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

"Ok?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback and raised his hand to tap the crystal ball with his pipe.

But the focus of the field of vision oscillated, and faint white ripples swayed and spread.

"what happened?"

With a look of confusion, Hiruzen Sarutobi pressed his face close to the crystal ball, his cloudy eyes wide open.

From that instant, the blurry patches vanished, and Sakura Haruno's room appeared clearly in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

However, along with it appeared tens of millions of blazing and dazzling lights!

—Arminos, Light!!!

A scream rang out in the Hokage's office as the loosened pipe struck his old friend precisely, sparks flying from the pipe and igniting the flammable God Robe.

When the Anbu stormed into the office, they found the Hokage kneeling on the floor, engulfed in flames!

"Sandaime!"

A piercing scream echoed throughout the Hokage Building, but it had nothing to do with the pink figure that had fallen into his bedroom.

puff...

In the bedroom on the second floor of the Haruno residence, Sakura was buried in the soft mattress.

'No, I'm so dirty, I need to go wash up...'

But the heavy fatigue and the comfort of home held her back tightly; the powerful effect of the bed sealing spell was something even a young giant royal could not withstand!

Time passed second by second, and Sakura's chest, perfectly pressed against the bed, began to rise and fall evenly; she had clearly drifted off to sleep.

The next day.

Enveloped in the warmth of home, Sakura opened her sleepy eyes and tugged at the sheets with her delicate toes.

She got out of bed, went to the mirror, and unwrapped the bandages from her body.

The injuries sustained in the previous hard-fought battle in Ohara have healed, and her skin is as radiant and elastic as ever.

Looking at the increasingly poised and confident girl in the mirror, Haruno Sakura put her right hand on her hip and stretched her left hand to her cheek, making a peace sign.

'Hehe, I'm so cute!'

【Ah! 】

The prompt before her caused a blush to rise from Sakura's neck, spread across her entire face, and finally steam rose from her head.

'The unscrupulous merchant system, surprisingly, didn't rip us off this time!'

Please refrain from using the embarrassing accusation of transferring the host machine to the host.

[Additionally, an update has been detected. Expand: yes/no]

!!!

A mechanical notification sounded in Sakura Haruno's ears; an updated information was waiting for her to access.

'Yes!'

In an instant, countless data loops burst forth and spread, engulfing Sakura completely.

[Announcement: The Giant Royal Physique - Juvenile Stage has been completed, and the genome has stabilized and entered the growth stage!]

[Additionally, once the genome is stable, the Chakra Bloodline Module can be loaded, estimated to consume 180 achievement points. Perform a system update?]

Good heavens, this bastard system is truly incorrigible.

At first, I thought it would give me some information for free, but it turns out it's just a way to trick me out of achievement points!

"Update, update!"

"You piece of trash, you keep copying big companies' terms every day. Be careful, Microsoft's legal department might send you a lawyer's letter tomorrow!"

Sakura rolled her eyes and urged the system to load.

[Announcement: Analysis and identification... Instruction execution... Module expansion progress 100%]

[Bloodline Module installation complete. Crafting list now available. Enjoy using it!]

"Hmm? You seem to be speaking more fluently now, you shrewd businessman?"

Although she felt a little heartbroken about the achievement points she had earned, the changes in the system were clearly more likely to attract Sakura's attention.

No, that's your imagination.

Sakura looked suspiciously at the golden ball of light that existed in her mind.

—Oh well, this is fine too.

Unable to contain her excitement, Sakura turned her gaze to the bloodline limit module and began to examine it.

[Currently possessed Chakra Nature Transformations: Water, Earth, Fire (Devil Fruit)]

[Can be fused with the following bloodline limits: Wood Release (2000), Boil Release (200), Lava Release (200), Mud Release (200)]

"Wood Release!"

Sakura's gaze fell upon the legendary escape technique that had supposedly quelled the chaos of the world, and she couldn't look away.

Unfortunately, the string of glaring zeros following Wood Release made it difficult for Sakura, who didn't have a one.

Judging from the high price of this escape technique, the escape technique obtained from the system should be used for more than just landscaping.

"Unfortunately, I only have this much money left in my account..."

Every step of the unscrupulous merchant system is precisely designed to empty your pockets, and you can't do anything about it!

Left with no other choice, Sakura could only turn her attention to the remaining two or three escape techniques.

First of all, Mud Release is absolutely out of the question! Trading this bloodline limit, which can be perfectly replaced by Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld, would be a complete waste of achievement points.

Secondly, Lava Release can also be ruled out! Sakura's Heat-Heat Fruit ability gives her unparalleled control over temperature, so Lava Release wouldn't be very effective.

