Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

"Naruto, Karin?"

Seeing the two shouting individuals, Sakura, who was carrying a package, first showed a look of surprise, then joy, followed by a sense of melancholy.

After the Chūnin Exam, Sakura realized how far behind she was compared to Sasuke. To catch up with him, she not only trained harder but also discussed with her teammates, Yaichiro and Harukamami Hayuki, and embarked on a rigorous mission spree.

However, after months of training and missions, Sakura's strength hadn't undergone a dramatic transformation. She remained the same girl as before, without a faint trace change…

Now, seeing Naruto and Karin, Sakura was overwhelmed with a sense of indescribable sadness, as memories of her days at Academy flooded back.

"Kanpū-sama." At this time, Sakura's Jonin Instructor walked over and greeted Kanpū respectfully.

Yaichiro and Hayuki also greeted Kanpū with admiration.

After the battle during the Chunin Exams and the Akatsuki invasion, Kanpū now has a very high reputation in the village.

Of course, this reputation was mainly among the ninja, as the villagers had been evacuated to shelters during Kanpū's fights, missing out on his heroics!

'Putting on airs...' Kakashi inwardly complained.

After that, the Jonin Instructor seemed to recognize Kakashi, and hurriedly greeted him as well: "Captain Kakashi."

'Kakashi, also known as Copy Ninja, the Captain of the Military Police Force…' Yaichiro and Hayuki were excited as they followed suit and greeted him.

Kakashi, too, folded his arms behind his back, puffed out his chest, and nodded with an air of authority, showcasing the majesty of the Military Police Force's Captain.

'So shameless…' Kanpū glanced at him disdainfully.

Kakashi responded with a rolling eyes.

Naruto didn't care about any of this. With his goddess in front of him, he ran over eagerly and started his licking.

"Sakura-chan, long time no see. How have you been?"

"I missed you so much. Did you miss me?"

"I'm getting stronger and stronger now. Sasuke tried to challenge me several times, and I defeated him cleanly!"

"Am I impressive, Sakura-chan~~"

Seeing Naruto acting as licking dog, Kakashi's face twitch continuously.

'Little bastard!'

'Thankfully, he's not my disciple, otherwise, I'd teach him why flowers are so red!'

After a while, Yaichiro, Hayuki and their Jonin Instructor went back to their rooms to rest, while Naruto continued his enthusiastic conversation with Sakura!

Sakura felt a mix of awkwardness and discomfort. After a while, she finally interrupted him: "Naruto, how is Sasuke-kun... is he okay?"

"Sasuke…"

Naruto, who had been enjoying his conversation, suddenly felt hurt when his goddess asked about Sasuke. Annoyed, he replied, "That guy is always putting on airs. I couldn't care less about him."

"Hey, you guys are too noisy!!"

Naruto's loud chatter finally attracted Tsunade's attention. She forcefully opened the door, stood with her hands on her hips, and glared at Naruto, "Brat, especially you. She doesn't even want to talk to you, so why are you saying so much nonsense?"

When speaking, Tsunade kept glancing at Kakashi, the meaning clear.

Seeing this, Kakashi felt personally attacked.

"Stinky Granny! What are you talking about? Sakura doesn't ignore me. She's just been misled by Sasuke, that's all. Yeah, that's definitely it!" Naruto gnashed his teeth and glared at Tsunade.

"YOU!! Who are you calling Granny…" Tsunade's forehead veins popped with anger.

Naruto, fearless like a newborn calf, retorted, "I'm talking about you! Stinky Granny, Stinky Granny, Stinky Granny…"

Tsunade was furious: "You little brat, today, I'm going to break your legs!"

"I am the Shinobi destined to stand at the peak of the Shinobi World, I won't fight with old people!" Naruto puffed out his chest, wearing a smug expression that screamed, 'If I get rough, you'll cry.'

"You little…" Tsunade lost her self-control.

In the next second, Tsunade transformed into a human-shaped dinosaur and charged at Naruto, beating him up violently.

"Ahhh…" Naruto's screams of agony echoed, occasionally reaching high pitches, making it heartbreaking for anyone who heard it.

Kanpū couldn't stand it anymore and stopped her, "Tsunade-sama, you can hit him, but don't hit the face. Don't hit Naruto's face. He needs that face to find a wife!"

Slap, slap, slap… Naruto's cheeks were immediately slapped by Tsunade.

"Aooo…" Naruto howled in pain, tears streaming down his face.

"Tsunade-sama, Naruto's most precious features are his fox whiskers, please don't pull them!!" Kanpū shouted again with grief and indignation.

Tug, tug, tug… Tsunade tried to pull Naruto's whiskers, but no matter how strong she was, she couldn't pull them out. It was indeed peculiar.

However, Tsunade was not one to give up easily!

'Today, I'm going to pull out these whiskers…' Tsunade's determination flared!

"Urrrggghhh…" Naruto's internal organs felt like they were cramping from the pain, and his tears rolled down like pearls.

'Kanpū-sensei, don't just talk, and save me…' Naruto inwardly wailed in despair.

After the farce, Sakura, seeing Naruto's swollen face and the crooked whiskers on his cheeks, couldn't bear it, so she stepped forward and used Medical Ninjutsu.

The Medical Ninjutsu was taught by her Jonin Instructor, but Sakura hadn't put much effort to it as she was focused on improving her overall strength.

Kanpū noticed something odd, then he turned his head and looked towards Tsunade, and saw her staring at Sakura with shining eyes.

'This is… is she planning to take her as her disciple?'

Kanpū wondered if he should comment.

Kakashi and Shizune on the side seemed to have noticed something, and they looked at each other strangely.

"Your name is Sakura?" Tsunade asked, folding her arms and looking down at Sakura, who was using Medical-Ninjutsu.

Hearing this, Sakura nodded, "Yes."

Although she didn't know Tsunade, she could tell from the attitudes of Kakashi and Kanpū that this woman was definitely a strong Shinobi!

"Your talent in Medical Ninjutsu innate talent is good. Have you ever thought about becoming a Medical-nin?" Tsunade asked directly.

Sakura instinctively shook her head.

Tsunade didn't say much more and turned back to her room, leaving behind a single statement, "If you want to be a Medical-nin, come find me."

"Stinky Granny, Sakura would never want to learn Medical Ninjutsu from you!" Naruto shouted loudly, his blue eyes filled with the unyielding spirit of youth.

"Excellent, I like your attitude!" Tsunade turned back, grabbed Naruto's whiskers, and gave them another hard yank.

On the side, Kanpū pulled Kakashi to the side and whispered, "It seems that Tsunade-sama likes Sakura very much. If she accepts Sakura as a disciple, she might teach her the Yin Seal."

Kakashi stroked the chin and said, "You want me to… her from Tsunade-sama?"

"No, I want you to take Sakura as your teacher, and then learn Yin Seal from her." Kanpū replied earnestly.

"…" Kakashi.