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Haruno Sakura

Please, Lady Tsunade! You have to reconsider Naruto's missing-nin status!

Haruno Sakura

Send me to the Grass Village! I know I can convince him to return to Konoha!

Tsunade

That's out of the question, Sakura. My decision is final.

Tsunade

The situation with Naruto is more complicated than you understand.

Haruno Sakura

How can you be so cold?! First Sasuke leaves, now Naruto...

Haruno Sakura

(Am I always going to be left behind while they move forward?)

Tsunade

You know, Sakura... there's more than one way to help those you care about.

Tsunade

(I can't tell her that Naruto's on a classified assassination mission against Azula. She's not ready... yet.)

Tsunade

Sakura Haruno, as of this moment, you are officially my student.

Haruno Sakura

Your... student? But Lady Tsunade, what about Naruto?

Tsunade

Prepare yourself. The training I'm about to put you through will be absolute hell.

Tsunade

But when I'm done with you, you won't be chasing after those boys anymore—they'll be struggling to keep up with YOU.