I AM BACKKKKK- Sakura’s resolve.

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[A/N: Thank you to people who still gave me power stone even after not uploading any chapter.

Sorry for not uploading any chapters past week; I have gotten sick, and now I am better. Currently, I am traveling and will be busy for the next two weeks. I thought of waiting two more weeks, but my exam is coming in July, so I will be busier…

Don't worry; I will push myself to upload whenever I am free.]

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After Naruto talked to the group, he met with Kurenai since their relationship hadn't been made to the public yet.

After finding Kurenai, they both spent a lot of time talking to each other. Naruto then asked, "So you didn't tell Hinata or Tsunade that we started dating?"

Kurenai shook her head and said, "No, I wanted to surprise them after you come back from the trip." Kurenai raised her head and kissed Naruto.

Naruto then pulled her into his lap and deepened the kiss after a few minutes. Naruto then said, "Come for dinner; I will announce our relationship to everyone."

Kurenai smiled happily and buried herself in Naruto's arms. Kurenai then felt Naruto's hard muscles, said, "You became a stud. I can barely hold myself. If you were this handsome, I don't know how handsome you would be when you grow up. But, unfortunately, I will become old and ugly while you enjoy with Hinata and everyone."

Naruto's sweat dropped, and he thought, 'Why the hell did it turn into a depressing atmosphere? She was just complimenting me and suddenly turned depressed?... I don't understand women…even their emotions are wild."

Naruto gripped both her arms and nailed them to the ground, then he used one hand and started massaging her chest while kissing her.

Kurenai was being pleasured and said, "*moan* Naru-kun..umm…not here…."

Naruto then stopped and looked at heavily breathing Kurenai, who was very horny.

Naruto then gently pulled her from the ground into his arms and hugged her.

Naruto said, "You don't have to worry about those things. I will take care of it, believe me….Now let's leave those depressing thoughts. Tell me, how's your progress."

Kurenai looked at Naruto with excitement and said, "I have made huge progress in Genjutsu, and I have trained hard in Taijutsu with Hinata helping me. I can even turn my Genjutsu's into reality."

Naruto looked at Kurenai and was surprised since he didn't give her Kurama clan's Chakra to awaken her bloodline. Instead, it seems she awakened on her own.

Naruto smiled and gently rubbed her head while using {SEAL} to seal any second personality or other personality that will appear in the future. Made her mind a fortress, and even the Yamanaka clan won't be able to do anything to her mind.

Naruto spent time with her and invited her to his house for dinner. After bringing Kurenai to the dinner, he introduced shy Kurenai to everyone and announced his relationship.

Hinata was the first one to congratulate Kurenai, then Mikoto soon followed.

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------------- > Next week at a training ground.

Many people are here at training ground 48 since they have heard that the third student of the Hokage will participate in the Jonin exam.

Konoha 11 also came to see Sakura's Jonin test. Sakura, who saw everyone came to see her was happy but also nervous. Since her sensei told her that she would be fighting someone, she needed to impress that person to become a Jonin.

Suddenly she sensed a large killing intent, she almost fainted, but she stayed strong and thought, 'Such killing intent... I can barely move....is this part of the test?... If so, then after becoming a Jonin, I will propose Naruto-kun. I will not give up.'

The pressure stopped when she heard a voice congratulating her.

"Good, you passed the first test. I would have been disappointed if you couldn't even hold such little intent."

Everyone was looking at Naruto with fear since many Jonin had collapsed already, and Konoha 11 was protected byTsunadee.

Sakura looked behind and saw Naruto looking at her, smiling. When Sakura saw Naruto and how handsome he became, she blushed and started twisting her body, moving her head from side to side with shyness.

Tsunade, who saw Sakura's situation, signed and knew how obsessed she was with Naruto. Even when she was training Sakura, she always mentioned Naruto or asked how to impress him.

Tsunade once thought about what would happen if Sakura heard that her sensei was engaged to Naruto. However, she stuttered for some reason.

Tsunade then said, "SAKURA. Naruto will here test you. If you impress him, then only you will pass."

Sakura, who came out of her delusion, heard her sensei words. She then turned determined and looked at Naruto and nodded.

Naruto then said, "Let's start with Taijutsu; come at me." Then signaled her.

Sakura bowed, powered her body with Chakra, and rushed at Naruto. When she was near, she threw a punch at Naruto's abdomen. Naruto moved sideways, dodging easily.

