Time: Year 57 of Konoha.
Location: Konoha Village, Land of Fire.
A pink-haired girl of about 5 years old came out of preschool, touched her forehead, and let out a long sigh.
Today’s side quest was unfinished again.
When would she be able to accumulate 1,000 HP and advance to a formal Genin?
The girl went home, where her mother made delicious Tonkotsu Ramen.
She ate two bowls in one go, not even leaving the broth, and then licked the corners of her mouth contentedly.
An energy card within her body emerged from the girl’s chest, emitting a blue light, followed by a series of displayed data.
The top-level HP increased from 245 to 246.
It seemed the noodles today weren’t eaten in vain.
But at this rate, it was far from enough to reach Genin strength before graduating from preschool.
She had to think of other ways.
The girl’s name was Sakura Haruno.
She had transmigrated into the Naruto world six months ago.
In her previous life, she was a die-hard Naruto fan named Cheng Xu, male, and into women.
On the eve of the college entrance exam, because he stayed up late reading Naruto fanfiction, he was listening to a novel on his phone while showering.
The phone slid down the bathtub right under his butt, and just as he went to pick it up…
His butt felt a jolt of numbness, and when he woke up again, he was in the Naruto world.
The only thing worth celebrating was that he didn’t have to take the college entrance exam anymore.
Regarding the character of Sakura Haruno, Cheng Xu himself wasn’t very fond of her, and even disliked her a bit.
Especially her early-stage disdain for Naruto and her constant fawning over Sasuke, which was truly hard to accept.
But dislike aside, it had to be said that Sakura’s strength in the later stages was very powerful, close to mid-level Kage-tier, and she could be ranked among the Konoha 12.
Aside from those two hacks, she was one of the only three such existences.
Like many transmigration novels, Sakura had her own golden finger—an energy card.
Inside, she could do various system missions, gain various energy values, main quests, and side quests.
Completing missions would yield different levels of rewards.
Since the current Sakura was only 5 years old, she had barely come into contact with Chakra and could only use some low-level Ninjutsu, such as the Substitution Jutsu.
Moreover, Sakura’s parents were pure civilians and couldn’t help her at all.
Therefore, it was difficult to break through to the Genin rank.
The only methods available now were daily physical training and constantly supplementing her body’s nutrition through diet.
And the HP brought by these was negligible.
One physical training session added 2 HP, and one full meal added 1 HP.
As for rewards, the mission rewards before becoming a Genin were really low, either military ration pills or some C-rank ninja tools.
There was nothing worth looking forward to.
“Auntie, is Sakura-chan home?” A soft girl’s voice came from outside.
Her good friend Ino pushed the door and entered after getting permission from Sakura’s mom.
At this time, Ino was very cute, with beige ear-length short hair and a cute ponytail tied on the top left.
“Ino-chan, is something up?” Sakura turned her head, temporarily putting the HP matter out of her mind.
“Tomorrow is Choji’s birthday.
His family is hosting a BBQ feast in the evening.
Why don’t you join us?” Whenever Ino had something good, she would think of Sakura first.
If it was a BBQ feast, there would definitely be other delicious dishes, and nutritional components could be supplemented faster.
Maybe her HP could increase by several points.
Sakura put on an expectant look and nodded repeatedly at Ino.
After all, what child could resist BBQ?
“Ino, did you cut your hair again?” Sakura hadn’t seen Ino for a few days and stared at the girl’s short ponytail curiously.
“Yeah, I don’t like long hair.
Having to tidy it up every morning is super troublesome.” Ino narrowed her eyes slightly, her small hand playing with her short hair.
“Haha, then let’s keep our hair short together from now on.
I want to be friends with Ino-chan for a lifetime and have the same hairstyle.” Saying that, Sakura tied up the hair on her left side, wanting to tie a matching ponytail like Ino’s.
In this life after transmigrating, Sakura naturally wouldn’t fall out with Ino because of Sasuke.
As for growing long hair for Sasuke, that was out of the question.
What are men worth?
Especially such an arrogant and aloof guy.
“Okay, it’s a deal.
Let me help you.” Ino stepped forward, picked up the bow on the table, and pinned it on Sakura.
“Girls'” friendship is really nice, Sakura thought.
In this life, Sakura had already gotten used to her identity as a girl and had learned how to get along with girls.
Of course, she hadn’t used the convenience of her gender to do any “evil” or dirty things yet.
Sakura considered herself a person of integrity.
At least, for now!!!
…
Time came to the next evening.
Sakura specifically chose a simple and capable outfit to attend the banquet and prepared a large bag of potato chips as a gift for Choji.
Because of Ino, Sakura also frequently played with Shikamaru and Choji, and they had a good relationship.
Ino–Shika–Chō is a major clan in Konoha Village.
Choji’s birthday this time seemed to be for celebrating a child’s birthday on the surface, but in reality, it was a gathering for networking between the various clans.
Besides the relatives of the Ino–Shika–Chō families, there were other prominent figures from Konoha Village.
Many well-known Jonin in the Village also changed into casual clothes to attend the banquet.
As members of the Akimichi clan, Choji’s family was quite wealthy.
No wonder Choji and his father were both broad and stout; it seemed the food at home was just too good.
Thinking this, Sakura couldn’t help but laugh.
“What are you laughing at, Sakura?” Her thoughts were interrupted by the yellow-haired girl’s voice.
It was Ino.
The girl wore a pure white kimono today, cute to the point of exploding.
Beside her was Shikamaru, with one hand in his pocket, waving at Sakura.
Boys develop later than girls.
At this time, Shikamaru was shorter than both Sakura and Ino, but that vibe of impatience and fear of trouble was still there.
“Let’s go, let’s go in and eat BBQ.” Sakura grabbed Ino’s hand and walked toward the self-service BBQ grill.
In just a few minutes, Sakura had looked around and recognized fifty percent of the people there.
Even though they were wearing casual clothes and hiding their Chakra, the energy card in Sakura’s body could still sense the extraordinary amount of Chakra from many Jonin.
Asuma, Kurenai, and that Guy wearing a watermelon-green jumpsuit were all there.
Kurenai wore a bandage bodysuit on her upper body paired with black mesh pants on her lower body.
Her flaming red lips matched the curvaceous lines of her chest.
What a beautiful woman!!
These were all considered among the top-tier Jonin in Konoha.
Sakura’s mind suddenly thought of that silver-haired masked man.
But he wasn’t seen at today’s gathering.
Could he be hiding in some corner reading icha icha paradise?
“Sakura-chan, eat this piece.
I just picked it from the grill.
It’s very tender.” Ino picked up a piece of mutton and brought it to Sakura’s mouth.
A burst of cumin flavor danced on the tip of her tongue.
The taste was really good.
Sakura ate several pieces in a row and didn’t forget to supplement with some fruit drinks.
These were all sources of life energy.
A full meal could make her HP grow.
There were also some edible military ration pills, which tasted much better than the ones for combat—there were chocolate and fruit flavors.
Before Sakura could even swallow, she kept stuffing more into her mouth.
Ino, who was beside her, was almost dumbfounded.
“Sakura-chan, how long has it been since you last ate!” “You eat too!!” Sakura looked at the surprised Ino and fed a piece into her mouth as well.
While they were talking, a rustling sound suddenly came from the crowd.