Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

"One, two, one!"

"One, two, one!"

Haruno Sakura and the others were following Might Guy, had already run around Konoha for ten laps. Naruto, Ino, Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, and the others were already a bit tired, so they were asked by Sakura to stop for a rest, while she herself continued to follow Might Guy.

"Young lady, you should be about the same age as them, right? You've developed very well, but are you really not going to rest a bit?" Might Guy was a bit surprised, this girl named Haruno Sakura had an astonishingly good level of physical endurance.

"No problem."

Haruno Sakura put on a spurt of speed, overtaking Might Guy, and said with a smile, "Uncle, you're about to be surpassed by me."

"How could that be possible!"

Might Guy put on a burst of speed again, surpassing Sakura, and indicated his own smiling mouth, "I am Konoha's proud Blue Beast!"

"Then let's decide the winner now!"

Sakura once again accelerated, sprinting at an extremely fast pace. She even kicked up billowing clouds of dust behind her, leaving Might Guy far behind.

"Good! I'm going to speed up too!"

Might Guy felt an unparalleled youthfulness; that girl was not an inferior opponent to Kakashi, worth his full effort!

"Let it burn! Youth!"

Might Guy also used his full power, without resorting to the Eight Gates, closely following behind Haruno Sakura. But no matter how hard he tried, he was always a step away from Sakura, as if he could never catch up!

How could this be?!

This girl was just too extraordinary!

With such a physique, she would definitely be able to use the Eight Gates, she could even shine an even greater radiance!

"I can't lose either! Let it burn! My youth!"

Amidst Might Guy's shouting, he finally caught up with Sakura and even surpassed her by a distance.

However, Sakura was soon able to catch up again.

The two of them, one after the other, neither willing to give way!

Thus, on the outskirts of Konoha's borders, two trails of billowing dust formed, creating a rather unusual scene—

"Has Sakura's strength already reached that of a Jounin?" Naruto's eyes sparkled.

Might Guy was a Jounin, and since Sakura could keep up with his speed, she must also possess the ability of a Jounin.

"That Jounin must be going easy on Sakura," Shikamaru analyzed, "However, that Sakura can keep up with Might Guy's speed shows that she is also quite formidable. Maybe she's already reached the physical abilities of a Chunin or even a special Jounin."

Naruto clenched his fist: "That's very impressive... But I can't fall too far behind either!"

"Go for it! Naruto Uzumaki!"

Inspiring himself, Naruto also continued to join the running.

"This guy, Naruto..." Shikamaru patted his body, ready to join in when Ino stopped him, "Shikamaru, are you also joining in?"

"Of course, I'm suddenly starting to enjoy that feeling," Shikamaru's eyes held a hint of aspiration.

"You don't have a crush on Sakura, do you?" Ino asked incredulously.

"You're overthinking it, I'm not interested in girls, I just don't want to fall too far behind, and moreover—"

Sakura might actually become the Hokage.

Shikamaru didn't say this out loud, because no one would believe it if he did, but he felt he could take the opportunity to show his enthusiasm in front of the future Hokage.

"We haven't reached our limits, have we?"

Akimichi Choji curiously asked, "Shikamaru, when did you become so hot-blooded?"

Shikamaru laughed, "I guess I don't want to end up like my old man."

Ino also perked up, "If that's the case, then we can't fall behind either, let's chase after Sakura's pace!"

In fact, Ino was the one who least wanted to lose.

Previously, Sakura had been a crybaby little girl, but at some point, she had grown into someone capable of standing on her own.

Ino felt that it was her own encouragement that had transformed Sakura, so she definitely couldn't lose to her. The f#ull s*er^i%e$s@ is ho&s*t#ed* on My V!irtual Li-b@ra$ry E+m-p&i^re%,! kn#o+wn as MV7*LE.MP^Y^R#..

Besides, even Shikamaru had thoughts of breaking free from the destiny of his clan, so she, being referred to as the "Pig" of Ino-Shika-Cho despite always wanting to retort on this point, also didn't mean to always accept the fate laid out by her family!

"Let's go, let's welcome a beautiful tomorrow!"

"Ino..."

Shikamaru was moved and exchanged a knowing smile with Choji, following behind Naruto. In the morning sunlight, they shattered the silence and brought a bit of boisterous vitality to the deserted Konoha.

In a blink of an eye, it was six in the morning.

Sakura had already finished a hundred laps, breathing heavily. Meanwhile, Might Guy was a lot more relaxed, only slightly out of breath before returning to normal. He gave Sakura a thumbs-up, the teeth in his smile shining white, "Young lady, you're very strong! When I was your age, even running one lap would leave me huffing and puffing."

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"It's alright, I exercise regularly," Sakura said modestly.

Soon after, Naruto and the others also arrived, panting heavily, especially Naruto. Although he didn't complete a hundred laps, he still managed to run ten. Ino and Choji lagged a bit, completing six laps each.

