Of Chakra and Magoi

Naruto X Magi The Labyrinth of Magic

Strong!Sakura

Summary: What if Haruno Sakura is a Magi and have been reborn three times? On her 4th rebirth, Sakura is born into the world of Shinobi, where instead of Magoi, chakra ruled. Armed with magic and knowledge from her previous 3 lives, Haruno Sakura take on the world as a kunoichi from Konoha. Can she survive with chakra alone? Or will she depend on magic?

Disclaimer: I do not own both of the series but the OCs are all mine

Warning: Typos, grammar errors

CHAPTER 9

Kakashi can't train them so he assigned a special Jounin named Ebisu to take care of them. Sakura have doubts about this guy, especially when Naruto called him 'Closet Pervert' However, she trust Kakashi's judgement... For now. She suspect that their teacher want to train Sasuke. Understandable, since Sasuke will be up against Gaara. Sakura wonders how Gaara is doing at the moment. The beating he got from Lee isn't exactly something you can recover easily. She wonders if all Jinchuuriki heal quickly or it is just Naruto.

Ebisu seems to be a serious and studious person. He tried to explain theories to Naruto but the blonde didn't really get it. Hands on practice is the best method to teach him. So the man brought them to their training spot... A hot spring. Ebisu flusters under her judging gaze. "We will be training here at the hot springs. I will teach you how to walk atop the hot spring water."

That is interesting. Sakura recall Kakashi and Zabuza did it before. Since Naruto don't like theories, Ebisu demonstrated it to them. "First, you gather chakra on your feet. Then as you continually expend a set amount of chakra, you match it with the weight of your body." He take a step onto the water. Naruto looked at him an awe as he stood proudly on water, as if it's just a slippery floor. Naruto tried to do it but his chakra is too weak and he fell to the water. "I forgot to tell you that this bath water is 60 degrees. If you continue to fail, you'll become a boiled egg." Geez, why don't he tell them that from the beginning? Glancing at Ebisu's feet, Sakura channel chakra to her feet. Keep expelling an amount of chakra, just like magoi when using Gravity magic. Just like tree climbing, she got it the first time.

"Aaah! Not fair Sakura-chan!" Naruto whines as she stood on the water. Ebisu smiled at her in acknowledgement. Naruto tried it again. This time he managed to stay afloat. He looked passed them and jaw dropped. "Aaaaah!" He pointed behind them. However Naruto lose his balance right after and fall back to the water. Both of them turned around. A man with long white hair is in the middle of peeping the women's bath. A well meaning Ebisu tried to stop him but the pervert summons a large toad. The animal simply flick its tongue on Ebisu and the guy is knocked out. And Kakashi called him a special Jounin. Naturally, Naruto got angry because their training got disrupted.

"What's with that huge frog?! Who are you?!" Naruto yelled, pointing at Jiraiya.

The pervert grins and hold a pose. "Thanks for asking! Mt. Myobokugama's Holy Master Sennin, also known as the Toad Sennin! Remember it!" The word 'sennin' caught her attention. Is is possible that this man is the same as Orochimaru...? And actually know him?

"Hey! You perverted sennin! What did you do?! He was supposed to train us!" Naruto point to the still unconscious Ebisu. "Look at what you did to him!"

"It's because he got in the way of my work." The old man rummaged inside his kimono. "I'm a writer. I'm working on a novel." He pulled out a very familiar orange book.

"AAAAAH! THAT IS!" Naruto pointed at the Icha Icha. "That's a nasty book!" Sakura tune them out as they yelled at each other. She took the time to check on Ebisu. No lasting damage but seriously? A Jounin defeated so easily? A 'poof' grabbed her attention. Sakura turn around to see Naruto use the Sexy no Jutsu on the old man. He loves it. He's not even denying being a super pervert. Well, at least he's willing to take responsibility...

...Now that just sounds so wrong...

While their attention are preoccupied with Naruto's another attempt, Sakura notice the rukh around the man. They like him... And his magoi is quite large too... He is not a regular man. It caught her interest that this man notices there's something wrong with Naruto's chakra. "That's..." Sakura's eyes widened when he fixed Naruto's seals. After that, Naruto has no problem walking on water. While the blonde are whooping in joy, she tugged his kimono. "Are you by any chance know about Orochimaru?" She whispered. Toad Sennin's eyes narrowed at that. "I saw him messing with Naruto's seal a while ago... Thank you for fixing it. I'll trust Naruto in your care."

"Don't you want me to oversee your training?" He looked at her a bit puzzled now.

Sakura shakes her head. "Naruto need someone who will focus on him 100%. I don't want to interfere. Besides, I still want to gamble with this guy." She pointed to Ebisu. "Also, I want to surprise everyone with my improvement." Especially Kakashi and Sasuke as well. "Oh and I will be busy with something other than training..."

Sandaime have asked her to meet him at the Hokage Tower. No doubt he want to talk about Orochimaru. Kakashi is already waiting for her at the entrance. "Hello, Kakashi. Have you heard?"

"About Ebisu? Yeah, I did. He'll be back on his feet tomorrow morning. I know that his first impression is not that great but trust me, Ebisu is quite good." He scratched the back of his head, offering her an apologetic smile.

"That's all right. At least Naruto got someone more suited to teach him."

"I've heard. It's Jiraiya-sama the Toad Sennin isn't it?" Ah, so the pervert old man is really more than a peeping tom. If Kakashi even use 'sama', that means he is not just any ninja. He do know about Orochimaru and Kyuubi. "He's the one who wrote Icha Icha you know."

"Yes, I know. You're a pervert, Kakashi."

"No sensei?" He feigned a hurt look.

