Sakura Is Reincarnated

"I understand, Sakura Haruno." After getting the explanation he deserved, Kurama's eyes narrowed.

"You want to get them ready for the Fifth Great Ninja War by increasing their potentials. It is a simple plan if you are able to keep your existence a secret… but it's an ultimately a flawed plan nonetheless."

"What makes you say that?"

"Experience… I've seen too many humans like you who try to take the world's fate into their hands, and in the end found that they were manipulated by that very fate they opposed. Madara wanted great power, Obito wanted a world without suffering, and Sasuke Uchiha d.e.s.i.r.ed nothing more than vengeance, willing to throw away his bonds for a higher purpose."

"..." She silently contemplated at his words.

"Are you going to try changing the world alone? The same way as those of the Uchiha?" This question struck her deeply. However, she was stubborn about her beliefs, she turned her head away meaningfully.

"Fine. You don't want to listen to reason, but just be clear that once you cross the line, Naruto will be your opponent!" Kurama laughed as he realised that the kid version of Naruto would probably need his guidance.

"Enough of this meaningless talk. Right now, can you send some of your rage-infused Chakra towards me?"

"Why would you want that? It's useless to try to control my Chakra without allowing me to mould it first."

"Don't worry. I have a reason for this." Sakura spoke while allowing her hand to touch the claw of the Nine Tailed Fox, the hatful chakra that was being sent to her formed into a seal the shape of a red Spades symbol.

"What is that so-called 'Bloodline Seal'? You've told me about their effects, but what is the point of a seal infused with my hate? Are you planning to have someone become a mindless killing machine?"

"Don't look down on me. It's called the Strength of a Berserker Seal, and is something I created to improve the power of Bloodline Limits like the Sharingan." She brushed him off with a short explanation before waving her hand. Out of the darkness behind her appeared a youth with an expression as he he woke from a good dream.

"Dammit, Sakura! You have to give me a warning before you do something like that, ya know?"

"Okay okay, can't you see that we have company?"

Naruto noticed the giant fox beside her and felt his legs going numb… but his will to protect Sakura let him get over his fears. He straightened his back at the 'tenant' that had been living in his body since the day he was born.

"Naruto Uzumaki, after having talked to your little friend over here, I've decided to help you out."

"Seriously?!" He couldn't believe the same Tailed Beast who tried to destroy the village once was now willing to 'help him' out of nowhere.

"Does that mean we're friends?!" Stars seemed to appear in Naruto's eyes as his initial fear swept away.

"...Sure." Kurama felt speechless at his response.

"Since you both are willing to form a mutually beneficial relationship, let's seal the deal with a Bloodline Seal."

"What's that…?" Naruto asked in confusion.

"Both of you send your Chakra to me and I'll show you." She put away the red Spades Seal (♠️) she created and stretched out her hand towards them. The two immediately agreed and sent their chakra towards her, allowing her to form two distinct Bloodline Seals the shape of Clubs (♣️), one black while other red.

But even as she did so, she secretly created another Spades Seal which was coloured black this time. Her eyes hid her intentions well as she only showed the two Strength of a Beast Seals she created from their Chakra.

"You can now apply it to yourself." She took the black Clubs Seal she made from Naruto's chakra and gave it to Kurama. The giant fox didn't say anything else and put the Seal onto his shoulder, allowing him to create a bond much more intimate than that of a Jinchuriki's Tailed Beast. He had already heard Sakura's explanation about how he was essentially a large mass sentient Chakra, and how applying this particular Seal on himself would allow him to become intrinsic to the Uzumaki Bloodline within Naruto.

Having this Seal on him would essentially turn him into a Bloodline Limit like the Byakugan, making it so he'd even be able to be 'passed down' to Himawari and Boruto once they are born in the future.

Kurama was willing to sacrifice some of his freedom to become a Bloodline Limit. After all, the Fifth Great Ninja War was something even the Naruto of the original timeline had difficulties in. It was the bond he formed with the original Naruto that allowed him to casually make this choice without hesitation.

"Apply this on your arm, and you'll be able to become an existence similar to a Tailed Beast. The reason this is called the Strength of a Beast Seal is because it will allow you to be able to add your sentience to your chakra, allowing you better control over it."

"So I get better chakra control if I put this on?"

"Yeah."

"This is too much for me. How do you even know how to create this? Believe it, you won't fool me!" Although Naruto wasn't knowledgable in Juinjutsu, there was no way he wouldn't be suspicious if someone who supposedly didn't come from a great Clan started showing off techniques he hadn't even seen before.

"Actually…" She paused, causing Kurama to lift a brow.

"I have a secret Mentor who is super strong!" She lies through her teeth without even blushing.

'Will he fall for that?' The Nine Tails thought in amus.e.m.e.nt, expecting her to be interrogated.

