Sakura Excluded from the Circle

Among Konoha's Four Flowers, Sakura was the only one who hadn't received a buff effect yet, making her suddenly even more enthusiastic.

She directly kicked Ino out of the kitchen and took over preparing dinner all by herself.

Although the taste was still decent, her attitude was unfortunately not sincere enough, and she still couldn't gain the approval of the Chat Group system, or rather, Mo Chen.

This made Sakura furious. Before she even finished her meal, she stomped off angrily.

[Sakura Haruno: If I ever give Mo Chen a nice look again, I'm a pig!]

[Ino Yamanaka: That would be pretty good too, Pig Sakura!]

[Tenten: I have to say, you can't blame Mo Chen for this.]

[Hinata Hyuga: I think to get a buff effect, you need to be genuinely nice to Mo Chen from the heart. And Mo Chen is indeed a pretty good person!]

[Sakura Haruno: Right, right! In the first future video, he kissed you forcefully. Since he's so great, why don't you find a chance to return the favor? Maybe you can even level up by one or two.]

[Hinata Hyuga: ...]

[Ino Yamanaka: Pig Sakura, have you gone mad? Who are you biting now? This is your own problem. You just finished blaming Mo Chen, and now you're blaming Hinata?]

[Sakura Haruno: Pig Ino, are you looking for a fight?]

[Ino Yamanaka: Am I afraid of you?]

[Tenten: Sakura, if you keep acting unreasonably like this, don't blame us for not including you anymore! And don't forget the second group rule, you've already crossed the line.]

[Sakura Haruno: I'm truly honored to associate with you all. I don't need you to include me. I'm cutting ties with you right now. Whoever wants to stay in this broken group can stay. I'm leaving now... Aaaah--]

Clearly, just as Tenten had said, Sakura had violated the group rules again.

The second group rule was that group members must coexist harmoniously.

Now, the system was verifying, and Sakura had disrupted the harmony among group members.

Because her attitude was much worse than previous times, the punishment this time was even more severe.

Before she could even confirm her exit from the Chat Group, the punishment had already descended.

The electric currents coursing through her were several times stronger than before, accompanied by heavenly fire. The combined power was enough to turn her into ash in an instant.

But under the enhancement of some power, Sakura could clearly feel the pain, yet her body suffered no actual damage.

The electric shock made her flesh and bones ache as if being devoured by ten thousand ants, both painful and numb.

The scorching of the heavenly fire was not only painful, but the heat also made it unbearable.

Sakura's body floated in the air, constantly flashing with thick lightning bolts and flames, her mouth letting out ear-splitting screams.

However, these sounds couldn't escape, as if blocked by something, confined to a small space.

Sakura shed tears of regret. She couldn't bear the pain, wanting to stop but unable to, wanting to faint but unable to, wanting to endure but failing. For the first time in her life, she felt so helpless and terrified.

She desperately wanted to apologize and ask for help from the other sisters in the group, but she was utterly powerless to send a message.

The ordeal lasted for a full ten minutes. Sakura felt like every second was an eternity, screaming until her voice was hoarse.

This feeling directly became a psychological shadow for her; after experiencing it once, she wouldn't dare to experience it a second time.

When the punishment ended, Sakura collapsed directly onto the ground, her eyes rolling back, drool dripping from the corner of her mouth.

At this moment, she looked as if she had just been fished out of water, her entire body soaked in sweat, her clothes clinging tightly to her.

A gentle wring would have released a large amount of sweat.

The ten-minute punishment took Sakura two hours to even slightly recover.

Strangely, during this time, there wasn't even a single passerby around.

She wasn't walking down a dark alley!

And although it wasn't early, it wasn't very late either. People usually passed by here from time to time.

Sakura, having regained her senses, was terrified and wanted to leave the Chat Group immediately.

She didn't dare to stay in this broken place any longer, who knew when she'd be punished again.

However, just as she was about to confirm, she saw the content in the Chat Group, and her actions paused.

[Ino Yamanaka: Serves you right, got punished again? Screaming so miserably, this punishment must have been heavier than before.]

[Tenten: Sakura, learn from this. This time you should have learned to be smarter, right?]

[Hinata Hyuga: Sakura went too far this time.]

Upon hearing Sakura's screams, the other three girls understood what was happening.

However, they continued to eat and drink as usual, not taking it seriously at all.

"If I leave the Chat Group, all my memories related to it will be erased. Then wouldn't all the trouble I've gone through be for nothing?"

"Besides, they've all received buff effects. The gap between me and them will only grow larger in the future!!"

"At that point, wouldn't I look even more like a clown?"

Sakura felt a trace of resentment towards her three "plastic sisters" in the group. Not only were they attacking her collectively, but they were also adding insult to injury while she was being punished!

"No! I can't just leave like this!"

"I need to find a way to get higher-level buff effects, then record everything that happens in the Chat Group in writing, seal it into a scroll, and then leave the Chat Group!"

"Hmph, by then it will be my turn to look down on them!"

Sakura quickly thought of what she considered the smartest plan: take advantage of the Chat Group, then abandon it. It was perfect!

She just needed to be more careful in her words and actions from now on. She would never want to suffer that kind of punishment again.

Clearing her thoughts, Sakura patted the dust off herself and stood up, continuing home as if nothing had happened.

At Mo Chen's house, Sakura had suddenly thrown a tantrum and left. Although Ino and the others acted indifferent in the Chat Group, they were still a little worried in reality.

They avoided Mo Chen's attention and exchanged a few whispered words privately.

However, they ultimately agreed that Sakura should accept her punishment!

If Sakura could correct her attitude after this punishment, they might choose to pretend nothing happened.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to consider Sakura one of their own anymore.

Their little actions did not escape Mo Chen's notice, but he merely pretended not to see them.

After eating and drinking their fill, they chatted idly for a while, and all of them had become a bit more familiar with each other.

"Mo Chen, I heard your abilities can easily defeat even a Jonin, though you haven't mastered them yet. Want to go to the training grounds and practice together?" Tenten brought up the topic.

After all, in the Future videos, it was she who fought Mo Chen.

Now that the authenticity of the future content had been confirmed, and the outcome was beneficial and harmless, she just needed to follow along.

Ino chimed in, "Let's go, let's go! Actually, my strength has improved a lot recently, and I want to try some real combat too."

"Me... me too!" Hinata added, blushing.

She had just received a buff effect and really wanted to try it out.

Mo Chen shrugged. "Since you all say so, it would be rude of me to refuse. But I'll state upfront, I still can't use that ability you mentioned, senior Tenten!"

"That's precisely why we need to practice, because you can't use it yet!" Tenten didn't give Mo Chen a chance to be modest, pulling his arm as she led him out.

In the Future videos, during their first sparring session, Mo Chen had defeated her easily by using two Ninjutsu consecutively.

But the Tenten in those videos did not have any buff effects.

She really wanted to see how well she could fight Mo Chen after utilizing buff effects.