XX-level Hokage

For some reason, Sakura felt that Mashiro's smile was a little strange, so she quickly turned to look at the blackboard. Soon they were outside, and today, as usual, the professor was throwing kunai and shuriken.

This happens to be one of the Uchiha clan's strengths; Mashiro had thrown it countless times in his previous life.

Having completed his throwing mission ahead of time amidst Iruka's startled announcement, Shinji sat down next to Sasuke, who had also finished his mission early. "Something wrong?" Sasuke asked coolly.

"I just feel sorry for Sasuke-kun; his clan was destroyed by his brother," Mashiro said with a sigh. These words were undoubtedly dancing on Sasuke's nerves.

Sasuke suppressed the urge to activate his Sharingan and beat Mashiro up, and said coldly, "What exactly do you mean?" Mashiro leaned closer to Sasuke and whispered in his ear, "Sasuke-kun, do you still remember that strange dream?"

Chapter 5: Sakura, you don't want to be separated from Sasuke either, do you?

"What do you mean?" Sasuke's emotions calmed down when he mentioned that dream.

In Sasuke's dream, the night of the Uchiha massacre still happened, but because of Zero Uchiha's existence, the Uchiha clan was not completely wiped out, and a small number of clan members still survived. However, because of this, Sasuke went from being the young master of the Uchiha clan to a sinner of the Uchiha clan. Even though the massacre had nothing to do with him, the remaining clan members still transferred their hatred for Itachi onto Sasuke. At that time, his brother betrayed him, his parents were killed, and Sasuke, who was blamed by everyone, almost wanted to commit suicide. It was Izumi and Zero who cared for and looked after him.

As he thought about it, Sasuke's thoughts began to drift far away. If only such a person really existed.

Mashiro and Sasuke were very close at this moment. Naruto looked on with incredibly complicated emotions, and Sakura couldn't accept it at all. She put down the kunai she was holding and came to their side. "Mashiro-kun, there are some things I don't understand about throwing kunai. Can you teach me?" Sakura said to Mashiro while pretending to be cute, even though she was internally cursing.

Mashiro looked at Sakura with great interest. [Name: Haruno Sakura]

Gender: Female Age: 5 years old Favorability: 10

Relationship: Rival in love (in his own eyes)

Affection Reward (50): Increased Chakra Control Affection Reward (90): Mastery of Medical Ninjutsu

He whispered in Sasuke's ear, "Stay up a little later tonight." What? Sasuke was utterly confused.

Ignoring Sasuke's doubts, Mashiro stood up, looked at Xiaolou, and said, "Of course."

As night fell, Sasuke tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. He kept thinking about the dream and what Mashiro had said that morning. He got up, went to the bathroom to wash his face, and then shook his head violently.

Two pairs of scarlet eyes appeared out of nowhere in the mirror. Five years passed quickly.

Over the past five years, Mashiro has done a lot of things, yet it seems like she hasn't done anything at all.

Mashiro got up, dressed, washed up, and looked at herself in the mirror. She was twelve years old now. So, it should be okay, right?

Hinata came to the Ninja Academy with Mashiro. Over the years, Hinata's dependence on Mashiro has become pathological. Even Hiashi feels that the two are too close, but Mashiro has no objection to it.

"Good morning, Zhenbai." "Good morning, Ya."

"Mashiro, are you coming to play chess again this afternoon?"

"Sorry, Shikamaru, I have something to do this afternoon. Maybe next time."

"Mashiro, the Yunzhi family has released a lot of new clothes recently. Let's go take a look together on Sunday, and bring Hinata along." "Of course, Namino, I'd love to."

"Mashiro, um, do you still have any snacks from the ice cream shop? I'm running out of allowance."

"I'll lend you my membership card after class, but don't eat too many sweets, Choji."

"No, no, I prefer grilled meat to sweets." "Naruto, did you stay up late again last night?"

"No, Mashiro-nee, I would never stay up all night reading comics."

Mashiro sat down, then suddenly remembered something and turned to greet Shino, "Good morning, Shino." "Good morning, Mashiro."

Speaking of Shino, he's the easiest character to gain favor with among all the main characters. You don't need to cater to his preferences or use any tricks. Just greet him every day and give him a sense of presence, and his favorability will keep rising.

