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

"Alright, now that you've exposed all my information, it's your turn to introduce yourself!"

Kaka gave Sakura a threatening look, "Come on, let's hurt each other!"

Sakura wasn't afraid of him at all; she stood up and cleared her throat.

"Sakura Haruno, about twelve years old."

"His favorite food is roasted sea monsters, and his ninjutsu skills include Earth Release, Water Release, sealing techniques, and medical ninjutsu."

"My dream... is to fight all the strongest people in the world, to one day witness the view from the top, and then to travel the world to find friends and throw parties!"

Sakura raised her hands, her emerald eyes filled with longing.

Her will was proclaimed through the sheer power born of pure desire, making Sakura the center of the world at that moment.

Whether it's Naruto, Sasuke, or Kakashi, they can't take their eyes off such a dazzling girl.

After a long while, Kakashi, a Jonin, was the first to break free and coughed to wake the other two.

"Ahem, where are you two?"

"Me! Me!" Naruto raised his hand. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I like ramen, and..."

As he spoke, Naruto glanced at the girl beside him, but when he saw that she was just looking at him calmly, a hint of sadness flashed across his face.

"What I hate is waiting three minutes for instant noodles, and my dream is to surpass the Hokage and be recognized by everyone!"

After listening to the other person's words, Sasuke snorted coldly and began his own introduction.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I have a lot of things I hate, but not many things I like."

"If I were to talk about a dream, I would say it's an ambition. I want to personally wash away the shame of the Uchiha clan and then lead the Uchiha to rise again!"

Kakashi, sitting on the railing, sighed.

Three students, three troublemakers, each with their own difficulties; being assigned to this class is truly his 'luck'.

"Alright, in short, all three of them have very rich personalities."

"Then we will begin our mission tomorrow."

He took the address out of the pocket of his Jonin vest and handed it to the three of them.

"Tomorrow morning at five o'clock, the four of us will be carrying out a survival exercise!"

"Remember not to eat breakfast, you'll throw up!"

Chapter 65 They are my dearest family and friends

The following day, at the Konoha training grounds.

Naruto and Sasuke, who had arrived early, looked at the darkening sky in silence.

"Ah, why aren't Sakura and Kakashi-sensei here? Why are they stuck with that arrogant Sasuke?"

Naruto slumped forward in dejection, his head resting on the backpack he had brought.

"Hmph, do you think I want to stay with a loser like you?"

Sasuke found a shady spot under a tree, sat down, and put his luggage away.

The morning sun grew increasingly scorching, and the two people, feeling utterly dejected, sat on the ground.

"Oh, found it. You two are here really early."

Sakura greeted them, her clothes were clean and she had no luggage.

"Sakura-chan!"

Upon seeing Sakura, Naruto immediately raised his head and his eyes lit up.

"Too slow! Not only are you late, but you also didn't bring any survival drill equipment!"

Sasuke, sitting on the ground with his hands wrapped around his knees and his chin resting on his knees, said coldly.

He clearly wanted to say something caring, but his proud nature caused his words to turn into a stiff rebuke after he opened his mouth.

No~ No~ No~

Sakura waved her finger in front of him, then walked between the two of them and sat down cross-legged.

"Intelligence is essential, you know. Don't blame me if you don't go and gather it yourselves."

Sakura's words startled Naruto and Sasuke, who both turned their attention to her.

"Today's survival drill is quite different from what we teach in school."

"And Kakashi, he's always late."

Feeling Sakura's teasing gaze, Naruto and Sasuke felt an itch on their noses, as if small red balls were about to grow.

Salsa!

There was a commotion in the trees above the three of them, and Sasuke and Naruto dodged to the left and right respectively.

Kakashi's head just happened to peek down from the dense branches of a tree, and he spoke in a flippant tone.

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that, I just..."

"Is your path blocked by a black cat? Or have you lost your way on the road of life?"

Sakura's words left Kakashi speechless.

—What's going on? Why is she saying all my lines?

Kakashi coughed and pulled an alarm clock from his pocket, placing it on a nearby wooden post.

"In short, the exercise will take place from now until noon."

"As for the research topic..."

Kakashi met Sakura's emerald eyes, which seemed to reach straight to the heart, and felt a little rebellious.

