Haku

When Sakura got home, her head was still spinning.

Jiraiya suddenly bombarded her with a lot of information, much of which was from areas she had never encountered before, and she couldn't accept it all at once.

For example, the theory of mutual restraint among the five elements. Sakura hadn't seen this concept when she watched Hokage in her previous life; it was probably written after Shippuden.

It discusses the relationship of mutual restraint between Chakra Nature Transformation. According to this relationship, Water Release is countered by Earth Release, while Water Release also counters Fire Style.

Besides the mutual restraint among the five elements, there is also the mutual generation among the five elements.

Sakura's view on this is roughly based on simple materialism.

Just as seeing that water can extinguish fire leads to the conclusion that water overcomes fire, the logic is flawed. Although water can extinguish fire and Water Release can overcome Fire Style, the two are essentially unrelated. One is a manifestation of the material world, while the other is an intrinsic connection within the energy world; they are fundamentally different things and cannot be put together.

Moreover, using water to extinguish fires is a very limited method. Higher-temperature fires can extinguish water. Using water to extinguish a fire started by fuel oil will only make it burn bigger. The gas produced by the electrolysis of water can start a fire.

There are countless counterexamples like this.

These are all appearances of the material world and do not help people understand the inner essence of Chakra.

It's not easy to extract something logically sound that Sakura agrees with from this set of simple viewpoints. Sometimes the evidence is wrong, sometimes the reasoning process is flawed, and sometimes both the evidence and the logic are flawed, yet a correct argument is still reached.

Of course, more often than not, Sakura discovered that Jiraiya mentioned. Most Kage Level shinobi had developed all five elemental attributes, and Sakura was still far from that goal. Sakura didn't know much about theories other than Water Release.

Therefore, Sakura could only temporarily memorize those laws that were neither true nor false—even those of Jiraiya.

Let's just pretend it's true.

After attending Jiraiya's Ninjutsu theory class, Sakura sparred with Naruto several times, Jiraiya provided feedback on each session. The Sannin's skill level was significantly higher than Kakashi's, and Jiraiya's practical guidance was invaluable, benefiting her immensely.

A single conversation with you is worth more than ten years of study.

Sakura felt she had a clear and ambitious goal for the future.

What excited Sakura the most was Jiraiya's explanation of the Nature Transformation of Wind Release.

Later in the manga, it is mentioned that the Third Tsuchikage had realized that the world is made up of atoms. For ninjas who have the energy and leisure to study scientific theories, it is not unimaginable to use the power of Chakra to shatter molecules.

Of course, in the microscopic world, "breaking" cannot be imagined as smashing a brick in the macroscopic world. Simply put, molecules are made up of atoms linked together by "bonds". There are usually three types of bonds: ionic bonds, covalent bonds, and metallic bonds, corresponding to different ways in which atoms are combined. Breaking a molecule means that Chakra provides high energy to tear the molecular bonds, causing the molecule to degenerate into atomic form.

By mastering the Nature Transformation Wind Release to their fullest extent, or simply learning Dust Release, one can achieve this: severing molecules. The precise method is to sever the chemical bonds within the molecule.

Sakura had never imagined that Chakra could do such amazing things. However, compared to Chakra's ability to heal flesh and bone and revive the dead, this was nothing.

Jiraiya's guidance opened a new door for Sakura, behind which lay the mass supply of Ultra-Pure Water that Sakura had always dreamed of.

After repeatedly distilling water to its limit, further purification becomes impossible. Sakura is now using Chakra- enhanced reverse osmosis method for the final purification step, but this method is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient. With this new idea, Sakura believes she can develop a purification method that greatly improves efficiency.

On her way home, she had already begun to imagine herself dominating the world after mastering the art of Ultra-Pure Water.

Her mind was so full of cultivation that when she opened the door and found that it wasn't her mother who was greeting her, Sakura was stunned for several seconds.

Behind the door stood a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in casual home clothes.

Her oval face, pink lips, delicate nose, and bright, expressive eyes outlined the familiar, unparalleled beauty of Sakura.

Welcome back!

Yuki Haku smiled gently, like a blooming magnolia.

The bright Amaterasu on her pale, delicate face, revealing pink veins and fine downy hairs beneath her almost translucent skin.

Her eyebrows were like spring mountains, her eyes like autumn waters, and her smile like summer flowers.

The bright sun shone on the back of Sakura's neck, making the girl feel warm and cozy, a warmth that spread from her body all the way to her heart.

"Bai..." The girl carefully examined Bai's beautiful smiling face.

She seems to have lost even more weight.

Her cheeks were more delicate and slender, but her eyes remained as gentle and clear as the autumn sky.

Welcome back!

Sakura rushed forward and gave her long-lost friend a tight hug.

Yes, welcome back.

