Chapter 416: Chapter 416 The “Big Shot” You Think You Know vs. The Real Big Shot
Full title: The "big shot" you think of wears flashy outfits, has maxed-out special effects, and looks ridiculously cool.
The real big shot? Dressed head-to-toe in hot pink, glowing all over, with a model so absurd that even other absurdities call it absurd.
— Main Story —
"Ninja Art: Ultra Light-Weight Rock Technique!" Oonoki’s hands formed seals, and with a surge of chakra his body slowly broke free of gravity, lifting him into the air
"Pop—"
With a soft sound, the cork on Gaara’s gourd shot out. Golden sand poured from it, spreading through the sky like a giant web and reaching toward the battlefield.
A and Terumi Mei exchanged a quick nod with Gaara before stepping onto the sand web, racing toward the fight above.
A swirl of sand formed under Gaara’s feet, lifting him up. But just before moving out, he turned to the silent Sakura, his tone gentle. "I worry about Naruto too. But I believe he’ll come back. Until then, I’ll do everything I can to hold the enemy here."
His voice was soft, yet carried a strange weight, as though the words held his entire heart.
Sakura looked up in surprise, stunned by Gaara’s words. He didn’t smile, just gave her a small nod before flying off on his sand.
Standing beside Minato, Tsunade watched Sakura with a faint smile. "Gaara’s right. Just believing in them is enough. Nothing else matters."
Sakura clenched her fists, looked up at the battle in the sky, then glanced at the four Kage’s backs. At last, she seemed to understand something. A small smile touched her lips. "I’m worried... but I won’t be like before. I won’t drag them down again."
Admit the worry—but don’t let it show.
Do what you’re supposed to do instead of throwing your burden onto the people who care about you. What you need to carry, you must carry yourself.
Sakura took a deep breath. Her chest, normally flat, rose firmly with the motion.
She let out the heavy air from her chest, and when she opened her eyes again, her gaze was filled with determination. "Master Tsunade, please allow me to join the fight. While you help Uncle Minato remove his seal, I’ll take over the healing for the Four Kage."
Tsunade smiled. Faced with Sakura’s firm look, she couldn’t help but laugh proudly. "Don’t embarrass me. I’
As the student of me—Tsunade of the Legendary Sannin and the Fifth Hokage—if the other Kage look down on you, I’ll hold you responsible."
"Please leave it to me," Sakura clenched her fist.
She bent slightly, then shot out like a rocket, landing hard at Gaara’s side and standing on his sand.
The sand almost collapsed!
Gaara quickly focused his chakra to stabilize it, staring at
Sakura grinned, flashing him a bright, sunny smile. "I’m a medical ninja. Fight with everything you’ve got, and leave chakra recovery and healing to me."
Her sage eyes glowed a soft pink, carrying a strange power. Cherry blossom patterns spread across her face. At that moment, Sakura looked like a blooming cherry blossom on the battlefield—dazzling and radiant.
"Remarkable for one so young," Oonoki couldn’t help but praise.
"Though Tsuchikage-sama is right, I still have to say this... shouldn’t a medical ninja stay in the backline?" Terumi Mei’s tone wasn’t exactly dismissive, but not gentle either—the difference in their positions was too great.
"Don’t worry. By stepping onto the front lines, I’m not breaking the rules of our village’s medical ninja," Sakura
Under the eyes of the Four Kage, Sakura raised her head toward the sky, where "Kaguya" hovered. Her voice was steady and full of confidence. "First, a medical ninja must never give up treatment before a comrade dies."
All for giving their all.
"Second, a medical ninja must never fight on the front lines."
All for protecting themselves.
"Third, a medical ninja must be the last one to fall in their
All for their comrades.
The Four Kage froze. Wait... she isn’t breaking the rules? Or are we just understanding those three lines differently?
Sakura smiled, brimming with confidence. "Actually, there’s a fourth rule. Only a medical ninja who has mastered the Creation Rebirth and Byakugō techniques is allowed to break the above rules!"
The will of the dead stirs the living, giving them strength. Medical ninjutsu itself was born from that same will.
Sakura clasped her hands, sage chakra surging like never before. "Sage Art: Yin Seal Release: Creation Rebirth!
The cherry blossom mark on her forehead deepened, and her pink eyes erupted with immense power. A presence no weaker than Tsunade’s rose from her body.
With the Four Kage staring in shock, Sakura formed seals
From the smoke, four tiny slugs, each the size of a head, flew out. One landed on each Kage, and the last rested on Sakura’s shoulder.
Before they could even ask, the Kage felt a powerful energy flowing through the slugs into their bodies. It not only sped up their chakra recovery, but also strengthened their ninjutsu to a noticeable degree!
"What... what is this?" A looked at the cherry-colored chakra flowing over his Lightning Release armor, completely confused.
"This is Sakura’s Sage chakra," explained the slug perched on A’s shoulder in an excited tone. "Through my clone as a link, Sakura used a large-scale healing jutsu, and with that as a medium, she passed her Sage chakra to you all. This lets you use a portion of Sakura’s Sage chakra without suffering backlash from natural energy."
"Even though it’s not that strong, it’s still Sage chakra, so it increases the power of your jutsu." The slug wiggled its eyestalks. "And Sakura’s Sage Mode is based on the Shikkotsu Forest’s Sage Mode, so it has the same traits—it boosts the body’s healing ability and chakra recovery."
In simple terms, Sakura had just given everyone a buff: stronger attacks, faster healing, and quicker chakra recovery.
"This..." Not only A, but even Terumi Mei was stunned by the explanation. She had never heard of such a thing—
Sakura kept her hands in a seal, standing on the sand, smiling as she explained to Terumi Mei. "Because of Kaguya’s unique nature, only Senjutsu, Taijutsu, and kekkei tōta can hurt her. Without this, your jutsu wouldn’t affect Kaguya at all."
Ōnoki looked at the cherry-colored chakra flowing over his body, then nodded meaningfully to Sakura. "You’re even more impressive than the Fifth Hokage."
Gaara didn’t feel much different, except... his yellow sand covered in a layer of cherry-colored chakra looked a little strange.
Why was it cherry-colored anyway? Wasn’t this supposed to be light pink?
At least it wasn’t magenta, so that was fine.
"Let’s go." Gaara waved his hand, and the sand gathered under everyone’s feet.
Madara: What the hell are these five? Why are there pink special effects too?
Kurama: A, don’t you feel off? You’re supposed to be a
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