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

"Huh? I didn't use my full strength, and isn't this kind of equipment just a joke?"

Sakura Haruno holds a sword in her left hand and forms a hand seal with her right.

The phantoms she summoned with chakra swarmed around her.

"untie!"

Itachi Uchiha formed a Tatsumi seal, and the burst of chakra swept away the surrounding illusions.

When he removed his mask, the three tomoe in his pupils spun.

—The Magical Technique of Shackles.

Sakura Haruno, who was rushing forward, felt her body being pinned down by huge iron nails and fell to the ground.

"How could that be? I didn't even make eye contact with you!"

Sakura, looking surprised, raised her dark eyes and looked in the direction of Uchiha Itachi.

Despite being controlled by genjutsu and having her vision locked by the Sharingan's mental space, Sakura was still able to pinpoint Itachi's location.

"Are you a monster?"

Itachi Uchiha felt the strain.

The girl in the illusion space struggled violently, her immense aura constantly assaulting his mind, causing the magic spell to falter.

—Would we have to use a kaleidoscope to deal with her?

A sense of absurdity and strangeness surged into his heart again. Within ten minutes of meeting Sakura Haruno, she had already shocked him twice.

This girl is like a surprise box; after opening one surprise, there's always another one waiting for you.

The girl on the ground clenched her teeth and lowered her head.

then....

boom--!

Chapter 18 Fruit? Bloodline Limit?

As everyone knows, Fire MOD + Ice MOD = Explosion!

The instant after Sakura Haruno activated her Devil Fruit power, Itachi Uchiha sensed this deadly threat from another world.

Without the slightest hesitation, he used three Instantaneous Movement Techniques in succession, creating a distance of several hundred meters.

boom!

Flames rose, and intense heat waves swept around.

The pain from the explosion helped Sakura break free from the magical shackles.

"Phew, I'm finally free."

He stretched his limbs in the massive explosion that could kill an adult ninja.

Sakura Haruno suffered only a minor scratch.

The physical constitution of humans in the One Piece world is quite amazing, isn't it?

The perception network of Observation Haki unfolded, and a sound wave image of the entire forest appeared in his mind.

With the increased visibility, he moved through the shadowy forest and quickly locked onto Itachi Uchiha crouching in the distance.

Sakura Haruno stomped on the ground again, and with a 'whoosh', she turned into a blur.

"Got you!"

A delicate, crimson face suddenly appeared before Uchiha Itachi; Haruno Sakura had already arrived.

From the swinging fist, harsh frost condensed, and large shards of ice fell.

"You also have a bloodline limit? No, you are... the first bloodline awakener!"

Uchiha Itachi quickly organized the information about Sakura in his mind and came to a conclusion.

To defend against the ice spikes, Itachi Uchiha had no choice but to quickly form hand seals.

——Tudun·Tu Liubi

The earthen walls rose up on all four sides, and then the roof was completed.

The outside was as if hail was being poured out, and the sound of ice shattering could be heard continuously. The entire earthen wall trembled slightly under the impact.

“Hoo…Hoo!”

Uchiha Itachi, protected by the earthen wall, exhaled frost, and the internal temperature continued to decrease.

"No, I have to use Fire Release!"

Itachi Uchiha extracted fire-attribute chakra from his body, and his hand seals changed rapidly.

Click...click click click!

The earthen wall groaned under the strain, finally shattering under the girl's ferocious fists.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique!"

With a single breath, Itachi Uchiha exhaled flames resembling balsam seeds, which shot out and scattered in all directions.

Flames controlled by chakra collided repeatedly with ice spikes thrown by Sakura Haruno, causing large amounts of water vapor to rise and cover the forest with a thick fog.

"Did you use Fire Release on purpose?"

Despite her obstructed view, Sakura Haruno's Observation Haki remained locked onto Itachi Uchiha.

Seeing the other person raise their fingers, forming a "末" (mo) character seal.

"Want to try the Earth Flow Wall again? Come on!"

"No, that's enough for today. I apologize again for bothering you earlier."

Itachi Uchiha knew that Sakura Haruno could see him, and gave her an apologetic smile.

"Goodbye."

call out!

The figure in the black robe flickered and disappeared, while Sakura Haruno's fist shattered the afterimage, smashing the trees below in the process.

