"This amount of Chakra is just too astonishing!"
Watching Naruto and Sasuke explode into smoke and disappear, Sakura muttered to herself in shock.
Although she knew Naruto and Sasuke were strong, being the top two in the grade after all, the amount of Chakra they were displaying now far exceeded Sakura's imagination.
One Shadow Clone was split off to accompany her on ninja missions since morning, completing such continuous weeding tasks, and yet the Shadow Clone's Chakra showed no signs of exhaustion!
Even a regular Jonin probably doesn't have such a terrifying amount of Chakra, right?
Muttering to herself, Sakura couldn't help but look at Kakashi beside her.
At the Hokage Building, after handing in the mission, Sakura happily received her share of the mission reward. Although the money wasn't much, it was the first time she had earned money herself, so she seemed very happy.
Kakashi glanced at the sky and said with a smile, "Well then, Sakura, let's disband for now. I'll guide you in your training this afternoon. Meet me at the Waterfall in the northeast of the village."
"Yes," the girl replied sweetly.
Sakura couldn't help but look forward to the afternoon's training.
In the afternoon, when Haruno Sakura arrived at the small Waterfall as agreed, the white-haired Jonin was already waiting there.
It was also at this time that Sakura realized she had been shocked too early that morning.
The entire Waterfall area was filled with Naruto and Sasuke's Shadow Clones.
Some of these Shadow Clones were practicing Chakra nature transformation and form manipulation, some were practicing throwing ninja tools, some were fighting to increase reaction speed, and some were simply sitting cross-legged in meditation.
After a rough estimate, Sakura discovered that Naruto was maintaining as many as a thousand Shadow Clones.
And her beloved Sasuke, although the scale of his Shadow Clones was not as large as Naruto's, still had half that number.
Although Sakura had not seen Naruto and Sasuke in action, she could already get a glimpse of their strength from the exaggerated number of Shadow Clones.
It was a realm far beyond her imagination, one that she might never reach in her lifetime!
At this moment, the pink-haired girl couldn't help but look dazed, asking herself, "Do I really deserve to be the woman beside a man as strong as Sasuke? Do I really deserve to stand here as a member of Team 7?"
Those narcissistic thoughts that had surfaced in her mind that morning, the desire to become stronger and protect her two teammates, had all vanished at this moment.
The truth was, she was the one who needed to be protected.
"Kakashi-sensei? Is this how they usually train?"
Finally, Sakura opened her mouth with a bitter tone, wanting to confirm with Kakashi beside her, as if to break the last bit of luck in her heart.
"Yes, they've been doing this since they were five years old."
Kakashi replied in a calm tone, while also observing Sakura's expression.
Although the bell-grabbing test was canceled, it didn't mean he didn't have his own views on his students.
A person who gives up on themselves is not qualified to become strong.
Next, Sakura's performance will determine Kakashi's attitude towards her.
An ordinary Genin subordinate.
Or a true student.
Sakura didn't notice Kakashi's subtle emotional changes. At this moment, her expression was complicated, with thousands of thoughts swirling in her mind.
There was self-deprecation, longing, and also unwillingness...
The little girl had never imagined that her inner emotions could be so complex.
Bang!
In her mental world, Sakura punched herself in the face, the pain waking her from those complicated thoughts.
"Making you only infatuated before, now you regret it."
"Why think so much? Since you're weak, then seize the time to become stronger. If you like something, go for it. Cowardly standing still won't get you everything you want. How do you know if you have the qualifications without trying?"
Finally, Sakura made up her mind.
She looked up, her expression serious as she looked at Kakashi beside her: "Kakashi-sensei, please teach me how to train. I want to work hard to become stronger and strive to play my role in this team. I don't want to be the one holding everyone back."
"Okay."
At this moment, Kakashi's eyes softened, and he responded with a smile.
Then, without disturbing Naruto and Sasuke who were training over there, Kakashi began to teach Sakura the Water Walking and Tree Climbing exercises.
Just like the information recorded in her graduation registration, Sakura's Chakra control was excellent compared to her peers. She learned Tree Climbing after watching Kakashi do it once, and she was able to successfully do Water Walking after a few slight failures.
After that, Kakashi taught Sakura a Ninjutsu called Hell Viewing Technique, tailoring the instruction to her abilities.
After this Ninjutsu is successfully used, it can make people see the things they fear most in their hearts.
Sakura also learned quickly, and she was able to successfully use this Ninjutsu in an afternoon.
This speed is nothing compared to Naruto and Sasuke, who can learn Ninjutsu at once, but it is still one of the more excellent among the crowd.
Because of this, Kakashi experienced the joy of teaching students for the first time.
Sakura was easy to teach.
Even if she couldn't understand something once, there would definitely be no problem after explaining it a few more times. This allowed Kakashi, as a teacher, to fully experience the sense of accomplishment of imparting knowledge and resolving doubts, but he wouldn't have a mental breakdown because the student was too stupid.
The result of students being too talented is often that the teacher has no teaching experience at all, only pressure.
In the evening, Kakashi suggested to Sakura: "Your Chakra control ability is good, and you have the talent to learn medical Ninjutsu. Starting tomorrow, in addition to learning Ninjutsu from me, you will also need to take the time to borrow some basic information on medical Ninjutsu from the Konoha Library.
After you have laid some foundation, I will introduce you to a professional medical ninja to teach you more in-depth things.
As you know, if you want to show your value in this team, becoming an excellent medical ninja is a good way."
After thinking for a while, Kakashi added: "In order to give you more abundant Chakra, you also need to take the time to do physical strengthening training, um, let's put it in the morning, plan your time well."
Sakura's heart was full of motivation at the moment. Although the learning tasks Kakashi arranged for her were very difficult, she did not give up the idea. Instead, she responded with full enthusiasm: "Okay, I will work hard."
This made Kakashi very gratified.
Time passed during training.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the second month that Naruto and Sasuke had been playing ninja games with Sakura.
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