It's better to be a rebel ninja than to be a Hokage

Everything happened too fast.

Ino confirmed Naruto's chakra.

Sakura therefore ran in the direction of Naruto.

And then——the two of them didn't have time to think, their eyes were blinded by the sudden strong light.

After temporary blindness, the restored vision allows for the visible fluctuations of "air".

The "air" vibrated everything it passed by, and the Konoha Intelligence Department that was originally in front of the two people turned into ruins in an instant.

"Ino!"

Sakura called out Ino's name anxiously. She turned around suddenly and hugged Ino, who still looked a little dazed, tightly in her arms.

At the same time, the fluctuating "air" rushed over!

What followed was a deafening explosion.

Light, shock waves and sound followed each other's propagation speed and manifested themselves on Sakura and Ino in turn.

But as I said before, everything happened too fast.

It is now meaningless to think about whether this brief moment occurred within one second or two seconds.

Although Sakura and Ino were not at the center of the explosion, the dust and debris raised by the explosion still buried them shallowly.

"Sakura?"

In the previous explosion, Sakura held Ino in her arms, shielding her from most of the impact and dust. However, Ino, who originally had long, bright light golden hair and was bright and beautiful, now became dusty and dirty.

"Sakura!"

Ino fearfully called Sakura's name again and again, praying humbly for a response that would reassure her.

"I...it's okay..."

Sakura, who was pressing on Ino, coughed lightly and finally responded to Ino's cry.

Sakura shook her head to shake off the scattered dirt mixed in her pink hair, then she released her arms around Ino and stood up again.

"I'm a medical ninja who learned from the Fifth Hokage. Don't worry about me."

After adjusting her breath, Sakura gathered the chakra in her palms and pressed them on her sides, performing the Palm Fairy Technique to begin healing the hidden injuries in her body caused by the shock wave of the previous explosion.

He once again repeated his physical condition to Ino, asking her not to overthink it.

Even while performing the Palm Fairy Technique on herself, Sakura was still concerned about whether Ino was injured: "What about you, Ino, are you feeling unwell?"

In response to Sakura's question, Ino just shook her head.

During the explosion, Sakura's emergency response was impeccable and Ino was well protected by her.

As for those "nothing more" than flesh wounds on Ino's skin, after an explosion of this magnitude, it was no exaggeration to say that Ino was "intact".

Sakura carefully examined Ino's body, and only after confirming that Ino was not lying to comfort her did she finally concentrate on healing herself.

"Mr. Haiyi and Shikamaru and the others—"

"Sakura, I'm going to go find my father and Shikamaru first—"

Sakura and Ino both spoke at the same time.

Now the two of them have survived the crisis for the time being, but the others in the Intelligence Department...

"They're still alive."

Ino said.

She ran towards the center of the explosion in the Intelligence Department, and the Yamanaka clan's perception ability came in handy at this time.

But Ino could not feel any comfort at all.

According to Ino's perception, after the explosion, the chakra of nearly three-quarters of the ninjas completely dissipated and could no longer be sensed.

This means they died in the explosion.

Although Ino can still sense the chakra of her father Yamanaka Inoichi, and her fellow ninja team members Shikamaru and Choji.

But except for Shikamaru who was in slightly better condition, the chakra of the other two were extremely weak.

It's like a candle in the wind, which may go out at any time.

Looking at Ino's panicked back, the treatment of the Palm Fairy Technique came to an end, and Sakura followed closely behind.

Ino and Sakura used their memories to find the ruins of the interrogation room that had been razed to the ground.

"Shikamaru!!!"

Faced with the Intelligence Department that had already changed beyond all recognition, the two were surprised that Shikamaru had managed to save himself before they arrived.

Shikamaru sat cross-legged on the ruins with the unconscious Choji beside him.

"Ino, Sakura! Are you two okay?"

Shikamaru was also surprised by the appearance of Sakura and Ino.

He tried to stand up in a hurry, but forgot that he couldn't use his dominant hand at all.

Shikamaru frowned in pain and looked helplessly at his right hand which was in a strange posture due to dislocation.

"This is going to be troublesome."

He still had that familiar complaining tone.

"Let me do it..."

Sakura half-knelt down and came to Shikamaru's side. She put one hand on Shikamaru's right shoulder and the other hand held Shikamaru's right arm, and warned: "It may hurt a little."

Without waiting for Shikamaru to answer, Sakura had already lifted Shikamaru's right arm and restored his dislocated right hand.

Shikamaru waved his reattached right hand, while Sakura had already focused her attention on the unconscious Choji.

"Chouji's injury...what happened just now?"

There were noticeable scars on the front of Choji's body, most of which were caused by the heat and shock waves from the explosion.

Sakura stretched out her hands and used the Palm Fairy Technique with both hands at the same time to start giving first aid to Shikamaru.

"It's Naruto."

Shikamaru replied, "In order to protect me, Choji used the Multiplication Technique to block most of the damage from the explosion for me."

Hearing this answer, Sakura just remained silent.

But the surroundings were not quiet. The Konoha alarm, indicating enemy invasion, had been sounded, and the entire Konoha was immersed in this creepy and unsettling sharp sound.

