Sakura Uchiha

After finishing this not-so-intense fight, Sakura Uchiha was slightly sweaty.

He went back to his room, took a shower, changed out of his training clothes, and as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, he Sasuke to go out and find some food. [Note: See chapter]

"Let's go out and try some breakfast at the Mist Ninja! I'm so hungry!"

When she pushed open the bathroom door, she was still covered in warm steam and smelled faintly of shampoo. She talked to Sasuke while drying her hair.

Sasuke paused for a moment, then looked away and said, "Before you say that, you should dry your hair first! Or you could use your Water Release technique—"

"No!" the girl retorted stubbornly.

Sasuke rolled his eyes at her, quickly looked Sakura Uchiha up and down, and asked, "You're going out like this?"

"Wait a minute, it'll be ready soon!"

She wasted no time, giving her hair a few good scrunches with a dry towel, then casually hung the towel up and walked over with her hair half-dry, declaring confidently, "This is fine. I like the feeling of my hair being dried naturally."

Sasuke had no idea where this clone, who had just separated from the original body, got so many quirks.

First of all, it's certain that it wasn't inherited from Sakura Haruno.

However, this kind of girl does have a more down-to-earth feel, making her more adorable and more like a vibrant and beautiful cherry blossom than her aloof self.

Watching Sakura Uchiha raise her ice mirror, vigorously combing her hair, trying hard to tidy up her frizzy, bird's-nest-like hair, Sasuke sighed inexplicably for some reason.

"Do you think it would look better if I added some bangs here?" The girl, who had finally finished combing her hair, had a new question. "My forehead is too big, I need to cover it up!"

"Uh... I think it's fine, no need to block it."

"Ah, doesn't the main body know her hairline is high?" Ignoring Sasuke's reply, the girl excitedly swept all the hair from her forehead back, as if she'd discovered a new continent. "As the main body, instead of solving the problem and inventing Secret Technique for growing long hair, you've caused all my clones to suffer!"

Sasuke secretly rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that if Sakura Uchiha Sakura Haruno this stupid remark, she would definitely get a good beating.

He simply sat down on the table and quietly waited for the girl to start her antics.

Sakura Uchiha fussed over herself in front of the ice mirror for a while, finally creating a side-swept fringe hairstyle with a simple ponytail at the back, which looked quite elegant and pretty.

"Phew..." Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief and jumped off the table. "Is that okay now?"

He's so genuine.

The new eldest sister of the Uchiha Clan twirled twice in front of the mirror like a vain phoenix, then began to complain about her clothes:

"Hmph~ What stupid clothes! What kind of clothes did I bring? Is she a thirty-year-old nun? Does she not even have a single pretty dress in her wardrobe?"

Sasuke's lips twitched. There were so many things to complain about that he didn't know where to begin.

A thirty-year-old nun...?

Also, they're here on a mission, not for a vacation or to attend a fashion show...

Okay, putting everything else aside, Sakura probably doesn't actually own many dresses... she rarely dresses in that girly, soft style.

Sasuke, quite intrigued, tried to recall the scene. He realized that Sakura rarely wore skirts; perhaps he'd seen her at large public celebrations or holidays? However, due to the tense situation, Konoha hadn't held any large-scale celebrations or events in the last two years...

It's a pity, a young woman with such a tall and graceful figure would look so beautiful in a dress; at this thought, Sasuke suddenly felt a sense of anticipation and excitement.

Before long, the ninja girl emerged from the room, wearing a red and white cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and hopped a few steps as lightly as a butterfly. [Attached image]

"Ta-da~" Butterfly Sister lifted her skirt and bowed to the boy, Teuchi, and laughed, "How is it? I bought it while I was out shopping yesterday."

Of course, she was using a clone. Yes, a clone of a clone.

Sasuke nodded. He also noticed that Sakura Uchiha had cleverly placed a beauty mark under her eye, which instantly made her pretty face even more vibrant. Wearing a light, flowing dress, her radiant smile was simply... simply...

Ugh, it's a shame the Ninja Academy doesn't teach how to describe a girl's beauty. Sasuke a loss for words for a moment, gazing at the screen for what seemed like an euphemism, but still couldn't come up with a good answer.

"Ah, I'm dead!" Sakura Uchiha patted his shoulder and winked, "That's all you need to do."

Sakura Haruno understood this joke instantly after being with him.

Sasuke rolled his eyes at her, then laughed.

"Okay, she really is beautiful." He said seriously, "A face as beautiful as a flower and as lovely as the moon, that's the phrase, isn't it?"

"Great!" Sakura Uchiha gave a thumbs up.

Before leaving, she twirled around in front of the mirror one last time. "Actually, it's mainly because I'm tall, have a good figure, and a pretty face; I look good in the dress!"

