[Naruto] Haruno Sakura Preface

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed half of the sky red.

Everyone in the classroom had already left early, and Sakura finally stood up from her medical books and stretched herself.

"Finally memorized it." Sakura looked relieved as she looked at the final case analysis of the primary medical ninjutsu that she had been practicing for many days.

"Go home." Sakura stood up, sorted the scattered books on the desk and put them back in the drawer. She only held a book on primary medical care and planned to go home.

When her vision turned to the door, Sakura was horrified to find a figure standing outside the door without realizing it. The figure had its back to the light, and the parts above the neck were hidden in the darkness. He wears an ANBU-specific animal mask on his face.

Sakura stared at the figure by the door warily, her whole body tense.

"Haruno Sakura. The Sandaime Hokage invites you to come."

Seeing that Sakura had noticed, the figure stepped forward and said.

"Hokage-sama, please show me the way." Sakura was surprised for a moment and then nodded, accepting it very well.

The ANBU looked at her in surprise. He thought it would take some time before he could communicate, but he didn't expect this little girl to accept his request so quickly.

"Let's go." He made up his mind, walked to the corridor window, opened it, and jumped up to the roof.

The ANBU didn't wait for her, but just jumped forward in the direction of the Hokage Building.

Sakura, who was holding the book behind her, quickly followed him, but always kept a safe distance from the person in front.

The two jumped very quickly, and within a few minutes, they arrived in front of the Hokage Building one after the other.

"Come with me." Anbu led her into the building. Almost all the ninjas she met along the way were village jonins wearing jounin uniforms.

Although there was no obvious sight, she could still feel the probing eyes shooting at her from all directions.

"This is it." The ANBU led her to the middle of a building, with an iron plate saying "Hokage's Office" hanging on the door.

"Hokage-sama, we've arrived." The ANBU reported respectfully.

"Come in." The old man's gentle voice came from the office.

The ANBU took a step back and made a motion to open the door to Sakura.

Sakura's expression didn't change, she held the doorknob with her sticky hand, opened the office door and walked in.

The ANBU behind him lowered his head and closed the open door.

As soon as I opened the door of the Hokage's office, I saw the government affairs desk. At this time, sitting on it was an energetic old man.

The old man was wearing a Hokage hat that symbolized Naruto, holding a cigarette rod in his hand, and was looking at her gently.

Sakura looked calm on the surface, but actually she didn't dare to breathe, and silently walked to the government desk step by step.

"You are the girl of the Haruno family, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke first as if chatting about family matters, with a friendly tone.

"Yes, Hokage-sama." Sakura responded with a respectful nod.

"Don't be so formal, just call me grandpa like Naruto." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at her reserved look and felt a little helpless for a moment. He tapped the cigarette rod lightly on the desk to shake off the burning ash.

"Okay, Grandpa Hokage." Sakura said still respectfully, not letting down her guard because of Sarutobi Hiruzen's kindness.

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen mention Naruto, Sakura understood clearly and also understood the purpose of the third generation coming to her this time. |

"Have you been getting along well with Naruto recently?" Hiruzen Sarutobi saw that she was unwilling to let go of his restraint, so he didn't force her and just changed the topic to Naruto.

"Naruto, we get along well." Sakura thought for a while and replied.

"That's good. What you are holding in your arms are medical books, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction, and then his sharp eyes spotted the books in Sakura's arms.

"Yes." Sakura stepped forward and placed the book in her arms on the table.

Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the books on the table and browsed them symbolically. He saw the red annotations with delicate handwriting extending from the first page to the last page, and nodded secretly.

"Have you finished studying this book?" Hiruzen Sarutobi closed the book and handed it back, asking with a smile.

"We're almost done studying." Sakura admitted generously.

"Then let me test you." Sarutobi Hiruzen threw out a classic case in the book.

Sakura answered fluently.

"Not bad." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in approval.

Just when Sakura was about to say thank you, Sarutobi Hiruzen pulled out two scrolls from the drawer on the side of the political desk and handed them to Sakura with a smile under Sakura's surprised eyes.

