Prologue

"Team 7: Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Naruto Uzumaki."

I sighed in relief as I got on the same team as canon, as expected.

After getting hit by a truck in my past life, I got reincarnated in the Naruto world, as Sakura Haruno.

Unlike others, I didn't really consider Sakura to be useless. Well, she was in part 1. But in Shippuden, and in the War Arc, she was very useful.

But mainly as a healer.

In the main fights, the only thing she did that was helpful, aside from healing, was give Obito chakra to open portals.

She wasn't anything compared to Naruto and Sasuke. She never caught upto them.

But, she was powerful, but not really that interesting. Afterall, she became Tsunade 2.O, and was a massive simp for Sasuke. She never performed a single genjusu, who was claimed to be a genjutsu prodigy.

So, my goal in this life is to use my future knowledge, mature mind, and become really powerful. Even if I don't become as powerful as Six Paths Naruto and Sasuke, and well, Madara and Hashirama, I do want to become the next strongest.

I found Guy-sensei easily enough since he ran around the village on his hands, and adopted a YOUTHFUL personality so that Danzo thinks that I am unsuitable for ROOT.

It actually worked.

Well, I became friends with Ino-Shika-Cho early on as well so that I won't suddenly disappear.

12 years have passed, and I have gotten used to my new life as Sakura. Even though I am not from any clan, my stats are really high. I am very smart, can remember almost everything precisely, and have really good chakra control.

No wonder OG Sakura was able to become Tsunade 2.O after just three years of training, surpassing Shizune, who has been babysitting Tsunade.

I have already gotten the basic healing jutsu from Guy-sensei and learnt it. Even though he can't use ninjutsu, he is the best friend of Copy Ninja Kakashi.

As we waited for Kakashi-sensei, I thought that it would have been better if Guy-sensei was on his team instead of the trash Obito. Well, nothing really can I do about it.

As for Naruto and Sasuke's toxic relationship, I really don't want to get involved.

"Sakura, fight me."

Sasuke came before me, asking for a fight.

I stared at this guy. I wonder what OG Sakura found attractive in him? Not only he tried to kill her, even after 'reforming', he made Sakura a single mother. While I don't consider Boruto canon, my opinion doesn't really matter, does it?

I don't really hide my taijutsu prowess in the academy spars, though I never use gates, so I have beaten him up several times. And he has gotten the habit of challenging me.

I spat the senbon I was chewing at, and it made a hole through his head.

Smoke emerged, revealing Naruto. Afterall, he is shorter than Sasuke and me, so I wasn't worried that I might assassinate him.

"Hahaha! Sakura-chan, how did you recognise that it was me!?"

Simply because no one but Naruto will have so much chakra. As I have lived my previous life without chakra, I am quite sensitive to chakra. And Naruto's chakra is like a nuclear bomb amongst the firecrackers of academy students.

"You want to spar, right? Let's have a YOUTHFUL showdown!"

""YOUTH!""

We shouted, and went to the Academy training ground. Compared to Sasuke, the stronger Naruto becomes, the better.

"Hey hey hey! Sakura-chan, I have a new jutsu! Take this!"

He made a handsign, and I was suddenly surrounded by a huge number of Shadow Clones. And each of them had more chakra than me, even though I have slightly less chakra than Sasuke, who has the second most chakra in the class.

They all charged at me, but I threw several senbons, which pierced their way through his army of clones. I made sure that I didn't put the real Naruto in danger. Afterall, I remember who made the handsigns first.

"Where is the real you?"

Knowing Naruto, this 'real' Naruto must be a Shadow Clone. Perhaps he has hidden the real himself beneath the ground? Though, I can't really sense him there.

"Huh? I am the real one."

"Dumbass. As if I would fall for that."

I threw another senbon at his leg, and, he, didn't disappear in smoke. The senbon passed through his leg, leaving a hole.

"AHHHH!"

He screamed as blood gushed out, and I panicked.

"YOU WERE ACTUALLY THE REAL ONE!?"

I immediately rushed to him, and plucked out the senbon, and before I could even start healing him, his wound began to vanish by itself.

Damn, it's even faster than the rate at which I can heal.

"How do you heal so fast?"

"Umm, doesn't everyone?"

Yeah. As if.

I swear, I doubt even with all the training I am doing, I can even 'Catch up' to him and Sasuke in the end, much less surpassing them.

Afterall, I don't want to burn away my life to temporarily keep up with them for some moments.

Ask for Shadow Clones

My inner self reminded me, and I got on the topic.

"Hey Naruto, how about I teach you a cool trick, and you teach me about these solid clones? We will train with BURNING PASSION OF YOUTH-"

"Alright guys. Come to the rooftop. Your sensei is here."

I looked back, and found Kakashi staring at us, especially at me like he doesn't want anything to do with me.

"I look forward to our YOUTHFUL training, Guy-sensei's rival!"

I flashed a smile, and gave him a thumbs up.

And I could swear that I saw him sweating. But hey, maybe it was just my imagination!

I look forward to learning a thousand Jutsus from him.