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

As he closed his eyes, he prepared to accept his impending death.

The next instant, a massive surge of evil chakra erupted violently, and amidst the continuous roaring and explosions, a colossal silhouette rose up, roaring loudly.

"Hahahaha, this great one..."

boom!

The laughter stopped suddenly!

As the smoke dissipated, a sand raccoon covered in cursed patterns stared blankly ahead.

Its extended tail was pierced by something, and the broken part was burned into crystals by the terrifying high temperature, making its rear end bald and very smooth, which looked quite comical.

Even more deadly was that being directly hit by Armament Haki caused this aggregate of chakra to experience unbearable pain for the first time.

The beast's joy at escaping its seal was interrupted in less than three seconds, enraging it.

"Who, who is it?"

The giant beast roared loudly with its piercing voice, and the resulting shockwaves formed hurricanes that swept through the forest.

"This is... the One-Tailed Beast? Has Gaara really lost control?!"

Coughing up a mouthful of dark red blood, Rasa, clutching his arm, leaned against a large tree.

Although he survived the ordeal, there was no joy on his face.

What could be worse than an out-of-control tailed beast rampaging near an enemy village, with no extra power to suppress it?

Yes, brother, yes, there's another monster from an enemy village on its way.

"Cough cough!"

Luo Sha coughed up a mouthful of dark red blood, which evaporated quickly after hitting the ground.

He fought against Sakura in temperatures of 7,000 degrees Celsius, and was chased all the way after his assassination attempt failed.

In this situation, Rasa was still able to jump around, which was thanks to the protection of chakra and the fact that a ninja's physical abilities are three times that of an ordinary person.

"Sakura!"

Naruto, who was chasing Gaara, smiled when he saw the girl arriving and was about to step forward.

They were immediately scorched by the intense heat and turned away with a pained expression.

"What... kind of technique is this?"

Sasuke opened his mouth and found that his throat had become dry and his voice was hoarse.

"You two go help out in the village, I'll take care of Ichimoku and Rasa!"

Sakura's voice rang in their ears as terrifying heat and flames descended from the sky.

Rasa looked at the burning girl and the giant Shukaku, weighed the pros and cons, and quickly ran towards the direction of the tailed beast.

"Hey Shukaku, a monster is coming. Let's cooperate!"

The tall raccoon lowered its head after hearing the soft sound, its gaze falling on a body it had been longing for day and night.

"It was you, the scum who sealed me away! I refuse to cooperate with you, you're all going to die!"

Shukaku's already enormous belly swelled up, and its chakra, refined, flowed in the manner of a ninja using ninjutsu.

Then he raised his giant claw and slapped it hard against his stomach, spitting out a huge whirlwind ball mixed with a large amount of chakra from his mouth.

"Wind Style: Air Training Bullet!"

"Elbaf's Spear·Powerful Country!"

Along with Shukaku's spell, Sakura's roar also rang out.

The girl wielded her Storm Sword, unleashing a powerful and violent slash!

An unprecedented heatwave, mixed with the legendary spear of the giant race, caused a violent surge of light to erupt, transforming into a massive shockwave that swept across the world.

boom!

The training bullet was forcibly torn apart, and the remaining momentum of the Wei Kingdom's impact continued to rush towards the behemoth.

Shukaku felt the intense heat rushing towards it, and a deafening roar erupted in its ears.

His right hand, which he had used to shield himself, was burned into glass by the high temperature, cracks appeared, and in an instant, it fell apart.

Taken aback, Shukaku's eyes widened.

Immediately afterwards, amidst the reflections of countless shattered glass, Sakura's golden pupils, filled with murderous intent, slowly rose, and the Storm Sword was swung once more.

In that instant, Shukaku seemed to recall his childhood.

Comrade, look at that thing in the sky, isn't it glowing?

"Cooperation? I'll cooperate with you!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shukaku screamed at Rasa behind him.

The sand on his body thoughtfully gathered into a platform, carrying the sand, which was unusable for gold dust, to his side.

"I'll use Earth Release, you use Wind Release to assist me!"

Without further ado, Rasa clasped his hands together, gathering his meager chakra.

Magnet Release, Water Release, Earth Release, Wind Release... Rasa has used almost every jutsu he can muster in his battles to get to where he is now.

However, any technique pales in comparison when faced with that terrifying heat that can incinerate steel.

Therefore, after getting Shukaku's cooperation, he had a brilliant idea.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow!"

Rasa's chakra struck the ground, shattering the hard earth and rocks into countless fine sands.

Shukaku behind him swelled up in the abdomen and slammed it down again with its giant claws.

"Wind Style: Air Training Bullet!"

