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

"Hey, that's a pretty scary move!"

He used his palm magic with his left hand to heal the injury on his right hand.

Sakura realized that the structure of the technique had been damaged the instant she used Haki to grab chakra.

Therefore, the technique was originally intended to provide a stable output and produce the desired effect for the ninja.

Because it lacked some chakra and was not fully functioning, it became a bomb buried in the body for a moment.

"This is interesting. Haki and chakra need more research."

With curiosity shining in her eyes, Sakura picked up her notebook and jotted down this interesting discovery.

But she didn't notice at all that the librarian was already standing next to her, glaring at her angrily.

"Ah! Hehe..."

Sakura, who had just looked up, suddenly remembered where she was and gave the administrator an apologetic smile.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort from the female administrator.

Click!

Sakura, whose shoulder bag was full of scrolls, was pushed out of the bookstore, and the door behind her slammed shut.

"Forget it, let's wait until she calms down tomorrow before coming."

Sakura looked up at the completely dark sky, picked up her bag, and headed home.

Just as Sakura took a step forward, she collided with the steel plate that was running towards her.

"It hurts!"

The girl who was knocked away by Sakura covered her head and looked up, about to complain.

But then she suddenly saw the figure of a girl with pink hair, and her eyes lit up with joy.

"Sakura!"

"Tsunade-sensei... Sister, what are you doing here?"

Sakura was taken aback when she saw the girl on the ground.

"Hahaha, I've finally found you!"

Tsunade jumped up from the ground with a carefree attitude and patted Sakura on the shoulder.

Behind her, another girl with short black hair caught up and ran in front of the two of them, leaning on her knees and panting.

"Mori-sama, you're running way too fast!"

"Jingyin, you came back too?"

Sakura reached out to support Shizune, who was already swaying, and led the two of them to the side of the street.

"Don't call us by our names now. I came back secretly and don't want the old man to know."

Tsunade raised a finger and held it up in front of her pouting lips.

"Tsunade-neechan, you know that the old man, the Anbu, and the barrier squad can monitor the entire village, right?"

Sakura sighed softly, shattering the illusion of the self-deceiving girl in front of her.

"I don't care, I'm not returning to the village as a ninja. I'm now a political figure in the Land of Fire—Tsunade!"

Once exposed, Tsunade started acting unreasonably.

Sakura and Shizune exchanged a glance, both revealing helpless smiles.

"Yes, yes, my dear political sister, may I ask you to stay at my humble abode?"

Sakura placed one hand on her chest and gestured for her to proceed.

"Hmph, since you've invited me so sincerely, then I'll reluctantly accept..."

Before Tsunade could finish speaking, a violent explosion rang out from above the street.

The three, master and disciples, who rarely get to meet, looked at each other speechlessly and fell into silence.

"How about going and taking a look?"

Finally, Sakura broke the silence, and the other two nodded in agreement.

The three of them set off for the scene at the speed of ninjas.

On the rooftop of the shopping street, flames spread across a pile of collapsed debris, and thick smoke shot straight into the sky.

Amidst the chaos, Sakura's Observation Haki captured the image of Hayate Moonlight lying in the smoke.

"The vital signs are weakening, Tsunade-neechan, let's join forces!"

Sakura raised the "亥" (Hai) character seal on her hand, and water-style chakra gathered in her chest cavity, instantly spitting out a large amount of water.

Tsunade released her transformation jutsu and complained:

"Honestly, who lets a visitor do the work? Don't treat a princess like she's not a political figure!"

Chapter 142 Four Nations Sisters Exchange Competition

"Phew, that was close! We almost didn't have Hayate in Shippuden."

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, Sakura hoisted Moonlight Gale onto her shoulder, about to leap out.

"Tell the Hokage, Orochi..."

Gekko Hayate tried to pass on the information he had obtained, but he fainted before he could finish speaking.

Those who had attacked him earlier were now unwilling to let him send out the information.

"The cockroaches of Konoha are incredibly resilient; they should just die!"

A figure without any identification suddenly appeared.

He thrust the short sword in his hand straight at Sakura, intending to pierce through both Sakura and Hayate Gekko.

"You tell me... who is the cockroach?"

A green coat emblazoned with the character for "gambling" billowed in the air, and Tsunade's golden hair cascaded down her back, her eyes flashing with a crimson killing intent.

The attacker mechanically turned his head and saw a pale fist surging with chakra coming toward him.

