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

"So, Uchiha, what is your purpose in coming to Takigakure?"

Turning their gazes to the group of Uchiha, Sakura and Itachi in the middle locked eyes.

"Someone posted a mission at the underground gold exchange, specifically commissioning the Uchiha clan to hunt down the Seven-Tails of Takigakure!"

Itachi Uchiha handed the information to Sakura decisively, glancing sideways at Naruto beside him.

"Hey, Itachi, isn't it a bad idea to tell her something like this?"

Tekka and Inahi, who were preparing their ninja tools, were taken aback for a moment, then mechanically turned their heads back.

"It's alright, Konoha has no need to protect Takigakure, does it?"

Uchiha Itachi raised his right hand and extended it towards Haruno Sakura.

"indeed."

Sakura, sitting cross-legged on Sasuke's lap, looked thoughtful.

"Wait, Konoha and Takigakure are allies. As the leader of Takigakure, I hereby request assistance!"

Seeing that Sakura really intended to give up and leave, Shibuki, who was standing to the side, showed a look of anxiety.

After much deliberation, the only way to persuade Sakura Haruno and the others to stay was by proposing a mission.

The scene fell silent instantly.

A delicate balance was formed between the two sides, and all eyes were on the pink-haired girl, awaiting her decision.

"As expected... let's have a long-awaited showdown!"

"Naruto, you and Sasuke help this 'leader' deal with the people in the village."

"Once I've dealt with the Uchiha, I'll come back and discuss the price with him properly!"

The girl opened her eyes, and a violent aura surged forth.

Layers of air surged and rippled through the jungle, relentlessly engulfing the Uchiha clan.

Having received the order, Naruto, along with Shibuki and the unwilling Sasuke, ran towards the distant waterfall.

"Deal with us? What a load of rubbish."

Facing Sakura's imposing presence, Tekka and Inahisa's chakra surged, preparing to fight.

Unfortunately, the next moment, her black clothes were stained with blood, and the girl walked through the gap between them expressionlessly.

The two men, their eyes rolling back, lost consciousness, their weapons falling to the ground, and their bodies collapsing.

"Rice fire, iron fire!"

Seeing this, the people on the Uchiha side roared loudly, their angry gazes fixed on Sakura.

They pulled out their storage scrolls and took out their ninja tools, and the crowd surged toward Sakura.

Facing the Uchiha's attack, Sakura moved with leisurely steps, her Observation Haki easily locking onto all dangers, her supple body weaving through the gaps in the attacks.

"Those who aren't determined enough, get out of the way! Don't get in the way!"

The Conqueror's Haki erupted once more, causing all those figures charging towards the Conqueror to pause in their tracks.

A surge of willpower erupted from the girl's frail body, transforming into a thunderous roar that spread outwards.

Many Uchiha ninjas lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground, swaying.

However, amidst this vast and majestic atmosphere, a resolute spirit defied the tide and rose step by step to stand before Sakura Haruno.

"Haha, just as I expected!"

In that instant, the girl's eyes became incredibly bright, as if she had received the best gift in the world.

Wills clashed, aspirations burned, and an unwavering desire for battle filled the girl's heart.

"Sigh, still as belligerent as ever, Sakura!"

Uchiha Itachi sighed, and red chakra rose from his body.

The Amaterasu in the left eye and the Tsukuyomi in the right eye merged, and with the superposition of the two great Mangekyou Sharingan eye techniques, divine power was born from them.

Skeleton, flesh, armor, weapons... After four years, Sakura once again saw the divine phantom that stirred her heart.

This time, it's more complete and more powerful!

So much so that his Observation Haki triggered a frantic warning the moment it appeared.

"Well, this is a rare opportunity, let's fight, senior!"

Chapter 71 The Chaotic Takigakure Village

"Psychic art!"

Sakura bit her finger and slapped it on the ground.

Amidst the billowing smoke, the enormous slug's body rose upright.

"Sakura, what's wrong?"

"Slug, there's an enemy! Use that move!"

Facing the Susanoo before her, Sakura's heart raced, and her smile grew even more radiant.

"Okay, I'm ready!"

The slug straightened its body and wriggled as it opened its mouth.

Sakura formed hand seals behind it, her chakra boiling, and she slapped her hands on the slug's body, injecting her own chakra into it.

Instantly, the strong acid, carrying natural energy, gathered within the slug's body, was shaped into a special form by the water-attribute chakra.

"Water Escape·Water Breaking Wave"

"strong acid!"

"Combination Ninjutsu: Corruption Flow Technique!"

The slug rapidly spat out a straight column of super-high pressure acid from its mouth, and the highly concentrated natural energy liquid capable of corroding chakra attacked Uchiha Itachi.

"Hmph, it's useless!"

Itachi Uchiha manipulated Susanoo, causing it to hold the sacred Yata Mirror in front of him. The burning crimson shield instantly expanded, firmly blocking the entire Susanoo behind the shield.

Click!