—Combined Ninjutsu, Wind Release: Sand Scattering Bullet.

The two worked together to unleash a massive wind-style ninjutsu.

The sand, enhanced by chakra, transformed into countless tiny bullets under the influence of Shukaku's massive, mountain-like wind release technique.

Even if the high temperature on Sakura's body could melt and crystallize the silicon crystals inside the sand, it would only create more powerful stray bullets.

Pure physical collision is the only weakness of that girl's high-temperature escape technique!

So, take this hit and then obediently retreat!

Rasa's gaze was solemn and cold as he stared intently at Sakura, who was being swept away by the storm.

However....

"hehe!"

As the training bullets, their interiors tangled with sand, hurtled toward her, Sakura's lips curled into a smile.

With hands forming hand seals, chakra flowed, outlining the massive jutsu in the sky.

Intricate psychic runes opened a passage in the center, and on the other side of the gap was the Nanga River Valley where the two had fought before.

—Flying Thunder God: Lightning Guide!

Developed by the Fourth Hokage, this ninjutsu is specifically designed to redirect the ranged attacks launched by the massive bodies of the Tailed Beasts.

“…”

At that moment, Luo Sha opened his mouth as if to speak, but said nothing, and his expression twitched.

This thing in front of you has no limits on how you can use it: high temperatures that vaporize all ninjutsu, massive ninjutsu that can strike across a wide area, and space-time ninjutsu that can teleport tailed beast attacks...

The technique revealed in just a fleeting moment was enough to overwhelm even Luo Sha, a mere shadow.

"That's it!"

A cold voice sounded behind Luo Sha.

The fist emitted residual embers, and the arm, burning with viscous flames, pierced through his chest.

"cough!"

Luo Sha, whose heart was burned, didn't even have time to leave a last word. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed weakly to his knees.

Sakura forcibly melted a passage through Shukaku's body, and although it hurt terribly, he dared not make a sound.

At this moment, it only has one sentence to say.

Let's make this clear first: if you hit him, don't hit me!

Chapter 148 Goodbye Hiruzen, and my cowardice.

"So, do you still want to fight me?"

Sakura raised her finger.

Shukaku's massive body trembled a few times before it quickly shrank back into Gaara's body.

Immediately, Sakura created a clone to take Gaara back to the village, while she activated a Flying Thunder God kunai she had left in the examination hall.

Inside the Chunin Exams examination hall.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze swept over Orochimaru in front of him.

After someone unleashed a devastating attack that destroyed the entire Naruto viewing platform, the two landed in the very center of the Chunin Exams arena.

Without the protection of the Four Purple Flame Formation, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru were exposed to everyone.

A giant snake ravaged the village, and the Anbu (secret agents) struggled to hold it off, while the Anbu guarding the meeting place remained indifferent to the Hokage's assassination attempt.

"Anbu, what's going on? Go and provide backup!"

Although Tsunade was stopped by Onoki in the audience, the two were caught in a state of not daring to attack each other.

But since she has a mouth, Onoki couldn't stop her from ordering someone to do something.

"Give up, Tsunade, these people are Root!"

Jiraiya, who was being held down on the ground by the Raikage with his arm around his shoulder, sighed helplessly.

"That bastard Danzo!"

After the initial shock, Tsunade gritted her teeth and frowned deeply.

"It seems you're all alone now, Sarutobi-sensei!"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then casually flung out a swarm of snakes that bit down hard on Hiruzen Sarutobi's neck.

The old man, who was entangled and bitten by the venomous snake, disappeared without any warning, turning into soil and flowing away.

"You're still the same as ever, not likable at all!"

With a flick of his wrist, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had reassembled, caused the head of an earth dragon to emerge from the muddy ground.

The chakra flames gathered in its gaping maw, spewing out a large number of earth dragon bullets.

Then, using Fire Release techniques, ignite the Earth Dragon Bullet.

The combined ninjutsu hurtled towards Orochimaru, but he calmly dissolved into mud to dodge it.

"Don't say that. Aren't the more troublesome students more likable?"

The soil flowed from underground and reformed behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, taking the shape of Orochimaru.

"Let's stop messing around, this isn't a ninja academy lesson!"

A series of ninjutsu clashes that would easily annihilate a Jonin were nothing more than child's play to the two of them.

In the shadows of the Root Guardians, someone stared at Sarutobi and his apprentice in the center of the arena, clenching their teeth in envy.

"Hmph, you're right!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi removed his Hokage robe, revealing the black armor beneath.

A surge of energy erupted between the two, and the flames of chakra burst forth from their aged or young bodies.

Countless spreading cracks bloomed on the earth, and tiny pebbles were swept up by the clash of forces and crushed into dust.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"