The Last Scene of a Leisurely Daily Life

Unlike last year's Chunin Ninja Exams.

Last year, among the Sand shinobi invited, only the Kazekage, the Jonin the team, and two guards were allowed to enter Konoha, in addition to the examinees.

Konoha, which was invited this year, fielded a large escort team.

Besides the examinees, the Jonin the teams, and the Fifth Hokage, a large number of Anbu were also allowed to enter the Land of Wind and the Sunagakure, including the medical team, totaling more than thirty slots.

Ostensibly, these Anbu entered Sunagakure to protect the Hokage and the exam candidates, but in reality...

Yes, of course it's really to protect the Hokage and the examinees!

At least this time, Sakura was chosen as the Hokage's bodyguard, and her task is indeed to protect Tsunade closely for 4 hours...

Of course, allowing so many Anbu to enter Sunagakure, even if their mission is simply to protect the village, is absolutely unacceptable under normal circumstances. For any powerful nation, this is tantamount to letting someone walk into their home with a knife, a very humiliating situation.

However, Sunagakure is currently in its weakest period since its founding.

The Fourth Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru, and a large number of elite ninjas were lost in the attack on Konoha. The Sunagakure has been severely damaged this time.

Severely weakened and in an unprecedentedly vulnerable state, the Sand shinobi could only tearfully agree to Konoha's excessive demands, allowing Konoha to do as it pleased...

After all, they were counting on this Chunin Ninja Exams to boost the village's morale, showcase the village's image and strength to the outside world, and restore everyone's confidence in Sunagakure, thereby attracting new mission orders!

If Konoha doesn't participate in this exam, the surrounding countries will only follow Konoha's lead, and then the Sand shinobi Sunagakure's exam will become a one-man show, a self-inflicted joke...

The reason Konoha dispatched so many Anbu was because they were wary of the Sand shinobi, given their past record. They had to be cautious. Who knew if the Sand shinobi might suddenly have a brain fart and do something foolish again? Last year Chunin Ninja Exams, the Sand shinobi shot themselves in the foot by attacking Konoha, resulting in heavy casualties—their stupidity was still fresh in everyone's mind!

Therefore, Konoha has raised its guard to the highest level this time. Not only will it send a large number of Anbu to follow the Hokage, but it will also thoroughly inspect the routes to and from Sunagakure to prevent the Sand shinobi or any other force from setting up traps along the way...

The capable are given more work, so this task naturally fell to the Fourteenth Squad.

Near the Anbu Bureau building, the usual meeting place for Team Fourteen.

Sakura sat casually on the edge of the balcony, swinging her legs without any sense of safety. The height that would have scared her to the point of weakness in her past life was nothing to the current Sakura Haruno.

A strong wind blew across the high-rise building, ruffling her hair against her face. Sakura turned her head, tucking her disheveled hair behind her ear, and asked, "You've been taking on missions so leisurely lately, Shino. What's the mission this time?"

Since returning from the Land of Snow, Sakura Haruno, who is now Special Jonin, has indeed been quite relaxed lately.

There hasn't been much progress in training; he's mostly focused on refining his Ninjutsu and gaining more combat experience.

As for the recent tasks, they were all rather unchallenging, and the girl felt like she had become a couch potato again...

"The mission to protect Lord Hokage." Shino flipped through the mission briefing, "Since there are only two of us left in our group, we can protect Lady Tsunade from both sides."

He told a lame joke.

Shino hasn't taken a liking to any of the new recruits who've joined the Anbu recently, so the Team Fourteen is still only staffed with two people. Sakura complained to him that he shouldn't be so picky, but Shino wouldn't admit it. He really doesn't think his standards are high—is it too much to want to find a new recruit who amazed him like Sakura was before?

Yes, that's really going too far.

"Is that all the mission entails?" Sakura asked. The Hokage's protection duties would only begin when Tsunade left Konoha for Sunagakure, which would be about two or three months later.

"That's not all... We also need to check the route to Sunagakure and investigate potential enemies." Shino put away the scroll and said, "This mission will be carried out by several teams working together. Remember to meet at the Hokage Building platform the next morning!"

"To complete in collaboration? What does that mean?" Sakura raised an eyebrow and asked casually.

"It's similar to the previous mission to search Orochimaru's base. We'll have an Anbu with Genjutsu abilities in our team to carry out the mission together," Shino explained. "It's a mission that might involve some danger."

"Well, another one of these missions. So, the leisurely time is coming to an end?" she chuckled, watching Shino walk to the edge of the balcony beside her, leaning on the railing and enjoying the cool breeze from above. She added, "It's been a long time since I've encountered an interesting opponent on a mission."

"I'd rather the mission hadn't encountered any interesting opponents." Shino shook his head and glanced at Sakura Haruno. The girl had already turned her head, looking up at the sky, humming an incomprehensible tune in a good mood, her outstretched neck as slender and smooth as a white goose.

