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

The girl knocked on the door, handed the gift to Yamanaka Inoichi, went to the kitchen to greet Ms. Rino, and then skillfully picked up some tangerines in the living room to eat. She even grabbed Shikamaru's remote control from the sofa to change the channel, acting as if she belonged there.

"Seriously, you guys are all so busy."

Sakura looked at Shikamaru with some emotion, "When I came back from the border before, I stayed in the village for a month and still didn't run into Ino."

"Well, what can we do when we've all been promoted to Chunin?"

Shikamaru shook his head and sighed.

Two and a half years ago, during the Chunin Exams that were destroyed, only Sakura, Sasuke, and Shikamaru from the same graduating class of the Ninja Academy were promoted to Chunin.

However, in the exam held by Sunagakure the following year, a large number of places were allocated for those who passed, and it was at that time that Ino and Choji became Chunin.

"If Asuma-sensei hadn't been summoned away by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, we probably would have been busy for another four or five months."

Choji shook his head helplessly, grabbed a potato chip with a distressed expression, and threw it into his mouth.

As one of the new generation of Konoha members, Ino, Shikamaru, and Ino were targeted by Tsunade, who was desperate for manpower and was exploiting their labor in various ways.

Often, while on missions, new missions would be delivered via the Ninja Hawk. Later, after Ino made a contract with the slug, the slug, which could transmit messages in real time, became the mission dispatch center, and the three of them were used like cattle and horses.

Choji was so forced to sigh that he should have gone back to selling barbecue, at least barbecue wouldn't call him in the middle of the night to assign him tasks.

"Everyone has their own difficulties."

Sakura echoed Choji's words.

The lowest-ranking person in this room is a Chunin, and even in Konoha, a great ninja village, they are considered pillars of strength.

On the bright side, their busy schedule is at least a sign that the village is operating well.

"You must be the most exhausted, after all, that's the border!"

Ino leaned over and patted Sakura's chest, which barely moved. "The things you're living in there must be very scarce, you haven't grown much at all."

"Ino, you bastard!"

Sakura bristled and, gritting her teeth, tackled Ino onto the sofa.

After playing around for a while, Sakura and Ino stopped when they heard Rino Yamanaka calling from inside the restaurant.

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The cooking style at the Yamanaka family's house is very different from that of Uchiha Mikoto and Sakura's own mother.

As the only oil-producing region among the five great nations, the Land of Fire, coupled with its abundant and fresh food resources, has a diet that is mostly salty and fried.

Rino Yamanaka's cooking skills are also quite good, but her choice of flavors goes against tradition.

Cheese stew, cheese-fried shrimp balls, braised mandarin fish, candied apples... the ingredients are mostly fermented products and pickles, and the flavors tend to be sweet and rich.

This attempt was quite novel, and Sakura, who had been eating at the snack street for two months straight, had her eyes light up and started vying with Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji for it.

The dinner was a pleasant one for both the host and guests.

After the meal, the Yamanaka couple were cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen when Shikamaru Choji lay down on the edge of the house, rubbing his stomach.

The evening breeze swept through the flower shop below and into the living room on the second floor, bringing with it a fragrant aroma of flowers.

Sakura and Ino are sitting opposite each other, playing a game of Reversi.

"How was Tsunade's training? Was it rigorous?"

Sakura casually asked her friend, then picked up a chess piece and placed it in the spot Ino wanted to move.

A wicked pirate cheated by peeking into the future and saw Ino's moves in advance, then set a trap for her.

"Not strictly, in fact, it's stern!"

Ino's already furrowed brows relaxed as she recalled Tsunade's teachings.

It turned bitter!

Leaving aside her brutal, tyrannical teaching methods, as one of the legendary Sannin, Tsunade's mantle was not so easy to inherit.

Not everyone can be like Sakura in the original story, who mastered medical ninjutsu and also learned superhuman strength in two and a half years of training.

While practicing her family's secret mountain techniques, Ino also worked on medical ninjutsu. Being able to unleash the Palm Healing Technique was already her limit.

"Oh, right, when I used my merits to exchange for ninjutsu with the village, I found two new A-rank ninjutsu in the Book of Sealing!" The girl with beige hair touched her fingertips lightly and winked at Sakura.

"So... you redeemed it?"

Sakura placed her last piece, capturing all of Ino's white pieces.

The only recently added A-rank ninjutsu is Haki, which was personally classified and recorded in the Book of Seals by Tsunade.

The reason it was rated as an A-rank forbidden technique is mainly because ninjas' fragile bodies are prone to injury during the training of Haki, and the rating was made by taking into account its power.

"Not yet, because I saw the developer's name..."

Through his bright blue eyes, he carefully observed Sakura.

"You little rascal, you're so cunning."

Sakura shook her head with amusement and teased, "You didn't invite me to dinner just for this, did you?"

"How could that be! My mother invited you!"

Ino pouted, looking as if to say, "How could you wrong me like this? You can't appease me without a new technique."

"Alright, you must already know the price of forbidden techniques, so let me teach you!"

"Yay, Sakura's the best! Give her a kiss~"

boo~

Chapter 263 Ino, this will be quick, just bear with it.

"So, why did it turn out like this?"

