Sakura Haruno's Team's Daily Life

Early June.

Konoha.

On the Training Ground 9, which is frequently used by Sakura Haruno's Team, Sakura and her three students gather for the first time since returning to Konoha.

The weather is perfect. Clear and sunny, without a single cloud in the sky.

It's a beautiful, sunny day that makes you feel energized.

"Achoo!" Udon sneezed, sniffed, but looked a little listless.

"Is your cold still not better?" Moegi asked him, a little puzzled.

After the battle with the Mist Ninja ended, Udon caught a cold—from being frozen by Sakura's full-force Ice Giant attack.

Later, I rushed back to Konoha and didn't get enough rest, so I didn't fully recover after returning here.

"The medicine we bought from Mist Ninja seems to be ineffective." Sakura Haruno shook her head. This showed that Mist Ninja some hardship, "Plus some people are suffering from acclimatization issues."

Snap!

She took a box of medicine out of her purse, tore open the packaging with her fingernail, took out the capsules, and handed them to Udon.

"Try our Konoha medicine. The teacher specifically asked your Haku for it." She touched Udon's forehead, smiling gently with her eyes crinkling. "You'll feel better soon after taking it!"

"Hmph, Udon, you're so lame!" Konohamaru scoffed, "Even ninjas catch colds!"

"Damn it, I'm a Genjutsu- type ninja! Isn't it normal that my body's resistance isn't as good as yours?" Udon retorted, unconvinced.

"Even Genjutsu- type ninjas can't ignore the importance of their bodies! But teammates should get along well, you can't talk to Udon like that, understand, Konohamaru?" The girl scolded both of them equally, stopping their daily bickering, and patted the two students on the head with a smile.

"Why didn't you use Medical Ninjutsu to cure Udon's cold, teacher?" Moegi asked, blinking her big eyes.

"Medical Ninjutsu is different from regular medicine; to some extent, it risks depleting one's life force," Sakura explained, shaking her index finger. "It's best not to let the body develop a dependence on Medical Ninjutsu. As a ninja, letting some illnesses heal naturally is also a form of training, which can improve the body's resistance."

"Of course, if Udon's cold doesn't get better after two days, or even worsens, I will treat you with Medical Ninjutsu."

After chatting casually for a while and asking about the students' lives, Sakura steered the conversation to the main topic. "This Mist Ninja mission was your first time leaving the village. What are your thoughts? What have you learned?"

"My biggest takeaway is how amazing the teacher is!" Konohamaru was the first to raise his hand.

As expected, Sakura Haruno rejected the completely unconstructive answer, adding a blessing to the forehead of the most enthusiastic kid, "Sycophant!"

Moegi and Udon followed behind, nodding repeatedly. It was unclear whether they were agreeing with Sakura Haruno's assessment or Konohamaru's words, leaving Sakura somewhat amused and exasperated.

"What should we have learned? We didn't understand the battle between the teacher and the Mist Ninja!" Moegi pouted. "All we remember is the Ninjutsu blasting through the air!"

Indeed, sending ninjas at the Chunin level to observe this level of combat is like sending middle school students to a calculus class; it's normal that they wouldn't understand the intricacies.

However, this does not mean that Sakura Haruno's decision to bring them to the battlefield was in vain.

It's not just about letting them experience the atmosphere of real ninja life-or-death battles.

The three students will remember the high-level battles. Although they may not be of immediate use to them, these experiences will become valuable assets as they grow and guide them forward.

"I feel like the Mist Ninja's Substitution Technique and Clone Technique were almost useless against the Ninjutsu of the Master and the Mizukage," Udon said, sniffing. "So, should we spend less energy on these low-level Ninjutsu?"

"No, no, no," Sakura-sensei quickly waved her hand, denying his misconception. "The Three Basic Techniques are still very useful. I require you to master them."

"Yes, teacher!" the three students nodded obediently.

Sakura Haruno said seriously, "Next month, you will be taking the Chunin Ninja Exams."

"This mission not only taught you ninja skills in field marching and camping, but most importantly, it allowed you to witness real ninja battles. With this experience, I believe you'll be more composed when Chunin -level combat!" she said, a hint of regret in her expression. "Unfortunately, the Mizukage didn't approve your participation in the operation to wipe out the remnants of Suikazan..."

The involvement of Konoha ninjas in the mission to defeat the main force of the rebels was already at its limit. After all, Sakura Haruno and her group were foreign ninjas, Mist Ninja naturally wouldn't allow them to interfere too much in their own internal affairs.

Konoha is not the United States of its past life, where it can interfere with weaker nations as it pleases. Sakura's thinking is simply greedy.

