Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

In Konoha Village, even the commoners were aware that Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Fox were two separate entities. Otherwise, even with the Third Hokage's orders, the villagers would have found a way to eliminate Naruto.

The law doesn't hold accountable the masses, a concept that also applied in Konoha!

By that time, it wouldn't just be a matter of the villagers refusing to sell things to him or giving him the cold shoulder.

But the inner fear and unease needed an outlet—

Jinchuuriki, in all the great ninja villages, no matter what their status, had quite tragic childhoods because the power of the Tailed Beasts, if ever out of control, was simply too terrifying.

Six years ago, the scene of the Nine-Tails wreaking havoc in Konoha was still vivid in Haruno Cho's mind as if it had happened just the day before.

The reason Haruno Cho didn't want Sakura to associate with Naruto was not because he had anything against Naruto himself, but because he feared that if the Tailed Beast inside Naruto lost control, Sakura would get hurt.

The common people in the village might not know the concept of a Tailed Beast, but they roughly understood that the so-called demon fox was sealed inside Naruto. They gave Naruto the cold shoulder, letting their children physically assault Naruto over past rumors, mainly to distance him to prevent their children from getting hurt.

In all parents' eyes, no matter how much they talked about other people's children, what they cared about the most were always their own.

From a "safety" standpoint, the parents of the commoners in Konoha Village were not wrong.

It was just that Naruto had been chosen to be the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails.

"Dad is worried about you getting hurt," Haruno Cho said to Sakura, unable to tell her about the Jinchuuriki issue.

"Dad, are you talking about Naruto having huge Chakra?" Sakura clenched her fists, "Don't worry, I have already refined my Chakra. Naruto is no match for me."

"You've refined your Chakra?" Haruno Cho asked, surprised.

"Of course." Sakura demonstrated her glowing hands technique again, making Haruno Cho sigh at how his daughter was a genius, perhaps capable of becoming a Hokage.

"Dad, can you prepare more food for tomorrow's lunch? Preferably five times the usual, I'm feeling very hungry," Sakura made her small request, "But you don't need to prepare dinner, I have arranged with a gourmet restaurant owner on Tea Street. I'll work there after school, and he will provide me with dinner, all-you-can-eat."

"Sakura~" Haruno Cho hugged Sakura tightly, "My daughter is so understanding! Honey, make extra food for tomorrow!"

"Understood." Sakura's mother, with a gentle expression, happily agreed.

For a moment, the family was filled with joy and laughter.

However, Sakura then thought of Naruto. He was an orphan, without parents, alone at home, and based on his behavior today, he was probably just making do with instant noodles.

He might even skip dinner because he had some snacks in the afternoon.

'I'll bring him some fruits tomorrow,' she thought, breaking away from her father's embrace to help her mother clear the table and wash the dishes. Then she returned to her room and entered her mental space.

"Mr. Wukong, what is that massive Chakra inside Naruto?" Sakura asked about her confusion, "That Chakra seems a bit cold."

"That's the Nine-Tails' Chakra," Sun Wukong said indifferently, "Imagine your mental space here. Inside Naruto, there's one too, only it houses the Nine-Tails Fox you've heard about in rumors."

"So that's how it is." Sakura suddenly understood everything, "But Naruto is clearly not the demon fox; instead, he's the vessel that sealed it. Why does everyone hate him then?"

"Because they view the demon fox and him as one," Sun Wukong explained, "Actually, they are well aware of it. After all, the notion of a Jinchuuriki has been obscured but not unknown, or they heard about it through various stories. However, people always want to deceive themselves into believing what they wish to, and if everyone else acts a certain way, they feel obliged to do the same."

"Why?" Sakura was puzzled.

"When everyone is drunk, the sober person becomes the odd one out," said Sun Wukong. His words enlightened Sakura, then he asked her another question, "So, Sakura, if in the future, you see everyone else 'drunk' and they try to make you 'drink,' would you prefer to 'get drunk' or stay 'sober'?"

Sakura had understood Sun Wukong's metaphor.

It meant that when everyone takes something for granted, and she sees it as wrong, should she conform to others even knowing it's incorrect, or should she stand out distinctly?

The second choice meant compromising, and once there's a first time, there will be a second, a third, and countless more until she eventually becomes the very thing she despises.