"Take it." Sarutobi Hiruzen said concisely, asking Sakura to catch it.

Sakura reacted, stepped forward, took the scroll handed to her with both hands, and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in confusion.

"The one on your left is a learning scroll for the most basic sealing technique, and the one on your right is a more common medical ninjutsu." Hiruzen Sarutobi held the pipe to his mouth and explained to Sakura.

"Can I ask the reason?" Sakura pondered for a moment and then said.

He is indeed an alert child. Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled smoke and thought,

"There are not many medical talents in the village, resulting in a shortage of medical ninjas. My disciple Tsunade Hime has also disappeared in recent years. The purpose of training you is to better build the village. I hope you can master these two ninjutsu within a month Learn it. If you succeed, I will give you a surprise." Sarutobi Hiruzen explained her doubts and then let it go.

"I will try my best." Sakura nodded, but she didn't believe it in her heart. How can a simple medical talent be qualified to be received by the Hokage who has many things to do every day?

"Well, you should go home as soon as possible. Mom and dad must be waiting impatiently."

After explaining the matter, Sarutobi Hiruzen let her go home.

"Then I'll take my leave." Sakura respectfully bowed a standard ninety-degree bow to Sarutobi Hiruzen, then opened the door and walked out holding the book and scroll.

"It's so late."

Sakura stood in front of the Hokage Building with her book and scroll in her hands and looked up at the sky, but the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

"Really, I'm going to be scolded by my mother again." Sakura sighed, and then she jumped up to the roof and ran towards her home.

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Since it was already past dinner time when she got home, Sakura was inevitably scolded by Meabuki.

Sakura explained that she was too selfless in school and was able to escape from Meabuki's Five Fingers Mountain.

After eating Meabuki's warm meal and entering the room, Sakura sat at the desk and opened the seal scroll given to her by Sandai and looked at it carefully.

The two scrolls record the sealing technique called "One Phase Seal" and the "Chakra Scalpel".

The former is a B-level ninjutsu, and the latter is an A-level ninjutsu.

"The Third Hokage really thinks highly of me." Sakura murmured, with a wry smile on her face, and first flipped through the scroll of the chakra scalpel.

Although the chakra scalpel is an A-level ninjutsu, its power is not suitable for this level.

It was entirely because its chakra control requirements were too precise that it was classified as an A-level ninjutsu.

"It should be possible with chakra control." Sakura nodded, and the burden on her heart was suddenly relieved.

As a chakra poor household, in order to save chakra. She was the first to complete the practice of treading trees and treading water, coupled with her increasingly refined chakra control ability brought about by her continuous practice of medical ninjutsu over the years.

Although her current chakra control ability cannot be said to be comparable to some top medical ninjas. But it is definitely stronger than ordinary medical ninjas.

After thinking about it, Sakura opened another scroll.

The training method of this ninjutsu is simpler than the chakra scalpel, although it also requires chakra control ability. But it wasn't that difficult given her current level of control.

But the seals required to practice this technique are too complicated. Sakura roughly calculated that there were 64 seals recorded in the scroll alone. Even just recording the process of forming the seals was not easy.

"Let's learn the Chakra Scalpel first." Sakura rubbed her temples, opened the scroll and started learning.

"Learning makes me happy."

The night is still long.

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In the blink of an eye, a month passed in a hurry while practicing these two techniques repeatedly.

Sakura looked at the Hokage Building in front of her, feeling a little uneasy for a moment.

Although she had successfully mastered the two ninjutsu given to her by Hiruzen Sarutobi in the past month, the thought of using them in front of the Sandaime, who was known as the "Doctor Ninja", made her hands sweat nervously.

Sakura tried to calm down before walking into the building.

I came to the Hokage's office with ease, but what was different from last time was that now there were two ANBU ninjas standing in front of the door, one on the left and one on the right.

When Sakura walked in, the two of them stopped her. One of the ANBU said coldly: "Hokage-sama has something important to do, please don't disturb me if you are waiting for me."