Mashiro successfully built good relationships with everyone in her class during her sixth year, including Sasuke. [Name: Kiba Inuya]

Gender: Male Age: 11 Affection Level: 60 Relationship: Unrequited love

Favorability Bonus (50): Improved Throat, Hearing, and Vision (Already Obtained)

Affection Reward (90): Summoning Beast Potential Increase [Name: Nara Shikamaru]

Gender: Male Age: 11 Affection Level: 50 Relationship: Friends

Favorability Reward (50): Intelligence Boost (Already Obtained) Favorability Reward (90): Shadow Manipulation Technique

Mashiro looked at Sasuke, and Sasuke was also looking at Mashiro. [Name: Uchiha Sasuke]

Gender: Male Age: 11 Affection Level: 70 Relationship: Siblings

Affection Reward (50): Fire Ninjutsu Mastery, Genjutsu Mastery (Already Obtained) Affection Reward (90): Yin Attribute Chakra

Mashiro was not surprised at all by Sasuke's level of affection; in fact, she thought it was a bit low. The Uchiha clan has always had incredibly strong emotions, to the point of being pathological.

Their eyes met, and Sasuke silently moved closer.

During outdoor class, watching Mashiro surrounded by everyone, Sakura went to the restroom alone. Mashiro, her greatest enemy in this life.

Sakura didn't know what was wrong. In a flash, her friends, her best friend, the person she liked, and even the person she had always liked, all left her, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Now Sakura can only sit alone in the toilet stall, silently grieving. "Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door of the toilet stall where Sakura was.

"Someone's there," Sakura said irritably. *Click*

The cubicle door was still pushed open. "You..."

Sakura was about to angrily rebuke the person who opened the door, but when she saw Mashiro's face, she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

"I'm in the bathroom," Sakura said.

"Sakura, you don't want to be separated from Sasuke, do you?"

Mashiro walked into the cubicle, closed the door, and said to Sakura, "What are you talking about?" Sakura asked, puzzled.

"After we graduate this year, we'll be divided into classes of three. What are your chances of being in the same class as Sasuke?" Mashiro said with a smile.

"I...I don't know," Sakura replied, indicating that she hadn't thought about these things yet.

"I can help you, I can put you in the same class as Sasuke," Mashiro said enticingly. Xiaolou didn't say anything.

“Sakura seems to really like things from the Yunzhi family, but things from the Yunzhi family are very expensive. Sakura must be short of money. I have a lot of money here, you can have it all.” Mashiro took out a lot of silver notes from her pocket and placed them in front of Sakura.

"What do you want to do?" Sakura's voice trembled slightly. She didn't understand what Mashiro wanted to do—helping her team up with Sasuke and offering her money. Mashiro patted Sakura's hair, forcing her to look up. Looking into Sakura's eyes, Mashiro said, "Listen to me, all of this can be yours."

Looking into Mashiro's pure, unblemished eyes, Sakura felt a sudden, inexplicable fear. She pushed Mashiro away and ran out of the restroom. Mashiro wasn't angry. She said to Sakura's retreating figure, "You'll come back for me."

For the next few classes, Sakura seemed distracted. She glanced at Mashiro, but Mashiro acted as if nothing was wrong, continuing to chat with the people around her.

After school, Sakura was walking home.

Suddenly a middle-aged woman blocked her way.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Sakura asked, wanting nothing more than to get home as quickly as possible.

"Miss Haruno Sakura? My name is Sato Yoshiko, and I work for the Yunzhi family. Could you please come over here for a moment? I have something to discuss with you." Sato Yoshiko pulled Haruno Sakura along and led her into a nearby alley.

"Um, what's the matter?" Sakura asked, pulling her hand away from Sato Yoshiko's as they entered the alley.

“Miss Haruno Sakura, you now owe the Yunzhi family a total of 60,000 taels, including interest. When will you repay it?” Sato Yoshiko said to Sakura. 60,000 taels?! When did I ever owe you any money?! Sakura's face was filled with disbelief.

"Two years ago, you signed up for our 'buy now, pay later' program. Over the years, you've purchased clothes, toys, small jewelry, and snacks worth 55,000 taels from our store. With the interest over these two years and the service fee, the total is 62,000 taels. As a thank you to our loyal customers, we're waiving 2,000 taels, so you now owe a total of 60,000 taels," said Yoshiko Sato.

