Sakura Haruno is Usefull

"Water Formation: Shark Bullet!"

As Kisame Hoshigaki completed his hand seals, countless miniature sharks made of water surged toward Sakura!

Standing on the water's surface, Kisame commanded the swarm of sharks, creating a seemingly overwhelming wave that spread across the battlefield.

Uchiha Itachi stood silently to the side, contemplating his next move.

Because of Rasa and Orochimaru's assault on Konoha, combined with the current state of the ninja world, Itachi had an impulsive desire to return to Konoha.

He needed to make his presence known, to remind Sarutobi Hiruzen that he was still alive and to ensure that the promises made to him were upheld.

However, as he observed the weapon in Haruno Sakura's hand, an unusual thought crossed his mind.

To Itachi, his so-called "brother" always came first.

Sakura, calm and composed, reached into her ninja pouch and retrieved a single shuriken. Kisame's malicious gaze glinted with mockery.

A single shuriken?

What could one shuriken possibly accomplish?

"Shuriken Enlargement Technique!"

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Facing Kisame, Sakura held nothing back.

Combining her monstrous strength with two shuriken techniques, she instantly shredded the countless miniature sharks into pieces!

The storm of enlarged, multiplied shurikens swept toward Kisame like a massive shadow overhead.

The wind howled, and the water roared!

Like a raging storm, everything in its path was torn apart by this dark rain.

At this moment, Uchiha Itachi moved!

He sprinted toward Sakura with astonishing speed.

Seeing Kisame forced underwater by her combo attack, Sakura paid him no further attention and turned her focus to Itachi.

Something was wrong!

Sakura immediately sensed danger.

Even with Kisame present, would this sickly man dare to engage her in taijutsu?

Sakura swung her fist without hesitation toward Itachi. He ducked swiftly, evading the blow, and his hands formed seals at lightning speed!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

At such close range, Sakura had no time to evade.

If escape wasn't an option, she wouldn't even try!

Raising her other hand, she unleashed a surge of chakra that roared like a wild beast.

With a resounding roar, the tangible chakra beast instantly shattered the forming Great Fireball!

The momentum of her punch carried forward, aiming directly at Itachi's head.

It was clear that if Itachi took this blow head-on, his skull would be crushed like a watermelon.

However, as the punch neared, Itachi neither dodged nor blocked, as if frozen in place.

The punch landed squarely, but instead of striking flesh, Itachi's body dissolved into a flock of crows scattering into the air!

Genjutsu?!

When?

Sakura frowned as she watched the crows flutter away.

In the next instant, the flock of crows vanished completely. It was evident that the slug hidden under Sakura's collar had neutralized the genjutsu.

Regaining her clarity, Sakura suddenly found herself pinned against a tree, her neck seized by an iron grip.

Emerald eyes flashed with fury as she prepared to counterattack, but her gaze locked onto a pair of crimson Sharingan spinning like shuriken.

Tsukuyomi!

In that moment, Sakura felt herself pulled into a bizarre world.

The sky was black, the ground beneath her was blood red, and her own body was entirely gray.

She was bound to a cross, unable to break free no matter how hard she tried.

"Give up. This is my world."

Itachi's cold, emotionless voice echoed as his figure appeared before her.

"In this realm, I control time and space."

"No matter how long you remain here, only a fraction of a second will pass in the outside world."

"So, don't expect your summon to rescue you from this genjutsu."

His tone was calm and detached. Itachi had already noticed the slug's presence during their earlier clash.

For an external entity to break a genjutsu, it needed to detect that the target was under its influence.

But Tsukuyomi occurred in an instant, leaving no time for intervention.

Without further words, Itachi conjured a blade in his hand and gazed at Sakura with unflinching resolve.

The girl held tools from the Ninneko clan, which suggested a close connection to Sasuke.

Using Tsukuyomi to severely injure her would only fuel Sasuke's hatred toward him.

As for killing her...

Sakura was Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciple. If she were to die...

Itachi's thoughts wandered briefly to his only brother.

If he killed her, Sasuke's life would become even harder.

After all, he had sacrificed everything to pave the way for Sasuke. He couldn't let it all end here.

The blade in his hand thrust mercilessly toward Sakura's chest. If nothing changed, this strike would pierce her body without hesitation.

"Don't assume that because this is a genjutsu, it's insignificant."

Itachi's voice continued, calm yet ominous.

"In Tsukuyomi, the pain you experience is no different from reality, so..."

Before he could finish, Itachi froze in disbelief.

What unfolded before his eyes defied all logic!

A slender, pale hand had gripped his wrist, stopping the blade in its tracks.

"Well, well, this is embarrassing."

"To think I'd have to step in to deal with this weasel."

In this monochromatic world, a radiant flash of pink suddenly appeared between Sakura and Itachi.

A glowing pink-haired girl stood confidently, her presence utterly disrupting the bleak atmosphere.

"You?!"

Sakura stared in shock at the figure that resembled her in every detail.

It was... Inner Sakura?

Itachi, equally stunned, felt an unprecedented sense of confusion.

The Mangekyō Sharingan was the pinnacle of Yin Release.

To counter such an advanced visual jutsu, one needed an equally powerful mental strength—a mastery of Yin Release.

Was this being who had interfered with Tsukuyomi the manifestation of Haruno Sakura's Yin Release?

As the realization dawned, Itachi's thoughts turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Was this why he took her as his disciple?

A power strong enough to resist the Mangekyō Sharingan...

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