—Your skin is really well-maintained!

The last thought flashed through his mind before he was punched in the chin.

Tsunade's chakra formed a scalpel, swiftly severing all the nerves connecting his neck to his body.

The attacker was then launched into the air, crashed into the barrier, and fell back down.

The whole process was swift and efficient, without even a trace of bloodshed.

"You're still as beautiful as ever, Tsunade-neechan."

Sakura handed over the emergency treatment she had given to Hayate Gekko to the medical ninja who came to take over.

"He is in the prime of his life!"

With her arms wrapped around and supporting the enormous human heart, Tsunade gave Sakura a smug look.

"Then, I'll leave the rest to you, Tsunade-neechan, who is in the prime of her life."

Sakura raised her hand, waved, turned around, and said goodbye to Tsunade.

At that moment, Tsunade, realizing she had been betrayed by her disciple, froze.

He immediately raised his hand, ready to grab this heartless little brat in front of him and make her suffer with him.

pity....

Four or five members of the Dark Guard, wearing animal masks and silver armor, knelt on one knee in front of her.

"The Third Hokage is already waiting for you, Lady Tsunade."

"hateful!!!"

Tsunade was grinding her teeth to powder, but she had no choice but to go with the Anbu to see the people she didn't want to see.

...

Tsunade, having returned from the Hokage's office, brazenly moved into Sakura's house.

The first thing I do every day when I see Sakura is—go, cook me two dishes.

A week passed quickly, and the final match of the Chunin Exams finally began.

With the gates of Konoha wide open, dignitaries and nobles from the four great nations entered the village and headed directly to the venue for the exams.

The venue for the third exam, a huge, bowl-shaped stadium, was already packed with tens of thousands of Konoha villagers.

At the highest point of the stands, below a plaque that reads "Number One Under Heaven," are four stone chairs.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing the Hokage hat, sits on one of the cards.

Beside him, a ninja wearing a green vest was giving a report.

"Lord Hokage, Hayate needs to rest, so the examiner for this round has been changed at the last minute."

"Furthermore, judging from the results of the interrogation of the assassins captured by Lady Tsunade, Otogakure seems to be Orochimaru's stronghold. Should we revoke their qualifications?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi closed his eyes and tapped the armrest of the stone chair with his fingers.

"No need. The list has already been announced. Changing it at the last minute will easily lead to criticism that Konoha is using underhanded tactics."

"Besides these, is there anything else you need to report?"

The ninja standing next to Hiruzen Sarutobi turned a page on his record board and then spoke:

"Kakashi and Guy have already set off to investigate the Sound Village, along with Danzo..."

The ninja's report was interrupted by Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly raising his hand.

Several figures were slowly walking up the stairs on the high platform.

—The Land of Earth's Kage, Onoki of the Two Scales, the Land of Wind's Kazekage, Rasa, and the Land of Lightning's Raikage, A, who has just arrived in Konoha!

"How has Lord Tsuchikage been resting? Has Konoha failed to provide adequate hospitality over the past month?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly looked at the three of them, his expression showing no sign of anything unusual.

"Hmph, how could I not be comfortable living in a place as resource-rich as Konoha?"

Onoki floated down and sat on the stone chair, his mouth thorny.

"Then why not join Konoha? You can enjoy this kind of environment every day from now on."

Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe and retorted sarcastically.

"You two old geezers, instead of babbling on and on, you should just fight."

Raikage A leaned back in his chair with an extremely arrogant posture, crossing his legs.

"Heh, that greenhorn who only knows how to use his muscles can just sit back and listen quietly."

The long-standing feud between the two families meant that Onoki couldn't possibly give Ai a friendly look either.

"What did you say!"

Chakra overflowed from Ai's body, and electric light spread and whipped across the ground.

"You two, we've come here today to showcase the grandeur of a great nation, please don't hurt anyone..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, tried to smooth things over, but was interrupted by the two of them speaking at the same time.

"Sunagakure has no right to comment!" *2

Rasa clenched his fist instantly. This was the biggest predicament for Sunagakure, whose national strength had declined to the point of almost becoming a vassal of Konoha.

That's why he agreed to Orochimaru's plan, which seemed like a complete fantasy, before the tournament even started.

"Humph!"

Luo Sha snorted coldly and sat back down.

Even though they are vassals of Konoha, Sunagakure still has its temper!