In the training field.
At this moment, Sakura felt that she had taken her past actions for granted.
Or rather, it's a bit stupid.
Although Naruto and Sasuke were always among the top students in their grade at school.
However, Sakura always thought that she was only a short distance away from Sasuke, and that all she needed to do was improve her strength.
Then he would be able to stand beside Sasuke.
Now, Sakura realizes how naive her thinking was.
In just these two days, the battle between Sasuke and Naruto, with their terrifying ninjutsu and Taijutsu, was enough to shock Sakura for a long time.
Moreover, according to Ino, neither of them played at their full strength.
Is this... even human?
Wait, is this really the level of performance expected of the Ninja Academy student?
Even her friend Ino felt a bit unfamiliar to Sakura, but the team training with Shikamaru and Choji was quite successful for them.
Sakura looked at the people on the training field.
She has been diligently studying healing magic for the past two days, but it seems she hasn't made any progress at all.
She probably just doesn't have that talent.
Thinking of this, Sakura reluctantly stopped what she was doing, feeling inexplicably dejected.
"What's wrong?"
When Hagoromo, who had just finished her work, saw Sakura looking like this, she asked her a question, somewhat puzzled.
"Uh, Ms. Hagoromo!" Sakura stood up and greeted her as soon as she heard Hagoromo's voice.
"I just feel like I don't have the talent to learn Medical Ninjutsu." Sakura looked at the fish that Ino had caught for her to learn from, which was now no longer thrashing about.
Hagoromo stroked his chin, looking at Sakura in front of him. Sakura in the original work clearly had even better medical talent than Ino.
However, even Ino can now learn to revive fish within five days.
Why can't Sakura do it?
While deep in thought, Hagoromo suddenly heard Naruto's boastful voice and turned to look.
On the training field, everyone was training hard, while Sakura kept watching them out of the corner of her eye.
Is that the reason...?
Thinking of this, Hagoromo couldn't help but slap her forehead.
Being too busy is really not a good thing.
"Sakura, come with me."
As she spoke, Hagoromo walked towards the riverbank.
Sakura looked up when she heard Hagoromo speak and saw that Hagoromo- sensei had already walked to the side.
A pang of panic shot through me; should I give up on her?
Upon reaching the riverbank, Hagoromo turned to look at the anxious Sakura behind him, but said nothing.
He crouched down and looked at the river, then in the next instant, he raised his hand and poked directly into the water.
Crack--
A live fish was held firmly in Hagoromo's hand.
"Sakura, which step are you stuck on?" Hagoromo asked Sakura, who was standing to the side.
Sakura thought for a moment, then nodded, and then shook her head.
"Teacher, I've almost memorized the theory and practice, but I just can't seem to find that key point."
Sakura then began to explain the problem she had encountered to Hagoromo.
As she spoke, Hagoromo nodded in agreement, not Ino hadn't taught her properly.
Instead, Ino told Sakura everything she knew, but she made a mistake in just one step.
"Sakura, what you need to do is not to heal it, but to use your Chakra to replace its life functions that are about to stop."
Hagoromo spoke, she lifted the fish in her hand that had stopped struggling.
"But it's almost..."
"There's practically only a tiny bit of time left. Think of your Chakra as your second pair of hands."
"You must use these hands to do the work of its heart."
Hagoromo waved her hand. Medical Ninjutsu is different from other Ninjutsu; it is not used for destruction but for weaving life.
"Regardless of the type of training, there is always one requirement: calmness and concentration."
As Hagoromo spoke, she placed the fish she was holding on the ground and said to Sakura:
"Medical Ninjutsu requires even more of this; your mind needs to be focused to the extreme, forgetting everything around you."
Imagine this fish as your patient, and your world consists only of you and your patient; there can be no anxiety or hesitation.
"Otherwise, your Chakra will become a deadly weapon."
Sakura blinked, listened to Hagoromo's explanation, then slowly took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, my gaze had cleared of all useless emotions and become extremely focused.
Hagoromo nodded almost imperceptibly; Sakura Haruno did have some redeeming qualities.
"Very good. Second step: gather your Chakra in your palm."
"Don't release it like Ninjutsu, but like your breath, release it gently and continuously, imagining your Chakra as countless threads finer than spider silk."
Following Hagoromo's instructions, Sakura began to slowly release her Chakra.
"Sensing the other's Chakra and synchronizing with it."
Sakura nodded, the Chakra aura on her hand becoming exceptionally pronounced. The fish on the ground suddenly twitched, and blood slowly seeped from beneath its scales.
Sakura, who had just made a move, immediately stopped in fright, repeatedly saying, "Ah! I'm sorry!"
"That was too powerful. The Chakra you just released will tear it apart from the inside."
Hagoromo directly pointed out the inadequacy of Sakura's Chakra release, and then pulled another fish from the river behind him.
"You should stroke it like you're caressing a butterfly; the pressure should be enough to feel it, but absolutely not enough to hurt its wings."
"Find that balance point, and continue!"
Sakura nodded quickly and then began to try it out.
As time slowly passed, ten dead fish with Byakugan were placed at Hagoromo's feet.
Sakura, on the other hand, was deathly pale; her Chakra was almost depleted.
"Continue."
"Remember how you felt just now. It wasn't that you were releasing Chakra, but rather that your consciousness itself flowed along with the Chakra, becoming a part of it, taking its heartbeat."
Hagoromo tossed another fish he had caught to Sakura, sensing that things should be done soon.
Really.
After taking the fish and placing it properly, Sakura placed her hand on top of it again.
He then closed his eyes, immersing himself entirely in the connection with the fish.
A moment later, the fish, which had been half-dead, suddenly twitched its tail very slightly.
Then, its gill covers began to slowly open and close again.
Hagoromo Yi formed several hand seals, drawing a stream of water from the river behind her and directing it towards the fish.
As soon as the water covered the fish, it straightened its body and began to float slowly in the current.
"Hagoromo- sensei! Look!" Sakura exclaimed with delight.
Hagoromo looked at the fish in the water, which seemed to have been brought back to life, and a warm smile appeared on her face.
"Well done, much faster than I expected."
"Finally, we succeeded!" Sakura collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted, her face beaming with immense joy.
"Congratulations on passing." Hagoromo nodded and said in a gentle tone.