Just after leaving the Hokage Building, Sakura was planning to head to the Senju residence to study Yang Release. Unexpectedly, she ran into a group of people head-on.
"Oh!"
"Miss Sakura!"
A certain green-clad, bowl-cut-haired individual rocketed toward Sakura like a missile.
Looking at the shiny, almost reflective bowl-cut before her, Sakura's emerald eyes instantly turned into dead-fish eyes.
"I never expected Miss Sakura to be so strong!"
"I will work hard to surpass Miss Sakura and then formally pursue her!"
Rock Lee, standing in front of Sakura with fists clenched, pumped himself up, tears streaming down his face.
During this time, thanks to Jiraiya's deliberate promotion and the Third Hokage's neither discouragement nor endorsement, Sakura's achievements in the Land of Frost had gradually spread to Konoha and the battlefield in the Land of Rivers.
Naturally, Rock Lee had learned of Sakura's strength.
Even if he opened the Fifth Gate, it was still a level of power he couldn't hope to match.
"Oh!"
"Lee! Go for it boldly!"
"Love knows no boundaries!"
"As long as you express your fiery, passionate love to Sakura, she will surely be moved to tears!"
"This is youth!"
"Youth without love, how can it be called youth!"
Another bowl-cut, seeing this, immediately encouraged his beloved disciple to pursue Sakura!
"Yes, Master Guy!"
"This is our never-give-up youth!"
"Sakura, please accept my never-ending love!"
Sakura: "Get lost."
!!!
A dejected Rock Lee squatted in the corner, drawing circles, his background seemingly darkening.
"Two idiots."
Tenten, watching her team leader and teammate's embarrassing display, couldn't help but cover her face in pain.
"Tenten, long time no see."
"And Neji."
Sakura greeted Tenten and Neji.
"Yeah, Sakura, you're really amazing. We've all heard about it."
Tenten smiled and greeted Sakura. As for the girl before her, she had no other thoughts.
She was her big client!
Neji also calmly greeted Sakura.
Regarding Sakura's excellence, he had no other thoughts either.
Just as he was more outstanding than many, naturally, there would be those more outstanding than him.
Neji wouldn't feel jealousy or other negative emotions. He would simply improve his abilities step by step according to his own path.
"Lee, how can you be so disheartened!"
"Giving up after being rejected!"
"Youth is a hymn of never giving up!"
"Youth is the burning passion of love!"
"How can you betray the word 'youth' like this!"
Might Guy, seeing his disciple dejectedly squatting in the corner, was furious!
"Yes, Master Guy!"
"I was wrong!"
"I will never give up on youth!"
"Nor will I give up on my love!"
"Wahhhhhh!"
With that, the two bowl-cuts tearfully embraced each other, their background seemingly filled with crashing waves aGuynst rocks. The sight made Sakura's scalp tingle and her face twist in disgust.
"Tenten, I'm heading out!"
"Take care, you and Neji."
"See you!"
Without waiting for Tenten's response, Sakura quickly flashed away.
If she stayed any longer, Sakura felt her brain would be completely washed by Rock Lee and Might Guy's "youth."
"Huh?"
"Sakura..."
Tenten watched the rapidly departing pink figure with a hint of melancholy.
She had wanted to recommend the new stock that had just arrived at her shop to Sakura.
A super powerful spiked club, perfect for Sakura!
"Master Guy!"
"Lee!"
"Master Guy!"
"Lee!"
"Enough already! You scared off my customer!"
Tenten, looking at the two, was furious.
Neji watched the scene speechlessly.
He had every reason to believe Tenten was angry because she missed the chance to pitch her product to Sakura.
Several days passed, during which Sakura stayed at the Senju residence studying Yang Release.
Not just Sakura, but Tsunade as well.
Even the busy Third Hokage found time to brush up on his knowledge of Yang Release.
After all, this concerned his closed-door disciple. He couldn't not care.
In truth, the strongest Yang Release in Konoha wasn't in any one person.
It was in the cells left behind by Hashirama Senju.
But considering the lethality rate of Hashirama's cells, Sakura, Tsunade, and the Third Hokage tacitly avoided mentioning it.
The lethality rate was almost 99.8%!
Why not 100%? Because there was Yamato, the lucky one, and also that guy, Obito.
The more Sakura learned about Yang Release, the more she understood the awesomeness of the White Zetsu.
These creations of the Outer Path statue were truly miracles of Yang Release.
Sakura even considered capturing a White Zetsu to thoroughly study it.
Not for the so-called Wood Release cells, but purely to research the Yang Release in their bodies.
To be honest, Sakura didn't like the idea of gouging out her own eyes or transplanting someone else's face onto herself.
It was a bit disgusting...
As she flipped through the materials on Yang Release, her emerald eyes suddenly paused.
There was a passage that read:
"In a certain year, the Senju, Uzumaki, and Sarutobi clans jointly used Yang Release to seal the Uchiha's ultimate weapon in..."
???
The Uchiha's ultimate weapon?
Sakura stared in shock.
Was this referring to... Uchiha Hikari?
Yang Release could seal things?
Sakura took a closer look at the paragraph and noticed obvious tampering.
Clearly, someone didn't want others to know about this so-called Uchiha ultimate weapon.
The page was yellowed and old, clearly having existed for quite some time.
Though well-preserved, it was likely at least two hundred years old.
Looking at the book's author: Senju Kyoukan.
Emmmmmmmm.....
The name... no comment.
Sakura noted this information, planning to look for clues after dealing with Inner Sakura.
If there were clues, she could investigate.
If not, it didn't matter.
After all, this person would reappear in about twenty years anyway.
What surprised Sakura was that Uchiha Hikari, a game character, would be recorded in Senju's archives.
Putting aside thoughts of Uchiha Hikari, Sakura continued reading the materials on Yang Release.
With Sakura's current mastery of Yang Release, she had already surpassed many of the users mentioned in these books.
But even so, Sakura kept reading.
Inspiration often came from unexpected places.
"Sakura, time for porridge."
The door gently opened, and a red-haired girl with faint dark circles under her eyes walked in.
"Karin?"
"You should really get some rest."
Sakura took the bowl from her, concerned.
Because of Sakura, Karin had been throwing herself into learning the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Even with her natural talent for sealing techniques, without a foundation, Karin was struggling.
There were many technical terms Karin simply didn't understand, forcing her to seek Tsunade's guidance.
"It's fine. As long as I can help Sakura, it's all worth it."
Karin scratched her slightly messy hair, a result of not resting well these past few days.
Looking at Karin, Sakura felt a slight stir in her heart.
Now, she too was someone needed by others.
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