As she fell, Sakura Haruno flipped over and landed on the ground.

The ice beneath their feet spread, freezing the large tree behind them that was collapsing.

"Ran?"

Surprised, Sakura Haruno reviewed her Observation Haki scan and noticed a detail.

When Itachi Uchiha formed the final seal, the pupils in his eyes seemed to tremble.

She initially thought it was a phenomenon caused by the other party using dynamic vision to capture her figure.

But now it seems that it was Itachi Uchiha's unique eye hand seal technique.

"We still lack something in terms of ninja combat."

Sakura Haruno sighed softly, packed her belongings, and hurried home.

After crossing four or five streets, Sakura returned to her front door.

As expected, when she pushed open the door, she saw an old man wearing a red straw hat.

Beside him sat his father, who sat upright, and his mother, who served tea with trepidation.

"Hey, old man, you're here!"

Sakura waved to him and sat down on the sofa by herself.

"Sakura!!!"

Her behavior simultaneously triggered her extremely tense parents, and a cacophony of roars erupted in the house.

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright!"

"I already said, everyone doesn't need to be so reserved."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and waved his hand, then picked up the tea that Haruno Mebuki had brought him and took a sip.

Slowly setting down the teacup, Hiruzen Sarutobi interlaced his fingers and supported his chin.

"Sakura, I heard..."

Click, click, click!

Sakura Haruno placed her palm on the table, and under the influence of her Devil Fruit ability, a small flower made of ice bloomed.

"really!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment until he saw the ice flower, which confirmed his guess.

He possesses immense physical strength, chakra levels far exceeding those of his peers, powerful sensory abilities, and chakra attributes that go beyond the basics.

"Sakura, you may have awakened a bloodline limit!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi reached into his pocket, intending to take out his pipe and light it.

But then he saw Sakura Haruno sitting in front of him, so he put the match back and just kept smoking his pipe.

"Yes, I know. I've read related books in the Ninja Academy's library."

Sakura waved her hand, scattering the ice flowers on the table and evaporating them along with the moisture.

From the moment she used her Devil Fruit ability on Itachi Uchiha, she was prepared that everything about her would inevitably be exposed to the Konoha leadership.

However, Sakura was very curious about how the Third Hokage would treat her.

"I see. Sakura is such a studious child."

"Sakura should also understand the preciousness of the first generation of bloodline awakeners, right?"

"So I have a suggestion: how about Sakura joining the Anbu?"

Although Sakura Haruno was only six years old in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was, after all, a genius bloodline awakener.

Given the current shortage of capable successors in Konoha, sending her to the Anbu might be a good option.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned from the reports of the teachers at the Hidden Ninja Academy that this girl had been learning ahead of the Ninja Academy's knowledge.

Schoolwork was not a problem for her, allowing her to work in the shadows while still keeping up with her studies.

Moreover, her identity as a bloodline awakener has only been hidden for a short time, and the halo of being a commoner genius will make her the object of many people's covetousness, such as one of her old friends.

There's a saying circulating among the village's upper echelons: "When Danzo is quiet, he must be up to no good."

This old friend has been quiet for a long time since he tricked a group of people last time. He's probably plotting something ruthless for himself now.

Rather than waiting for him to resort to underhanded tactics, it's better to bring Sakura Haruno into the Anbu first.

That way, if Danzo comes to the office to throw a tantrum again in the future, I can use that as an excuse to refuse him directly.

Most importantly, he also managed to acquire a bloodline genius, which is a win-win situation (referring to Hiruzen Sarutobi winning twice).

"The Anbu... no!"

Sakura Haruno raised her hand and waved it from side to side, rejecting the suggestion.

"Okay, then I'll do it now... cough cough, why?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed and asked awkwardly.

"The Dark Division is too troublesome, with too many rules. I don't want to go!"

The pink-haired pirate girl stood with her hands on her hips, confidently stating her reasons for refusing.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could never have imagined that someone would reject him in this way.

"I can arrange for you and Ren to be my direct bodyguards. The mission is very easy, with few restrictions, and you just need to keep it confidential."

"do not want!"

"There's a reward for completing the task!"

"Ok!"

The girl's tuft of hair stood up, and her attitude softened slightly.