Hinata Mama~

"Hmph, I've won four straight games today... Now I'm 75 wins and 6 losses!" Stopping his Hand Seals, Sasuke walked up to Naruto, hands in his pockets, looking down at him. "So, are you convinced now?"

Naruto pouted, still unconvinced, and said, "Damn it, it's Sharingan again!"

He scratched his head, then suddenly jumped up. He had been exhausted just moments before, but after lying there for a while, he was full of energy again, shouting, "Hey, Sasuke, let's do it again! This time I'll definitely beat you!"

"Tsk, how many times is this 'again' now? You're such a loser!" Sasuke felt a black line appear on his forehead, barely suppressing the urge to roll his eyes. "I'm not fighting you anymore, you'll lose again anyway!"

No, no, no, the real reason is that he's already exhausted after four matches. If he continues, he'll be worn down by this idiot with endless stamina...

"Ugh, that arrogant Sasuke is spouting nonsense again!" Naruto was getting a little frustrated after hearing "loser" and "you'll lose anyway." "Let's do it one more time! Let's fight until nightfall! This time I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

"Get out of the way! I'm challenging Sakura now!" Seeing Naruto's menacing Naruto, Sasuke quickly found an excuse to get away from Naruto. He wasn't going to fight Naruto; if they lost a few more matches, he'd be the one to suffer. He couldn't afford to leave a blemish on their hard-won perfect record! He'd better find a weak woman to challenge...

Yes, clever Sasuke.

This guy's record against that seemingly weak woman is 58 to 5, with Sasuke coming in second. However, most of those 5 wins came after he awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. As mentioned earlier, Sasuke's strength has been increasing rapidly since Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Whether it's Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Dōjutsu, or even calm thinking and ingenious tactics, Sasuke is one of the best among his peers, undoubtedly a prodigy.

When the Chunin Ninja Exams just ended, Sasuke had only just awakened the Mitsudomoe Three-Tomoe Sharingan hadn't fully adapted to its powerful abilities. At that time, Sakura could still outmaneuver Sasuke. Now, some time has passed, and Sasuke has gradually mastered the Three Mitsudomoe 'Mitsudomoe abilities, integrating its powerful dynamic vision into high-speed combat. Sakura, on the other hand, has recently focused her energy on studying. Although her Ice Release and physical development are enhancing her abilities, there haven't been any significant effects in the short term, and her strength hasn't increased much. In sparring matches, she is often suppressed by Sasuke.

She has recently lost more battles than she has won.

This boosted Sasuke's confidence even further, and he even began to eagerly anticipate challenging Sakura Haruno at her full fighting strength.

"Hey, Sakura, let's really have a serious fight this time! I want to see how much of a gap there is between us!" Sasuke turned around and said, his serious tone indicating that he wasn't just trying to avoid Naruto's annoying challenge, but genuinely wanted to have a duel with Sakura. "Come on... Sakura? Huh, where is she?"

"She's gone. She was just here when I spoke..." Naruto was also confused. He turned his head and looked around, but there was no one on the sidelines. However, just a few seconds ago, he clearly saw Sakura standing on the sidelines watching their battle. This silly fox's brain couldn't keep up for a moment.

"I saw ice..." Sasuke's eyes twitched, as if he had thought of something.

Naruto didn't understand Sasuke's meaning, and turned around with a blank look, asking, "What's wrong with Ice?"

"... Ice Clone!" Sasuke gritted his teeth and spat out the words. After confirming that the pile of ice was the remnant left behind after Sakura's Ice Clone dissipated, a feeling of being tricked arose spontaneously.

Naruto finally realized what was happening and shouted indignantly, "Huh? What?! We were supposed to train together, and you're just trying to fool us with a clone!"

"Let's go, Naruto, let's go find her." Sasuke rolled his eyes at Naruto, who had actually calmed him down.

"Should we find Sakura and teach her a lesson?" Naruto hesitated, then became troubled. "But... can we beat her?"

"... Are you an idiot?" Sasuke was exasperated by this moron. Did they think their red Uchiha was just for rolling their Sharingan?! That girl's clones don't disappear so easily. Let's go check if something happened to her!

"Oh! Yes, let's go!"

Let's shift our focus back to the laboratory.

Sakura Haruno, who had just gone too far, endured the intense pain from the clone's feedback. When she came to her senses, she found herself not lying on the ground, but nestled in Hinata's arms.

The air was still somewhat hot, Hinata's casual clothes were quite light and breathable. Through the clothes, Sakura's cheek was nestled in the girl's warm and soft embrace, sinking into a soft embrace. A pleasant scent of shampoo and perfume wafted over, and it was then that Sakura realized that Hinata at this age already possessed some of the charm she would later have.