What surprised Sakura was that Shikamaru's stamina was the worst; he could only manage four laps.

"That's already quite impressive!" Might Guy encouraged Shikamaru, "When I was six years old, I could only run two laps, and back then, Konoha was even smaller than it is today."

After saying this, Might Guy laughed heartily, "Let me treat you guys to breakfast."

Ino said, "We actually already ate... But now we're kind of hungry again, so we'll take you up on your kind offer, dear jounin uncle."

Might Guy gave a thumbs-up, "Just as long as you don't call me a creepy uncle!"

Then, led by Might Guy, everyone headed to a barbecue restaurant.

"Barbecue for breakfast..." Shikamaru muttered weakly, but he still followed his friends inside. "After all, it's a free meal courtesy of a jounin."

Everyone enjoyed the feast, especially Sakura, who ate nearly three thousand skewers of barbecue, to the dismay of Might Guy who looked on with a pained expression on his face, as if his wallet was in agony.

"Although meat is delicious, to obtain sufficient life energy, eating rice is still more economical," Sakura licked her fingers and smiled at Might Guy, "Thanks for the treat."

"No... No problem," Might Guy replied tremulously, his lips quivering at the sight of the mountain of wooden skewers piled on the plates, feeling as if half a month's mission pay had vanished.

After a hearty meal, everyone parted ways, heading home to report their safety to their parents—

"Ino, did you have a good time at Sakura's place?" Ino's father, Inoichi Yamanaka, showed a kindly face.

"It was great," Ino said with a beaming smile.

"Hmm~ but why do you smell of sweat?" Inoichi asked curiously, "Your clothes are soaked too. Did you do some intense exercise this morning?"

"I went for morning runs with Sakura, Shikamaru, Choji, and Naruto."

"I see, exercise is good for the body."

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After Shikamaru got back home, he found his father, Shikaku Nara, unexpectedly free and asked, "Dad, you're not working today?"

"Please, your dad is human too; I have days off," Shikaku laughed, "How was last night at Choji's place? What did you guys cook?"

Shikamaru helplessly replied, "Dad, that's a secret. Can you just not ask?"

"Alright, alright, but I happened to visit the Akimichi Clan yesterday, and guess what I heard?" Shikaku's expression turned slightly serious, "Choji told his father, Chouza, that he would stay overnight at our place."

Shikamaru facepalmed, "Actually, we went to Naruto's house last night."

"To Naruto's place?" Shikaku sighed, "Nevermind, I won't ask anymore. But what made you think of taking Choji to visit Naruto?"

Weren't you not going to ask anymore?

Shikamaru sighed and said slowly, "Well, we've become friends with him over the term, so visiting him wasn't a big deal."

"Alright, I won't pry any further, I mean it." Seeing the perfunctory look in his son's eyes, Shikaku didn't pursue the matter but suggested, "Go freshen up, you're covered in sweat. What did you get up to so early in the morning?"

"Went for a run to train, together with Might Guy who once bought deer antler from our clan's land," Shikamaru didn't hide it.

"???"

Shikaku opened his mouth to ask, "Are you really my son?"

Shikamaru rolled his eyes and pointed to his pineapple-shaped hair, "This is the best proof."

Shikaku: "..."

The Akimichi Clan.

Akimichi Chouza looked at his son, Akimichi Choji, who was drenched in sweat and embraced him with concern, "Son, why do you smell so sour? Where's all the fat gone?"

In fact, Choji's outward appearance hadn't changed much from before, but for Akimichi Chouza, their clan's secret techniques relied heavily on fat, so he could naturally sense a reduction in his son's fat.

As Choji munched on potato chips, he said, "I trained with Shikamaru and the others this morning... Dad, I think I can trade in this fat for muscles."

"Son, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know our clan's 'Butterfly' secret technique?" Akimichi Chouza was distressed, "Muscles are nowhere near as important as fat."

Choji countered, "But at school, some kids call me fat, and I think long-lasting muscles are a bit manlier than the momentary burst of the Butterfly technique."

Chouza: "..." It's over, my son is lost! Is it too late to start training a backup?

After Naruto got home, he first tidied up the house, cleaned everything, took a shower, changed his clothes, and then lay down on the bed and fell fast asleep.

The morning run had greatly depleted his energy.

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, quietly opened the door to Naruto's house, entered the bedroom, and saw Naruto soundly asleep, murmuring Sakura's name with occasional laughter.

"This kid." Hiruzen approached to tuck Naruto in and heard him murmur "Sasuke." He commented to himself, "Naruto seems to really want to defeat Sasuke, but in the exams, he only managed to just pass with a score of sixty-one points, far behind Sasuke."

"However, in taijutsu, he should have surpassed Sasuke."

And if things go as expected, Sakura will continue to train with Naruto and the others throughout the Winter Break. By the time the third grade starts practical training, Naruto will surely surpass Sasuke.

Even the large and prestigious Uchiha clan can't withstand Naruto's kind of effort!

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