Shocking! The Akatsuki Is Actually the Shinobi World's Most...

Those who prioritize personal achievement are always more hated than those who prioritize hard work. This applies not only to Sakura's relationship with Naruto and Sasuke, but also to other girls' envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Sakura Haruno.

With her Medical Ninjutsu and Ice Release Chakra, she can now call herself naturally beautiful. Even without makeup, she is pretty and charming, so she has the right to go out without makeup.

So, when it comes to makeup, Sakura Haruno still retains her personality from her previous life; she dislikes girls wearing too much makeup, whether it's others or herself. Perhaps it's because she's seen too many poor makeup techniques; it's fine from a distance, but up close, the unnatural skin tone always makes her feel a bit awkward, even though she's never quite figured out the difference between natural makeup and not wearing makeup at all...

To be honest, for a ninja, spending too much time on grooming is a sign of inadequacy, at least that's what Sakura herself thinks.

The two chatted for a while, exchanging their opinions on makeup and getting to know each other better...

Let's leave the diplomatic jargon aside for now. In short, Sakura was ultimately not convinced by Hinata to accept the idea of going out to put on makeup.

However, when it came to choosing a gift for Haku, Sakura completely accepted Hinata's opinion.

First, I ruled out lip gloss.

There aren't many colors here, only those bright and solemn deep reds, which aren't suitable for people with fair skin like Bai. According to Hinata's teachings, people with Ice Release Kekkei Genkai tend to have fair and cool-toned skin, so they should use brighter, girly lipstick colors, such as light red or peach.

Sakura didn't know where all these superstitions came from, but she decided to just believe them for now.

Next came eyeshadow, blush, foundation, and the like. After wandering around for a while, Sakura didn't buy anything. Hinata did spout a whole bunch of theories, but Sakura felt completely confused and didn't understand a thing...

She suddenly understood how Sasuke felt after hearing her explanation.

Sakura suddenly perked up when she saw the nail polish.

It wasn't that she had finally found cosmetics that interested her, but rather that she suddenly thought of the Akatsuki, where even men wore black nail polish—this was her deepest impression of Akatsuki, and one of the few remaining impressions she had of Akatsuki after all these years.

A group of grown men carrying around a bottle of nail polish and applying it every few days—wouldn't that make the Akatsuki incredibly gay and rife with homoerotic undertones?

Sakura Haruno suddenly fell into deep thought.

Shocking! The strongest underground organization in the Shinobi World is actually the largest fraternal organization in the Shinobi World?

"Do you like this color? You can try it." The shop owner, who had been sitting to the side, noticed her staring at the bottles of dark nail polish and came over to say. He had become much more obedient after being glared at by Sakura; a slight hint of murderous intent from Sakura was enough to keep him from acting recklessly.

"No, no, no, I was just looking around." Sakura quickly moved away from the counter.

"This black is a classic nail polish color. You have a great hand shape and fair skin; this color will look beautiful on you." Seeing that her attitude had softened considerably, the man seized the opportunity and continued, "If you don't like overly flashy styles, you could also try this nude color, a cute, understated nail polish that perfectly matches your style!"

He took out several bottles of nail polish specifically for trial use and placed them on the counter, indicating that Sakura could try them freely.

She shook her head repeatedly and was about to leave when Hinata stopped her. "Are you looking at this color? You have good taste!"

"This... seems too bright, it doesn't really suit fair skin, does it?"

"No, this kind of black has a calm and dignified feel... Never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway. Just shut up and give me your hand to model!"

Hinata glared at her, her eyebrows raised high, her expression extremely intimidating, causing Sakura to quickly extend her hands and let her do as she pleased.

Let her paint her nails with several colors. "So, which color do you think looks best?"

Hmm... Sakura's personal feeling is that bright red and purple colors are both tacky and gaudy. No, Sakura doesn't really like any nail polish that changes the natural color of her nails, so the nude nail polish that is almost the same as her original nail color became her only choice.

"After applying this, there's absolutely no difference between applying it and not applying it at all. Thumbs down!" Hinata shook her head and said.

"Can't you tell the difference at all?" Sakura suddenly had a thought.

Oh, right, besides being decorative, this thing also has a concealing effect...

So, it seems that this is the final piece of the puzzle regarding that matter.

Two afterward.

Originally, I wanted to celebrate Bai Qingsheng's birthday, but the situation suddenly changed. The reconnaissance team seemed to have discovered Orochimaru's main base, and Sakura's vacation was ruined.

She left behind a gift—two bottles of nail polish, one coffee-red and one clear—and hurriedly departed, leaving behind a bewildered man with a head full of question marks: Why would Sakura Haruno give such a gift? Does she really know which color suits her?

This time, the Fourteenth Squad assembled at the Hokage Building as usual.