The Yata no Kagami, which should have possessed all properties and could change its own attributes according to the attributes of the attacks to nullify them and thus reflect all materialized attacks, shattered.

A terrifying breach appeared as the fluid eroded the area, and a massive amount of strong acid, carrying irresistible natural energy, poured into the phantom of the god like a torrent.

"what!"

Itachi Uchiha's consciousness paused for a moment, and he instinctively raised his finger, his body transforming into a crow as he scattered and fled.

In front of him, the illusion's covering layer, like a bubble, was clenched by a hand and torn apart with a crash.

The girl's face became clear, and her smile grew even more cheerful: "Don't rush off, senior!"

The frost spread silently, enveloping the forest, gently caressing every breath, extending to every corner, and turning the earth into a snow kingdom.

The severe hypothermia caused Itachi Uchiha to become slightly disoriented. In that instant, Sakura's roaring sword light shone brightly, illuminating every inch of the face that was staring at her.

"Gods, sir!"

"Ten Fist Sword!"

Faced with Sakura's high-speed slashes, Itachi's Susanoo took out a sake gourd, and a longsword carrying sealing power extended from the genjutsu world of drunken revelry.

They bravely met the sword energy that tore through the sky.

boom!

The longswords clashed, and the sword light and boiling chakra intertwined to form a shadow that rose up, blotting out the sky!

In an instant, the earth was torn apart and the mountains and rivers shook.

The tremors traveled all the way to Takigakure behind the waterfall, causing many rogue ninja within the village to stagger and fall.

"what happened!"

The ninja, Kirigakure, looked up at the entrance to the village, where a massive, chilling chakra emanated, sending shivers down the spine.

"It's probably the Uchiha group that started capturing the tailed beasts."

"We need to speed things up, otherwise it won't be good if the other Jonin in the village have to return!"

Mizuki, a rogue ninja from Takigakure, shook his head, grabbed a girl he had captured, and held a sharp kunai to her neck.

"Shibuki, you should be nearby. Hand over the Hero's Water, or I'll kill someone every thirty seconds from now on!"

The sound of water pipes echoed into the sacred tree hollow above Takigakure Village.

At this moment, Shibuki was hiding inside, holding the Hero's Water that he had taken from the bottom of the Sacred Tree in his arms.

An impatient Sasuke asked coldly, "So, what are you going to do?"

At this moment, his anxiety was no less than that of Shibuki, after all, Itachi Uchiha was still fighting Sakura outside.

As a member of the Uchiha clan, he was powerless to participate in such conflicts.

This raw sense of powerlessness transformed into clusters of ferocious flames, scorching Sasuke's heart.

"No, we can't let them get the Hero's Water! It's a sacred artifact that can instantly amplify chakra dozens of times. Giving it to them will destroy their village!"

With a deathly pale face, Shibuki gritted his teeth and hugged Hero's Water even tighter in his arms.

"Then go and fight him! What kind of leader would you be, cowering like this!"

Naruto was also annoyed by the other person's appearance, and in his anger, he simply stepped forward and grabbed the other person by the collar.

"No, I can't beat him. I only inherited it from my father..."

Shibuki was panting heavily, his ninja headband soaked with sweat.

"Ten seconds left!"

The water pipe beneath the giant tree had already raised the kunai high in its hand.

"Ah, never mind, I'm going for it!"

Seeing this, Naruto didn't hesitate and jumped down from the top of the giant tree, grabbing onto the vines and rushing towards Suigan.

"Stop it!"

"what?"

Suiyan hadn't expected anyone else to get involved, and in her moment of surprise, Naruto kicked her in the face.

Holding the little girl who had fallen from his arms, Naruto drew a long line on the ground.

"I'm going too. What about you? Do you want to drown in cowardly memories for the rest of your life as a coward, or be a hero for a few minutes before you die?"

Sasuke Uchiha pulled out kunai and wire from his ninja tool pouch and used the branches of the giant tree to rush into the chaotic battlefield below.

"..."

After the two left, the silent Shibuki stared expressionlessly at the Hero's Water in his hand, pulled out the cork, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Water Release·Water Water Whip!"

The ninja from the Hidden Mist Village refined their chakra, turning the water into ropes that they lashed out, relentlessly whipping Sasuke and Naruto as they fled in all directions.

"Tch, a brat from Konoha!"

Shuiyan, who had gotten up while covering his swollen cheek, pointed his fingers at Naruto and Sasuke and quickly formed hand seals.

After adjusting his chakra output, his cheeks puffed out, and in the next instant, a jet of water was sprayed out by him.

"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet"

The roaring water dragon opened its massive jaws and swooped down towards Naruto and Sasuke.

Sasuke, alerted by his Observation Haki, shoved Naruto aside, but he himself was bound by the Water Whip of the other Kirigakure and Nami ninja, unable to move.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto's pupils contracted, and he called out loudly.

At this critical moment, a water vortex created by chakra descended from the sky and collided with the Water Dragon Bullet, producing the sound of steel scraping together.