Konoha Farmland
Sakura had stopped developing other Storm Release ninjutsu for now. The Storm Release clone alone had given her a very pleasant surprise.
It didn't matter that she didn't understand why the Storm Release clone turned out this way, as long as it could improve her combat power.
Sakura gradually explored the characteristics of the Storm Release clone and discovered that it still had some shortcomings.
First, the clone wouldn't autonomously think and attack enemies; it needed to be controlled by the main body. This was a bit of a pain.
If Sakura created a second Storm Release clone, she couldn't control both simultaneously. The greatest advantage of the Shadow Clone Technique was that clones could act independently, attack enemies, and cooperate with the main body in attacks.
But now, Sakura's Storm Release clone required the main body to divert attention to control it, which meant she needed to dedicate a portion of her mental energy to controlling the clone.
In combat, being distracted could be fatal, so Sakura could only practice more to overcome this drawback.
As for creating a second clone, Sakura found that even if she stood still and used all her mental energy to control them separately, the two clones would only do the same thing.
For example, if Sakura told one clone to stand and another to sit, after the command was given, either both would stand or both would sit. They simply couldn't perform different actions.
Sakura tried many times and still couldn't command two clones to do different things simultaneously. This meant that at most, only one clone could cooperate with the main body in attacks.
There was also a limitation on the control distance of the clone. The maximum distance was only one hundred meters. Beyond this distance, the resonance of the Storm Release chakra between the main body and the clone would weaken.
This meant that Sakura and the clone's combat radius was only one hundred meters. Encountering enemies with ultra-long-range attacks might leave her at a disadvantage.
However, such enemies were generally rare.
Another shortcoming, which wasn't really a shortcoming, was that as the Storm Release clone's chakra was consumed, the clone would gradually shrink. The amount of chakra the clone had depended on how much chakra Sakura allocated to it.
Furthermore, the Storm Release clone couldn't speak. But this seemingly wasn't a significant drawback, as the Storm Release clone was primarily used for combat. For transmitting information, the Shadow Clone Technique could be used.
The advantages of the Storm Release clone were obvious. Its entire body was a weapon, it was immune to physical attacks, and its movement speed was very fast, at least much faster than the main body. The speed characteristic of Lightning Release was also well displayed in this clone made of Storm Release chakra.
Through Sakura's control, the Storm Release clone could freely mimic various weapons with its various body parts, fully utilizing the plasticity of the Water Release within the Storm Release.
However, the power of the mimicked weapons still depended on the power of the Storm Release itself, as they were mimicked using Storm Release chakra.
Although there were quite a few shortcomings, at least it made up for Sakura's weakness in close combat. If she encountered Kimimaro again, Sakura wouldn't be so helpless. The characteristics of this clone perfectly countered Kimimaro's physical attacks.
Looking at this somewhat dorky-looking Storm Release clone, Sakura silently said, "I'll be counting on you from now on."
Seeing that the sun had already risen to its highest point, Sakura touched her stomach. She was a little hungry, having been busy all morning.
"Hey, Karin, Naruto, Sasuke, let's take a break," Sakura called out to the three who were still busy in the farmland.
Hearing Sakura's call, Naruto was the first to come over.
"Phew~~~ Sakura-chan, it's almost done. We can plant the seeds in the afternoon," Naruto said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Thanks for your hard work, Naruto," Sakura said with a smile, looking at Naruto covered in mud. Then she turned to Karin, "How are you feeling, Karin?"
"It's okay, Sakura. I remember doing things like this when I was little," Karin said, wiping away her sweat.
"Hehe, how about after this mission is over, I'll see if there are any higher-level missions we can take on?" Sakura said to Naruto, seeing the somewhat impatient expression on Sasuke's face.
"Really? That's great!" Naruto was naturally happy to hear that Sakura was willing to take on higher-level missions.
"Thank you for your hard work," the client, the middle-aged woman, came over. "I've prepared lunch boxes for you. I'll have to trouble you again in the afternoon."
"Oh, you're too kind," Sakura said, accepting the lunch boxes from the middle-aged woman.
Actually, for missions within the village, the client wasn't required to provide food for the ninjas. However, some kind-hearted clients would prepare it.
"Here, yours, Karin," Sakura took the lunch boxes and began distributing them.
Having been busy all morning, the four of them were starving, and they started gobbling down their lunches.
Tasks like farming were quickly done by ninjas, as they possessed chakra and had much higher physical fitness than ordinary people.
After lunch, everyone lay down on the grass to rest.
Sakura took this opportunity to teach Karin the Mystical Palm Technique. Sakura hadn't forgotten the task her master had given her.
"Sakura-chan, when will Kakashi-sensei be done? And Pervy Sage, he said he'd train with me, but he made an excuse and ran off," Naruto complained to Sakura.
"How should I put it?" Sakura, while demonstrating the Mystical Palm Technique to Karin, answered Naruto's question. "The village has just gone through a disaster. It's inevitable that there will be enemies who want to take advantage of the situation, both outside and inside the village. So, the Third Hokage, Master Tsunade, and Jiraiya-sama are naturally very busy. If it weren't for their efforts, we wouldn't have the peaceful life we have in the village now."
"Inside the village?" Sasuke keenly caught a key phrase.
"Uh... Yeah..." Sakura had forgotten that Sasuke was also there. If it were Naruto, he probably wouldn't have noticed.
"Enemies inside the village?" Hearing Sasuke's words, Naruto noticed Sakura's wording.
"Haha, yeah. Didn't you want to know what happened to Sasuke's family?" Sakura diverted Naruto's attention. "That was the enemy brought in by Orochimaru's spy."
Naruto immediately thought of the terrifying scene at Sasuke's home and clenched his fist. "Damn it..."
Sasuke wasn't so easily fooled, but he also didn't feel anything wrong with what Sakura said. He just secretly made a note of this matter.
Sakura, seeing that she had successfully diverted their attention, turned back to teaching Karin. However, seeing the suspicious look on Karin's face, Sakura got a headache. She had forgotten that this girl's ability could detect lies.
However, she didn't say anything else. Danzo being an enemy was only Sakura's personal opinion. Even among the higher-ups or ninjas who disliked Danzo, no one would consider Danzo an enemy; they would only think of him as a hawk.
Danzo would die sooner or later, but Sakura didn't have the power to do anything about it right now, and she couldn't convince the Third Hokage to take action. As for whether Master Tsunade would take action after finding evidence of Danzo's assassination attempt, it was hard to say. Perhaps they wouldn't even be able to find evidence of Danzo's assassination attempt.
Anyway, Danzo currently posed no threat to Sakura. As long as Sakura clung tightly to Master Tsunade and Jiraiya, she didn't need to worry about anything.
Those fanfiction novels from her previous life all said that Danzo would try to recruit any genius he saw, but so many years had passed, and she hadn't seen Danzo pay any attention to her. It seemed those authors were just making things up.
She was fine, wasn't she? She hadn't seen Danzo contact her...
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