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

Under the high platform.

Sakura is waving goodbye to her parents, who have received tickets to the competition thanks to her participation in the event.

"Go for it, Sakura-chan! Daddy will be proud of you!"

Haruno Chō, who had taken a day off to watch his daughter's match, opened his arms and gave Sakura a big hug.

"Perform well and don't disappoint Lady Tsunade."

Haruno Mebuki also clenched his fist and gave Sakura a thumbs-up.

This housewife has been completely controlled by Tsunade and become her subservient in just one week.

"Alright, let's get this over with!"

Sakura raised her hand and waved it in front of her mother, interrupting the fanatical fan's spellcasting.

She then entered the center of the field through the players' tunnel in the stands.

The candidates from Konoha, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Sunagakure... all four countries have gathered.

A gust of wind swept through the area, and the fluttering leaves gathered in the eye of the storm.

Then the tornado exploded, and the examiner, Genma Shiranui, carrying a thousand books in his mouth, came into everyone's view.

"Lord Hokage, all sixteen examinees have arrived!"

After verifying the list and information, Genma Shiranui reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi on the high platform.

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the railing.

His gaze swept over the dignitaries of various nations, then waved to the villagers of Konoha, finally settling on the faces of the examinees standing in the arena, and he slowly spoke:

"Distinguished guests, I am sincerely grateful for your presence in Konoha to witness the Chunin Exams selection."

"Now, let's hand the stage over to these young people. Please be sure to watch until the end!"

boom!

Fireworks burst in the sky, and the audience in the stands cheered.

Amidst the electrifying atmosphere, the four-nation Chunin Tournament has begun!

Chapter 143 Sakura Haruno, let's fight!

In the conference hall.

After Genma Shiranui announced the list of opponents.

Kurotsuchi kept staring at Sakura with a menacing look.

"That guy witnessed you make so many moves, and he still hasn't learned his lesson?"

Sasuke stood next to Sakura, leaning against the railing in the same manner as her, watching Naruto and Neji fight below.

"That guy is a carbon copy of Naruto, always hot-blooded and always charging ahead."

But actually, I don't dislike them; on the contrary, I somewhat admire their talent for wearing their hearts on their sleeves.

Sakura pulled out a kunai with a mark on it and listlessly hooked the tail ring with her finger and spun it around.

"So, you like Naruto?"

The boy kept his head still, his dark eyes shifting to the girl beside him.

"It's just that compared to people who say one thing to your face and another behind your back, it's easier to get along with them."

Sakura responded to Sasuke's voice, then focused her gaze on the mark revealed when Neji took off his headband.

Neji, his voice trembling with emotion, recounted the actions of Kumogakure more than a decade ago and the darkness within the Hyuga clan.

The faces of all the audience members and dignitaries present were exposed.

This made Hiashi Hyuga, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, feel extremely uneasy, while Hiruzen Sarutobi on the high platform also turned his gaze to the Raikage beside him.

"There is only one fate in this world that is equal for everyone, and that is death!"

Neji Hyuga rushed towards Naruto, tying his headband up, and unleashed a barrage of sixty-four palm strikes at him.

While defeating the shadow clones, they also closed all the pressure points on Naruto's body, completely sealing off any possibility of Naruto using chakra.

"What are you babbling about? I'm only here to defeat you and make you take back those insulting words you said to Hinata!"

Naruto stood up, clutching his arm, and roared at Neji in frustration.

"Insult? Don't you understand, Naruto? This is the fate of mediocre people!"

"Abandon unrealistic fantasies as soon as possible, otherwise the further you go, the more you will hurt yourself!"

Neji assumed the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms stance, preparing to finish off Naruto with a single blow.

Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, the opponent unleashed the Nine-Tails' chakra, broke free from Neji's shackles, and punched Neji.

Finally, in the clash between the Rasengan and the Rotation Technique, Neji, whose technique was incomplete, was defeated and knocked to the ground.

"Did you lose...?"

The Hyuga boy, lying on the ground, calmly watched the birds soaring freely in the blue sky, lost in thought.

"Naruto Uzumaki, why do ordinary people like you, at the bottom of society, have the audacity to rebel?"

"Idiot, what do you mean by control or fate? I don't understand that, but isn't it the natural right of the living to fight against the source of oppression when you feel oppressed?"

Naruto scratched his head, turned around, and waved to Sakura on the high platform.

"I really... lost to you guys."

Hyuga Neji closed his eyes, flattened his head completely, and stopped making a sound.

Upon seeing this, Genma Shiranui stepped forward and announced Naruto's victory.

Then, Heitu, who had been eagerly waiting in the stands, did a somersault and leaped from the platform dozens of meters high into the arena.

"Sakura Haruno, come down here quickly!"

The girl in the red ninja outfit smiled brightly, because she firmly believed that in this restricted arena, her Lava Release would definitely be able to counter that guy's Ice Release.