"Let her come in." Before Sakura could explain, Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice came from the office.

"Yes." The two of them got out of the way after getting Sarutobi Hiruzen's permission. Sakura stepped forward to hold the doorknob, twisted it downwards and entered the room. The two people behind them lowered their heads and closed the door.

"Old man, is this the person you said can inherit Tsunade's legacy?" As soon as Sakura entered the room, she heard a man's surprised voice. Sakura looked up at the source of the sound, and saw a tall man standing next to the Hokage's desk. The man had red marks under his eyes. His white hair was like a fried hedgehog hanging down to his shoulders. He wore a pen on his forehead. A forehead protector with the word "oil" on it.

At this time, the man was looking at her, his eyes searching.

She suddenly felt the extra pressure in the room, and calmly lowered her eyes, waiting for the two of them to speak.

She had a guess about the man's identity, but it was always covered with a layer of white fog, making it difficult for her to see the answer clearly.

But Sakura can be sure that this person's strength is definitely not inferior to that of Hiruzen Sarutobi. She can feel the aura of a shadow-level powerhouse in both of them.

Before Sakura could process the huge information in the man's words, Sandaime's gentle voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Sakura, have you mastered the two ninjutsu I gave you before?"

"I've roughly mastered it." Sakura stopped her wandering thoughts and explained to the Sandaime.

"Well, just use it and show it to us." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.

"Okay." Sakura said nothing, stood in front of the two of them, and began to mobilize chakra in her body.

Chakra quickly gathered in the hand, and bit by bit, a thin layer of light blue blade was covered on Sakura's white and tender hand.

Seeing that she successfully used the chakra sword, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with satisfaction, and even the man next to him looked surprised.

If it is true as the old man said, this girl can master these two types of ninjutsu that require extremely high chakra control within a month at such a young age, then she may really be able to inherit Tsunade's mantle.

Jiraiya thought to himself, silently observing the girl's movements.

"Take it."

Suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen threw a stone at Sakura.

Sakura caught it firmly with her left hand and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in confusion.

"Try the strength." Sarutobi Hiruzen explained concisely and concisely.

Sakura nodded to the third generation and slowly approached the stone with the chakra knife condensed in her right hand.

When the knife hit the stone, it was not affected at all and passed through the stone without any hindrance. When the stone was cut to the end, the stone broke off in the middle without any warning. What was exposed to the vision of Jiraiya and Sarutobi Hiruzen was a beautiful rock section.

"Have you been able to do this?" Jiraiya was really surprised. Once upon a time, he saw Shizune who was still learning from Tsunade and asked Tsunade if she could use a chakra knife to fight. In Tsunade's answer, in addition to the fact that the chakra scalpel has a short attack range and is not suitable for silent combat, the more important reason is that it is very difficult to attack with a chakra scalpel and requires extremely refined chakra control capabilities.

But what Shizune, who was sixteen years old at the time, could not do, was succeeded by this little girl who was only nine years old.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Jiraiya's unpredictable expression, and the smile in his eyes grew stronger.

"Then I'll continue." Sakura looked at the faces of the two people carefully, threw the two pieces of gravel in her hand at her feet, and then the chakra knife condensed in her hand disappeared.

"Use the sealing technique on me." Just when Sakura was about to use it, Jiraiya, who was standing next to Sarutobi Hiruzen, walked up to Sakura in a few steps and asked her to use the sealing technique on him.

"Okay." Sakura took out the seal scroll from her waist and unfolded it on the floor, then quickly formed a seal in her hand.

The movements on the hand changed extremely quickly, but it still took nearly five seconds to finish.

After finishing the seal, Sakura slapped the scroll unfolded on the ground. Centered on the place she photographed, a series of obscure curse seals stretched out crazily, quickly covering the entire scroll.

After the scroll was covered, many curse seals converged into one. Before the three of them could react, they quickly formed a circle-shaped sealing barrier with a radius of no more than two steps where Jiraiya was standing.

"Let me try." Jiraiya moved easily, feeling a little more resistance on his body, and felt a little novel for a moment.

