Just when Haruno Sakura was being thought about and speculated upon, this little girl, who had just become a Chunin, was going through the troubles of growing up.

It was indeed a pleasure to be able to follow in Sasuke's footsteps and become a Chunin. But unexpectedly, Team 7 was disbanded and the contact with Sasuke became much less.

During my internship in the Anbu, I only saw Sasuke a few times. I heard from teacher Kakashi that Sasuke had joined the Anbu, and some things were not easy to reveal to outsiders.

"How did it become like this? Is this the end of Team 7?"

Haruno Sakura, who was not yet accustomed to the communication and changes among the ninjas in the village, could not accept this sudden change in a short period of time.

Only after becoming a Chunin will you understand what it means to be independent. Although the original friendship is still there and Team 7 is only temporarily separated, everyone has to go their own way. The fantasies that seemed a bit childish before, now I understand how unrealistic they are.

Of course, it doesn't mean that I have no relationship with Sasuke anymore, but the days when we could practice together alone as before seem to be gone forever.

And I don't know why my own master is so busy. The limited teaching he gives is basically completed by the help of his clones. I heard that it's similar for Kiba Inuzuka, Hyuga Hinata and others from Team 8.

Teacher Kakashi seems to have become busy recently. He is either not in the village or mostly stays in the security department when he comes back.

I learned a lot in the Code Department. Teacher Xihihong also took good care of me. I was allowed to view a lot of valuable materials, from which I gained a lot.

However, these are not what I want. I have not forgotten what Shuimu said when I first took him as my master, and I have been working towards this goal. If I continue like this, that goal will probably not be achieved.

It's a rare day that Mizuki is testing Sakura's homework. Normally in this situation, Mizuki's real body will appear and he won't use his clone to deal with it.

"It seems that the internship in the Code Club has been effective. Your learning progress has not fallen behind. The improvement in your erudition and experience is invaluable. This is an important accumulation on your road to becoming a ninja!"

Sakura is indeed quite outstanding when she concentrates on her studies. The so-called academic master is probably this kind of person.

Mizuki's praise was rare, and Sakura felt that her efforts were worthwhile.

"Master, I always stay in the village to learn theoretical knowledge. Will my combat effectiveness be wasted?"

Mizuki smiled.

"Why, are you anxious?"

Sakura nodded sheepishly.

"No wonder!" Mizuki could understand Sakura's thoughts, "Without a bloodline limit and no special talent, it's inevitable that you'll have trouble catching up and feel lost just by relying on your brain and hard work."

Even a time traveler like Mizuki who can see through the future sometimes can't find the direction, let alone this ordinary underage girl. After all, only a few people can catch up with geniuses with perseverance, and the ninjas of civilian origin always have a vague sense of inferiority.

After all, being a ninja is a profession that tests one's talent and bloodline. Past experiences and lessons have shown that a genius who is both talented and willing to work hard is indeed not something that an ordinary ninja can compare to.

Shuimu took out a scroll, spread it out, and placed his hands on the center of the sealing array. He silently circulated his chakra, and a long horn-shaped object wrapped in golden runes was taken out.

"What's this?"

Sakura looked curiously at the strange thing that Master Mizuki took out. It looked like a part of some large creature.

“This is a treasure!”

Mizuki weighed it and it didn't seem as heavy as he had imagined.

"Is this for me?"

It looks like it can be used to make the tip of a knight's lance, but what's the use of it? Sakura doesn't know how to use such a long weapon.

"I can't give you all of it."

Shuimu thought about it and clasped his hands together.

"Huh? It didn't break..."

This is really embarrassing. I didn't expect that the broken horn of the Five-tailed King Mu would be so hard.

Shuimu, who had lost face in front of his disciples, was slightly annoyed. He circulated his chakra and exerted force with both hands again. His face turned red. Finally, he heard a crisp "crack" sound, and the sharpest part of the front end was finally broken by Shuimu.

Shuimu breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to save face at the last moment.

Holding a white horn-shaped object slightly longer than his palm, Mizuki repaired the damaged seal on its surface and handed it to Sakura.

"What's the use of this thing?"

“Watch this!”

Mizuki held the broken horn and input chakra into the golden seal on the surface to activate it. A ball of red chakra surged out from the white broken horn, wrapped around Mizuki's arm, and rolled continuously, trying to further erode Mizuki's body.

The disturbing power made Sakura involuntarily take two steps back.

"Don't be scared, it's okay!"

Under Mizuki's guidance, this ball of crimson chakra slowly turned into a giant crimson palm.

"Watch it."

The giant hand clenched its fist and struck the ground in front of it. The ground suddenly cracked, and a gully more than ten meters long and nearly one meter deep appeared in front of Sakura.

“So strong!”

This kind of intuitive power made Sakura extremely envious. It was obvious that Mizuki just struck casually and didn't use much strength at all.

“You try it!”

Sakura nodded, and followed Mizuki's example, condensing the chakra and inputting it into the broken horn in her right hand. Soon, a ball of red chakra, much thinner than the one Mizuki had just used, rose up, and after wrapping around Sakura's right hand, it could no longer continue. As for launching a powerful attack like Mizuki, that was even more impossible.

"That's it. Try punching the ground."

Sakura bent down and pounded the ground hard, creating a basin-sized dent, but that was all.

“Stop it!”

The nervous Sakura hurriedly stopped after receiving the order.

“It’s so hard to control!”

"Look at your hands! The fact that you are not attacked by the enemy is the result of your hard work in the past six months."

In just a short while, the skin on Sakura's right hand, which was wrapped in red chakra, had turned red and showed signs of slight swelling.

"It's hard to control! And it's very dangerous. Is this the new weapon that Master gave me?"

"Weapon? What are you thinking? This is a training tool, something for you to practice your special chakra control!"

Mizuki reminded.

"Try not to let outsiders see this. If anyone asks, just say you know nothing and put the blame on me for any troubles..."

"I didn't know anything in the first place!" Sakura complained in a low voice.

"If you practice well, I will naturally teach you the next step. If you fail in your practice, there is no need to know!"