"The task is for you two to snatch these two bells from Sakura, who is no less than a Jonin!"

"Be prepared to kill her! In the end, anyone without a bell will be sent back to the Ninja Academy!"

Kakashi took two bells out of his pocket and tossed them into Sakura's hand.

"Huh? Kakashi is a jerk..."

Sakura opened her mouth with beautiful words, but Kakashi, who had stepped forward, covered her mouth.

"So, you guys get ready first, Sakura and I will be right back!"

Kakashi smiled at Naruto and Sasuke.

Using the Body Flicker Technique, they quickly left with Sakura Haruno and arrived at a secluded grove of trees.

"Kakashi, I'm telling you, I won't..."

"Please, in exchange for a genin, you don't have to lift a finger on the D-rank mission!"

Kakashi clasped his hands together and solemnly made a request to the girl in front of him.

He couldn't hold back against Sakura, and the test of teamwork couldn't continue.

Why not simply hand over the reins to Sakura and let them test the children's character through their interactions?

Sakura's eyes darted around, revealing a sly glint.

"Look at Kakashi-sensei, Naruto and Sasuke are my brothers, my dearest friends and family!"

Kakashi rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

Leaving aside your dearest friends and family, do you even have brothers? How dare you talk to someone who is your own brother?

"so?"

"You have to pay more!"

"Hmm, okay!"

...

After a while.

Satisfied after haggling with Kakashi and earning a reward for an A-rank mission, Sakura stood before Naruto and Sasuke.

"In short, I'm your opponent, so bring it on!"

Sakura stood confidently in front of the two little ones, raised her hand and beckoned to them.

"Ah, but Sakura..."

Naruto scratched his head in frustration.

They didn't know how to deal with Sakura, let alone the fact that people without bells would be sent back to the ninja academy.

"Humph!"

Sasuke snorted and rushed past Naruto.

Four years have passed since his last battle with Sakura Haruno. Now he wants to see just how big the gap is between them!

The boy bent over, and four or five kunai and shuriken were flung out from behind him.

"Have you forgotten that throwing techniques don't work on me?"

Sakura casually reached out and grabbed the shuriken Sasuke threw, just like she did back in the Ninja Academy.

However... Boom!

Suddenly, a large amount of smoke burst from the shuriken, and Sasuke's figure emerged from it, kicking Sakura hard with his right leg.

"Sakura Haruno, I am not the same person I was four years ago!"

The whip kick whistled through the air, pouring all of Sasuke's strength into it, showing absolutely no mercy.

"Ah, you've grown up."

Facing Sasuke's attack, Sakura calmly raised her hand and blocked his right leg kick.

It can end in one go, and then the second one comes right away.

With his incredibly flexible body twisting, Sasuke swung his other leg out using the force of his waist twist.

Snapped!

"You're too weak! This won't do!"

Sakura caught Sasuke's second leg steadily.

Unexpectedly, Sasuke used Sakura's hands as a fulcrum, bent over backward, and reached for the bell at her waist.

"Hey!"

Sakura loosened her grip, causing her body to bend in an unbelievable way. Sasuke's hand missed its target, and he lost his footing and crashed to the ground.

With light steps, Sakura once again distanced herself from Sasuke.

"hateful..."

Sasuke patted the dust off his face, stood up, and glared angrily at Sakura in front of him.

With just one exchange of taijutsu, Sasuke realized that he was no match for the girl in front of him. If that was the case, when would he ever be able to wash away the shame of the Uchiha clan?

In his excitement, blood stained his pupils, and two tomoe appeared in Sasuke's eyes as they spun.

"This is really..."

Kakashi put away the "Icha Icha Paradise" game and looked seriously at the center of the arena.

"Sakura, don't blame me if you get killed!"

Sasuke formed hand seals, drawing chakra from his abdomen and channeling it along the meridians in his chest to his mouth and tongue.

—Fire Release...

"stop!"

Naruto rushed up and tackled Sasuke, interrupting Sasuke's ninjutsu which was halfway through.

Sasuke swallowed the fireball he was about to unleash, and two pillars of fire shot out from his nostrils instead.

The flames also scorched Naruto's clothes, burning him so badly he rolled on the ground.