BSWS CH-2 Is that Sakura Haruno?!

Sakura used the next one month to completely transform herself. Within one month, the changes in her were astonishing.

Fist of all, she completely redid her wardrobe. Using her mum's help, she tailored her current clothes into new forms, making them more suitable for a ninja. Majority of her outfit was now either a Samurai like Yukata & Hakama combo, an ANBU like Plain Vest & Hot Pants combo, or a Shirt & Hot Pants & Hakama combo.

Her new outfits gave her a much more mature look as compared to her previous girly kimonos. With her mother's help she had made sure that any and all her outfits would be combat ready at any point.

On the training front, Sakura mastered Silent Meditation, Chakra Circulation, and Leaf Sticking Exercise within a week. She was so great at it that she could now use a special derivative called Battle Meditation, and even use leaves as Shuriken by reinforcing them with chakra.

Sakura also worked hard on transcending the limits of the three basic academy jutsu. With her efforts, it took her three weeks to improve them.

Her transformation jutsu was now of substantial form instead of illusion. This was similar to Naruto's, except Naruto overcame limit of the jutsu with his overflowing chakra while Sakura did it purely through her immense and continuously improving Chakra control.

She also combined basic clone jutsu with Genjutsu to create her own personal Illusion Clone Jutsu. Apart from making the clones made from refracted light, her technique also sent subliminal messaging to everyone who saw the clones that they were real. The targets would believe that Sakura's clones had substance, similar to rock, water or shadow clones.

Finally, her substitution jutsu didn't just improve in technique, but also in casting speed. She could now cast it without any had sign and the casting time was in microseconds. She was literally able to cast it with just her thoughts.

Moreover, with her chakra control, she could use any object to use the technique, from a log of wood to a simple leaf. The replaced target would be coated in her illusion clone to make it seem that she was still there, until she got hit by the attack.

Finally, her biggest gains were in the Genjutsu techniques. Chameleon Hiding, Leaves in the Wind, and Sakura Blossom Petal Storm, were all mastered to perfection even if she didn't manage to make any improvements in their technique.

Chameleon Hiding was an optical illusion technique. When mastered she could walk carefree in the crowd without them being able to see her. Light would perfectly bend around her, rendering her invisible. Of course it didn't hide her sounds and smell.

Leaves in the Wind was a distraction type Genjutsu. It would subtly make her target lose focus from Sakura, enabling Sakura to attack or escape in that time. This was a hard to use Genjutsu as timing was key in this.

Sakura Blossom Petal Storm was a true battle type Genjutsu. When used, it hindered the target's Sense of Sight, Hearing and Smell with Sakura Petals, Petal Fluttering Sounds, and Intense Flowery Smell respectively. Of course the Sakura petals wont be real, they would just be a Genjutsu.

Apart from all this, Sakura exercised to the limits, using the Basic Physical Training methods to the utmost. At the end of a month, Sakura was not the strongest Kunoichi of her class physically, but she was definitely no longer the weakest.

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On the day of the graduation test, a certain pink haired girl ran towards the Ninja Academy. She had completely transformed in her looks and temperament, making everyone give her a second look.

Sakura was currently wearing a plain white Yukata with a red Hakama and Pink sash. Her hair was tied in a casual side tail, but it somehow gave her a more attractive feel than the headband look she had before.

She wore figure hugging elastic undergarments to make sure she would not be hindered by her body during the test. The reason for that was she noticed that her body was developing faster the more she trained. In one month, her bust and hips had become more noticeable.

Sakura also had weapon pouches on both sides of her waist. She also kept a few hidden weapons below the sleeves of her yukata, strapped secretly to her forearms.

When she arrived at the class, she saw that majority of them had already arrived, except for the blond troublemaker of course. Sakura's arrival, her outfit and her looks made the whole class give her wide eyed glances. Sakura noticed that even Sasuke gave her a look that lasted for more than a few seconds.

Just as she was about to take her seat, she saw Ino rushing to her with a shocked look. Grabbing her hands, Ino sent forth a barrage of questions in an astonished voice.

"Sakura?!! Just what happened to you? You didn't come to class for over a month? And now you arrive like this? No make up? No cute clothes? Have you even given up on your diet? Did you really decide to lose to me and give up on Sasuke??" Ino asked rapidly.

Sakura gave a helpless sigh. She had known that Ino would be like this. The silly feud between them had only started because of Sasuke and their desire to be his girlfriend. But underneath all that, She and Ino had been really close friends.

"It is fine, Ino. I didn't need to attend class since Iruka sensei told that I have already cleared up the theory requirement with one of the highest records ever in the academy."

"As for my looks and other stuff, I got some advice a month before and I acted on it to improve my future career as a Kunoichi. And finally, yes you could say that I have given up on Sasuke." Sakura replied to Ino while taking her back to their seat.

"Hmm, I didn't think you would give up like that. Hmph, mind you I didn't think for a second that you might win his heart, but I certainly didn't think you would give up." Ino said, trying to act spoiled and haughty.

"You can think of as me receiving an epiphany." Sakura said "I just pondered on the advice I received, took a calm and hard look on my situation and decided to make the current changes. And if you still want to pursue Sasuke I will support you, Ino." Sakura said with a calm smile and patted Ino's cheek.

Ino for a moment was stunned and felt like she was a child who was comparing herself to an adult. But she shook of that feeling immediately and glanced at Sakura thoughtfully. Meanwhile, Sakura greeted and spent the time before exam talking with a bunch of other classmates, like Shikamaru and Hinata.