Huang Tu, sitting in the audience, covered his head with his hand, unable to bear the sight.

On the high platform, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head and whispered to Onoki beside him, "Your granddaughter's personality is really lively."

"This is what it means to be a leader. If you don't even have this much magnanimity, how can you serve as a role model for your village in battle?"

"Where is your village's genius? Are you afraid?"

Onoki raised an eyebrow and commented without any mercy.

Both were able to stand out from a group of Jonin and become the Kage of their respective villages, but Onoki was first the Kage of his village, and only later became Kurotsuchi's grandfather.

If his granddaughter, despite having such abundant resources to nurture her, still lacks the courage to challenge the strong, then he will abandon her without hesitation.

"Lord Tsuchikage will soon witness this."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a curt reply, then looked at Sakura with a slightly murderous gaze, drawing the girl's attention before sending her a message with a trembling brow.

—Go quickly and give them a job!

"Tsk, what a vain old man."

Sakura clicked her tongue, and the kunai she was swinging flew out, heading straight for the center of the field.

call out!

The next instant, a flash of light appeared, and Sakura's figure covered a long distance to catch the dagger in mid-air.

A long-forgotten ninjutsu flashed through the minds of ninjas and politicians in various villages—Flying Thunder God Technique.

Especially those ninjas with some experience from the Iwakage and Kumogakure factions, their PTSD was triggered after seeing this number, and the two Kage on the high platform were so shocked that they stood up from their chairs.

"Hmph, stop showing off! Today I'll make you fly!"

Kurotsuchi pulled a kunai from her ninja tool pouch on her inner thigh and pointed it at Sakura in front of her.

At Genma Shiranui's command, Kurotsuchi was the first to attack Sakura.

She raised herself high, formed a hand seal, took a deep breath, and sprayed a large amount of powdery lime directly into Sakura's face.

Of all the martial arts skills, this is the one that involves smearing lime on your face!

"Are you a thug fighting?"

Sakura simply threw a punch at the air in front of her, and the violent force created folds in the void.

In the near-stagnant moment, the out-of-control impact burst forth, rubbing against each other and producing a deep roar.

boom!

The lime and dust in the air were torn to shreds by the violently surging air currents and sent flying back.

Kurotsuchi seemed to have anticipated this, raising her finger and channeling chakra into the technique.

"Water Release: Water Horn Technique!"

A torrent of water, like a trumpet, spewed from the black soil, mixing with the lime she had just sprayed out, quickly forming a quick-drying cement lump that slammed back.

"Fine, I'll show you something interesting!"

Sakura raised her arm, her pink Armament Haki wrapping around her palm, and reached for the lump of cement in front of her.

puff!

The soft cement instantly covered Sakura, and Kurotsuchi revealed a smug look, "Got it!"

The cement will release a lot of heat when it solidifies. Once the other party uses that strange ice escape technique, all I need to do is keep pouring cement onto her body to prevent the spread of the low temperature!

Heitu squatted on the ground, her long, beautiful legs straight, ready to pounce.

hum!

A strange wave spread out, and from Kurotsuchi's perception, the chakra flowing within her technique was... grabbed by a hand?

"Are you kidding me?!"

The girl's astonished pupils reflected the shattered ninjutsu, and she gasped.

The opponent did not counter with an equivalent escape technique, nor did they shatter her spell with violence.

Instead, he casually drew out the chakra that he had already formed into a ninjutsu?

"Cough cough, I guess I still need to practice more."

Sakura took a step forward, crushing the cement on the ground, which was riddled with holes due to the flaws in the technique, and casually shook the dust off her pink hair.

Although it is possible to capture and extract chakra using Armament Haki, the partial extraction is not very effective for escaping techniques that generate matter, and there will still be material residue after the chakra is extracted.

"So, are you ready, my lovely little princess?"

With a hint of mockery in her emerald eyes, the pink-haired girl began to approach the Rock Shadow Genius in front of her.

At that moment, the Black Earth King knew that his lifelong enemy had appeared!

Chapter 144 Teacher, it's been a long time!

"I do not believe!"

Gritting his teeth, Kurotsuchi was furious and stubbornly raised his hand to continue using his escape technique.

Sakura, standing in front of her, took a quick step, her entire body breaking through the air with a low hum.

He then appeared in front of Heitu and grabbed her hands, which were forming a hand seal.

"Accept reality, girl."

Sakura pulled hard, directly scattering the chakra that Kurotsuchi was gathering.

Then, as her escape technique went berserk, the Lava Release chakra was broken down, and two streams of mud spurted out between her mouth and nose.

Sakura: "...."

Would you believe me if I said it was an accident?

The answer is: I don't believe it.

"Sakura Haruno, I, Kurotsuchi, am going to explode at you today!"