"Face wash?" Sister Sakura blurted out, her brain still a little fuzzy from just regaining consciousness, and she just blurted out the embarrassing word that automatically popped into her head.

Fortunately, Hinata, being the eldest sister of a noble family, had never learned such vulgar things, much less been corrupted by the filth of the internet like someone else. She still maintained a pure, lotus-like heart. "Hmm? What are you saying?"

"Nothing, nothing." Sakura's face was flushed from the girl's body heat, and when she heard Hinata's question, she quickly denied it and broke free from Hinata's embrace.

Her legs were still a little weak, but she braced herself on the table to stand up. The air around her seemed to still carry a faint fragrance, so she took a deep breath, which instantly invigorated her. Her chaotic mind calmed down considerably, and she steadied herself. She bent over, and from this angle, she was a head shorter than Hinata, looking directly at the girl's delicate chin and beautiful collarbone.

Seeing that Sakura had only felt dizzy for a moment and was otherwise fine, Hinata's worries subsided, but another emotion welled up inside her. Looking at Sakura, who was a head shorter than her and looking at her meekly, she couldn't help but feel angry.

"Haruno Sakura!" She put one hand on her hip and tapped Sakura's smooth forehead repeatedly with her index finger. "You're such an idiot!"

"You developed this technique yourself, you know best what the risks of Ninjutsu are, and yet you still managed to mess it up like this! You were so reckless, why can't you just be a little less worrisome! You almost killed yourself just now, if you had really been injured, I wouldn't have been able to save you!"

Sakura shrank back, lowering her head like a quail, filled with regret—not that she regretted being a bit rash, but that she had brought out Hinata's teaching style.

Well, Sakura is taking her blessings for granted. The fact that Hinata is willing to teach her at least shows that Hinata subconsciously considers their relationship very close, close enough that Hinata is qualified to teach Sakura. After all, Hinata is essentially a gentle girl, not the kind of person who likes to boss others around.

But then again, most people, when faced with instruction, especially from their mothers, are just impatient and let it go in one ear and out the other.

"Yes, yes, yes~" Sakura could only force a smile (pretending) and patiently listen to Hinata's earnest teachings.

After giving Sakura a good scolding, Hinata finally calmed down, her expression turning from gloomy to sunny, and Sakura secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In short, you need to take care of your own body and avoid doing any dangerous experiments!

"Yes, mama Hinata ~" Sakura had fully recovered from her dizziness and smiled. When she laughed, she liked to squint her eyes, her smile blooming like Himawari, a warm and radiant contrast to the coldness of her Ice Clone. The last few words of her sentence were drawn out, and her teasing tone didn't feel sarcastic or annoying, but rather carried a slight, coquettish, and ingratiating quality. It was sweet just right, as melodious as a wind chime, rather than cloying.

Her mental strength was many times greater than that of ordinary people. After surviving that ordeal, the lingering fear was only fleeting, and she quickly returned to normal, even joking with Hinata.

Hinata glared at her and said irritably, "Tch, always grinning like that... you're so unserious! Fine, what's next?"

"Leave the rest to me. I've already memorized the Hand Seals and Chakra circulation for this Ice Clone," Sakura said after a moment's thought, confirming that everything was under control. "Now we can use it for experiments."

She smiled naturally as she spoke; it was a very confident smile, the corners of her mouth subtly raised, carrying a hint of pride and excitement, as if her earlier mistake hadn't affected her at all.

"How do we do that?" Hinata asked curiously.

Strictly speaking, asking such questions is already considered intruding on someone's privacy, especially since it involves sensitive Ninjutsu secrets. However, these two friends have never been hesitant about these issues. They often exchange ideas on developing Ninjutsu and sometimes even develop new Ninjutsu together. In short, as long as they don't ask about the specific Hand Seals, that's fine—that's the truly taboo thing to do, prying into someone else's Ninjutsu secrets.

As for the specific Hand Seals, Sakura didn't think they were some absolute secret that would warrant being killed if exposed; as long as they didn't fall into the enemy's hands, that was fine.

In fact, Sakura had already submitted the secret techniques of the Water Gun Technique series to the Third, and they have now been recorded in the Scroll of Seals of Konoha, ranking alongside S-rank Ninjutsu such as Wood Release and Flying Thunder God. Konoha ninjas who meet the requirements can also access this information.

Rights and obligations are equal. The fact that those highly classified databases were opened to her was not only because she was the Fifth Hokage's disciple, but also more to reward her contributions. The successful development of this highly replicated Ice Clone Ninjutsu was largely due to the Clone Technique materials given to her by the Third and Tsunade, including the First's insights and secrets on using Wood Clone.

Sakura answered Hinata's question readily.