The Rise of Konoha's Pink Hair

"Let my shadow clone hold them back. Teacher Iruka, put Naruto on your back and let's run together..."

Haruno Sakura sighed softly, and did not follow Iruka's instructions to leave with Uzumaki Naruto. Instead, she raised her hands, preparing to form a seal to release the shadow clones, and use the shadow clones to create opportunities for them to escape.

However……

"Fire Escape Combination Technique——"

As soon as Haruno Sakura formed the hand seals and released her shadow clone, the three Taki Ninja Village ninjas who had already approached a certain distance formed the hand seals at the same time and launched a ninjutsu attack on them.

"Garuda——"

The three beams of flames spit out from the mouths of the three Taki Ninja Village ninjas entangled together in the air, forming a fire dragon-like attack that rushed forward menacingly.

Unfortunately, this menacing fire dragon failed to harm Haruno Sakura and the others as the three Taki Ninja Village ninjas expected.

because……

"Earth Escape*Earth Flow Wall——"

A white-haired man wearing a Konoha Jounin costume, a mask on his face, and his left eye blocked by a forehead protector suddenly appeared. The moment he appeared, an extremely thick earth wall fell from behind him as he slapped his hands on the ground.

The ground in front of me rose up.

boom--

The fire dragon hit the earth wall carved with four dog heads and made a muffled sound, but it failed to break through the earth flow wall's defense and hurt several people blocked by the earth flow wall.

"Kakashi-san?"

Iruka was stunned for a moment, and then after recognizing the identity of the person, his whole expression instantly relaxed.

"Why are you here?"

"I just finished my mission and came out to relax, and I happened to pass by here..."

Kakashi replied to Iruka rather perfunctorily, with no emotion in his tone, and his eyes were cold. Only when he saw Uzumaki Naruto, the coldness in his eyes would melt away a little.

"..."

Haruno Sakura, who had released her shadow clone, had no reaction on the surface when she heard this explanation, but deep down she couldn't help but rolled her eyes at the other party.

Hey, you came out to relax after finishing the mission? Passed by here by chance?

That’s quite a coincidence!

Really, you are the only one who believes in ghosts!

Kakashi didn't know much about Haruno Sakura's inner activities, and he didn't pay much attention to it. After answering Iruka's question, he directly formed a few simple hand seals, then dispersed the earth current wall and lifted it.

He opened the forehead protector on his left eye, held a ball of lightning in his hand, and shot towards the three Taki Ninja Village ninjas.

"Raiki—"

"Wow, so amazing..."

Looking at Kakashi's back holding the lightning in his hand, Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he let out a cheer.

Although he didn't know exactly what ninjutsu the other party used, the sight of the flashing lightning was enough to make him yearn for it.

It's a pity that people in the village basically don't want to see him. Otherwise, he would really like to ask the other party to see if he can teach him the ninjutsu of grabbing lightning and running away.

The strength of the three Taki Ninja Village ninjas is undoubtedly very strong for Haruno Sakura and Iruka. However, Ka, who was promoted to Jonin at the age of twelve and later served in the Anbu for many years, has experienced hundreds of battles.

In front of Cassie, the opponent's strength is not enough.

In just a short time, all three ninjas from Taki Ninja Village were killed by Kakashi's thunder attack.

"This secret letter is Konoha's defense grid map!"

In the office of the Hokage Building, looking at the secret letter found among the trophies picked up by Uzumaki Naruto in his hand, the third generation had a happy smile on his face.

"Not bad, you have accomplished a great feat..."

While sending people down to make changes to Konoha's security, the Third Generation praised the people in front of him.

After the three people who received no substantive rewards other than verbal praise walked out of the office, the third generation took a puff of cigarette and said as if talking to himself in the office where no other person could be seen.

One sentence.

"Go and investigate carefully!"

No response came, but Sandai knew that someone had already done what he ordered.

As for what exactly he meant by investigation?

Of course it’s Haruno Sakura’s information!

After all, Uzumaki Naruto's special identity as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki means that it is impossible for the third generation not to conduct detailed investigations on the people he comes into contact with.

The third generation here was ordering people to investigate her matter, and Haruno Sakura naturally didn't know about it. After leaving the Hokage Building, Haruno Sakura's brain started to work rapidly, trying to come up with a way to avoid Iruka's investigation.

The reason why she used her shadow clone to go to class.

"Naruto……"

After walking for a distance in silence, Iruka suddenly called out to Uzumaki Naruto, and then when Uzumaki Naruto subconsciously raised his head and looked over, Iruka bowed to him seriously, with an expression on his face.

There was an obvious look of guilt in it.

"I'm sorry, the teacher shouldn't have ignored you all the time!"

He once determined to be a qualified teacher and pass on the will of fire to all students, but in the end, because of the rumors in the village, he chose to alienate and ignore this student like everyone else.

If it hadn't been for what Uzumaki Naruto said when he resisted going back to school with him, he might still not be aware of how much harm his distant and indifferent attitude had caused to the other person.

"Iruka-sensei, what are you talking about? Why do you have to apologize to me all of a sudden?"

Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head, looking confused, but there was a flash of tears in the corner of his eyes.

This was the first time in his life that he heard someone apologize to him.

In the past, whether everyone ignored him or bullied him, they always took it for granted, as if he was born with a mistake and should be treated like this.

"Because the teacher did something wrong!"

Iruka let out a long sigh and said: "As compensation, your teacher will treat you to dinner today. You can eat wherever you want!"

"Iruka-sensei, are you serious? Then I'm going to eat Ichiraku Ramen, is that okay?!"

Uzumaki Naruto asked with surprise on his face, but the tears in the corners of his eyes became increasingly uncontrollable.

"Give!"

Glancing at Uzumaki Naruto, who was obviously about to burst into tears and was just holding back, Haruno Sakura sighed quietly in her heart, took out a tissue and handed it over.

"Ah...thank you...thank you..."

Naruto Uzumaki blushed and stammered a thank you, then turned his head to the side and wiped away the tears that were about to overflow with a tissue.

"Haruno Sakura-san..."