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

"Danzo, don't forget that I am the Hokage!"

The conference room door slammed shut with a loud bang.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead and sat back in his chair with a long sigh.

"I'm sorry, Sakura, I made you laugh at me."

"No, no, no, how could that be!"

Sakura, who witnessed the famous scene firsthand, exclaimed how exciting it was, and even felt a little regretful that she hadn't brought sunflower seeds with her.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a ninjutsu scroll he had prepared in advance from his sleeve and gently tossed it to Sakura Haruno.

"This is a list of ninjutsu from the Book of Seals. You can choose the jutsu you want from it."

"I'll have someone send the corresponding scroll to you later."

Sakura took the scroll, understanding what was going on.

It seems this was the reward that Hiruzen Sarutobi originally intended for himself, but it turned out this way because Danzo Shimura interfered.

However, Sakura did not regret resigning from her position in the Anbu, after all, she had had enough of the mess there.

The million taels of silver she had accumulated over the past few months was enough for Sakura to live on until graduation, and resigning didn't result in any substantial loss.

Besides, Sarutobi Hiroto still received severance pay, didn't he?

Let me see, let me see!

Chapter 29 Time-Space Ninjutsu and the Return of the Sea

"Forbidden technique! Forbidden technique!"

Inside the conference room, a petite pink-haired girl wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of her mouth.

A brief list records the secret techniques and effects of dozens of Konoha sealing scrolls.

Impure World Reincarnation, Reaper Death Seal, Four Symbols Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Mutual Multiplication Explosive Talisman, Eight Gates Formation...

Of course, there's also the ninjutsu that instantly captivated Sakura's attention—the Flying Thunder God Technique!

"This, this, old man, I want this!"

Sakura slapped the scroll in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, even going so far as to act cute towards him.

For her, who can use achievement points to inscribe ninjutsu, she doesn't care at all whether she has the talent for space-time ninjutsu.

—My ninjutsu skills, learned by Haruno Sakura, are all thanks to my own hard work, with maxed-out blue stats!

[Announcement: Recording the Flying Thunder God Technique requires 500 achievement points!]

Furthermore, the current environment is peaceful, and there are no survival achievement tasks.

Just as the girl was getting excited, the system poured cold water on her enthusiasm.

Yes, achievement points earned in the Naruto world are extremely valuable, and a portion must be reserved for travel expenses to the sea.

Besides, my current achievement points are only 80, which is a huge gap from the points required to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Sakura, there are requirements for learning this ninjutsu. Are you sure you want to choose it?"

Coming back to his senses, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the spirited girl in front of him, and it seemed as if a golden shadow was overlapping with her in his eyes.

Although he believed in the possibility of Sakura Haruno, as a senior in ninjutsu training, Hiruzen Sarutobi still wanted to remind Sakura Haruno of the difficulties involved.

After all, space-time ninjutsu requires not only that the ninja be able to perceive space-time, but also that the ninja be able to use their chakra to penetrate space-time and learn sealing techniques to inscribe space-time coordinates.

This single ninjutsu can be broken down into four high-level ninjutsu: sensory ninjutsu, summoning ninjutsu, sealing ninjutsu, and heavenly delivery ninjutsu, which shows how difficult and dangerous it is.

"Don't worry, old man, I'm confident I can learn it!"

Sakura Haruno clenched her fists, the unwavering determination in her emerald eyes testifying to her resolve.

"Alright, I'll have the Dark Guard deliver the corresponding scroll to you. Remember to keep it safe!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a reminder, but still let go and agreed to Sakura Haruno's request.

"Great!"

Sakura Haruno raised her fist and clenched it tightly.

He carefully rolled up the list of forbidden scrolls and casually slipped it into his jacket pocket...

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the girl act up for a long time with a blank expression.

Sakura became embarrassed by his gaze and gave an awkward smile.

With his hands behind his back, he stood on his tiptoes drawing circles, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi with innocent, pitiful eyes.

But a seasoned Hokage is not so easily influenced; he continues to stare intently.

Finally, the girl could only reluctantly take out the scroll and hand it back.

The scroll was snatched away and put back into his sleeve.

"Go, go, go home right now! You're just a villager!"

"Hehe, thanks, old man."

...

South of Konoha, at the Haruno residence.

High-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods. At midnight, Chef Sakura, who had been busy all night, called out "Mom," waiting for her mother's reward.

However, the arrival of the shady group delivering the scroll shattered her beautiful expectations.

"So fast?"

Before Sakura could even pick up her chopsticks, the scroll was already shoved into her hand.

"The Hokage has given you a month to train. If you fail, you can go to him to choose a new reward."

The ANBU delivered the item, bowed slightly to Sakura Haruno, and disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.

