In the Hokage's office.

The master and apprentice sat quietly for a moment.

"So, is there any more questions?" said Tsunade, turning his pen.

"Yes, master!" Sakura Haruno asked with a worried expression on her face, "Master, you have always advised me to devote myself to cultivation before, but asked me to do tasks while cultivating, why did you ...... this time?"

"That's right, immersing oneself in cultivation without testing the results of cultivation through combat is equivalent to doing things behind closed doors! Moreover, the battle itself is a good kind of cultivation, and every time you encounter someone who knows, there will be a small step in strength...... That's why I shoved you into the shadows before. Tsunade nodded in acknowledgement.

"It's a different situation now. Your next cultivation will take a long time to bear fruit, and this is one of them. Second, the tasks of the dark part are now of little significance to your training. Third, this may be the last period of peaceful life, try to leave it to you to cultivate, and try to improve your strength before the big war......"

Tsunade's tone was a little heavy.

"Is the situation that serious, master?" Sakura frowned.

"It was much worse than expected. The next thing I said, you have to forget about it when you get out of this door, you know?" Tsunade looked at his disciple and nodded solemnly before continuing, "The few missions you performed before about Xiao, combined with the information we obtained from other sources, have now confirmed that Xiaoxiao has indeed entered a dormant state. ”

However, this is only part of the truth. In the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind and the surrounding areas, Akatsuki has indeed suspended most of his activities and gone into hiding, but in other countries and regions, Akatsuki is still heard of from time to time......"

"As you may recall, Akatsuki's plan was to capture the Tailed Beast. Their previous actions were to collect intelligence by various means, so why did they become dormant in some areas and still have activities in others?"

Sakura Haruno was shocked, and opened her mouth slightly to say something, but she wanted to stop talking.

"You've thought of it. Tsunade noticed her expression.

Sakura took a deep breath and said slowly: "The active area means that they haven't found out the information of the Tailed Beast or the Human Pillar Force, on the contrary, on our side, they have already found out that the Human Pillar Force is Naruto and I, and it is very likely that they have obtained a lot of information about the two of them......"

"That's right. Moreover, the more they move into the dormant area, the closer they are to the final plan......" Tsunade said heavily, "This organization, with so many dangerous and powerful members, if they are allowed to obtain so many tailed beasts, then the consequences are unimaginable...... What's even more terrifying is that we only know that they want to capture the Tailed Beast, but we don't know what they are going to do with the Tailed Beast!"

"It's impossible to catch it and play around every day...... Sakura sneered, "So, how long is it until their final plan?"

"It's hard to say! What we can figure out is the situation in the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, and the information of other countries may not be accurate. I had written to the other three Great Ninja Villages, hoping to share the information I knew, but unfortunately, no one responded! However, the three generations of Iwa Ninja Village, Tsuchikage Onoki, replied that there had been signs of intelligence activities by unknown people there, but now they have stopped. ”

"The tailed beasts in Iwa Ninja Village are four-tailed and five-tailed, right?" Sakura Haruno asked lightly.

"Yes, it seems that at least four tailed beasts have been targeted by them, the Cloud Ninja Village has not responded to us, the Misty Ninja Village has always been mysterious and not very clear, and there is also a seven-tailed preserved in a small country, it should be the country of Taki......" Tsunade said as he flipped through a scroll.

"The information in these areas is unknown, and some of the information is still based on the scroll brought back from the underground bounty you raided last time, so there is no way to verify the credibility," Tsunade pursed his lips and continued, "However, Akatsuki has been active in these areas for a long time, and judging from the fact that Akatsuki has become active in the last year or two, they should be close to completion, so they are so excited!"

"They won't have a chance to do it...... Naruto will never be caught by them!" Sakura said coldly.

"I'll protect Naruto. ”

Sakura Haruno said categorically, clenching her fists.

Tsunade looked at Sakura fixedly for a long time.

"Hmm...... I believe in you, Sakura-chan. ”

This concludes the dialogue.

Sakura Haruno led the way back with her shinobi registration slip and new uniform.

The upper ninja vest, compared with the special and middle ninja vests, has not changed much, only the color is slightly different.

It's still green, but it's a light green closer to her eyes.

She loved it.

The new document reads:

Name: Sakura Haruno. Gender: Female. Level: Kamishinobi.

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Biography: His interests are studying ninjutsu and exploring the world. What I like most is pure water, and a calm life.

There is a slight difference from the text on the special ID photo half a year ago.

People, they all change slowly.

The photo on her title page is a new photo of her yesterday.

The girl on the picture has delicate facial features, childishness gradually fades, and a pair of clear eyes.

