By the time that figure fully appeared before Sakura, her mind was already in turmoil!
"H-How could this be? Who are you? Why do you..."
The panic on Sakura's face was plainly obvious.
As for the latter half of what she had failed to say, it was easy enough to understand. One only needed to look at that figure's face.
The same clothes, the same hairstyle, the same face—even the same height and build. Wasn't this Sakura herself in the flesh?!
But Sakura was certain that it was not her.
Rather than the Clone Technique, this felt more like looking into a mirror.
If there was any difference at all, it was that this suddenly appeared Sakura wore a wicked smile at the corners of her lips.
That style felt strangely out of place on Sakura.
After all, it went completely against Sakura's usual image.
Yet Sakura sensed a faint familiarity from the other person, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
But for the moment, she could not remember where.
Sakura was certain that this feeling definitely was not because the other person had a face identical to hers!
Just as Sakura fell into thought, the wicked-looking Sakura opposite her spoke.
"What, are you wondering why I look exactly like you? Hehe, because I am you!"
That wicked-looking Sakura suddenly uttered something utterly shocking.
As her words fell, a flash of insight suddenly crossed Sakura's mind!
"Miss Yakumo's Inner Demon Ido! Right, I remember now—it was that painting!"
At that moment, alarm bells rang loudly in Sakura's heart. She immediately mistook the wicked Sakura who looked exactly like her for the Inner Demon Ido she had encountered not long ago.
"No! Inner Demon Ido isn't dead yet. I have to tell Teacher Kurenai, Senior Soji, and Miss Yakumo