Chapter 350: The Daily Life of Team Haruno Sakura
Early June.
Konoha.
On Training Ground Nine, which was often used by Team Haruno Sakura. It was the first time Sakura and her three students had gathered since returning to Konoha.
The weather was perfect. Sunny, with a clear sky.
It was a good, refreshing, and energizing day.
"Achoo!" Udon sneezed, sniffed, and looked a little listless.
"Has your cold not gotten better?" Moegi asked him curiously.
After the battle in the Mist that day, Udon caught a cold—he was frozen by the Ice Golem that Sakura had used with all her might.
Later, they rushed back to Konoha without getting enough rest, and he hadn't fully recovered after returning here.
"The medicine bought in the Mist seemed to have poor efficacy," Haruno Sakura shook her head. From this small side, it could be seen that the Mist was a bit desolate in terms of people's livelihoods. "Plus, he had some trouble adapting to the local conditions."
She took out a box of medicine from her waist pouch, scratched the packaging with her fingernail, took out a capsule, and handed it to Udon.
"Try our Konoha medicine. Sensei specially got it from your older sister Haku-kun." She touched Udon's forehead and smiled gently with curved eyes. "You'll be better soon after taking it!"
"Hmph, Udon, you're too weak!" Konohamaru pouted nearby and said dismissively, "A ninja catching a cold!"
"Damn it, I'm a genjutsu-type ninja! Isn't it normal that my physical resistance isn't as good as you two?" Udon said unconvinced.
"Even genjutsu-type ninja shouldn't overlook the importance of the body! However, teammates must be friendly to each other. You shouldn't talk to Udon like that, understand, Konohamaru?" The girl hit both with fifty blows each, stopping their daily bickering, and touched the heads of her two students with a smile.
"Why doesn't Sensei use medical ninjutsu to cure Udon's cold?" Moegi asked, blinking her big eyes.
"Medical ninjutsu is different from general medicine. To some extent, there is suspicion of overdrawing life force," Sakura shook her index finger and explained. "It's best not to let the body develop a dependence on medical ninjutsu. As a ninja, letting some minor illnesses heal naturally is also a form of self-training and can improve the body's resistance."
"Of course, if Udon's cold doesn't get better after a couple of days, or even worsens, I will use medical ninjutsu to treat you."
After chatting for a while and caring about the students' lives, Sakura turned the topic to the main point: "The Mist mission was your first mission outside the village. What are your thoughts? Do you feel you gained anything?"
"The biggest feeling is that Sensei is so amazing!" Konohamaru was the first to raise his hand and say.
The unconstructive answer was unsurprisingly negated by Haruno Sakura. She added a "blessing" to the little kid who answered the most actively: "Flatterer!"
Moegi and Udon nodded repeatedly behind him, not knowing whether they agreed with Haruno Sakura's evaluation or Konohamaru's words, which made Sakura feel a little amused.
"Did we gain anything? We couldn't understand the battle between Sensei and the Mizukage-sama!" Moegi pouted and said, "I only remember ninjutsu whooshing and blasting past!"
Indeed, letting some ninja only at the Chunin level observe a battle of that level was like asking junior high school students to take a calculus course. It was normal for them not to see any trick.
However, this did not mean that Haruno Sakura bringing them to the battlefield in person was useless.
It wasn't just to let them feel the atmosphere of a real life-or-death ninja battle.
The three students would remember the high-level battle in their minds. Although it was useless to them right now, when they grew to a certain level, these experiences would become their valuable wealth, playing an important guiding role in leading them forward.
"I feel that when the Mist ninja faced Sensei and Mizukage-sama's ninjutsu, Substitution Jutsu and Clone Jutsu hardly worked," Udon said, sniffing. "So, should we spend less energy on these low-level ninjutsu?"
"No, no, no," Sensei Sakura quickly waved her hand to deny his misunderstanding. "The Three Basic Jutsu may not necessarily work in battles at my level, but at least at your stage, the Three Basic Jutsu are still very useful. I require you to master them."
"Yes, Sensei!" The three students nodded obediently.
Haruno Sakura said seriously, "Next month, you will participate in the Chunin Exams."
"This mission not only allowed you to master the techniques of field marching and camping but, most importantly, you also witnessed the scene of a real ninja battle. With such experience, I believe you will perform more calmly when facing battles at the Chunin level!" She said, a little regretfully. "Unfortunately, the Mizukage did not approve your participation in the operation to clean up the remnants of the Suikazan clan..."
Allowing Konoha ninja to intervene in the mission to defeat the main force of the rebels was already the limit. Haruno Sakura and her students were foreign ninja after all, and the Mist would naturally not allow them to interfere too much in their own internal affairs.
