Naruto: The New Beginning

39. Sakura's realisation

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Before Kakashi and the others left, they had a face-to-face meeting with the head of the orphanage, Nono Yakushi, who had just returned from the hospital, and her assistant, Kabuto Yakushi.

Both wore the same round-frame glasses, and the smiles on their faces were gentle and peaceful.

It seemed that Kabuto genuinely wanted to dedicate himself to the development of the orphanage.

For a moment, Naruto silently mourned for Orochimaru, who had now lost Kabuto, his right-hand man.

One could only wonder if Orochimaru's future experiments would go as smoothly.

Sakura approached Nono Yakushi for a brief chat, and they seemed to get along well.

After leaving, the four shinobi—Kakashi and his three students—headed back to submit their mission report.

Kakashi walked ahead, his eyes glued to the book in his hand.

Naruto followed with his hands in his pockets, striding along with a bored expression, secretly hoping Kakashi would walk into a telephone pole.

Sasuke frowned, his mind consumed with thoughts about what Naruto had said earlier about jutsu...

Sakura also seemed lost in thought.
'Sasuke...'

After handing in the mission, Kakashi wasted no time and hurried off.

According to him, he was eager to see what the next part of the story would bring.

Naruto and Sasuke went to the training field to practice as usual, while Sakura said she would borrow a book first and catch up with them later.

When Naruto and Sasuke arrived at the training ground, Naruto began practising with a stack of targets, determined to complete the second stage of his Rasengan training as soon as possible.

Naruto created over a dozen shadow clones, each holding a Rasengan.

He stared at his clones for several minutes, ensuring nothing seemed out of the ordinary, then took a Rasengan and began to practice.

Meanwhile, Sasuke was honing his Shunshin no Jutsu (Body-Flicker Jutsu).

Shisui's body-flicker technique seemed to integrate with shadow clones and genjutsu, making it appear as though each clone wasn't real, when in fact, every one of them was. It was a formidable and bewildering tactic.

During a break, Naruto observed Sasuke's practice and came up with an idea to try later.

After about half an hour, Sakura returned with a large book.

Naruto asked curiously, "Sakura-chan, what's that?"

Sakura held up the book for Naruto to see and replied, "It's a medical ninjutsu textbook. I asked the head of the orphanage about medical ninjutsu today, and she recommended some books for me to read first. So, I borrowed one from the library."

"Why did you suddenly decide to become a medical ninja?" Naruto wondered why Sakura had taken an interest in medical ninjutsu so early on.

Sakura pondered for a moment before replying, "Because I find it hard to help you guys in combat, and sometimes I feel like a burden. But if I learn medical ninjutsu, I can be more useful!"

Naruto gave her a thumbs up and encouraged, "You can do it! Your chakra control is amazing, so maybe you have a natural talent for medical ninjutsu."

Glancing at Sasuke, Sakura nodded resolutely. "Yes, I'll do my best!"