She assigned tasks based on her own experience; before the Chunin Ninja Exams, Team 7 faced Zabuza group head-on, and after that life-or-death battle, Team 7's strength underwent a transformative improvement.

Most importantly, Sakura understood what true combat was at that time.

Therefore, the girl also hoped that her three students could have a real battle against ninjas before the Chunin Ninja Exams. The Mist Ninja mission was actually a good opportunity, but unfortunately, the intensity of the battle was too high for Konohamaru and the others to intervene.

Honestly, the fact that the Suikazan Clan possessed such Secret Technique really startled her. Sakura Haruno originally thought that with her strength, everything would be under control! This mishap has certainly dampened her recently high level of confidence.

After the Suikazan Clan was completely wiped out, Sakura Haruno and the others learned that this pollen actually originated from Madara Uchiha's Ninjutsu.

When she returned to Konoha and reported this to Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage was also startled: she immediately remembered that her grandfather, the First Hokage, had a Wood Release Ninjutsu that was very similar to the pollen that Sakura had encountered!

So here's the question: did that person who called himself Madara Uchiha also possess the power of Wood Release, in addition to the Sharingan?

This latest information shocked both of them.

Madara Uchiha mastered Wood Release. What does this mean, and how did he do it?

As Sakura Haruno spends more and more time with Akatsuki, her understanding of Akatsuki deepens, but the mysteries surrounding Akatsuki also multiply!

In short, verifying and utilizing this intelligence is a matter for later.

But let's get back to the main topic.

Compared to the Akatsuki situation, the most important thing for Sakura Haruno's Team right now is the Chunin Ninja Exams they are about to participate in.

After giving the three of them a routine lesson, Sakura Haruno's Team began their daily training, which had been interrupted for several days due to a mission.

However, today's training is somewhat different from usual.

"Today's training is practical combat, but... your opponents won't be me!" After warming up, Sakura Haruno said to the children with a mysterious smile on her face, "You need to spar with different types of ninjas to gain more experience!"

Because she's been sparring with three students too much lately, the effectiveness of her training has started to wane. Even when she unleashes her killing intent, Konohamaru and the others have become somewhat immune—probably because they know she won't go all out, so they can't take it seriously.

Being too mild-mannered is also a drawback in this respect.

"So who are we sparring with?" Konohamaru asked, looking at Sakura Haruno. This was the first time Sakura Haruno's Team had held such a training session, and all three students were very curious.

"You all know him well; he's a very skilled expert!" Sakura said. "Anyway, let me see how much you've improved since these two missions!"

She waved her hand into the distance, and a masked ninja Body Flicker Technique appeared in front of Sakura Haruno's Team.

He was a black-haired boy; he took off his mask, revealing handsome features.

"Welcome to your temporary instructor for today!" Sakura Haruno smiled, her eyes narrowing. "Sasuke Uchiha!"

"Hello, everyone..." Sasuke waved casually at the three of them.

"Sasuke -san!" Konohamaru exclaimed in surprise.

"Are we going to fight the Sharingan?" Moegi and Udon's eyes widened as well.

"Don't worry, I won't need to use my Sharingan to deal with you..." The black-haired boy's faint smile flashed across his face, then he said seriously, "However, aside from the Sharingan, I will go all out! If you don't use your full strength, you'll be beating yourselves to the point of hospitalization!"

Sasuke's cold aura instantly invigorated the three students.

Compared to the gentle teacher, Sasuke's aura is much more intimidating! The three students exchanged knowing glances, all thinking the same thing.

"Hmph, Sasuke- nii, don't look down on us! We're Sakura-sensei- sensei's students!" Konohamaru shouted, pointing at him. "We'll force you to reveal your Sharingan and make you acknowledge our strength!"

"That's right, we're very strong!" Udon and Moegi said confidently.

Sakura felt a little embarrassed after hearing this; did they think they were very strong just because they could fight her clone to a draw...?

"Sakura is gentler, so she mainly encourages you," Sasuke glanced at Sakura beside him and said calmly, "But I'm different; my standards are very high!"

The four men spread out and began to confront each other.

Sakura Haruno stood on the sidelines, pleased to see a subtle aura emanating from the three of them.

The aura, tinged with murderous intent, already exerted a certain pressure on the opponent.

Having personally killed enemies and seen blood, and having witnessed real combat, they are beginning to resemble ninjas! It was worthwhile for Sakura to lead the team and carefully select missions suitable for their growth.

So, to what extent are they capable of doing this now?

Sakura Haruno also had high hopes for the growth of her three students.

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