Konoha was not the United States in her previous life, interfering with weak countries as they pleased. Sakura's thought was being a bit greedy.
She arranged the mission according to her own experience; back then, Team 7 faced Zabuza and others head-on before the Chunin Exams. After a life-and-death battle, Team 7's strength underwent a complete transformation.
Most importantly, Sakura at that time understood what a real battle was.
So the girl also hoped that her three students could fight a real ninja battle before the Chunin Exams. The Mist mission was actually a good opportunity, but unfortunately, the battles were too intense for Konohamaru and the others to get involved.
To be honest, the fact that the Suikazan clan possessed such a secret technique also startled her. Haruno Sakura originally thought that with her strength, everything would be under control! This unexpected incident also poured cold water on her recent surge of confidence.
After the Suikazan clan was completely eradicated, Haruno Sakura and the others learned that this pollen originated from Uchiha Madara's ninjutsu.
When she reported this to Tsunade after returning to Konoha, the Fifth Hokage was also surprised: she immediately recalled that her grandfather, the First Hokage, had a Wood Style ninjutsu very similar to the pollen Sakura encountered!
Then the question was, did the person who claimed to be Uchiha Madara also possess the power of Wood Style in addition to the Sharingan?
This latest piece of intelligence shocked both of them.
Uchiha Madara possessed Wood Style. What did this mean, and how did he do it?
As Haruno Sakura's contact with the Akatsuki increased, her understanding of the Akatsuki deepened, but the mysteries surrounding the Akatsuki also increased!
In short, verifying and utilizing this intelligence was a matter for the future.
Let's get back to the main topic.
Compared to the matter of the Akatsuki, the most important thing for Team Haruno Sakura right now was the upcoming Chunin Exams.
After routinely lecturing the three, Team Haruno Sakura began the daily training that had been interrupted for several days due to the mission.
However, today's training was somewhat different than usual.
"Today's training content is practical combat training, but... your opponent is not me!" After warming up, Haruno Sakura said to the children with a mysterious smile. "You need to spar with different types of ninja to accumulate more experience!"
Because she had sparred too much with her three students recently, the training effect began to decline significantly. Even when she released killing intent, Konohamaru and the others were somewhat immune—they probably knew she wouldn't strike hard, so they couldn't take it seriously either.
In this regard, being too gentle was also a drawback.
"Then who will spar with us?" Konohamaru asked Haruno Sakura. It was the first time Team Haruno Sakura had this kind of training, and the three students were all curious.
"You are very familiar with him, and he is a very powerful expert!" Sakura said. "In short, let me see what progress you have made after these two missions!"
She waved her hand into the distance, and a masked ninja instantly appeared in front of Team Haruno Sakura.
It was a black-haired boy; he took off his mask, revealing handsome features.
"Welcome your temporary instructor for today!" Sakura narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Uchiha Sasuke!"
"Hn, hello," Sasuke waved faintly to greet the three.
"Sasuke-kun!" Konohamaru shouted in surprise.
"Are we going to fight the Sharingan?" Moegi and Udon also widened their eyes.
"Don't worry, I don't need to use the Sharingan to deal with you..." The black-haired boy's faint smile flashed and disappeared, and then he said seriously, "However, apart from the Sharingan, I will go all out! If you don't use all your strength, you have to be careful of me sending you to the hospital!"
Sasuke's cold aura instantly made the three students perk up.
Compared to the gentle Sensei, Sasuke-kun's aura is more terrifying! The three students exchanged glances tacitly, all thinking the same thing.
"Hmph, Sasuke-kun, don't underestimate us! We are students approved by Sensei Sakura!" Konohamaru pointed at him and yelled, "We will definitely force out your Sharingan and make you acknowledge our strength!"
"That's right, we are very strong!" Udon and Moegi also said confidently.
Hearing this, Sakura felt a little awkward; they wouldn't think that because they could draw with her clones, their combat power was already very strong, would they...
"Little Sakura is gentle, so she mainly encourages you," Sasuke glanced at Sakura beside him and said faintly, "But I'm different. My requirements are very strict!"
The four pulled apart, starting the confrontation.
Haruno Sakura stood on the side, pleased to see an aura faintly emanating from the three of them.
A mixed killing aura could already give the opponent some pressure.
They had killed enemies with their own hands, seen blood, and witnessed real battles. They were starting to look like ninja! It was not in vain that Sakura worked hard to lead them and carefully selected missions suitable for their growth.
So, to what extent can they perform now?
Haruno Sakura was also full of expectations for the growth of her three students.
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