Anbu

"The Anbu?" Sakura asked, her mouth slightly agape, a hint of surprise in her voice.

She took the Anbu application form from Tsunade. Someone had already filled out all the information on the form for her, and a note handwritten by Tsunade herself was attached.

I recommend Konoha Chunin Sakura Haruno (Ninja ID 10601) to join the Anbu. All departments are requested to cooperate. --Fifth Hokage, Tsunade

Tsunade's personal seal was affixed to it.

The girl raised an eyebrow, blinked, and stared at the only empty space on the application form—the place reserved for her to sign her name.

So... it means I have to sign? Sakura glanced at her master, whose smiling face seemed to leave no room for the girl to refuse.

"Master made this decision without consulting me first," Sakura thought to herself.

However, she didn't mind and readily signed her name.

Tsunade had mentioned joining the Anbu to her several times, and Sakura also thought it was a good option.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

After leaving Team 7, it was impossible for her to live a boring life of taking on missions like an ordinary Chunin.

Unchallenging tasks would only waste her time. Not every task would be as rewarding as the Land of Snow mission.

A ninja's growth cannot rely on these low-level missions; similarly, it is not advisable to simply stay in the village and focus on developing Ninjutsu.

In contrast, the Anbu, which performs more high-level missions, is a better place for her to grow.

The Anbu, founded by the Second Hokage, is officially known as the Special Assassination and Tactical Squad. It is a team directly under the Hokage and is generally responsible for carrying out highly difficult missions. Almost all the famous masters that Sakura knows have served in the Anbu, which proves to some extent that the Anbu is a place that is very good for training people.

In addition, Tsunade also had political considerations in joining the Anbu.

Because the Anbu is a unit directly under the Hokage, it is generally considered to be the Hokage's elite. Joining the Anbu often signifies the Hokage's high regard and trust in the member. Although it is dangerous, ninjas who emerge from the Anbu are all considered the elite of the elite, and their resumes are dazzlingly impressive.

Kakashi was sent to the Anbu by the Fourth Hokage for a long time to hone his skills and even became Anbu leader. Unfortunately, he was not ambitious and was immersed in his sad past, so his strength never reached the Kage Level. Therefore, he could only hold important positions, such as becoming the leader of Team 7, but could not wear the title of Hokage.

Another person who Anbu Captain at such a young age was Uchiha Itachi. The Third Hokage trusted Itachi throughout, largely because Itachi joined the Anbu, not the Konoha Military Police Force controlled by the Uchiha. If Itachi had joined the Konoha Military Police Force, Sasuke would likely have died on the night of the Clan Massacre, and the entire Naruto wouldn't have involved so many troubles...

The fact that Chunin was recruited into the Anbu shortly after being promoted to Chunin further proves that Tsunade had full confidence and trust in her.

This is merely the most superficial and seemingly legitimate reason.

Sakura suspects there are two deeper reasons, stemming from the power struggles among high-ranking officials.

Both of these reasons are related to Danzo.

One reason is her response to Danzo's attempt to recruit Sakura into Danzo. Sakura had been with Tsunade since then, and it's unclear whether the two of them ever slammed their fists on the table at a meeting. However, Tsunade's personality has always been strong and competitive, and this time, bringing Sakura into the Anbu is a direct Danzo.

Tsunade's actions first and foremost demonstrate her Tsunade's Danzo tricks were nothing but wishful thinking if he thought they could sow discord between master and disciple.

She also told Danzo that Sakura had already joined her direct Anbu, and that he should no longer have any unrealistic ideas about bringing this talented girl into Root.

Secondly, inserting his own disciples into the Anbu was also a counterattack against Danzo's infiltration of the Anbu.

Theoretically, the Root was disbanded during the Uchiha Clan Massacre, but in reality, many of its members still serve in the Anbu while remaining loyal to Danzo. For various reasons, although the Third Hokage was aware of this early on, he was never able to completely resolve the problem.

Tsunade placed Sakura in the Anbu, not expecting her to solve the problem—this kind of mission was beyond Chunin capabilities of a mere Chunin. However, her status as the Hokage's direct disciple served as a deterrent to the Root and Danzo.

However, Sakura figured all of these things out herself later.

It's right that she doesn't dare, who knows what kind of shady deals are going on behind the scenes. All she knows is that Danzo has been much more active lately, perhaps trying to take advantage of Tsunade's recent rise to power and the Third's weakened state to cause trouble.

However, having just received her application to join the Anbu, she was still somewhat bewildered.

Naturally, they couldn't have imagined something so profound.

Mixed with surprise and excitement, she signed her name.

Seeing this, Tsunade nodded in satisfaction. She clapped her hands and summoned an Anbu Ninja who had been waiting on standby. The ninja Body Flicker Technique appeared in the office, knelt down on one knee, and awaited orders.

Sakura looked at the ANBU member wearing the Monkey mask with curiosity for several Anbu. She had previously thought that these ninjas, who were always on standby and could appear in the office in a flash, were actually hiding in the office. This close encounter, however, refuted that idea. If there were other people hiding here, it would be impossible for her not to sense them.

The Anbu the Monkey mask was dressed in a black bodysuit that accentuated his slender figure. Sakura naturally wondered what she would look like wearing that outfit... This person had become increasingly narcissistic and vain since transmigrating.

"Katsura U, take her to register." Tsunade handed over the application form and gave Sakura to him.

The Monkey- masked ninja didn't say much. He nodded, glared at the girl who had been curiously observing him, gestured for her to follow, and then vanished from the office in a Body Flicker Technique.

The Anbu's Body Flicker Technique was quite good, probably honed from frequently using it to enter Body Flicker Technique exit the Hokage's office. Sakura almost couldn't keep up—the girl's Body Flicker Technique itself was rather mediocre. She was more skilled at the kind of Taijutsu Body Flicker Technique that could be unleashed instantly after being enhanced by Nintaijutsu, but if she used that kind of Body Flicker Body Flicker Technique, she'd probably trample the office to pieces, and Tsunade would have to hang her up and give her a good beating.

After leaving the Hokage's office building, the Anbu Ninja stopped on the roof of a house not far away. After Sakura caught up, he glanced at the girl's feet with disdain. It was the first time Sakura had used the Body Flicker Technique on Konoha roof. In her haste to catch up with the Anbu, she had trampled on the roof tiles of the other house.

"Hey, watch your step!" The Anbu Ninja with the Monkey mask wasn't so taciturn after leaving the Hokage's office; he gave a somewhat sullen reminder.

The voice came from under the mask, which felt a little strange.

After saying this, he waved his hand and continued on his way.

The girl was about to take the opportunity to say a few words to him, but seeing this, she had no choice but to swallow her words and carefully use her Body Flicker Technique to hurry on her way and catch up with him.

After many twists and turns, Sakura, led by the Anbu, arrived at an inconspicuous building.

The ninja in the Monkey mask led Sakura through the building's chaotic passageways with practiced ease. With Tsunade's orders in place, they received all sorts of accommodating green lights along the way, and the onboarding procedures were completed in a flash.

Like a puppet, the girl followed the instructions of the Monkey mask's Anbu, signing several documents. The operative then led her to a warehouse, where they came to a wall covered with various masks.

Choose a mask and codename that you like.

He said.

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