She then threw a kick aiming at Naruto's chin. Naruto then used his hand and pushed her leg away while tripping her. After that, Sakura started performing a series of punches and kicks, which Naruto effortlessly dodged everything.

Naruto saw that Sakura was slowly losing her confidence, so he said, "That's it? I am disappointed." Right after, Naruto said. He sensed a punch coming, he blocked with one hand, but a huge wave of wind appeared when he caught the punch.

Naruto guessed that an average Jonin body wouldn't be able to keep up with that punch. He then saw Sakura pull her hand, raise her leg and jump on top of Naruto, and say, "{Heavenly Foor of Pain}."

Then, a huge force was released, and the ground below Naruto cracked, and a dust cloud appeared, clouding both Naruto and Sakura.

After the cloud cleared, Naruto was a princess carrying Sakura in his arms. Sakura looked confused about how she got into Naruto's arms but remembered Naruto blocking her attack with a hand which caused her to fall down, but Naruto caught her.

Naruto placed her on the ground and said, "Good! Next, move on to Ninjutsu."

Sakura got up from the ground while blushing and nodded. She then moved back and performed {Earth Style: Sandwich Jutsu}; two enormous rocks appeared on Naruto's opposing sides and rushed at each other to smash everything in between.

When they got close, Naruto raised both his arms and punched them together to his side, which caused the rocks to smash into pieces.

Sakura saw Naruto use his brute force and was surprised. So she then used {Water Style: Water Blade Jutsu} a blade made out of water appeared from her gourd and rushed at Naruto.

Naruto used his own {Water Style: Water Balde} rather than coming from a water supply; a blade appeared from the surrounding mist and sliced Sakura's water blade and disappeared.

Everyone was surprised looking at {Water Blade} that Naruto created using the surrounding mist.

--------------> Konoha 11

Choji, chewing chips, said, " Ah...*Nom* Shika, what do you think?"

Shikamaru shook his head. He was not surprised at Naruto's growth since he was already a monster before they became Chunin.

Ino, who came to see her best friend, said, " Naruto-kun is so talented... I thought I was already close to Naruto's power *sign* Even Sakura surpassed me with all her training. I need to train more... I need daddy.." Ino thought she needed to train more since Asuma couldn't train her in Yamanaka secret arts.

Shikamaru, who heard her, got some weird vibes but soon ignored that feeling and said, " Sakura is Hokage-sama's student, so it's not surprising that she is more powerful than her peers. I have heard that the other two students, Hinata and Karin, were already Jonin."

Lee, who heard him, tightened his fist and said, "I heard that Naruto already surpassed my sensei, and Sakura-chan is becoming more powerful. So I need to double..no triple my training." He raised his fist and declared.

Neji was next to Tenten, and Lee shook his head. He has changed after he has lost to Hinata. First, he was delusional and thought he was a genius, but after meeting with her father and talking to him, he realized that he was just a frog in the well. Then, by observing Hinata, he realized that she surpassed him by a lot and became Elite Jonin. Whenever there was a competition in their clan, she consistently outperformed everyone.

Shino, who looked at Sakura, bit his lower lip in frustration. After joining Team 10, he realized that he was the weakest member, which dealt him a hard blow. He always thought that he was strong because he never went all out and always performed enough not to cause suspension in the academy. After watching them in the academy, he knew that Hinata and Naruto were powerful, but he realized how far behind he was after joining their team.

Once while they were on a mission, Shino encountered a missing-nin. He thought he could handle him but was quickly beaten. He felt powerless and would have died if Hinata didn't save him. After that, Shino has been pushing himself by training very hard. He has received help from his sensei, and sometimes Hinata helped him with Taijutsu since he was weakest.

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Naruto then said, "Low Chakra but good Chakra control. Finally, Genjutsu."

Sakura's surroundings began to change suddenly; another Sakura appeared before her.

Sakura who appeared in front of her and said, "Pathetic! You are weak. Do you want Naruto to notice you? A weak girl like you isn't even worth looking at. I bet Naruto always hated you. He doesn't even like a pathetic girl like you."

When real Sakura heard what the other Sakura said, she was hurt then said, "You don't know anything about me.. Kai.." Sakura knew that it was an illusion, so she used kai to disturb her Chakra flow to release her from the illusion. But no matter how many times she tried, she couldn't release the illusion.

