The first thing was Sasuke's joining.
He still vividly remembered Naruto's words from that day. After completing a few D-Rank Missions together, he found Naruto practicing Shurikenjutsu at the training grounds multiple times.
What a coincidence. He himself was a master of Shurikenjutsu, having been heavily influenced by his brother (compared to others his age).
Therefore, the next time Sasuke caught a glimpse of Naruto practicing, he awkwardly pointed out a flaw in Naruto's technique.
Naruto immediately perked up.
"Yo, Mr. Cool Guy is here to give instructions, huh?"
"Why should I listen to you? Is your Shurikenjutsu that great?" Naruto stuck out his tongue, questioning Sasuke's abilities.
Sakura, who was practicing nearby, stopped with great interest and started watching the drama unfold.
"A few of your movements are wrong. Throwing like that won't have any killing power."
"Hard to say. Maybe if Mr. Popular Sasuke throws it, it might have killing power."
"What did you say?!"
Sasuke immediately got a little defensive.
"Unless you show me, I won't be convinced." Naruto sat cross-legged on the ground, gesturing for Sasuke to start his performance.
Sasuke suppressed his anger, took out a handful of Kunai, and threw them forcefully in one breath, accurately hitting the bullseyes of several wooden stakes in front of him.
"Sasuke-kun is quite skilled~" Sakura applauded, playing the good cop.
"Huh? I didn't even see clearly before you threw them. That doesn't count, doesn't count." Naruto waved his hand.
Veins bulged on the back of Sasuke's hand. "If you think you can do better, try it!"
"No, no, wouldn't that be falling into a self-proving trap?" Naruto jumped up, grinning. "How about this, let's compete with our results."
"Fine, let's compete!"
A moment later.
"This doesn't count. You standing next to me just now affected my power." Naruto shrugged.
"Heh, it's clearly your grip on the Kunai that's wrong. You should hold it lower, pull your arm back to build momentum, and your body should rotate with it."
"Abba abba abba." Naruto replied perfunctorily, but he mentally noted every point Sasuke made.
"I'll only be convinced if we do it again. Tsk, forget it. You'll probably just bother me again anyway, it's boring."
"Naruto, you...! Again!"
Sakura stifled a laugh, watching the two throw repeatedly while also remembering the key points.
"Your power is too great. In a real fight, it would fly over the target."
"Consider the wind direction. It was headwinds just now, you should have increased the throwing force."
"Don't stiffen your waist and shoulders. You need to engage your whole body to generate power."
"..."
Before they knew it, an afternoon had passed.
"What you said makes a little bit of sense." Naruto extended his right hand, forming a delicate outline. "I've only grown by about one ten-thousandth, I guess."
Sasuke turned his head away, looking like he didn't want to talk to Naruto.
But in reality, this was the most fulfilling afternoon he had had in a long time.
He hadn't talked this much with someone his age in ages.
Moreover, as he continuously corrected Naruto's posture, Naruto's throwing accuracy gradually improved. This process unexpectedly gave him a sense of accomplishment.
As if he had activated a teacher's halo, Sasuke found himself somewhat unable to stop.
The next day, and the day after.
Sasuke would "accidentally" encounter Naruto training and, under the guise of being unable to watch any longer, start criticizing Naruto.
During this period, Sasuke and Sakura were also growing rapidly together.
Sometimes, Sakura would go to the convenience store to buy three bottles of water and occasionally play the role of a part-time worker picking up Kunai.
Of course, Naruto and Sasuke still bickered most of the time.
The tacit understanding between the three continued to improve. According to Naruto's own estimation, the strength of the Team 7 trio had far surpassed their level at the same point in the original story.
And the second matter, it's quite interesting to talk about.
Since Sasuke started training with Naruto and Sakura, his own popularity attracted some of his peers to stop and watch.
Among them were most of the girls in his class who secretly had a crush on him.
After all, before this, Sasuke would find a secluded place to train after finishing missions.
No one knew where he was.
Besides the girls who had a crush on Sasuke, some boys also passed by, and their attention was quickly drawn to Haruno Sakura.
This Sakura, from Chongqing, had a completely different personality from the original host. After transmigrating, she had completely given up on entertainment activities like reading manga and visiting flower shops, dedicating herself wholeheartedly to training.
In her own words, this was called "Offline Gamer Grinding Maps," waiting until she was strong enough before tackling dungeons, which gave an extreme sense of satisfaction.
Naruto said, "Isn't this just a King Smurfing in a Bronze Lobby..."
Then, the back of his head received a blow from Sakura, swelling into a basketball-sized lump.
Yes, her brute strength was growing extremely fast.
And so...
A War Ninja Sakura, who habitually wore her hair in a high ponytail, didn't go shopping, didn't perm her hair, didn't spout nonsense, had no cheat skills, and was wholeheartedly devoted to training, relying purely on skill and brute strength, made her grand entrance!
Even Ino temporarily set aside her "agenda to pursue Sasuke" and started wondering if Sakura had eaten something wrong lately.
Sakura's reply was very concise:
"Don't bother my cultivation."
This extreme dedication quickly captured the hearts of several young boys.
After all, your sister Sakura had once been ardently pursued by Rock Lee; her appearance was definitely not an issue.
It was just that the original host's overwhelming infatuation and teasing Naruto about being an orphan had backfired, leading to Sasuke's scolding and a significant loss of public favor.
And so, Sakura began to receive attention from some boys her age.
Initially, out of politeness, she politely declined all the boys' advances.
Later, some thick-skinned individuals started waiting outside Sakura's house, showering her with concern every day.
Sakura, unable to bear the harassment, felt her temper starting to explode.
Later, to completely put an end to this endless pursuit, she chose a bright and sunny day, casually found a guy, and asked:
"Do you have any Ecchi Books?"
"Huh?"
The guy was stunned, and at the same time, Naruto, who was spectating nearby, was completely bewildered.
"Do you have any Ecchi Books?" Sakura asked again.
"I, I do," the guy said, racking his brain and deciding to go along with Sakura's question.
He couldn't help but imagine a scene unsuitable for children, the kind that wouldn't pass review on Qidian...
"You do, huh," Sakura nodded.
"If you do, then hurry up and go read them. Talking to you is really annoying."
The guy froze on the spot.
Naruto thought, "I've got a lot of crap to say," and then desperately covered his mouth, laughing hysterically on the side.
Congratulations, this little bro can now immediately transmigrate to Mistress of My Harem and then take the Jester's Potion!
This shocking statement instantly spread, and thus Haruno Sakura was labeled as Sharp-Tongued. At the same time, the boys who had originally intended to pursue her backed off.
During this time, some Creepy Guys even spread rumors about Sakura. When Naruto heard about it, he thought, "As expected of Japan," and then dragged Sasuke to beat them all up.
Time passed quickly.
Today, Team 7 had accepted a mission to help a VIP catch a cat.
According to the plot, Naruto would cause a huge ruckus after completing the mission, and then the Third Hokage would let them take on the escort mission to the Land of Waves.
Naruto greeted Sakura before they set off.
"We're about to tackle the Land of Waves dungeon," Naruto said, organizing his ninja pouch, and then added:
"I've been observing for a while, and there are no signs of any transmigrators appearing in Konoha."
"A reasonable assumption is that besides the two of us, there won't be any other transmigrators. Hmm, actually, I don't feel like there are any other transmigrators."
Sakura didn't respond, only rubbing her eyes.
Her right eyelid had been twitching just now.
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