Shino followed the girl's gaze and looked out. The sky was clear and the air was crisp, with fluffy white clouds hanging lazily in the air.

His mood lightened, and he asked, "By the way, I heard that Yugao is recovering well and is expected to be back to her peak condition soon after giving birth. Ying, have you gone to see her?"

"Of course..." Sakura's first thought was of the surgery, and she chuckled to herself, "Yugao did recover very quickly, but by the time she rejoins the team, I'll probably have left the Anbu too!"

It wouldn't be more than a year before Yugao officially returned to the Anbu.

By then, Sakura Haruno had probably already reached the Kage Level, and continuing to hang out in the Anbu would not be beneficial to her growth.

Tsunade would certainly not let her waste time in the Anbu any longer. After Sakura was promoted to Jonin, she could carry out high-difficulty missions on her own.

The girl flipped over from the edge of the balcony and jumped back onto the platform, patted Shino on the shoulder, and said, "So, Captain, you should recruit another new member to the team! At the very least, you should keep the team at three people, right?"

Shino nodded noncommittally; he was aware of the situation.

"Never mind that, I don't have any missions this afternoon, let's go visit Yugao!" Shino turned to leave, saying, "Oh, by the way, I heard Yugao has a vacation that lasts a year and a half, it's so long it makes me envious."

This is the result of combining annual leave, marriage leave, honeymoon leave, and maternity leave. "You can enjoy this kind of vacation in the future too!" Shino said, and then Sakura gave him a sharp look with her Byakugan.

Gekko Hayate in the house.

Sakura Haruno met Yugao, who was in excellent spirits.

It seems the transplanted heart is fine; the surgery was a great success... Sakura secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps she's been too successful, because Yugao has actually gained weight recently.

This is due to a lack of training, too much rest, and unchanged food intake. Accustomed to a high-intake and high-exertion lifestyle, suddenly switching to a long-term rest and low-intensity vacation mode, without changing dietary habits, makes it easy to gain weight.

Fortunately, she used to be extremely slender, and now that she's gained a bit more weight, she's only slightly rounder; it's barely even fair to call her plump...

Sakura Haruno doesn't really understand why girls want to be very thin. In her opinion, being skin and bones is actually quite unattractive. Yugao is at the peak of her beauty right now!

Incidentally, in stark contrast to the refreshed Yugao was Gekko Hayate. Sakura remembered that Tsunade had cured his lung disease, so his complexion should have been much better than before; but for some reason, Sakura felt that his dark circles were more pronounced than before, and he seemed to have lost weight...

Having to do tasks during the day and take care of his wife when he gets home at night, being a hardworking and devoted ox is not easy!

In contrast, Yugao looked radiant and full of energy, giving the Yugao that she had absorbed all of her husband's energy. This was likely a sign that her new heart was starting to function properly, and she had recently resumed her regular exercise routine.

After politely declining Yugao house, Shino and Sakura had a cup of tea. Seeing that Yugao was doing well, they said goodbye and left, not wanting to disturb the young couple's time together.

"Shino, when are you getting married?!" On the way back, Sakura Haruno asked Shino curiously, "Shouldn't you and your girlfriend be getting married by now?"

For some reason, Shino, a middle-aged unmarried man who usually appears cheerful and outgoing in casual conversation, suddenly fell silent when asked this question.

"Although she's been pressuring me a lot, I've made up my mind..." Shino said, dejectedly, "I'm going to gain ten pounds before I get married!"

"Huh? What does this have to do with anything?" Sakura asked, her eyes wide with confusion.

Shino let out a long sigh.

"She's a Jonin too!" He looked into the girl's clear and innocent eyes, patted her shoulder, and said helplessly.

Riding the wave of the Fifth Hokage's encouragement for dating and marriage, many people have seized the opportunity to launch their romantic pursuits. Shino's progress has been rapid, reaching the point where they're discussing marriage. However, at this stage, Shino has become somewhat hesitant, especially after seeing Hayate's appearance; his legs feel weak...

Sakura Haruno, who has been single for decades, both in her past life and present, feels that she can understand Shino's meaning.

However, it seems best not to understand...

When they reached the fork in the road, the two waved goodbye.

"Hmph~! Showing off their love in fancy ways? Burn them, burn them!" Watching Shino's departing figure, the girl, feeling like she'd eaten too much dog food today, let out a curse from the FFF group. She curled her lip disdainfully, biting her lip and muttering to herself, "Gaining ten pounds... I understand what that means, but it seems best to pretend I don't! Oh well, time to train."

"What do you mean, 'did you understand' or 'didn't you understand'..." A familiar voice suddenly came from behind, "Is someone getting married?"

She turned around and saw that the person who spoke was Shikamaru.

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