[Three years later, Sakura, who had completed her training, no longer had a look of panic and hesitation in her eyes. Instead, they were filled with the resolve of a true ninja.
[After Gaara was captured by the Akatsuki, Sunagakure came to Konohagakure for help.
[Tsunade waved her hand and sent out two teams led by Kakashi and Guy to rescue him.
[In the battle against Sasori, where they teamed up with Chiyo, Sakura showed her true manliness and wisdom. A ninja who risks their life never backs down, please use me.
[To be honest, Sakura's pink hair and Sasori's red hair, when they stood together, kind of gave off a bit of a couple vibe.]
"True Manliness?"
Upon hearing the word "Sakura-aniki," Sakura couldn't help but feel like complaining.
She's such a delicate, soft girl, how did she end up with such a tough nickname?
Now hearing the words "True Manliness," Sakura felt down.
"Hahaha, isn't this great?"
Tsunade laughed and patted Sakura on the shoulder, encouraging her, "This just means your training is really paying off. The use of the Strength Fist technique does look very manly, but look at me, I don't mind."
Sakura glanced at Tsunade's chest and silently complained, "Of course you don't mind, no one would call you manly with that figure, right?"
Thinking about her own body...
She should grow in the future, right?
Wuwuwu~ o(╥﹏╥)o
I don't want to be a pure tomboy~
And who the heck would want to have a couple vibe with a puppet user?
Sakura: Sasuke, don't misunderstand, my heart and body are both yours.
Sasuke: Sakura, please show some self-respect.
Sakura: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
[Back to the point, this battle was supposed to be Sakura's breakthrough moment, showing off her medical ninjutsu and monstrous strength. Sakura would rise from this.]
[But shortly after, she collapsed again, which was just so funny.]
Sakura: I told you not to call me Sakura-aniki anymore, I don't want to be a joke!
[After this battle, Sakura got intel from the venomous beauty, who was on the brink of death, about Orochimaru, and upon returning to the village, she actively reported it to the leadership.]
[Under Tsunade's direction, the new Team 7 was formed, and the second mission to retrieve Sasuke began.]
"Hey, is that Sai? Didn't he join Uncle Guy's Team 3?"
"Idiot, he joined Team 3 because he was replacing Lee's spot. Now, in the light screen, after I left Konoha, he naturally had to join Team 7 to take my place."
"Oh, I see."
"That's right. But with Tsunade-sama's return, Lee's return to Team 3 is only a matter of time."
"So, when Lee returns to Team 3, it means Sai will leave?"
"That depends on what the Hokage and others decide."
Sai, Sasuke knew, was a guy with decent strength.
His drawing jutsu not only had offensive, defensive, restraining, and sealing abilities, but most importantly, the birds he drew could carry people and fly.
In the entire ninja world, there aren't many ninjas who can fly on their own.
Just the ability to fly alone means that Sai doesn't have to worry about not being surrounded.
Not to mention that he's extremely versatile and can do anything.
When Jiraiya saw Sai, he started worrying about how to arrange things for him.
To the lower-ranked ninjas like Sasuke, Sai's abilities seemed very well-rounded. But to powerful ninjas like Jiraiya, Sai seemed like he could do everything, but in reality, he could do nothing.
The only thing that caught Jiraiya's attention was Sai's ability to fly and scout from the sky.
As for everything else... it was honestly useless.
"How about letting him join the Anbu? He originally came from the Root, so both his style of action and his abilities make him a good fit for the Anbu," said the Third Hokage, offering a suggestion.
Jiraiya nodded and replied, "At this point, it seems like the only option."
[In the first mission to retrieve Sasuke, Sasuke powered up and defeated Naruto.]
[In this second mission to retrieve Sasuke, he had a new power.]
[This power not only surpassed Sakura, but even Naruto was shocked by the pressure Sasuke gave off.]
[Thankfully, Orochimaru is an undercover agent sent by Konoha. When Sasuke, on a whim, was about to beat up his wives, his loving 'Aunt Snake' gently stopped him.]
[Orochimaru: What's going on? Let's go back to the snake cave and talk slowly~]
Orochimaru: "I'm the undercover agent...?"
Sasuke: "What the hell, wives?!"
Naruto: "Yeah, Sasuke, you're flipping the sky over, and you want me to be your wife? Absolutely not. Once you're my concubine, you'll always be my concubine."
Sasuke: "You're crazy, I can't be bothered with you."
[Actually, even if Orochimaru didn't come out to stop him, Sasuke would most likely not be able to use his Kirin technique.]
[On a day like this, with such beautiful weather and the sun shining so brightly, trying to use the lightning-based Kirin? That's just wishful thinking.]
[Perhaps Orochimaru also saw through Sasuke's predicament.]
[There's no need for that. His hands are already up. If he tries and fails, what will happen then?]
[So, to save Sasuke's dignity, Orochimaru had no choice but to step in and stop him.]
[Look at that, Orochimaru is so kind to Sasuke. Just thinking about how Sasuke will eventually kill such a great snake aunt... it makes me want to say: the world is becoming worse, morals are declining, people's hearts are cold, and society is getting harsher. (laughs)]
"Heh, if it weren't for Orochimaru himself admitting he lusts after my body, I might've actually believed him."
Sasuke smirked coldly.
If we talk about how good Orochimaru is to him, then yeah, it's true.
No matter whether it's in reality or on the screen, whenever Sasuke asks for something, Orochimaru does his best to satisfy him.
But in reality, it's a different story. In the Naruto storyline, Orochimaru's kindness to Sasuke always comes with a price.
Because to Orochimaru, Sasuke's body is his body.
Once the cooldown for the forbidden jutsu is over, he will be able to inherit everything from Sasuke.
This is truly a case of "You win, I win!"
"Sasuke, you can rest easy. I have no interest in your body anymore."
"I know. With your cloning jutsu, you can have any body you want. You could clone a Uchiha body and it would be better than wasting time here with me."
"Heh. My ambitions now go far beyond just wanting an Uchiha body (bloodline limit) to inherit."
Orochimaru licked his lips.
At first, after being defeated by Itachi Uchiha, he desperately wanted to take over an Uchiha body.
But the Uchiha clan was wiped out.
To satisfy his craving for the Uchiha body, he had no choice but to set his sights on Sasuke.
But now, things are different.
With cloning jutsu, he wants not only the Sharingan from the Uchiha, but all the powerful Kekkei Genkai. He wants them all.
Well, saying he wants them all might be a bit too arrogant. Let's start with two, three, four, or five Kekkei Genkai.
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