It has been almost three months since Haku came to Konoha with Team Kakashi.

During this period, they hardly saw each other at all.

Haku's resume isn't great. He's never registered in any ninja village, making him a rare unregistered ninja. His loyalty to Zabuza, an S-rank missing-nin, Zabuza many years is also a major stain on his Zabuza.

Therefore, when she applied to register as Konoha Ninja, she was subjected to strict isolation and interrogation.

With no malicious intent, Bai Xin naturally passed the test smoothly. The Konoha Ninja wouldn't harm a potential future comrade.

But the tedious and exhausting interrogation process, which is like dealing with criminals, is also extremely draining on the examinee's mind and body, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted.

The ordeal isn't over yet; there's still a six-month to one-year surveillance period. During this time, Haku can only live in a designated area and undergo Konoha's ninja training. To avoid suspicion, Haku can't meet with Sakura and the others frequently during this period, only occasionally.

If it weren't for the recent severe shortage of manpower in Konoha, and the Elite Jonin Kakashi vouched for her, Haku wouldn't have been allowed to join Konoha Hospital so quickly—she didn't want to be a field ninja involved in fighting and killing.

Before the allowance was issued, Shiro, who was short of money, didn't have many options, so Sakura invited Shiro to stay at her house temporarily, which Sakura's mother readily agreed to.

However, seeing Bai so soon was a pleasant surprise for Sakura.

At the same time, she understood what Kakashi meant by finding her a teacher.

Yuki Haku is a master of Ice Release.

As the two were talking, Sakura's mother came out of the living room.

He glanced at Sakura and said with a smile, "Sakura, you're back! Rest for a bit, dinner will be ready soon!"

"Mom, it's fine if you clean up yourself, but Bai is a guest. How can you let her do chores too!" Ying, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed the mop and rag at Bai and her mother's feet.

After becoming a formal ninja, Sakura made a request at home that she could use her Water Clone to handle ordinary housework.

My mother strongly opposed it.

The mother and daughter had a big disagreement on this point.

Sakura felt that this kind of boring work could be left to her Water Clone. It would only consume a little Chakra and save a lot of time, making things easier for her and giving her mother more time to do her own things.

Mother, however, complained that the Water Clone were clumsy and careless when doing housework. After all, they weren't real people—although their original selves weren't much better at housework either. Using them would mean redoing the work, cleaning up the mess, and tidying up the aftermath, so it was better to do it herself!

More importantly, as a stay-at-home mom, if all the housework is done by her daughter (her Water Clone), she will feel like she has nothing to do.

When her daughter and husband are away at work, the house feels even more lonely.

In addition, as a relatively traditional woman, the mother hoped that her daughter would become a gentle and virtuous woman, and at least do a good job of housework.

Instead of summoning a bunch of clones to do the work, and then lying around enjoying the fruits of their labor, being careless and irresponsible in their shoddy work.

"You silly child! Bai immediately started helping her mother with housework as soon as she arrived. Look how diligent Bai is!" Sakura's mother scolded playfully. "You should learn from Bai, you know? All you do is laugh and joke around, you're not like a proper girl at all!"

Sakura giggled as she took off her shoes. "I also used my Water Clone to help you with housework, you just didn't like it! Prejudice! Prejudice!"

"How can your Water Clone possibly keep things clean? Sakura, when you get married, are you going to leave the housework to your clones? The house will be a complete mess! It'll sound terrible to outsiders, ' Haruno Clan's child, can't even do housework properly!' Will any boy like you then? You'll never get married!"

My mother started nagging.

She didn't know why, despite her gentle and virtuous nature, she had raised a carefree and tomboyish child.

He started fighting with neighborhood kids and received countless complaints. Later in life, he became obsessed with studying Ninjutsu, which involved murder and arson.

Shouldn't a girl use that time to learn flower arranging or figure out how to dress herself?

She's so naturally beautiful; a little grooming and she'd be a stunning beauty. But instead, she always comes home covered in dirt and grime from training. Even the most beautiful flower gets tarnished! What boy wants a girl who's always fighting and brawling?

Won't she never be able to get married after this?

My mother has been worrying about this for years.

Sakura had been listening to her mother's nagging like this for many years.

She had mastered the skill of letting things go in one ear and out the other. She tossed her shoes around, one in the east and one in the west, and whispered in Bai's ear.

"Don't mind her, my mom is just a bit of a nag."

Then, my mom scolded me again for casually throwing my shoes off.

Watching the amusing interaction between the mother and daughter, Bai chuckled softly, her large eyes curving into crescent moons.

Beneath her long eyelashes, her clear, turquoise eyes shone brightly, overflowing with joy.

These heartwarming everyday moments touched her deeply.

P. S. [I'm not good at writing everyday things]