As Sato Yoshiko spoke, Sakura's face turned pale. She remembered that Yunzhi's shop opened a couple of years ago. The clothes and jewelry inside were very beautiful, but also very expensive. Many girls in her class used owning things from Yunzhi's shop as a status symbol, and Xiaolou was no exception. She begged her parents many times, but they were unwilling to spend money on such useless things. Therefore, Sakura could only feel jealous in her heart when faced with her friend's boasting.

However, during a shopping trip to Yunzhi's store with Ino, while Ino was trying on clothes and Sakura was waiting outside, a salesperson came to tell her about a service that allowed her to buy first and pay later. Sakura, who was initially hesitant, impulsively activated the service after hearing Namino's laughter from the fitting room, thinking that she could buy first and pay later.

Time and time again, Sakura couldn't help but buy more and more things, and her debts grew larger and larger.

"Excuse me, could you postpone this for a while? I'm graduating soon, and once I become a servant, I can carry out missions, and then I can repay you," Sakura said to Sato Yoshiko.

“Ms. Haruno Sakura, no, your agreed time has passed. If you don’t repay the money, then I will have no choice but to take other measures,” said Sato Yoshiko.

"But I really don't have that much money right now?" Xiaolou pleaded with Sato Yoshiko.

"That's not within my consideration. You don't have it, but I can inform your parents, who should, and your classmates. There should be many children from wealthy families among your classmates," Yoshiko Sato said coldly.

When Sato Yoshiko said she was going to tell her parents and classmates, Sakura quickly said, "No, don't tell anyone, I'll pay you back."

Seeing this, Sato Yoshiko nodded in satisfaction and said, "You'll be welcome to visit Yunzhi's house in two days." Then Sato Yoshiko left the alley, leaving Xiaolou alone, looking utterly dejected.

During dinner, Sakura was still absent-minded.

"Sakura, Sakura, why are you so distracted?" Haruno said to the dazed Sakura. "It's nothing," Sakura replied with a forced smile.

"If anything happens, you must tell us," Haruno Mebuki said. After finishing their meal, Haruno Akira suddenly took out a box and handed it to Sakura.

Sakura took the box and asked, "What's this?" "Open it and see," Haruno Mebuki said with a laugh.

Sakura opened the box. Inside was a very beautiful cheongsam, and on it was a card with a large snowflake pattern. "You've always wanted clothes from the Yukiori family for years, but their clothes are a bit too expensive for us commoners, so your father..."

"I've been secretly saving money, thinking of buying you a dress from their brand when you graduate," Haruno Meibuki said.

Looking at the clothes in the box, Sakura's tears kept falling.

That night, Sakura lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Finally, she thought of someone—her last hope. The next day, at noon after school, Sakura went to Mashiro, who was packing her things.

"Mashiro-kun, could you please stay a little longer? I have something to tell you," Sakura said curtly to Mashiro.

Mashiro's lips curled into a faint smile. "Hinata, you should go back now."

After getting Hinata out of the way, Sakura and Mashiro were left alone in the classroom for a short while. "Come here for a second."

Sakura brought Mashiro to the restroom.

Stepping into a restroom stall, Sakura looked down at Mashiro and said, "Um, Mashiro-kun, could you lend me some money?"

"How much?" "Sixty thousand."

"sure"

"Really? Thank you so much, Mashiro. I'll definitely pay you back after I graduate." Sakura was incredibly excited to receive Mashiro's reply.

“No need to pay it back,” Mashiro said. Sakura’s expression tensed up.

"What do you mean by 'no need to pay it back,' Mashiro-kun?"

"Do you remember what I said yesterday?" Mashiro reached out and pinched Sakura's chin.

Sakura's face kept changing color, finally turning pale. She had to grasp at this only straw. "Remember..."

Sakura said in a hollow tone.

Mashiro removed her right shoe and sock, revealing her flawless, jade-white sole. "Lick."

Sakura hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered her head.

Walking home, I looked at the many shops around me. In these six years, Mashiro has done nothing, yet she has accomplished a lot.

In her previous life, Mashiro loved to take advantage of everything. Therefore, with Li Mo's memories, Kakuzu, Kadoka, and the Hyuga clan's endorsement, many novel industries emerged in Konoha, including ice cream shops selling snacks, Shinmeiya selling novel toys, and Yunzhi family selling clothes and jewelry.