Im Sakura, Rely on Pure Skill

"Watch closely!"

"This is how you use a staff!"

The heavy Golden Staff landed in Sakura's grip. With a low shout, the iron staff—just the right thickness for her grasp—instantly extended, striking the Raikage's chest and sending him flying!

The Raikage's face darkened as he reached to grab the staff. However, he suddenly noticed that the staff pressed against his chest had already retracted in an instant. Sakura planted the staff firmly on the ground and, with another swift motion, extended it tens of meters, sending him soaring into the sky.

As the Raikage prepared to charge forward and knock away the staff, it retracted like lightning from the end held by Sakura.

Holding the staff with both hands, Sakura twisted her body mid-air, her emerald eyes wild with a primal light. With a low shout, she once again extended the staff and struck downward at the Raikage's head!

Faced with this fierce attack, the Raikage's pupils contracted instantly!

*Boom!*

The ground shattered, splitting open!

The combined force of Sakura's monstrous strength, the Golden Staff, and the momentum of her spinning body from mid-air...

This strike!

It split the earth wide open!

The surrounding Cloud Shinobi, who had been encircling the two but dared not intervene, could barely keep their footing. Four or five shinobi even stumbled and fell!

"Boss!"

Darui shouted anxiously.

They couldn't keep fighting!

The Raikage's presence on the battlefield had initially been arranged as a covert mission, but now, due to this incident, he was completely exposed to everyone.

They had hoped to rescue Yugito Nii, but not only had they failed, C had sacrificed himself in the process.

Now that so many had witnessed the Raikage's presence, the command of this war had naturally shifted from Dodai to the Raikage in the minds of the Cloud Shinobi.

Meanwhile, Konoha's forces were advancing in full force. The battlefield desperately needed the Raikage to take charge!

This was no place for him to recklessly fight to the death with a Hokage's disciple!

If they truly wanted to kill her, they could always arrange for Killer Bee to handle it later with their unbeatable AB Combo technique, delivering a swift and decisive Thunder Plow Hot Knife!

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Sakura observed her fight with the Raikage from a third-person perspective, feeling slightly disoriented.

Although this was her second time experiencing it, the previous instance had been too brief. Now, she could clearly perceive the current situation.

She also began to understand what "Inner Sakura" truly was.

It was essentially a mutated existence formed from the fusion of her original will, her fragmented personality, and the combined influences of both her past and present lives.

Though it sounded bizarre, it could roughly be described as:

Sakura (original) + Inner Sakura (original) + Past-life self + Present-life self = Inner Sakura (transformed)

This entity had inherited everything from War Arc Sakura, including her split personality, making it a true and complete inheritance.

In essence, it was the fusion of four distinct mental forces within a single body.

As everyone knows, Sakura in the original series had a talent for genjutsu.

This talent stemmed from her strong mental power—essentially, her yin release abilities.

Thus, Inner Sakura represented her yin chakra.

A ninja's chakra is composed of both physical and mental energy, corresponding to yang and yin release, respectively.

What happens when one side becomes overly dominant?

An imbalance between yin and yang.

The current situation was the best example. Out of a life-preserving mechanism, Inner Sakura had been born.

Because of her overwhelming mental power, she had finer control over her body and could react to attacks that her "outer self" couldn't.

And since she had grown up alongside Sakura, everything "outer Sakura" learned, Inner Sakura also mastered.

To restore balance, Sakura needed stronger yang release.

In the original series, Sakura lost her Inner Sakura likely because she trained under Tsunade in medical ninjutsu, strengthening her yang release and inadvertently resolving the existence of Inner Sakura.

Moreover, since Tsunade was her mentor, she never thought of studying genjutsu, leading to her formidable yin release being wasted...

Sakura's expression darkened as she watched her own figure battling the Raikage.

That guy Uchiha Itachi probably recognized Inner Sakura back then, didn't he...?

Although she hated to admit it, Uchiha Itachi was probably the greatest genjutsu user in the ninja world.

Perhaps only Uchiha Kagami, who had created Izanami centuries ago, could surpass him in genjutsu mastery.

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Standing on the command platform, Jiraiya observed the chaotic battlefield where both sides were tangled together, his expression calm.

Having experienced the Great Ninja Wars, he faced this battle with a tranquil heart.

This sudden war was both a mission to rescue Sakura and an opportunity to break the stalemate.

With no clear understanding of what the Cloud Shinobi were planning and knowing from Kurenai's report that the Raikage had already secretly arrived on the battlefield, Jiraiya had decided to take the initiative and disrupt the deadlock.

If they didn't know what the enemy was plotting, they'd simply stir up the entire battlefield.

The Two-Tails' jinchūriki was already captured, and the Raikage was entangled with Sakura. According to Kakashi, who had just returned and rushed back with a small unit, Darui was also with Sakura.

Then...

The tall, white-haired man stroked his chin and vanished in an instant, charging toward the center of the battlefield!

Ninjutsu of various types, shurikens, and kunai flew everywhere. Jiraiya swiftly dealt with a Cloud Shinobi who got too close.

Tilting his head, he caught a flying kunai and sliced his palm, blood instantly flowing.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

It wasn't just one summoned beast—but three!

The Three Ruffians of Mount Myoboku!

Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro!

The moment these massive toads appeared, the battlefield fell into a brief silence.

Everyone recognized these iconic summons!

One of the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, had personally joined the battlefield!

The Konoha forces erupted in cheers, while the Cloud Shinobi fell into a stunned silence.

Those who knew the Raikage had already arrived instinctively glanced at Dodai on the command platform.

It was as if they were silently asking...

"Commander, Jiraiya is here. Where's our Raikage?"

Dodai glanced at the sun dipping westward and calmly said, "Prepare to retreat..."

Before the word "retreat" was fully spoken, a violent burst of lightning exploded, kicking up clouds of dust as it raced toward Jiraiya!

"Raikage-sama!"

"It's Raikage-sama!"

"Raikage-sama is here!"

The Cloud Shinobi erupted into cheers. But as they looked at the Raikage on the battlefield, their voices gradually faded.

Why?

Because the Raikage looked utterly miserable.

The golden armor he always wore was in tatters. Half his face was covered in dust and blood, and his white undershirt was shredded. His entire being radiated an indescribable aura of grief...

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