Naruto:Guru System
Ch 13: Tense Emotions

Sanada approached Sakura, who still looked a bit lost.

" Sakura, believe in yourself. You can do it."

"Umm, sensei.. Can we not do it?" Sakura said to Sanada. "Actually, I'm fine if Sasuke replaces me this time.."

For Sakura, the clash between Sanada and Sasuke clearly left her clueless as to what to do.

On one side was her lover from the academy, and on the other was her teacher, who, despite having only met her for less than a week, cared deeply for her.

' If Sensei and Sasuke don't clash, then it's best for everyone. Sensei also has to understand this..'

But contrary to Sakura's expectations, Sanada's expression this time was filled with disappointment,

This was the first time she had seen Sanada make this face to her, and she somehow felt very sad in her heart.

'No. please sensei. please don't look at me like that...'

Sakura wanted to scream, but her words were stuck in her throat. His eyes started to get wet, but then he felt Sanada's finger pricking his forehead.

"Stupid murid! Didn't I tell you to respect yourself more? You are my precious disciple, so why should I let someone else take your place. Now go over there and show the edgy boy your progress!"

The next moment Sakura found out, Sanada had already brought her in front of Sasuke, with Sanada standing between them.

"Okay, the battle has been decided. Now take your battle position!" Sanada's words echoed throughout the forest, waking Sakura from her daze.

"Sensei, I.." Sakura tried to persuade her sensei, but this time, another voice came and cut off her words.

"Enough!!! Did you underestimate me, too?" Sasuke said with a face full of anger towards Sakura.

Sasuke had enough of this. Sanada said a weak civilian woman like Sakura was worth more to teach than her? He will prove to Sanada the true power of the Uchiha clan.

It was at this moment that Sakura knew that fighting was inevitable.

With aversion in his mind, he also began to take up his battle stance.

"Battle begins!" Signalling Sanada, signalling the start of the battle.

"Sakura, come on, I'll give you a chance to attack first! We Uchiha never bluff the weak!"

Sakura's face frowned slightly as she looked a little uncomfortable.

"Can I really?"

"Yes, because once I shoot, you won't have a chance to shoot" Sasuke said proudly.

At this moment, Sakura no longer looked at Sasuke but rather looked at Sanada. And only after he saw Sanada nod, did he become determined.

"Well, as you wish..." Sakura. "I'll attack now."

Sakura's figure suddenly flashed.

After training with Sanada, Sakura was able to put chakra in her legs to increase her speed to a whole new level.

This kind of speed is still like a kid's game ahead of a real Jonin like Sanada, but for Sasuke, that's more than enough.

"Very fast!"

Sasuke's pupils shrunk, unknowingly regretting it.

It means that when Sakura appears once again, she will most likely not be able to dodge Sakura's attack.

"Damn it! I'm the last kid from Uchiha, I can't lose!"

In the blink of an eye, Sakura had already reached Sasuke's position.

Sasuke looked at Sakura in disbelief. But it's too late.

Sakura had already clenched her fists and threw them into Sasuke's stomach.

"Bang!"

Sasuke only felt a tremendous force hit his stomach.

His body was thrown several meters away, but it was still not enough to make him lose his ability to fight.

Sanada looked at the battle in front of him and sighed. ' It seems Sakura is still too kind-hearted. He could finish it in just one strike before, but he decided to let the water go.'

Of course, this is in line with Sanada's predictions. In fact, it would only be surprising if Sakura could so cruelly end Sasuke's career in one hit.

The two continued to fight, and eventually, Sasuke managed to catch Sakura's hand due to her strong determination.

"Ha... Ha... Finally caught you! I won't let you run away again!" Sasuke looked at Sakura with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Finally it was his turn to reply.

But at this moment, Sanada appeared between the two.

"Enough, Uchiha Sasuke won this battle!"

Sanada separated the two because he knew the battle was over. Sakura's indecision has brought her own loss, but it will also be a good lesson for Sakura.

"Teacher, i..." Sakura's face now showed a complicated expression.

"You've done good enough. But sometimes, kindness to your enemies will only bring death to yourself." Sanada said while patting Sakura's head.

He knew the road was still long, and that was enough for now.

On the other hand, Sasuke who saw the scene of Sanada treating Sakura well after defeating Sakura felt very upset.

"Hey, I've defeated that girl, so-"

" The silence!"

Just this time Sasuke felt the true horror of Sanada. His body shivered, and Sasuke felt his knees weaken.

"Do you think you won because you were strong? The winner of this battle, you should know the answer yourself, right? Stop fooling yourself too much!"

" I..."

Sasuke wanted to refute, but what Sanada said was the truth. He clenched his fists and hit the ground hard. Other than his time with his brother, this was the first time he felt so frustrated.

"If you still want to take up training, you're welcome to go to the tree-climbing exercise with Hibachi and Ami, but other than that, I think you already know where you are."

Sanada leaves with Sakura, leaving behind a frustrated Sasuke. Sasuke cursed and shouted, but in the end, he still decided to join the tree climbing training with Hibachi and Ami.

#to be continue