The Dark Sakura said, "Hahaha...See, you are a waste. I bet even Ino hated you; she is even better looking than you. Moreover, you have an ugly forehead; even grown old man will think you are ugly looking at your face."

Tears were forming in Sakura's eyes. She is a strong girl, she has matured a lot recently, but she couldn't hold her tears when the other Sakura revealed her insecurities.

"SHUT UP!!... I am not *Hic* a weak girl anymore...damn it…kai..kai." Sakura was crying and trying to break the illusion. Dark Sakura continuously insulted her, saying that even she can't break a simple illusion and how she is such weak blah blah…

Sakura, who got fed up with Dark Sakura, yelled, "YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING ABOUT ME!!!... I have trained every day and night; I have trained until I fainted every day. I know I am weak, BUT I am not pathetic... I will show Naruto-kun my love and prove it by becoming a strong Kunoichi...KAI!!"

Slowly the surroundings started breaking. Finally, the Dark Sakura smiled and said, "Good luck and.. don't give up.." and disappeared.

Sakura opened her eyes and saw that she was back in the training ground. Sakura shook when she felt Naruto's hand on her shoulder. She then looked at Naruto, who was smiling.

Naruto looked at Sakura and said, "Good Job! I am impressed. You just need to improve your Chakra amount. As my right given to me by the Hokage, I am officially making you a Jonin." Naruto then turned back and started walking towards Tsunade. Sakura wiped her tears and smiled beautifully.

Naruto, who was walking, thought, 'Well, she didn't break the illusion; I pitied her and released her at the end. She does have potential, though..'

Everyone congratulated Sakura. After that, everyone went to Ichiraku to eat.

After eating, Naruto and his group said their goodbyes and went back to Naruo's home.

Late at night, Naruto and Tsunade were sitting together. They both were sitting outside under a tree. Tsunade lay down in Naruto's arms while Naruto brushed her hair with his right hand.

It looks like a romance novel scene from an outside perspective. Tsunade, who was lying in Naruto's arms, while breathing his scent and interlocking her fingers with his other hand, said

"Naruto-kun… You already have two girlfriends and a fiancé; do you plan on getting more?"

Naruto signed and looked at Tsunade, who ruined their romantic moment, and said, "*sigh* I don't know… It might be one, many, or none."

Tsunade, who knew the answer, couldn't help to feel sad and jealous. Naruto informed her before she sighed the marriage contract that he would need to revive his clan and he already has a girlfriend and might fall in love with more, but who doesn't want a strong, handsome, and intelligent man all to themselves.

Tsunade didn't want to make Naruto feel irritated, so she changed the topic and said, "You know, you have caused a lot of commotion while on your journey."

Naruto tilted his head and said, "Like what?" He was careful while he was traveling. Even though he doesn't like to wear a mask, he still doesn't leave any witnesses while stealing or hunting ninjas who wore a headband.

Tsunade said, "While you didn't break any treaties or alliances. Your deeds are well known, like saving Mist Village from a tyrant or killing a sealed demon who was tormenting a village for centuries. You have become a hero to many civilians."

Naruto nodded his head.

Tsunade continued, "Many spies have infiltrated the village…well..tried at least, I took care of them with your crystal ball."

Naruto gave her the crystal ball, an improved version of the previous Hokage's technique to spy on villagers. After Konoha's invasion, he knew that many spies would infiltrate and, most likely, another villager might attack when Konoha was still weak.

Naruto was always scared since he might not have plot armor, unlike canon Naruto, and many accidents or mistakes might happen. However, he wanted Konoha safe and had already decided to make it his stronghold.

Naruto said, "Good! I gifted it so that Konoha would be much safer. Any more news?"

Tsunade thought for a while and shook her head. Naruto asked her because he knew that during this week, Deidara and Sasori would attack Sunagakure (Sand Village) to capture Gaara for his One-Tailed beast.

Tsunade said, "I have heard that the Jinchuriki of Seven tails was attacked. However, Fu, the name of the Seven-tailed Jinchuriki, barely escaped. The last time she was seen with an Oto-ninja around the border of Land of Rice. Gaara of Sunagakure became their Godaime Kazekage( Fifth). It's impressive becoming a Kage at the age of 15."

Naruto nodded and thought, 'I knew that Akatsuki started their Biju hunt from Killua. I have already informed Killua to choose the right time to leave the organization. And finally, I plan to join Gaara's rescue mission to gain more prestige.'