Sakura Haruno looked at the scroll in front of her, shook her head, and put it away.

But she couldn't help but be touched by Hiruzen Sarutobi's heartwarming gesture.

Even though he knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was trying to win him over from a politician's perspective, he was still a man of flesh and blood.

It's decided, let's give Old Deng a dignified retirement!

Sakura Haruno thought to herself, forked a piece of honey cake made by her mother, and the sweetness in her mouth made her beautiful eyebrows and eyes curve up, looking as bright as the moon from afar.

After eating and drinking her fill, Sakura, with a towel draped over her shoulder, went into the bathroom to wash up.

Rinse off the foam with clean water and lazily immerse yourself in hot water.

Sakura opened her eyes, her emerald pupils looking at the mirror beside her.

'That's...me!!??'

The girl in the bathtub suddenly sat up and went to the mirror.

Her reflection in the mirror showed no change from when she was six years old; a regrettable flat chest and short stature.

"Damn, no wonder Ino has been looking at me with pity lately."

[Note: The growth time of the giant royal family is twice that of ordinary humans.]

The system's reminder startled Sakura Haruno; things couldn't continue like this.

The longer one stays in the ninja world, the easier it is for the abnormalities of one's long-lived race to be exposed.

However, if children drift at sea for too long, their parents will miss the moments of their growth, which is also depriving them of their parental rights.

'System, provide a solution!'

Sakura, knowing that the system had a deeper understanding of the giants' physique and growth, and that it was given to her as a beginner's gift, promptly asked the system about it.

[Note: It is recommended that the host allocate time between the ninja world and the sea in a 1:2 ratio during the growth period to ensure that the host's growth time in the ninja world is not disconnected.]

'A year in the ninja world, two years on the high seas?'

Sakura pulled off her bath towel and dried herself off the water droplets.

After changing her clothes, she walked out of the bathroom and saw Haruno Mebuki walking towards her.

"Oh, what's wrong, Sakura-chan?"

Haruno Mebuki felt uncomfortable under her daughter's strange gaze.

Then she saw her daughter gently tiptoe and hug her waist.

"It's nothing, love you Mom, see you tomorrow!"

At this moment, Sakura Haruno had made up her mind. After letting go of her mother, she quickly ran back to her room.

On the small bed, Sakura opened the system's navigation interface for the first time in a long time.

Looking at the dark, blank travel button on the system, she swallowed hard.

'System, use the shuttle function!'

[Notification: A critical item—the Flying Thunder God Scroll—has been detected on the host. Carrying it across realms requires an additional 90 achievement points.]

You're here again! ? ?

[Announcement: A special discount coupon for US... has been issued. 20 points can be deducted from every 100 achievement points spent.]

Hey America, were you just saying America? Just how complicated are your developers? Are they a collection of unscrupulous businessmen from all over the world?

And you only deduct twenty points? You're much more ruthless than those three companies in the business war. You'll be eliminated from the market sooner or later.

Wait a minute... this guy seems to be running a monopoly!

The thought of this made Sakura feel uncomfortable all over, and she wished she could dig out the system and discipline it severely.

'A swindler! A cheating system! A stingy bastard!'

Please do not slander this system.

Go ahead and deduct all you want! You've ruined my ninjutsu training, and I've suffered a defeat.

They've cut off all my resources for growth, pushed me to the brink of death. I'll just risk my life with you.

【Ah. 】

[Notification: Points have been deducted. Current achievement points: 0. Travel begins.]

A torrent of intense light illuminated Sakura's room, and in the next instant, the room, which had been filled with life, was completely empty.

On the other side, above the sea...

Chapter 30 Scholars Who Pursue History

In the year 1498 of the Sea Calendar, in the New World, above the Western Sea.

When I opened my eyes again, the wind from the fall stung my cheeks, and my ears were filled with the whistling sound of airflow.

Sakura Haruno finds herself hundreds of meters in the air again.

"Hey, why did I say 'again'?"

Faced with this familiar scene, Sakura was speechless and choked with emotion.

She adjusted her posture and, with the aid of chakra, used Moonwalk to slow her descent.

[Announcement: Survival achievement timer activated - Current days: 0]

"System, you're a complete idiot!"

The long-awaited winds of freedom blew across the sea, and Sakura's wonderful mood was just beginning to rise when it was unfortunately ruined by a system that acted like a cunning businessman.

She was supposed to be here on an adventure, but this bastard rudely dumped a task on her, making her feel like she was going to work.

Sakura, whose good mood has been ruined, is doing her best to explore the possible boundaries of beautiful language through the system.

Not far out at sea, a dilapidated ship was being pursued by vessels flying the skull and crossbones flag.

"Boss, look ahead!"