Now was not the time to complain to Sakura, and it was not in Shikamaru's character to blame his anger on others.

Shikamaru glanced at Choji, whose expression began to ease under Sakura's first aid, and looked up at Ino and said, "Ino, where is Mr. Haiyi?"

The most urgent task is to confirm the information, and the life and death of Yamanaka Inoichi, who has explored the brain of the female ninja from the Hidden Rain Village, becomes crucial.

"it's here!"

Through her own perception, Ino pointed out a precise location in the ruins for Shikamaru.

Shanzhong Haiyi was buried in it and was in critical condition.

"give it to me."

Shikamaru formed seals with his hands, and the dark shadows from under his feet changed their shape, and finally turned into tangible black pillars, supporting the ruins that buried Yamanaka Kaiichi.

"father!"

Ino exclaimed, pulling Yamanaka Ino out of the rubble.

Yamanaka Inoichi was at the real center of the explosion at that time, and his injuries were even more serious than those of Choji.

But he still relied on his willpower to force himself to maintain his emotions.

"Ino, where's Dragonfly?"

After being rescued, Yamanaka Inoichi was more concerned about his companions in the Intelligence Department than his own safety.

The "Dragonfly" he mentioned is named Tobatake Dragonfly. In the Chunin Exam three years ago, he was appointed as the invigilator of the written test. He was a man with white bandages wrapped around his head and a ninja forehead protector covering his eyes.

As Yamanaka Inoichi's subordinate in the Intelligence Department, this time, together with two ninjas, Dule Jiong and Sheng Zhimen, the three of them assisted Yamanaka Inoichi in using the mind-reading technique on the Hidden Rain Ninja Konan.

However, faced with her father's questions, Ino had no way of answering.

His father, Yamanaka Inoichi, was able to survive the center of the explosion by chance, naturally with the help of others.

When Naruto suddenly appeared in the interrogation room, the three people closest to Yamanaka Inoichi were Feizhu Qingting, Dule Jiong, and Sheng Zhimen.

They all died in the explosion, and Feizhu Qingting's death was the most tragic. For some unknown reason, he was cut in half in the explosion and his body was split into two.

"I'll give you emergency treatment now!"

Ino decisively changed the subject. Although her medical skills were not as good as Sakura's, it was enough to perform first aid to save Yamanaka Inoichi's life.

"His injuries are too severe, and your treatment will have little effect. It is better to leave him to the Hokage-sama to save him."

When Ino was about to perform the Palm Fairy Technique, a deep voice sounded beside her.

Those Anbu ninjas wearing animal masks surrounded Yamanaka Ino and Ino in just the blink of an eye.

"who are you?!"

Immediately afterwards, Ino heard Shikamaru's vigilant question again.

"We are not enemies. I am 'Light' and I am a member of the Anbu guard squad that reports directly to the Hokage."

The low voice that had previously reminded Ino immediately showed that it had no hostility and calmed Shikamaru. He squatted down and further observed Yamanaka Inoichi's condition through the mask.

"Don't delay any longer! His head, hands, abdomen and internal organs are all seriously injured. If we continue to waste time like this, even the Hokage may not be sure that he can be saved."

Ino looked at Yamanaka Inoichi, who was still able to maintain his will but already unconscious, and said decisively, "I understand. Thank you for your help."

With the consent of Ino, who was a family member, Deng commanded his subordinates to carefully protect Yamanaka Inoichi.

The next moment, they used the teleportation technique to take Yamanaka Inoichi away from the ruins of the Intelligence Department.

Only Deng, the team leader, remained where he was.

He conveyed the orders given by the Fifth Hokage Tsunade to Shikamaru and Ino.

"Next, you will form a temporary ninja team with me and prepare for the enemy's next attack!"

The alarm sound still lingering in their ears made Shikamaru and Ino, who were Chunin, not object to the orders of Deng, who was a Jonin.

Then Deng's eyes fell on Sakura who was treating Choji: "As for you, you should be the disciple of Hokage-sama, Haruno Sakura?"

Sakura's identity is different from Shikamaru and Ino. She is a serious medical ninja.

In the heart of Konoha, which has become a battlefield, Sakura has the duties of a medical ninja.

"Hokage-sama has also issued an order to coordinate the medical ninjas. You should leave the front line immediately. If the enemy attacks again, the casualties will definitely be more than what we have now! As a medical ninja, your battlefield is in the rear."

"The medical ninjas in the rear should not need me. I can fight on the front lines...!"

Unlike Shikamaru and Ino, Sakura strongly protested against Deng's orders.

"Sakura!"

Shikamaru interrupted Sakura.

Of course he knew what Sakura was thinking, and Ino knew it too.

It is precisely because he knows that compared to Ino, who is unable to persuade her best friend because she cannot bear it, Shikamaru has the responsibility to take on the role of lecturing Sakura among the few people present.

"The tragic scene before your eyes is real, and the instigator of this reality is Naruto."

Shikamaru stood up from the ground and spoke the truth deep in his heart that Sakura couldn't face: "You can't fight against Naruto right now."

"Shikamaru...you're too direct!!"

Ino couldn't help but blame Shikamaru for his words that were inconsiderate of Sakura's feelings.