Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

Sakura Haruno ignored them and simply used her domineering aura to sense her own condition.

[Announcement: The Supreme Grade Sword Ace has been stored in the system inventory.]

"What have you been muttering about since the beginning, Broad Forehead? You're not going to cry, are you?"

The girl in the lead looked disgusted and reached out to pinch Sakura's cheek.

Unfortunately, the Observation Haki honed through life-and-death battles on the high seas was clearly not something this child could easily break through.

Sakura didn't even retaliate; she simply tilted her head slightly, causing the girl to miss her target.

Her fingers rubbed against the rough wall, causing them to bleed from the friction.

"Ah, it hurts!"

The unknown girl cried out in pain and pulled her hand back to cover it tightly.

"Miko!"

The girl next to her stepped forward and shielded the girl behind her, roaring loudly at Haruno Sakura.

"How dare you hurt Miko!"

"Hey, she caught it herself, okay?"

As Sakura gradually matched the faces of these girls with those in her memory, she realized that they were the girls who often mocked her for her wide forehead.

Both parents seem to be shop owners on the nearby commercial street. They like to bully others by relying on their family's small capital.

"I don't care about all that, don't underestimate our bond!"

The two girls clenched their fists and shouted about friendship and bonds as they rushed towards Sakura Haruno.

Sakura felt incredibly exhausted, even though she had just returned to the safe village from the perilous sea.

What awaited him upon arrival was the long-awaited bullying from his fellow villagers.

Man, what can I say?

"It's too noisy, let's be quiet for a while!"

Sakura's gaze sharpened, and her imposing aura surged forth.

With just a glance, these naive little girls felt as if she had traversed mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

—Dimensions are the differences in dimensions.

For the first time, the little girls felt the insurmountable distance between them and Sakura Haruno.

Their legs trembled as they stood frozen in place, not daring to cross the line.

"Listen, if you dare to cause me trouble again, the consequences won't be the same as today."

Sakura Haruno glanced at their darkened trousers, then stepped out of the alley.

Walking along the commercial street I hadn't seen for two years, the scenery and Konoha in my memory were not much different.

Or perhaps, the two years I spent at sea are just a blink of an eye in comparison to what I've been here?

Sakura walked towards that familiar place, lost in thought.

Stepping into the apartment building and climbing the stairs, she finally stood in the most familiar place.

Sakura reached out and gently pushed open the door.

Unbeknownst to her, tears streamed down the girl's face, leaving marks on her porcelain doll-like features.

Because what Sakura was standing in front of was the home she had been away from for so long.

Gentle light travels across the old furniture, along the greenery by the window, and around the woman's apron.

A pink-haired man in a kimono leaned back on the sofa. A summer breeze drifted in through the open window, flipping through the corners of the newspaper in his hand while also teasing the beads of the wind chimes.

As night fell, wisps of smoke rose from the kitchen.

In the glow of the fireworks, the battles and conspiracies on the sea, and the malice and resentment deep in people's hearts, all seemed to be burned away by the firelight.

The clouds of danger and madness have dissipated.

At the end of a dreamlike journey, the warmth of home remains.

The two people inside the room seemed to notice the movement at the door and turned around at the same time.

"Ah, Sakura, welcome back! (お帰りなさい!)"

"Well, Mom and Dad, I'm back! (ただいま!)"

Chapter 12 Yours is Chatonla? What a coincidence, mine is too.

After dinner, in the bathroom of the Haruno residence.

Sakura looked in the mirror, gazing at her reflection.

"It seems like nothing has changed?"

[Note: Giants live more than three times longer than humans, and their growth rate is twice as slow.]

'oh! ’

Sakura Haruno's eyes lit up. So this meant she would have enough time to travel between the ninja world and the sea?

[Announcement: There is enough time, but not enough sleep. There are 6 hours, 35 minutes, and 49 seconds remaining until the Ninja Academy entrance exam – 48 seconds remaining.]

!!!

In the mirror, Sakura Haruno's eyes widened instantly.

Enrollment in Ninja School!

Having been in the One Piece world for two whole years, she had completely forgotten that tomorrow was the day she was supposed to start her studies at the Ninja Academy.

"Aaaaaah! Thank you so much, System!"

[Oh.]

Silent all night.

The next day, the sun streamed into the room through the window, and the girl, having changed her clothes, tied on the hairband that her friend had given her.

Full of energy, Sakura twirled in front of the dressing mirror in the room.

