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("Author's Note")

Flashback

"Flashback speaking"

Author P.O.V.

[New Task: Become Yuhi Kurenai's apprentice

Time Limit: 59 minutes

Reward: 100 points, Intermediate Chakra Control, 1 random genjutsu]

Finally!

After more than 3 weeks of doing nothing but doing D-Rank Missions and practicing, a new task has been notified in the system.

Become Kurenai's apprentice?

It is guaranteed that she will become an expert in Genjutsu and if she is lucky, she will not only become Kurenai's apprentice but also become Tsunade's apprentice, her chakra control will be stronger.

Y/N couldn't understand Sakura's brain anymore.

According to the anime, Sakura's chakra control is really blessed, probably the same with genjutsu so why didn't she let Kurenai teach her genjutsu in the time skip?

"Hello, Y/N!"

Speaking of Sakura, within 3 weeks of being together as a Team, Sakura's favorability has become 20.

But she didn't know that Sakura was becoming too clingy with each passing day.

"Hello too, Sakura!" Y/N greeted back.

Sakura examined Y/N from head to toe because she felt something was different about Y/N.

"Ahm... What's wrong, Sakura?" Y/N asked as she stuck her two index fingers together like Hinata in anime.

"Nothing." Sakura answered while checking Y/N's whole body again. "I feel like you're even more charming because you look happy."

Y/N stopped.

Looks happy?

She is happy, yes, because the system has a new task but she is always happy when she talks to her teammates, so why did Sakura only say this now?

She knows that her smiles are only fake.

Sakura chuckled at Y/N's reaction. Her teammate is really cute especially when she was nervous, shocked, and any other negative emotions.

[+5 favorability from Haruno Sakura Current Favorability: 25(She is interested in your emotion)]

Although born from a civilian family, Sakura was blessed with a unique intelligence that was superior to her peers which also resulted in a different mentality.

What Sakura likes about Sasuke, is his temperament that is so gloomy as if he is ready to kill and Sakura can't help herself to love that gloomy expression of Sasuke.

The more Sasuke rejects her, the more she wants Sasuke.

But the plan changed when she met her new teammate who was very good at making people believe with her smiles.

She wanted to know why her teammate's smile was fake so she befriended her.

But as time went on, the plan became failed because she didn't think that her new teammate will be this interesting.

'Make more expressions like that, Y/N.'

"Are you going home? Can I come with you?" Sakura asked you Y/N while combing her hair.

Y/N smiled forcefully.

She intended to find Neiji now to brush her favor but she had no choice but to go with Sakura.

Sakura didn't know but she often noticed Y/N there in a training ground so she decided to watch over her all night and she actually see this interesting teammate stalking a genius Hyuga, Hyuga Neiji.

Neiji is also a genius like Sasuke-kun, but he likes to talk about destiny while Sasuke likes to talk about revenge.

"Are you going to the training ground again?" Sakura asked while they were walking and also watching the expression on Y/N's face.

Was she aware of her plan?

How did Sakura know she was always stalking Neiji in training ground?

'System?' Y/N asked the system that was now pretending to be ignorant of what happened.

[You said last time that I would turn off the notification if it wasn't Itachi, so I didn't say that Sakura was watching you all the time.]

Y/N returned to reality and answered, "Yes, I don't want to be considered the weakest in our Team."

Obviously according to what Y/N said, the weakest is to Sakura because she is underestimating her.

Instead of getting angry, the smile on Sakura's lips grew even bigger.

It's sadistic if it's sadistic.

It's crazy if it's crazy.

But Sakura really likes people who dislike her.

Maybe because she was a civilian and entered the same classroom with heirs and heiresses, people always looked down on her and she was tired of proving herself.

"Do your best in your practice, Y/N-chan." Sakura replied with a smile while looking to the road.

Y/N's heart suddenly throbbed.

She knew Sakura was hurt by what she said, she should apologize but she didn't know how.

"Just come with me to practice, Sakura, so we won't be the weakest now in our team." Y/N said and pulled Sakura's hand to run to that training ground.

Sakura let her hand pulled away.

She stared at Y/N's lilac hair blowing in the wind as they continued to run.

Sakura's smile disappeared.

She bent down and removed Y/N's hand.

Y/N stopped and turned to Sakura. The event is like a blow of wind, Sakura's previously smiling eyes were replaced by determination as she immediately kicked Y/N in the stomach causing Y/N to sit on the ground.

'Did the Inner Sakura merge with the Outer?' Y/N asked the system but the system didn't answer anymore.

Sakura raised her foot to step on Y/N's face when suddenly Y/N grabbed Sakura's foot and flipped it over.

Y/N stood up from lying on the ground and prepared her fighting position.

"What's wrong Sakura?!" Y/N asked Sakura who didn't even blink or answer her question.

She doesn't know what's going on and she doesn't care.

She can't losed in the fight that will happen today.

"Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique!" After Sakura said that, Y/N's entire environment seemed to change.

The previous playground ended up in a desert where the sun was shining brightly and only Sakura and her were there.

Sakura's mother was a Jonin known for genjutsu, which is why she was already trained in genjutsu at a young age.

But she doesn't show it.

What is the point of showing her value if it is not enough to prove herself to others?

Genjutsu!

She was caught there.

She practiced taijutsu but forgot to practice genjutsu.

'Help me figure out how to get out of this genjutsu.' Y/N said to the system using her mind.

[The fight the genjutsu, there are two options

The first option is for the ninja to stop the flow of chakra in their body, and then apply an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the caster's chakra.]

Y/N didn't quite understand the system's answer but she tried to understand it.

Y/N closed her eyes.

Strong willpower, she needs that.

Y/N tried to stop the genjutsu with her own willpower even though she knew she would lose because Sakura did have an inner one.

[New Task: Defeat Sakura's genjutsu Time Limit: 1 minute

Reward: 100 points]

The system notification made Y/N even more eager to get out of the genjutsu and she started it by pinching her palm hard.

She did not care about the pain.

It's like in a dream, you have to come back to your senses to get out of the genjutsu and the way she came up with was to hurt herself physically and not mentally.

Y/N's vision slowly blurred.

The genjutsu is gone but she is still confused by reality and the illusion.

"Ahhh!!!!" Y/N yelled as she stabbed my palm one more time with the kunai in her pocket.

And this time, Y/N really get out to the genjutsu and smiled victoriously while her palm was full of blood that was still dripping on the ground.

Her appearance is scary.

Smiling while laughing

In her right palm was full of blood that was struggling to drip.

For some reason, Y/N's breathing slowed and her eyes blurred.

"Bogsh!" the sound of Y/N's body hitting the ground and Sakura's scream mixed with concern was heard.

Sakura started to cry.

She was really worried.

She never thought that her genjutsu would reach this level.

She just wants to help.

Why is she always mistaken for the wrong one?

The group of people came out of the tree.

Two large and six smalls figures. They were Kurenai and Asuma along with their students who were still watching the fight Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Shino, Kiba, and Hinata.

They were amazed at what the two civilian friends showed that could be considered a genius.

On the other hand, the system silently watches what is happening and it can't help but feel deja vu.

(A/N: It's been a long time and sorry for late update because it's hard being an STEM student and a part time writer)