At this point, they'll never mention who gave them the genes.

They left one person behind to watch the house, and the two of them put on their casual shoes and leisurely Earth Flow of the yard.

On the Mist Ninja side, this was Sakura Haruno's second visit. However, the first time she encountered a rebellion (see Volume 11, Mist Ninja Chronicles), and this time she came directly to battle. Therefore, Sakura's knowledge of the village was not as extensive as Sakura Uchiha's, who had taken the time to explore Kirigakure.

"That area was all residential before, but this street is the commercial section," the girl pointed skillfully. "Turn left ahead and you'll reach Ninja Tool Street, a whole street catering to ninjas, selling ninja tools, armor, Kunai, Ninja Blade, Sealing Jutsu, and the like."

"The Ninja Blade of the Mist Ninja are exceptional, even more famous than Ninja Blade of the Land of Iron? Are they sold there?" Sasuke became interested at the mention of Ninja Blade.

Sakura Uchiha frowned, somewhat annoyed. "Indeed. The Seven Great Ninja Blade of the Mist Ninja, the Mist Ninja's specialty is all kinds of high-quality swords, and they sell them there too. But we can forget about it. I've been there, all the good swords are kept in the back room. If it weren't for the Mist Ninja not allowing us in, we wouldn't even be able to see them, let alone buy them."

"I see." Sasuke with some regret.

Ninjas who practice swordsmanship often have a penchant for collecting fine swords, especially since swords are easily damaged in ninja battles. Although Sasuke can shape his swords using Lightning Release, having a good sword in hand would save him a lot of effort.

"Sakura's got some reputation in this village, right? Why don't you go buy some swords in her name later? Maybe she'll sell us a few because she helped the Mist Ninja." Sasuke thought for a moment, then came up with another plan, wanting to make Sakura Uchiha a user of the Face Fruit.

"If you really want to buy a good knife," the girl glanced at him speechlessly, "You might as well just go to Mei Terumi and ask her to find you a good knife."

As they chatted, the two walked through several streets and entered a breakfast restaurant.

Kirigakure is a typical coastal port city, and people rely on the sea for their livelihood. Seafood is a staple of their breakfasts, which also incorporates elements from various countries. Sakura Uchiha ordered fresh shrimp wontons, Sasuke for caviar with whole-wheat bread (perfect for a wealthy young master). It's absurd that these two dishes appear on the same table, given their vastly different prices and flavors. However, in a convenient port city like Kirigakure, this kind of eclectic style is commonplace.

The shrimp wontons were delicious, but when the girl wanted to pack one to take back to Naruto, she was told that seafood was limited and one serving per person was allowed. The owner explained with a forced smile that the village had closed the coastline for some reason, forcing fishermen to take a longer route to sea, which greatly reduced the supply of fish and shrimp, making his business difficult. How infuriating!

The two culprits who caused all this looked at each other, shook their heads in unison, and laughed.

"We're supposed to be their saviors, yet we're being complained about for affecting our business. Honestly," Sasuke couldn't help but grumble on the way back.

"Heh heh," Sakura Uchiha chuckled, "After all, they're just ordinary people with limited information. They can only make judgments based on that limited information, unaware that such judgments are often flawed, wrong, or even completely contrary to the facts."

"Too."

Sasuke nodded.

Thinking about it this way, the boy's resentment vanished.

"Therefore, making inferences based on limited information often leads to incorrect results," Sasuke concluded.

He himself had a deep understanding of this: he had never received complete information about the Uchiha Clan Massacre, so he was always worried that he might have made the opposite judgment.

In fact, Sasuke's ability to calmly realize this shows that he has made significant progress compared to his behavior a few years ago.

He was even mentally prepared for some of his previous beliefs to be completely overturned...

There is one more thing, something that happened recently and has been weighing on his mind for a long time, and it's related to Sakura Haruno.

It's related to this Sakura Haruno, as well as "that" Sakura Haruno, Sasuke, and Naruto.

He was still puzzled... wondering if he, like that shop owner, had drawn the wrong conclusion based on limited information.

I just couldn't find a good opportunity, and I always felt too embarrassed to ask her.

Looking at the pretty girl beside him, Sasuke suddenly realized that perhaps... this was an opportunity.

"Actually..." he hesitated before speaking slowly.

"Um?"

The girl turned her head, her bright eyes fixed on his face. Being stared at so intently by that all-too-familiar face, Sasuke suddenly felt a tightness in his chest; the words he was about to say caught in his throat.

"She's not Sakura," Sasuke told himself.

"That--"

"You want to ask me something about her, right?" Sakura Uchiha smiled, turning her head to walk forward while covering her mouth and giggling, "Some... things you're too embarrassed to ask her directly? So you're asking me?"

Don't worry, I'll answer carefully!

The girl turned her head and winked at him.