The Same Routine Isn't Allowed a Second Time!

The tall samurai charged forward with a gust of wind, the weight of his body causing the ground to tremble with each step.

Sakura didn't dare to delay. First, she rolled to the side to dodge the incoming arrow, then began to break through towards the right.

But the samurai ignored Sakura, instead pointing his katana forward, his target: Tazuna's house!

He turned his head towards Sakura, a smile playing on his lips.

Sakura's heart suddenly sank. The samurai's methods were more insidious than she had imagined.

"You're asking for death!" Sakura roared, throwing the few kunai she had left in her pouch fiercely at the samurai. He easily dodged them, then used his katana to deflect all the kunai that she couldn't avoid.

"Swish! Swish!" Two of the kunai flew past the samurai and struck the thin ropes by Tazuna's door, severing them.

"Bang!!!"

"Bang!!!"

Loud explosions came from the rear and sides of the crowd. The smoke instantly engulfed half the battlefield. The samurai froze for a moment, his expression quickly turning grim. "You dare to trick me!"

The kunai she threw were aimed at the thin ropes behind the samurai from the start, and cutting the ropes would trigger the traps.

Sakura's expression was blank as she charged at the samurai. This time, her hands began to form hand seals at lightning speed.

It was time to test the results of her special training.

"Ninjutsu: Hidden Mist!"

The mist around them instantly thickened by another third. Combined with the rolling smoke, visibility dropped to an absurd degree.

The samurai instinctively looked left and right, while also constantly moving around.

He couldn't let Sakura pinpoint his location.

"Bang!" Suddenly, a heavy fist slammed into his hard armor, making him stumble for a moment. The samurai instinctively swung his sword, but the figure quickly disappeared.

The samurai moved a few more steps to the left, but his back was soon hit hard by Sakura again. This time, he felt his insides churn, his internal organs seemingly displaced.

The samurai was furious at the young girl's dishonorable tactics, roaring, "Damn it! Come out!"

Before he could finish shouting, Sakura emerged from his rear, delivering another simple, unadorned punch.

The reason she could so accurately pinpoint the samurai's location was simple: the tall samurai himself, plus the weight of his armor, caused a heavy sound with every step he took. Sakura calculated the samurai's psychology and used his constant movement to lock onto his position.

Just as her punch was about to land, the samurai suddenly retreated, grabbing her wrist with his free hand!

The samurai, as if treating her like a doll, forcefully slammed Sakura to the ground, making a loud noise!

"Cough, cough!" Sakura felt a sharp pain, a metallic sweetness filling her mouth as she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Did you really think I wouldn't see through your tricks?" the samurai sneered, reaching out to tear Sakura's clothes.

He wanted to thoroughly humiliate the girl before him!

Unexpectedly, Sakura didn't dodge at all. Instead, she kicked away the samurai's sword, creating an opening, and bit down on his carotid artery!

"Aaaaaahhhh!" The samurai suddenly felt a sharp pain. The pain in his neck finally made him tremble, a sense of deathly crisis welling up in his heart.

He instinctively swung his fist towards Sakura's abdomen: "Let go!"

"I'll make you let go!"

"..."

With shouts and heavy punches, Sakura remained unresponsive, her teeth clamping down tighter.

This scene was so similar to the original story.

Back then, during the Chunin Exams, when Sakura faced the Sound Ninja alone, she bit her enemy and refused to let go, even as they retaliated.

Until Sasuke woke up.

It was hard to say whether this was the woman's inherent personality or if her soul was gradually merging with the real Sakura.

The samurai's pupils began to dilate, and he only managed to swing his fists unconsciously, his voice growing weaker...

"Bang!"

After a dull thud, Sakura completely collapsed, her eyes fixed on Tazuna's house.

The samurai was left with only a body, his head kicked away like a ball, leaving people bewildered.

Her body was gently lifted. Looking up, she saw a boy with blond hair and whisker marks say softly:

"It's okay now."

"They won't hurt you anymore."

Sakura stared blankly at Naruto. The fear within her finally surged like a flood breaking through a dam. She couldn't help but hug Naruto tightly and sob quietly.

Naruto soothed Sakura's trembling body, saying in a relaxed tone, "Leave these leftovers to me... Huh?"

Looking forward, the vanguard who had been charging was scattering, bumping into those behind them, creating chaos all around.

They seemed to have been scared witless by Sakura's desperate counterattack, losing all will to fight.

Naruto chuckled. So every time I've charged up my ultimate move, they just do this, huh?

No more playing the same trick twice!!

Naruto summoned Shadow Clones, using Nine-Tails Chakra to grab everyone else. The grunts huddled together, looking at Naruto like he was a monster.

Naruto's Shadow Clone strode towards the enemies, a chilling smile on its face. "I'm in such a damn good mood!" (sarcastic)

"All of you, come at me. Anyone who dares run, I'll kill them!"

The crowd exchanged glances, then charged at Naruto like they were going to a funeral. They were then slammed into the soil by Naruto's extended Nine-Tails Chakra, resembling seedlings.

Beside Sakura, Naruto took out medical supplies and began basic treatment. Tazuna's door was pushed open, and Inari, tears streaming down his face, rushed towards Sakura.

He had watched the entire ordeal with trembling fear, his worldview completely shattered.

"Get lost. Can't you see I'm treating a wound?" Naruto impatiently pushed Inari aside.

Tazuna's daughter also came out. "Let's carry her inside first. I'll handle the rest. It'll be easier between women."

Naruto nodded. Sakura, however, tightly grabbed his sleeve and, after a pause, asked, "Quickly dismiss your Shadow Clone and have your main body report the situation to Kakashi and the others."

Naruto put Sakura's hand back. "What are you talking about? I'm the main body."

Sakura blinked slightly.

Naruto scratched his head sheepishly. "It's mainly because every time you make a declaration, something happens. I was worried about you, so I had the Shadow Clone go with Kakashi and the others while the main body came back to see you."

Upon hearing this, Sakura's gaze softened for a moment, and her cheeks then felt a slight warmth.

Thinking back, I actually hid in his arms and cried just now... How embarrassing...

Tazuna and his daughter carried Sakura back. Naruto looked at a dazed Inari. "What are you thinking about?"

Inari wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and murmured, "My sister used to tell me that even heroes get scared, but I didn't really understand... So, is someone like my sister a hero, too?"

Naruto patted Inari's head and said gently, "It seems you haven't done enough homework. I'll have you systematically study the historical perspective of heroes later."

Inari was stunned. Logically, shouldn't you be lecturing me like a protagonist right now?

What the hell is 'haven't done enough homework'?!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Pakkun lowered his voice to Kakashi and the others. "Keep it down. We're almost there."