"We've discovered several underground caves that might be Orochimaru's main base..." Tsunade gravely, holding several mission briefings. "Your mission remains the same as last time: one team per area, explore and destroy these bases. This mission is much more dangerous than last time. Although the reconnaissance team still hasn't found any trace of Orochimaru, there might still be other Sound Ninja remaining in the bases. With your strength, you shouldn't have any problems, but you still need to be extra careful. Infiltrating Orochimaru's main base, we don't know if we'll encounter a sudden counterattack from Orochimaru..."

She read the mission information aloud, glancing at the unwavering and steadfast Anbu standing before her, and nodded inwardly.

"If all goes well, this mission could be very rewarding, so please take these scrolls with you to bring back as much of the valuable stuff as possible," she announced loudly, gesturing for the Anbu to come and collect the equipment issued for this mission: a huge pile of sealing scrolls.

"Each of you carry one, strapped to your back. It might hinder your movement a little, so please bear with it," Tsunade reminded everyone. "Remember to remove the scrolls when you encounter combat."

That last sentence was directed at Sakura Haruno.

Among them, her combat experience is the weakest.

At the same time, her combat power is probably the strongest.

Sakura Haruno sensed Tsunade's gaze, nodded slightly, took the scroll from Shino, and, with Yugao's help, tied it around her waist.

Feeling heavy, the scroll, thicker than her thigh, was indeed a significant obstacle to her movement, and it looked like it could easily get stuck. Sakura tugged at the scroll, somewhat puzzled Jiraiya how Jiraiya could move so freely while carrying such a large scroll.

The physical attributes are different... That burly man's thighs alone are thicker than her waist...

"Finally, I'll say it again: if Orochimaru is spotted nearby, everyone immediately abandon the mission and retreat!"

Tsunade said in a deep voice.

Let's go!

Deep within the Land of Wind lies a valley with a unique landscape.

A magnificent canyon lies nestled between towering rock walls, with strangely shaped peaks, rocks, and cliff pillars rising from the dark red ground at the bottom of the valley.

A great river once flowed through this place. After climate change and the transformation of the land, only these long canyons, eroded by river water and wind and sand, and the diverse and colorful rock pillars within them remain.

The scenery is extremely vast and magnificent.

However, the climate here is dry and sparsely populated, with hardly any trace of life within a hundred miles.

The only two visible figures showed no interest in appreciating the scenery.

No, it wasn't just a lack of appreciation... The short, blond guy in the middle was still trying to conjure Chakra ball in his hand and testing its power on the stone pillar in front of him—

Boom! Boom!

Amidst the intermittent roars, a stone forest had been reduced to a chaotic pile of rubble by the blond-haired youth; the beauty of nature had been ruthlessly destroyed by him...

"Huff, huff!" The boy, whose face bore Six Paths fox-whisker-like marks, stopped panting heavily, his hands trembling slightly from exertion.

"Damn it, still no luck!" He wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead, took a breath, turned to look at the white-haired uncle still scribbling in the distance, and complained, "Pervy Sage, stop writing your erotic stuff and give me some pointers!"

The burly man he called the "Pervy Sage" was none other than "Huang" from the Sannin of Gambling, Prostitution, and Drugs—the Mad Demon Jiraiya the Mad Demon of Lust!

It has been more than half a year since Jiraiya took Naruto away from Konoha Jiraiya traveled through the Zhou Kingdom, constantly training and gathering information along the way.

The research for Jiraiya's "Make-Out Hall" is progressing smoothly -- cross this sentence out.

Jiraiya's intelligence gathering work has yielded considerable results—his scribbling and drawing just now was definitely not writing anything inappropriate, but rather a very serious record of intelligence!

Seeing Naruto approach, Jiraiya quickly put away his pen and paper—after all, children shouldn't see top-secret information belonging to adults!

"Take a rest first, I'll guide you in a bit! I need to send a letter first."

Jiraiya took out a piece of paper containing information about Akatsuki from his pocket, thought for a moment, added a few more words, then put it in an envelope and used Summoning Technique to send the envelope back to Konoha.

"Alright, I'll go first! You're probably not proficient enough at Wind Release Nature Transformation, which is why you can't smoothly infuse the Rasengan with Nature Transformation."

The white-haired man said solemnly.

"Really? I remember Sakura used to be able to easily incorporate Wind Release Nature Transformation!" Naruto stroked his chin and frowned.

"She is her, and you are you; they are different. Sakura is talented, while you, although not exactly a fool, aren't exactly talented either."

He patted Naruto on the shoulder.

The hardships of the past six months have stripped Naruto of much of his childishness, and he is gradually taking on the form of a resilient and sunny young man.

"So, don't rush to Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. Practice Wind Release: Nature Transformation again using Shadow Clone!"

"Huh? Not again?" The sunny boy's face immediately fell.

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