2 Chapter 2 Umbrella [Part 1]

"Sakura, you seem to be in a bad mood today!"

During breakfast, Sakura's mother, Mebuki Haruno, looked at her daughter's troubled expression with concern.

"Well, could it be that Sakura has a crush on someone? Young people's hearts are always so restless!" Sakura's father, Kizashi Haruno, laughed heartily.

"Oh please, Dad, your joke is really lame, not funny at all!" Sakura sighed and rested her chin on her hands. "I just feel like there's too much pressure!"

"Huh? Why is there so much pressure?" Mebuki Haruno asked, puzzled.

"I'm just an ordinary person, but now I've inexplicably become the savior, with the fate of the whole world on my shoulders. It's really uncomfortable!" Sakura sighed and said, "I used to think heroes were cool, but now that I've become one, I suddenly realized that heroes are not cool, they're just really hard!"

"You child, what nonsense are you talking about? Protecting the world and all that is naturally the responsibility of the Hokage and the others. You're just a kid who hasn't even gone to ninja school yet. It's too early for you to talk about protecting the world!" Kizashi Haruno laughed and rubbed Sakura's head, taking her words as the result of playing too many ninja games.

"Sure enough, ordinary people can never understand me!" Sakura shrugged her shoulders, feeling a sense of loneliness like Ximen Chuixue.

"Ah, it hurts..."

The next second, Sakura covered her forehead and looked tearfully at the culprit.

"You should act like a child, don't always look like an adult full of sorrow!" Mebuki Haruno withdrew her fingers and said, "After you finish eating, go out and make some friends. You have to make some friends your own age before you can come home, understand?"

"Yes, I understand!" Sakura sat up straight, not daring to have any rebellious thoughts. In this family, Mebuki Haruno's words were like imperial edicts that could not be refuted.

After finishing breakfast and telling her parents, Sakura walked out of the house, ready to find a grassy area to sunbathe. As a homebody, she was not good at making friends, let alone now that she was only four years old. How could she make friends with a group of children who were playing around?

"The sunlight is so bright..."

Lying on the grass, not far away was a clear river, and the sound of insects and birds could be heard from the surrounding trees. The fragrance of soil and grass could be clearly smelled with every breath. Sakura felt very comfortable in this natural environment, except for the fact that the sun in the sky was a bit too bright.

"Well, let's try the power of the Infinity Stones..."

Thinking about it, Sakura raised her right hand, and a red light flashed in her emerald green pupils. The power of the Reality Stone was activated, and an oil-paper umbrella slowly appeared in her right hand.

"With the ability to turn fantasies into reality, even though I can only use a little bit of my power now, making an oil-paper umbrella is still no problem!"

Sakura inserted the oil-paper umbrella created with the Reality Stone into the ground next to her, and she lay down in the shade of the umbrella. As a four-year-old child, she could use the oil-paper umbrella as a parasol.

In this quiet environment, Sakura felt her mind becoming hazy. A drowsiness surged up, but just as she was about to fall asleep, a group of noisy children disturbed her.

"Where did this little brat come from?!"

Opening her eyes, Sakura sighed helplessly. When her parents were still alive in her previous life, she had been harassed by the children of her relatives many times. She didn't expect to have crossed over, and she would still be disturbed by children.

"Hey, broad forehead, I like your umbrella. Give it to me quickly, and you can join our ninja game team. I'll protect you..."

The leader of the group was a girl who was five or six years old. As soon as she saw Sakura, she focused on the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and called her a nickname that almost made Sakura explode.

"Broad forehead?!"

Sakura didn't expect this nickname to still exist. She thought it would disappear after she crossed over. At this moment, she felt like there was a malicious force from the universe surrounding her.

"I'm telling you, my brother has already graduated as a Genin. As long as you listen to me, I guarantee that no one will bully you in the future!" The girl put her hands on her hips and looked like a boss.

"I..."

Haruno Sakura quietly watched her, but inside she rolled her eyes helplessly. It was amazing how young girls already knew how to form cliques. People in this world really matured early.

"What's with that expression on your broad forehead? Do you look down on me?"

Due to having a ninja older brother, Koizumi Mayumi had always been the object of envy for many civilian children. However, Haruno Sakura's reaction today made her feel challenged.

"Your imagination is too strong, isn't it?!"

Haruno Sakura stood up from the grass and pulled out her umbrella. She really wanted to hit someone now, but considering that the other party was still a child, it wouldn't be good if she couldn't control her strength and accidentally killed someone. So she held back her anger.

"Hey, are you trying to run away?"

Seeing Haruno Sakura turn around with her umbrella, Koizumi Mayumi became anxious. "You can go, but leave the umbrella!"

"I mean, why are you so obsessed with my umbrella?" Haruno Sakura asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, because I like it!" Koizumi Mayumi crossed her arms. She fell in love with the umbrella at first sight and was used to being the center of attention among children around her. She didn't hesitate to snatch it.

"..." Haruno Sakura looked at her deeply. Indeed, a naughty child was a naughty child. She just wanted someone to give her what she liked.

However, when she looked up at her own handmade oiled paper umbrella, Haruno Sakura didn't find it strange that the other party fell in love with it at first sight. The umbrella was mainly white, with a circle of cherry blossom patterns on the outer edge, and inside were pictures of nine tailed beasts, all in a cute Q version. Such a cute image was indeed very attractive to children.

"I'm sorry, if you like it, you can go to the store and have the owner customize one for you. My umbrella won't be given away!" Haruno Sakura refused without hesitation. This umbrella was not only used to shelter from wind and rain, but she also put a lot of effort into making it. Although the umbrella looked ordinary, it was as strong as steel, and she planned to continue to strengthen it in the future. When she graduated from the ninja school, she would use it as her weapon.

"Forehead, you won't give it up, will you?!" Koizumi Mayumi's face showed an angry expression. "Then don't blame me for snatching it!"

"I don't want to fight with you, don't force me!"

Haruno Sakura stood still with her umbrella, her face unchanged. Even though she was only a four-year-old child, with the power of six infinity stones, it was impossible for a few children to defeat her.

"Hey, how dare you bully people! I'll tell your parents..."

Just as Haruno Sakura was about to knock down a few children and find another place to sleep, a little girl with yellow hair ran out and stood in front of her.

"Hmph, it's you again, let's go!"

Koizumi Mayumi angrily looked at the yellow-haired girl who stood in front of Haruno Sakura. In the end, she could only lead a group of children away. Her lower-level ninja brother was not on the same level as the other party's family, and the precocious her didn't dare to provoke them.

"Hey, are you okay? My name is Yamanaka Ino, what's your name?"

Yamanaka Ino turned around and looked at Haruno Sakura. "I saw everything, you're really brave!"

"Uh, can this be called brave?" Haruno Sakura laughed. What was so scary about a few children?

"Yes, facing a stronger enemy without flinching, you will definitely become a powerful ninja in the future!" Yamanaka Ino said seriously.

"My name is Haruno Sakura, you can call me Sakura!" Haruno Sakura smiled. It was really a fateful encounter.

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