Sakura Haruno put together her photos of her middle ninja, special and upper ninja documents, and she can see the changes she has changed in the past year and a half.

At first, she smiled quietly.

Later, when she grew up a little, she didn't smile, just quietly stared at the person outside the photo.

And now, not only did she not smile, but her eyes were a little sharp. She just stood quietly, and was photographed by the photographer, and she naturally had an awe-inspiring aura in the photo, and the momentum had gradually come out.

"What happened recently...... Sakura Haruno sighed as she put away her Nakashinobi and Special Landing List.

She spread her hands.

Because of the habit of running the water on her body all the time, Sakura's hands are always clean and dusty, white as jade, slender and slender. "Very beautiful hands, just a lot of blood. She said to herself.

In those previous missions, she killed many people. There may be dozens, maybe hundreds, and when the photo was taken, the murderous aura had not faded, and it was faithfully recorded by the camera.

In the photo, the childish girl who is fading is not smiling. She pursed her lips, her brows furrowed faintly, and there was a chilling coldness in her brows.

The world is getting more and more cruel, and she can't laugh anymore.

Konoha 61, September 2.

Sakura Haruno was officially promoted to Shinobi.

He was thirteen and a half years old.

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Nominally "searching for clues", it was actually a mission to "cultivate" in the Snow Country, and it was ordered by Tsunade two days later.

In the past two days, Haruno Sakura has spent almost all of her time socializing. Sasuke, Hinata, Ino, Shikamaru, Ninji, Koli, etc., all met with her one after another to celebrate her promotion to Shangnin.

So much so that when Sakura Haruno left Konoha and carried out the so-called mission to search for Akatsuki, there was still a smell of alcohol in her mouth.

She drank a lot of wine, but fortunately she didn't get drunk.

The wish to fight with Xiao Li was inexplicably fulfilled - Xiao Li drank some wine, and then played drunk boxing on the spot.

Xiao Li didn't realize that the uncultivated drunken fist he used when he was in a daze was even more sophisticated than the level of physical skills he usually showed. I don't know what he'll think when he learns about it. Work hard to cultivate to improve himself, and in the end, his rigid fist is not as good as his natural drunken fist, I don't know how Xiao Li will react, whether he will cry or laugh.

In order to prevent Xiao Li from demolishing other people's shops, Sakura Haruno had to use ninjutsu on him, the same technique that was used to tie people up last time when he caught people in the Land of Wind.

Xiao Li drank the wine, and his strength was infinite, but he still couldn't withstand the tenacity and strength of the water snake formed by the change of Sakura's form, and he was soon firmly tied up by her and couldn't move.

So, the first fight between Sakura Haruno and Xiao Li ended with a big victory for the girl.

Early in the morning of the third day, Sakura Haruno set out on her way to the Land of Snow.

This time, it was still by water, but since she was the only one to go, there was no need to build an iceboat like last time.

Sakura Haruno jumped straight into the water.

The undercurrent surging beneath the surface of the sea, under her manipulation, formed a huge water dragon that enveloped her in it.

She stood in the dragon's head, riding a water dragon, and swam in the ocean at great speed.

A day later, Sakura Haruno's figure appeared on the streets of Asakusa.

Without alerting anyone, she disguised herself as an ordinary passerby, passing by the city and heading straight for the base she had established in the Snow Country.

The castle where Yukishinobi once was.

It has been occupied by the cherry dove, and has become her secret base.

The Gothic-style Ice Castle shows no signs of melting due to the cold weather here, and it has been well preserved in its original appearance.

Sasuke's illusionary effect had faded a lot, but it still worked. Judging from the traces outside, this place has not even been near the animal since she left.

She walked into the empty base, the interior of the Ice Castle was deep and empty, and when she walked alone in the hallway, the atmosphere was always a little permeating.

"Let's get started......" she said faintly as she pulled out the supplies prepared in the scroll, her voice echoing through the empty hall. Summoned several ice clones to help, and the crowd of figures brought some popularity to the base. Although the so-called "people" are all her doppelgangers, they are better than empty ones.

Tidying up the place, Sakura Haruno rested after dinner in the company of her clone. She will stay here for more than four months, and will not return to Konoha until February of next year.

During this period, her cultivation task was to develop the third stage of Sakura Chong and the second stage of the Yin Seal, and before that, she had to complete the cloning technique first......

(The first one is presented, and today is two more!)

(The commuter pass plus update has been repaid!)

(The National Day explosion is over, today and tomorrow I need to take a break, check some information, sort out the outline!Continue to add updates the day after tomorrow, update at least 10K every day!)