"Stand against the world?" Sakura paused for a moment, then her gaze gradually firmed, her blue eyes sparkling with a golden sheen, she proclaimed loudly, "Not only do I want to stay awake, I also want to wake up those who are 'drunk'!"

"What if you can't wake them up?"

"Then with fists," Sakura said earnestly, "Mere gentle words cannot awaken those pretending to be drunk; only by letting them feel physical pain can they truly be brought to their senses."

Sun Wukong smiled, "Exactly, that's the lesson I wanted to teach you. To make others sit down peacefully and listen to reason, you must first prove your point through your own fists."

"Yes! Master!" Sakura nodded.

"Master?" Sun Wukong chuckled, "I hadn't planned on taking disciples, but if you wish to call me that, go ahead, as I can definitely outdo any teacher in your world."

"Master, I want to battle with the three from Ino-Shika-Cho," Haruno Sakura said.

"No problem."

Sun Wukong snapped his fingers and the trio from Ino-Shika-Cho appeared, launching an attack on Sakura. As she defended and dodged, she also seized opportunities to strike back relentlessly with punches and kicks, which, though straightforward and stiff, were delivered with an unstoppable force, rendering the trio powerless to respond.

Mental will greatly enhances one's physical strength.

Just like Sakura now, though she hadn't found what she truly wanted to do yet, she had some goals, and naturally, her progress was rapid.

After defeating the trio, Sakura chose Naruto next.

This guy, despite his disorganized fighting style, could unleash a power even greater than Sakura's current level, but the amount of power was not enough for Naruto to win against Sakura, who had been toughened up by various characters in class.

After defeating Naruto, Sakura chose Sasuke, then Shino, Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and even Iruka.

Unfortunately, Iruka remained an insurmountable peak for Sakura at the moment.

Opening her eyes, Sakura, who had trained in her mental space all night, felt energized. Glancing at the clock, she found it was only three in the morning, but she wasn't sleepy at all.

So, she went to the bathroom for a quick wash, dressed, and while visualizing the water, fire, wind, and thunder signs imprinted in her mind, her body involuntarily began moving, her cells absorbing natural energy from the air, strengthening herself.

In the ordinary world, six years old is still the age for growing, definitely not for cultivation, but people from the world of Naruto are different, their cellular count naturally double that of other world's humans, and early training doesn't affect their bodies too much.

Not to mention, these Tai Xu four signs were created by Sun Wukong and adapting them to this world's environment is nothing too complicated.

Therefore, Sakura could cultivate.

After a session of cultivation, it was already six o'clock, and the morning light was coming through the window, shining on Sakura's face, waking her from her meditation.

She was surprised to find herself sweaty, yet feeling quite relaxed.

After another trip to the bathroom and changing into new clothes, she noticed her clothes were shorter, revealing her belly button.

"Could it be that I've grown taller?"

Sakura measured herself against the doorframe scale and found she had grown about five centimeters, nearing one meter in height.

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Being a child, Sakura cared a lot about her height. Seeing herself five centimeters taller than the previous mark on the doorframe, she was overjoyed.

Entering the living room, her mother had already prepared breakfast, a large plate of sandwiches.

Sakura quickly finished them and asked, "Mom, any more?"

"Not full yet?" Haruno Sakura's mother made her another ten sandwiches and prepared a lunchbox as tall as her head, "It looks like Sakura is really developing, she's grown taller."

"Of course!" Sakura said proudly, eating the sandwiches quickly, packing the last one into her backpack, and running out the door, "I'm going out, Mom."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Walking on the street, Sakura first went to the nearby market and bought five big, yellow oranges with her pocket money, before bumping into Ino.

"Sakura, why is your backpack so bulgy today?" Ino noticed the bulging backpack immediately, then realized Sakura seemed taller, "Also, have you grown taller?"

"I'm developing, my mom prepared a large lunchbox for me," Sakura explained.

"I guess it's for Naruto, that guy, always out of line, probably coming to scrounge off you again," Yamanaka Ino teased, "But you shouldn't bring him lunch every day; otherwise, that kid will get used to it."

Thinking of Naruto's character, Sakura shook her head, "No, Naruto isn't like that."

Feeling a bit jealous, Yamanaka Ino said, "You just spoil him."

"Come on, Ino, don't be jealous," Haruno Sakura said, patting Ino's head and smiling.

"That's more like it," Ino nodded, suddenly realizing—wait, why did she become the comforted one? Wasn't she usually the one comforting Sakura?