually wrote a negative review in his intelligence gathering section.

Enraged, Sakura punched each of them, leaving the two, who were in pain, looking at each other in confusion.

On the podium, Ibiki Morino, the examiner who was a Jonin, vaguely sensed Sakura's movements.

'Sigh, a user of space-time ninjutsu...'

With his hands behind his back, the tall man sighed helplessly at his subordinates who had been mocked.

He then stared blankly at Sakura, who was pretending to be asleep.

'My lord, you've really slipped something extraordinary into this exam!'

Chapter 126 Hey, someone come quick! I want to report someone for bottering fish!

Time passed by, and many candidates were expelled from the examination room for failing to meet the standards of cheating.

In the final ten minutes, Ibiki Morino posed his tenth interrogation question.

Naruto delivered his ninja way declaration, which perfectly matched the answer to the last question, and he passed the first test without any major mishaps.

Then, a figure smashed through the glass in an instant, and two kunai were instantly pinned to both sides of the examination room.

A huge banner with red background and white lettering was displayed in front of all the candidates.

Mitarashi Red Bean!

"You guys, this isn't a happy occasion!"

"I am the examiner for your second exam—Mitarashi Anko!"

"Next, let's go, the next match, come with me!"

The purple-haired woman introduced herself to everyone, raising her right fist with great enthusiasm.

"This examiner might unexpectedly get along well with Naruto!"

Like many other test takers, Sakura stood up and followed in Anko's footsteps.

A group of ninjas moved with incredible speed, rushing to the outskirts of the Death Forest.

Mitarashi Azuko landed steadily outside the iron fence and began explaining the rules of the second exam.

The five-day journey involves collecting scrolls of heaven and earth to reach the central tower.

After the explanation, Hongdou began to arrange for people to assign the group of genin to the examination channels.

Naruto, having received the Heavenly Scroll from the staff, raised his hand without hesitation and shouted at Sakura.

"Sakura-chan, look! It's...!"

"Idiot, do you want to be targeted by all the candidates who need the scrolls?!"

Sasuke interrupted Naruto with a punch, snatched the scroll from the most unpredictable ninja, and placed it on his own body.

"It's alright. Whether Naruto says it or not, my exposure of my strength in the exam room will still be targeted by others."

So are you scared? Are you going to give up here?

Passing the staff at the examination hall, Sakura personally opened the gate to the Forest of Death and tilted her head at the two of them.

"How could that be? I'm a ninja who's going to become Hokage, I won't lose to those guys!"

The blond boy tossed his messy hair, instantly perking up.

"These foreign elites can't defeat the mission I'm carrying!"

Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and gave a cool, nonchalant snort.

After saying that, the two followed Sakura into the Forest of Death.

They marched toward the central tower, and in less than a day, the enemies surrounding them had already formed an alliance.

"Tsk, Sakura!"