Inside the training grounds outside Konoha Village, the lazy Shikamaru hid under the shade of a tree, avoiding the scorching summer sun.

"This is an opportunity for you to be personally taught by the founder of this art! Don't be ungrateful!"

Ino's figure blocked Shikamaru's view, and she glared at him with her hands on her hips.

Knowing her teammate's lazy personality and worried that he might run away halfway, Ino had no choice but to stay by his side at all times.

The cooperation between the Ino-Shika-Cho trio has a long history, and they have left a great reputation in the ninja world.

But in reality, they know their own situation. The fact that two teams specialize in Yin Release and one specializes in Yang Release gives them a significant disadvantage in direct confrontation.

The emergence of this new technique can greatly make up for their shortcomings. In order to master this forbidden technique with minimal losses, Ino even swallowed her pride and asked Sakura, who is also highly skilled in medicine, to give them guidance.

Ino's mother was extremely worried about her two sons in her little team.

"Shikamaru, you really don't appreciate kindness."

Choji, who always had snacks with him, agreed and hid to Ino's side to avoid being caught in Shikamaru's crossfire.

"Choji, whose side are you on?!"

Shikamaru cast a disdainful glance at his teammate who had just been on the same side as him.

"Haha, they all look pretty energetic!"

The large tree above their heads swayed, and the pink-haired girl poked her head out from the bushes, smiling and greeting them.

All three responded politely, and then, without wasting any more time, she began the lesson.

"Here, is an introduction to this new technique? Take a look!"

Sakura took out three small ninjutsu scrolls and tossed them to Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji.

The scroll, roughly the size of a palm, contains only a few sentences, giving it the feel of "a half-volume book with a single sentence as the true teaching."

"Ah, that's all?"

Shikamaru's eyes widened as he shook the short scroll in his hand.

What kind of ninjutsu only records this much? What about your chakra control, the order of your hand seals, and most importantly, the ratio of yin and yang nature transformations?

How come, after flipping through the entire scroll, all I can discern is the word 'will' between the lines?

"All power is innate. Uncovering the power of this art doesn't require complicated theories or tedious practice; you just need to perceive and utilize it!"

Sakura raised a finger and beckoned to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"Attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three ninjas immediately began to act.

Having learned from her previous mental clash with Sakura, Ino decided against using the mountain technique and simply pulled out three kunai and threw them at her.

Shikamaru and Choji also cooperated, with one of them extending a shadow from under his feet and the other's arm expanding to grab Sakura.

"First is Observation Haki. All attacks carry intent, and the requirement for Observation Haki is to extend your sensory 'illusions' to capture the intent within the enemy's attack."

While explaining the theory, Sakura dodged the attacks of the group, turning her body slightly to the side, almost brushing past the kunai that Ino threw.

At the same time, he lightly tapped the ground with his toes to the left and right, allowing his shadow to easily dodge the shadow spikes on the ground. Finally, his whole body disappeared like a phantom, passing over Choji's grabbing arm.

"Can't hit?"

Shikamaru frowned and tried to capture the shadow from all directions, even using the dappled shadows of the surrounding trees to hide, but to no avail.

"And then there's Armament Haki!"

Sakura took a step forward and suddenly appeared in front of Choji, passing through time and space.

"what?"

While Choji was shocked, he noticed a small cherry blossom rune on his fist.

Then he remembered that his father had told him that he should not let users of the Flying Thunder God Technique touch him.

However, it was too late, because the girl in his reflection had already raised her fist.

"I won't go into detail about hardening and armor; the core of this technique lies in its ability to dispel the chakra within the jutsu!"

Sakura's clenched fist slammed down, landing a powerful blow on Choji's fist, which had expanded using the Multiply Technique.

Bang!

Choji let out a scream and flew backward. His arm, whose spell had been destroyed, shrank rapidly, leaving only a swollen, purple arm hanging limply.

"Right now, I will begin by teaching you Observation Haki. Are you all ready?"

Sakura helped Choji up and infused him with Healing Palm Technique, a form of Yang Release chakra, which quickly repaired the damaged cells.

Then, turning their heads, a shadow, as if a demon were roaring, enveloped the trembling Shikamaru and Ino.

"Ino, you go first!"

Sakura tilted her head and approached her friend with a sweet smile, "Don't worry, I'll be quick, just bear with me!"

Ino, like a squirrel caught in a tiger's jaws, writhed and collapsed to the ground, finally leaning against a tree trunk with nowhere left to retreat.

"No—!"

The girl's screams echoed throughout the forest, startling a flock of birds that fled from the treetops.

Several hours later, the sun gradually set.

The dim yellow light of dusk scattered through the woods, where the three—pig, deer, and butterfly—lay sprawled on the ground, covered in dust and bruises.

"Alright, let's balance work and rest. That's all for today!"

Sakura, who was standing in front of the three, dusted off her hands and carried Ino on her back.

"Sakura...you devilish instructor." Ino on his back let out a whimper like a small animal.

"Haha, I told you before that I can be very strict!"

Sakura laughed and lifted Ino's long legs, carrying her even higher on her back.

"wait wait wait!"

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Choji, who had lost all his strength on the ground, shakily raised his hand and called out to them.

"Please help me! This is outside the village!"

Shikamaru also used all his strength to shout.