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Second Time Around

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:iconpapmingplz: homygod you guys.
This took me forever to finish. I think I started it in like May, seriously. I'd only work on it every now and then when I'd get the chance to or motivation struck.

Yes, this picture has a backstory, or an explanation more so.
It stems from this thought that popped into my head one day.
I've always wondered how Sakura's chuunin exam went the second time she took it. In the beginning of shippu Sakura simply affirmed that she was an official chunnin now, and it was never brought up again. Later we found out that everyone else became a chuunin over the time skip also, but again, there was never any detail. That's how this idea was born.

What if - since all three failed the first time - Sakura formed a three-man squad with Ino and Hinata to have another go at the exams? I think it would be a nice bridge to how these three went from the weaker side to substantially improving in shippuden.
So they all get new outfits, of course.
This is also where Ino and Sakura grow out their hair (Sakura cuts her's off again before part 2 starts).
I have always wondered how Hinata grew her hair out from her dora pixie-cut to her super long straight hair. I tried to portray that transition with her hair here.
You might also be able to see the little hints at what items of clothing stuck to later be a part of their shippuden outfits. (Hinata's shoes, her purple-ish/white jacket, Sakura's boots and gloves etc.)

Can you imagine Sakura freaking out every 10 seconds during the forest of death thinking Orochimaru's gonna pop out behind every tree lolololol I wanna draw that maybeIwill.

Wallpaper size because I said so.

Characters © Masashi Kishimoto
Idea + Outfit designs + art © Amasaki-chan
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© 2012 - 2024 Amasaki-chan
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