"Yosh, from today onwards I'm a ninja trainee—Sakura Haruno!"

"Wow, our Sakura is so cute!"

The starfish-haired man hiding by the door covered his mouth as he peered at his daughter's narcissistic expression.

"Dad...Dad!!??"

"Ok?"

Haruno Shō frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

"Didn't you always call him 'Dad' before? Why did you suddenly change your address? Could it be...?"

"Is it because Dad hasn't given enough love and care these past few days?"

After telling himself a lame joke, Haruno Chō burst into laughter.

"No, that's not true! Let's go, we'll be late for school!"

Sakura grabbed her handbag from the table and pushed Haruno Akira out of the house.

The father and daughter walked on the crowded street. Because it was the day for the new students to enroll at the Ninja Academy, many parents brought their children here, causing congestion in this section of the road.

"Is Sakura tired? Do you want to sit on Daddy's shoulders?"

The tall Haruno Chō patted his shoulder, crossed his arms, and showed off his not-so-many biceps.

"do not want!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the pirate girl rejected her father.

"Hey, how could this happen!"

Haruno Chō turned ashen-faced, and his words carried a sense of dejection.

Seeing her doting father become like this, Haruno Sakura sighed softly and reached out to hold her father's broad hand.

"Hmm, Sakura is the best!"

Sensing his daughter's feelings, Haruno's eyes sparkled.

"Alright, there are so many people watching, act like a father!"

"Yes!"

The two, whose relationship was completely reversed, squeezed into the school and were led by the ninja school teachers who were maintaining order on the outside to the testing grounds.

Before enrolling, the Ninja Academy organizes a chakra extraction test for its students.

This serves two purposes: firstly, to assess the new students' qualifications, allowing the teachers at the Ninja Academy to gain a deeper understanding of them; and secondly, to assess their abilities.

On the other hand, it also gives some students a chance to consider whether to invest their energy in the dangerous path of becoming a ninja, based on their own circumstances.

However, one of the better aspects for ordinary people is that the ninja academy does not interfere with students' choices; even if you cannot extract chakra, you can still enroll.

"012607, Naruto Uzumaki!"

The ninja academy teacher who was in charge of the test came out and frowned when he called out the name.

A small figure walked out of the crowd alone. He had golden spiky hair, wore a black short-sleeved shirt, and had a red swirl pattern embroidered on the back.

"Look, that fox demon!"

"Ah, he's getting closer!"

"How disgusting! Why did the Third Hokage leave him in the village?"

A thick, sticky malice flowed among the surrounding villagers; anger and resentment writhed and rolled in people's hearts like worms.

The resentment stained the villagers' bodies black, and Sakura Haruno, who originally maintained her Observation Haki, was caught off guard and received the resentment in the villagers' hearts.

After being intensely stimulated, her Observation Haki suddenly opened up a whole new world, allowing her to glimpse the hellish outline etched by the evil of human nature.

"It's so disgusting!"

Sakura Haruno cursed in a tiny voice.

"Sakura! What's wrong?"

Haruno saw that his daughter's brows were furrowed and reached out to smooth them.

"Sakura, don't get too close to that child in the future. He's dangerous."

"Danger? I don't think so. He looks about my age."

Sakura Haruno, with her eyebrows flattened, blinked her left eye, trying to look cute at her father.

In terms of danger, an immature Jinchuriki might not be as dangerous as this pirate.

Furthermore, as a time traveler, Sakura knew about the sacrifices of the Fourth Hokage's family, so naturally she had no ill intentions towards Naruto.

"Really? Sakura is such a gentle child."

Haruno Chō wanted to pick up his daughter and let her ride on a horse, but Haruno Sakura strongly resisted.

While the father and daughter were engrossed in their playful tug-of-war, the blond boy who had walked out looked up and glanced at them.

The blond boy was then shoved by the ninja in charge of roll call and taken into the testing area.

Because the test was a rudimentary chakra refinement, it was conducted very quickly.

As fewer and fewer children remained around him, Haruno Chiu's expression gradually changed from calm to anxious.

Finally, the ninja who came out to call out numbers called out Sakura Haruno's name.

"102601, Sakura Haruno!"

Hearing the shouts, Haruno Chō clenched his fist at his daughter and said, "Sakura, do your best!"

"okay."

Sakura waved her hand and ran forward, following the ninja into the testing ground.

Inside the arena, Iruka, with a scar on his nose, walked forward with a smile.