“Wow!
It’s Kakashi-senpai, so cool.” Several Genin from the Ninja Academy pointed at the silver-haired man who had just entered from the doorway.
The man had half his face covered, and beneath his silver hair was a deep, dark eye.
The person who arrived was exactly the person Sakura had always wanted to see, and his appearance was identical to how he looked in the anime.
It seems there is a reason his popularity has always remained so high; after all, someone so young and talented is truly eye-catching in Konoha.
“Kakashi, you’re late.” Asuma Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, exhaling a ring of smoke as he spoke to Kakashi.
“Haha, sorry, I just finished a mission and got back a bit late.” Only then did Sakura notice that Kakashi was still wearing his Ninja gear from the mission.
A mission?
Upon hearing these two words, the girl’s heart skipped a beat.
One of the side quests in her energy card system was to greet Kakashi, and it even promised a surprise reward.
However, having been in the Ninja World for so long, she had been attending preschool classes the entire time and never had the chance to see Kakashi.
Plus, with Kakashi spending all year outside on missions and rarely returning to the Village, this matter had been shelved.
Moreover, the tasks associated with Kakashi hadn’t been unlocked yet.
Once she had a good start, the subsequent tasks related to him could be unlocked one by one.
Thinking of this, Sakura became increasingly excited.
Without a second thought, she took the initiative to step forward and greet Kakashi.
The girl, with her small stature, stretched out her short palm and waved vigorously at Kakashi, her crescent-moon-like eyes curving upward wantonly: “Kakashi-sensei, I’ve finally met you!
Hello, I am Sakura Haruno.
Please take care of me from now on.” After speaking, she mimicked an adult’s manner and extended her palm toward Kakashi, wanting to shake the man’s hand.
“Uh…
who are you?” Kakashi rolled his dead-fish eyes, looking completely bewildered.
The atmosphere on the scene became somewhat awkward for a moment.
Ino, standing to the side, was completely oblivious and looked at Sakura with admiration: “Wow!
Sakura, you’re amazing!
So you know Kakashi-senpai!” Only then did Sakura remember that she was still a preschooler, and Kakashi didn’t even know she existed!
It’s over, how incredibly awkward!
“Ah…
haha, um, I am…
I am your solo fan.
I’ve always heard of Kakashi-senpai’s brilliant achievements—the genius Ninja of Konoha, the internet-famous ‘Kakashi the Copy Ninja’ of the Ninja World.” Kakashi looked at the young child in front of him, not understanding what she was babbling about.
She probably isn’t very bright.
To be this young and…
sigh, how pitiful.
The man politely patted the girl’s broad forehead: “Thanks, little girl!
But don’t call me’sensei’ in the future, okay?
I haven’t led any students yet.” Kakashi’s personality was still as warm as ever.
Even though it was their first meeting, it still made Sakura feel incredibly close to him.
“It’s fine, you’ll lead them sooner or later,” Sakura said earnestly.
Kakashi looked at the girl in front of him, stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
This child, sigh, how pitiful.
At this moment, the energy card inside her body issued a prompt: [Ding!
Mission ‘Greet Kakashi’ completed.
Obtained one surprise reward.] [Please select one from ‘Shadow Clone Training Scroll’ or ‘Shuriken Training Scroll’.] [“Select Shadow Clone!”] Sakura pressed the button for the Shadow Clone column.
The skill button emitted a blue light, then slowly shrank and fell into the skill bar on the left side of the energy card.
[New skill acquired!] [HP +300.] Subsequently, the skill card returned to the girl’s body.
Of course, while doing all this, Sakura was in the system world, which people in the Ninja World could not see.
In their eyes, the girl was just dazed for a short moment.
“Sakura, you’re so amazing!
Kakashi-senpai is my idol!!” Ino grabbed Sakura’s arm, saying enviously.
“Ah…
hahaha.” In reality, what Sakura was happy about was acquiring the Shadow Clone skill.
Her HP had also increased significantly, so she would definitely have power beyond that of a Genin before graduation.
After the banquet, Sakura walked Ino home and then headed toward her own home, feeling very satisfied.
The moon was exceptionally bright at night, but the street layout of Konoha Village was somewhat unreasonable.
The walls on both sides were high, and the road in the middle was long, narrow, and winding, giving people a sense of lurking danger.
“You little brat!!
How dare you steal bread from my house!
I’ve finally caught you now!” A boy’s cursing came from the darkness not far away.
“Brother, that’s him, he’s the one who stole it!
It’s happened several times already, you must teach him a good lesson!” A smaller boy held a stick in his hand, and after speaking, he did not forget to smash it fiercely at the person on the ground.
“It hurts!” The boy on the ground let out a few muffled groans, raised his head, and glared fiercely at the perpetrators in front of him.
“Yo, huh!
You’re still unconvinced, are you?” The tall boy, who was called ‘brother’, spoke while lifting his leg to stomp on the boy.
He stepped on his back and pressed down hard.
“Hahaha!
Still not begging for mercy?
Brother, give him a little more color!” The smaller one clamored from the side, acting like a young bully.
Even in a Village like Konoha, where the Will of Fire spreads, there are still dark corners and evil hearts.
What kind of parents could raise such vicious brothers?
Sakura really couldn’t watch anymore.
She snapped a branch from a nearby tree, her gaze sharp, and with force in her fingertips, she threw it with a ‘whoosh’ at the tall boy opposite.
The tall boy sensed it and immediately dodged to the side, his foot that had been stepping on the boy returning to the ground.
Sakura took the opportunity to step forward quickly, helped the boy up, and pulled him back a few meters.
“You don’t need to worry about it, this is my own business!” The boy had yellow hair, azure blue eyes, and three short fox-whisker marks on each cheek.
Today is really lucky; just met Kakashi, and now I’ve run into the Crown Prince.
But Sakura never expected that the Crown Prince’s childhood would be reduced to the point of stealing things.
Looking again at the bread he was clutching tightly in his hand, even after being bullied in every way just now, he still held onto the bread tightly, with only layers of breadcrumbs left in the transparent plastic bag.
Sakura couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional; the young Naruto, without father or mother, truly had a miserable life.
“Where did this little brat come from?
Get lost!” The tall boy glanced at the girl in front of him, seeing she wasn’t even as tall as his shoulder, clearly a preschooler.
“Two people bullying one person, you guys are really shameless.” Sakura helped Naruto up from the ground, but the yellow-haired boy was a bit resistant; he seemed unwilling to be protected by a girl, as it felt somewhat shameful.
This fits the Crown Prince’s personality very well.
“Brother, give them a little color.” The small one pointed at Naruto and Sakura.
His brother had already graduated from the Ninja Academy and was an official Genin; dealing with two little brats was a piece of cake.
“Move aside, I’ll deal with him!” Naruto pushed Sakura, who was behind him, away.
With his body slightly bent, he lowered his head and charged into the tall boy’s arms, like an ignorant bull.
A counterattack without any technique, purely a child’s fight.
Sakura shook her head helplessly.
The tall boy, however, reacted quickly.
He raised his right hand, blocked Naruto’s head, and forced Naruto to be unable to move forward, leaving him only stepping in place.
The tall boy clenched his left fist hard and smashed it fiercely at Naruto’s chest.
A Genin’s taijutsu already had some power, and with Naruto being just a 5-year-old toddler at this time, he was knocked to the ground by the punch instantly.
He fell backward, sprawling on his back.