Sakura pointedly ignore him as they arrive at the basement. The Third Hokage is already there, along with Miratashi Anko. "Thank you for coming here, Sakura. I'm sorry for giving you such a short notice. Especially when you are training... You see, I have a request for you..." Sakura motion him to go on. "I'd like you to unseal Orochimaru's cursed seal on Anko. Can you do that?" She don't have any saying yes to the request but the main issue is can she make sure that Anko will survive the process?

"How long have you have that seal?" She asked Anko.

"...About more than a decade." She hesitantly answered. It is clear that she is doubting her. A genin is able to cure her condition while adults can? Sakura don't blame her for being skeptical. But Sakura is not just an ordinary child...

"I am not going to lie. It will be difficult. Orochimaru's chakra have stayed inside you so long. To completely purify it is a very delicate process. You might lose your life. Are you sure you still want to do it?"

Anko is silent for a moment before answering. "As long as I still have this cursed seal, I will never be completely free from him... I want to sever all ties with my former teacher. If it cost my life, then so be it."

"Well said" Sakura whipped out her staff. The rukh are circling around her in response to her magic. Anko's eyes widened at them. Sakura tapped the floor and magic circle appeared, shining brightly. Turning to Anko, she smiles. "Let's start shall we?"

...

Kakashi watched in amazement as Sakura is pulling out a black matter out of Anko's body. Anko is lying unconscious at the centre of the magic circle while Sakura stood before them, concentrating. The black matter, Orochimaru's chakra, is being transferred to the jewel in Sakura's hand. At first the cursed seal spread around Anko, clinging to her body but Sakura pulled them anyway. The magic circle helped preventing the cursed seal from spreading. Kakashi have activated his Sharingan. Sakura's magoi is fighting against Orochimaru's chakra. Next to him, the Hokage is watching with a serious expression.

Approximately 3 hours have passed when Sakura finishes the 'operation'. The seal on Anko's neck disappeared. Sakura sat on the floor, exhausted. The operation this time went by quicker but... "I really need to increase my stamina..." She wipe sweat off her forehead. "She'll be all right now. Anko-san is now free." She smiled at Anko's sleeping face. The magic circle disappears. "We still need to see her condition for the next few days. Orochimaru's chakra did stayed inside her body for quite awhile."

"I will assign medic nins to watch over her. You need to concentrate on your training." Hokage said. "You've done what no one could possibly do. To cancel Orochimaru's curse mark."

Sakura simply smiled at that. "I'm glad that my years of research and practice are not just a naught." She paused. "Should I hang onto this or you want to keep this yourselves? For safekeeping?" She shows him the jewel that contains Orochimaru's chakra. Anything related to Orochimaru is dangerous. It will best if someone like Hokage hold onto it. Or to keep it somewhere Orochimaru won't be able to have access to.

The Hokage shook his head. "No, it's best if you keep it. Orochimaru might try to give Sasuke the curse mark again. Or if you want to purify his followers." His followers huh? Perhaps some of them don't blindly follow him... That is something to keep in mind. Maybe she can strike a deal with one of them. Just maybe. "It's getting late. It's best for you to go home."

"Do you want me to accompany you?" Kakashi offered. "After all, you just performed a difficult... surgery."

"I'm not some damsel in distress you know."

"I know" Kakashi's visible eye looked at her amused.

"But you don't want to take any chances. All right. Walk me halfway there."

"Deal"

The two of them walked in comfortable silence. Passerby looked at them strangely, no doubt thinking of why a man walking with a very much younger girl at this hours. The shinobi ones though, recognise her as Kakashi's pupil and figured that they just returned from training. For once, Kakashi is not reading Icha Icha. Sakura figures it's because it's too dark out and he doesn't want to damage his one good eye. Having a Sharingan is enough burden to bear. Sakura wants to ask about his Sharingan but it doesn't feel like the right moment to ask...

"Say, Sakura..."

"Hmmm?"

"You taught Lee magoi manipulation." It's more like a statement than a question. "You said that your thing must not be known by many people... Not now at least. So why?"

"Lee saw me by accident. Then he managed to do it despite only seen it once." To this day, Sakura is still awed by that fact. "For someone who is not a mage... Not even my kings can do that... Not in my past lives. Lee is that special. Of course I won't let him waste away." That much potential... Wasted because of shinobi ignorance. "I'll say this again Kakashi. You may be a former member of ANBU, part of a clan, a Jinchuuriki... That doesn't mean that you can master magoi manipulation. I can try to teach you but I'm sure as heck that you can't master it in one month. I'm sorry."

Kakashi didn't say anything. Sakura don't doubt that the thought of learning magoi manipulation crossed his mind but they both know that rather than Kakashi... Sasuke need all the help he can get. He will be up against Gaara after all. None of his current jutsus will be able to get past Gaara's sand. Sakura trust Kakashi to come up with something. There is no way they will let Sasuke go against that guy without any sort of preparation. Kakashi need to focus on the Uchiha 100%. Her presence only will distract them. Kakashi with her whole Magi business and Sasuke with her abilities. It's best for them to steer away from each other until the test is over.

Sakura also must focus 100% on her training. She need to get stronger. Shinobi wise. The issue with Orochimaru and Otogakure will come up eventually. She don't expect the Hokage to tell her everything but she knows that he will do everything in his power to protect Konoha. Everyone have their own tasks to complete. Sakura sighed. So many things to do... And so little time.

"Well, we're halfway there to my house. Thanks for walking me this far Kakashi." She turned to face Kakashi. Her teacher simply pat her head. "Good night sensei"

"Good night Sakura"

2nd semester finally done. I'm going to catch up with my drawings and other fanfics. I will also use the break to you know, resting

The 1 month period before the final rounds always interest me. I think there are so many ways to fill in the blanks in that time period. It might take more than 2 chapters. Who knows? There's just too many possibilities!

Thank you for reading~

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