Compared to him, Sakura couldn't hold on anymore, and there were thin beads of sweat on her forehead. The strength of the sealing effect of the one-phase seal itself depends on the amount of chakra infused by the user and the accuracy of its grasp, and on the other hand, it depends on the strength of the person being sealed.

And facing a shadow-level powerhouse, no matter how strong the one-phase seal she cast was, it would be difficult to have an impact on him.

Jiraiya also understood this and just waved his hand to ask her to stop.

Sakura closed the seal with relief, and the barrier under Jiraiya's feet immediately disappeared.

After putting away the seal scroll, Sakura once again stood still and waited for the two to speak.

"Are you willing to follow me and become my teacher?"

Jiraiya thought for a long time after watching Sakura's performance, and then remembered that Sarutobi Hiruzen had revealed that she and the Jinchuriki had a special bond. Then he asked in a firm tone.

"Do you want me to be my teacher?" Sakura was choked by the unexpected question and asked after a long time.

"No, it's an old friend of mine." Jiraiya turned around and denied.

"But who are you?" Sakura's head was filled with black threads. She was increasingly doubtful about Jiraiya's identity, but the name she was about to blurt out was choked in her throat.

"I didn't think carefully. I am the eldest sage of Mt. Myoboku - Lord Jiraiya!" Jiraiya scratched his head. Then he announced his name very proudly. Waiting for the adoring reaction from the girl in front of him.

And Sakura did not live up to his expectations. She looked at him in shock as if she had seen a ghost.

Yes, that's me. Jiraiya nodded expectantly, waiting for Sakura's next words.

"Lovable Immortal!" Sakura shouted, pointing at him.

The Sandaime covered his face in embarrassment, thinking that all of Jiraiya's deeds of collecting materials would not spread to the village.

Jiraiya looked at her with a petrified expression, wondering if he had been peeping too frequently recently.

It is better to reduce it a little. Jiraiya said to himself.

Different from the complicated inner activities of the two of them, Sakura felt a bit pie-in-the-sky at this moment, combined with the previous article.

Sakura could already think of who she was going to be her apprentice to.

"I do." Sakura said seriously, holding back the ecstasy in her heart.

"Okay." Jiraiya made a fist and punched his palm, looking like he had already decided.

"Then it's up to you." The Third Hokage signaled to Jiraiya after seeing Sakura agree, feeling a little helpless.

In recent years, Konoha has sent out not only eight but also ten ANBU teams to look for Tsunade. But without exception, the news has fallen into the sea without making a splash.

As a shadow-level expert, as long as Tsunade is determined to avoid Konoha's search, no matter how many ANBU Konoha sends, it will be useless.

I just hope that Jiraiya can make Tsunade let go of her estrangement towards the village. Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed secretly.

"My old friend is currently missing. I will come back and take you to apprentice after I find her traces."

Jiraiya nodded to the third generation and then gave instructions to Sakura.

"Do I need to leave the village? What should I tell my parents?" Sakura asked, pretending to be confused.

"You don't have to worry about anything else. As for your parents, I will give them an answer." Sarutobi Mezan replied, knocking on the cigarette rod.

"Okay." Sakura said obediently.

"My search for that old friend this time may take as short as a month or as long as the final exam of the ninja school. What you need to do is to work hard to improve your medical ninjutsu during this time. My old friend is very demanding. Yes, I can't do anything if you don't meet his standards." Jiraiya explained, spreading his hands.

"I understand." Sakura looked serious.

"Then the little devil can leave, and now it's time for the adults to talk."

After Jiraiya finished explaining the matter, he waved his hand and started chasing away the guests.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Sakura suppressed the excitement in her heart, bowed slightly to the two of them, and then jumped out of the Hokage Building after leaving the office.

The time has not yet reached sunset, the sun is hanging on the horizon, and it is now about five o'clock in the afternoon.

The village was peaceful, with thousands of fireworks floating slowly from the chimneys into the distance.

Sakura's heart calmed down at this time, and the idea of ​​becoming stronger was so strong for the first time.

"go home."