"So, I've decided on you!"

After weighing the options, Sakura chose Boil Release, which could affect chakra.

Long ago, Sakura discovered that chakra could activate the body and increase the power of punches and sword swings.

The Boiling Escape before us can instantly unleash extraordinary explosive power, and also possesses the characteristics of penetrating physical impact and dissolution.

After the achievement points were deducted, time began to slow down infinitely. The chakra of water and fire natures transcended and sublimated from her body, converging into white light and being engraved into Sakura's genes.

From the perspective of her physical senses, Sakura felt that she had gained an extra instinct, as if she could make her chakra boil at any time if she wanted to.

[Announcement: Boiling Release Bloodline Limit exchange successful. Current Achievement Points Balance: 0]

"Yoshi, come and try it..."

Knock knock knock!

The knocking on the door interrupted the girl's plan to tear the house apart, and then Haruno Mei's singing began.

"Sakura, Sakura, Ino is here to see you."

Sakura Haruno, standing in front of the full-length mirror, mechanically turned her head to look at the dirty bed, the floor, and the battle-damaged ninja bodysuit she was wearing.

Oh no! This is bad!

Without any hesitation, Sakura used her super brain to come up with a super step.

Step 1: Take out the needle and thread!

Click!

There was no time to follow the procedures before my mother pushed open the door.

"Sakura, you...."

Okay, now let's move on to the second step—try to awaken maternal love!

Sakura put her hands behind her back and looked at Haruno Mebuki with her big, watery eyes.

"mom!"

"Haruno! Sakura—!"

Chapter 45 Sasuke: I can do it again!

On the streets of Konoha.

The girl with beige hair stared with curious eyes at Sakura, who was dressed simply, standing next to her.

Her clothes were still the black ninja uniform commonly worn by ninjas, and she was also wearing a pair of black ninja sandals. However, even though Sakura was dressed entirely in black, she seemed to lack any color at this moment.

"What's wrong, Sakura-chan?"

Ino made this statement.

The pink figure in her field of vision suddenly appeared in front of her, her hands gripping her shoulders, her little face filled with regret.

"I practiced ninjutsu at home in the morning and made a mess of the house."

"After eating bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork, my mom punished me by not letting me eat meatballs for a week!"

Hearing Sakura's words, Ino looked at the dejected girl in front of her and couldn't help but smile.

So Sakura has this side to her too...

She really is the Sakura I know...

He has indeed become much more handsome recently, although he's still not as handsome as Sasuke...

"Alright, weren't we supposed to be visiting Sasuke today?"

"I'll secretly treat you to a meal when I get back, but don't let your auntie find out!"

Ino wrapped her arms around Sakura's waist and gently stroked the cat-like girl.

"Ino, are you an angel?!"

Sakura buried her face in Ino's arms, but then smelled the fragrance of carnations.

Turning her head, she saw that it was the flower basket she was carrying in her right hand, which she was going to give to Sasuke as a gift.

'Tch, what makes that guy so attractive to my Ino!'

The two walked straight towards Konoha Hospital. Today, many hidden eyes swept over them in the hospital corridor.

'The Dark Side... no, the Root!'

Sakura caught a familiar, cold gaze with her Observation Haki, and instinctively hid Ino behind her.

"What's wrong, Sakura?"

"It's nothing. No matter what you hear later, don't get angry!"

Sakura whispered a reminder to Ino, then pulled her hand and quickly walked through the corridor.

The surrounding noise could not be hidden from Ino, who possessed the talent of a sensory ninja, and Sakura, who had Observation Haki.

"Hey, have you heard? A large number of rogue ninja have appeared within the Uchiha clan."

"How terrifying, a patricide! They truly are a cursed race!"

"This kind of clan should be driven out of the village. I don't know why the Third Generation Elders kept them around!"

Familiar methods, familiar routines.

They continued to send ninjas to mingle among the civilians and sow discord among them.

The last time the invisible blade of words was used to destroy Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Shigeaki.

Whom do you intend to destroy this time, my dear Hokage Supporter?

"..."

Ino, standing behind Sakura, also had a grim expression. Now that things had come to this, how could she, as the young lady of the Yamanaka clan, not know what had happened?

In the end, he could only rush to Sasuke's ward, forcefully pull open the ward door and then close it again.

Inside the ward, the wind blew through the white curtains, casting a shadow on a boy who looked utterly lifeless.

Although the Uchiha clan was spared annihilation, the father died in battle, and the elder brother murdered the father and defected with a large number of Jonin...