This Bloodline Seal was obviously tailor made for Jinchuriki specifically. A normal person would suspect her words no matter which angle you looked at it. Who would be able use a Sealing Technique this incredible?

"Really?! You have to introduce me to your Mentor as well, ya know! Introduce me!" Naruto not only completely fell for it, but he was absolutely stubborn on wanting to get this person to teach him a few tricks! He could become the Hokage quicker with such a Mentor!

"Already done! But what's the point of being able to turn Chakra into air? It doesn't seem useful even with the Wind Clone Detonation Jutsu." He seemed a little disappointed since the effort he put into mastering it seemed to only reward him with just a gimmick.

"You'll find out the true wonders of Wind Release later on. Now that you have my Seal, the only thing I want you to train before we're called back to the Academy is how use your Chakra to increase your strength and speed." She thought back to how Naruto was able to use this method of focusing chakra into specific body parts instead of coating his entire body later on in the Fifth Great Ninja War as she spoke.

Although she was known for her monstrous strength in the Fourth Great Ninja War after fully forming her Strength of a Hundred Seal, she still couldn't even slightly compare to when Naruto was able to completely annihilate a Tenseigan user by focusing Kurama's power into a single punch…

In fact, the more she thought about Naruto's future achievements, the more she felt the difference between the talented and talentless. Even though the Naruto of now looked like he had no potential to the a.d.u.l.ts of the village, only she and Kurama knew that someone who can master the Rasengan, the pinnacle of Shape Manipulation, in merely a week, is much more monstrous than so-called talents like Neji Hyuga.

'Talent in this world can be overcome by hardsh.i.p.s, but it can also be altered as well.' She thought while remembering how Might Gai was almost able to defeat Madara in his strongest form using the Gate of Death.

"I'll watch over your training." Kurama nodded his head as she watched her leave this mental space, leaving only him and Naruto to talk. The yellow-haired knucklehead, despite his previous words, still felt a little uncomfortable being watched by a giant grumpy fox.

"So… What's your name anyway? I can't keep calling you 'giant fox' now that we're friends."

"My name is… Kurama." The Tailed Beast then stretched out his hand after forming a fist.

"Good luck on your training."

"I'll get to training then." He could feel his control over the chakra within him was more powerful than it was before, causing him to feel great expectations in being able to improve his strength. Although he had no training partner, having someone like Kurama, a being made of chakra, guide him gave him a lot of benefits.

After all, even though Kurama didn't know Ninjutsu at all, he still had enough control over it to create his own signature technique. As the giant fox thought about this, an idea came into his head as soon as he remembered Sakura's explanation on Naruto's new Seal.

'If he is essentially an underpowered Tailed Beast with the form of a human, then can he learn 'that move'?" A smile formed on his hairy face as he thought of teaching Naruto a technique similar to the Rasengan.

Meanwhile, as Kurama was preparing to pass on the signature technique of a Tailed Beast, Sakura had already left to go see the third and final member of Team 7 who had caused the most trouble overall.

Leaving the village in pursuit of strength, causing the Raikage to lose him arm, even joining the Akatsuki that had been hunting Naruto. Now that Kurama could keep an eye on Naruto and keep him company until she came back, she went to the person who was most likely suffering in the dark without telling anyone...

In the residence where Sasuke lived, a black-haired youth was still training his Throwing Skills even in the darkness of the night. There was a strange ferocity in his movements as each Kunai he threw seemed to contain killing intent despite the target before him being made of wood...

"Sasuke...!" She spoke from the roof of his lonely house which was located in the Uchiha District that was mostly empty after the massacre. Even other villagers avoided this place since they were unwilling to live in a place where such 'bad luck' existed.

"What are you doing here?" Unlike Naruto, Sasuke didn't show his surprise and instead asked coldly due to being in a bad mood. The silhouette of his brother in his heart tortured him after he thought of how he wasn't becoming strong enough to match Itachi. Even as a child, his father never seeing his potential due to his brother's genius shadow made him feel as if he would always be the inferior ninja...

"..." She didn't answer immediately but slowly let herself analyse Sasuke's thoughts more deeply.

She could tell the reason he stayed in isolation instead of moving on was because he was scared of forgetting his hatred. Even though solitude was the worst feeling in the world for him, he chose to remain in the darkness by his own accord. This was why he was unable to cut away bonds properly despite knowing how it'd benefit his revenge.

It was a paradoxical mindset. For knew the pain of loss, but still chose vengeance over his own bonds when he chose to leave the village. The more she understood his mindset, the more she felt powerless when it came to trying to persuade him that the path to a better future and fulfilling his ambitions wasn't by following the path of hatred.

Anything she could say wouldn't be able to get through to him even if he was willing to listen to her words. There was no hope of compromise without first experiencing his loss and being able to look to look at things in his point of view. Therefore, she decided to take another path in changing him.

If it's power Sasuke wants, then she'll give it to him!