Sakura Haruno's Guide to Raising the Protagonist

System: [To change your terrible ending, becoming a middle-aged woman who raises a child alone and still has to worry about the mortgage, work hard to become the protagonist of a hot-blooded manga, Sakura!]

Sakura: "No, wait, I'm only five years old!"

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After being blindsided by a spoiler about her ending, Haruno Sakura briefly panicked about the future, then was successfully brainwashed by the System.

System: [The first step to becoming the protagonist of a hot-blooded manga is to endure the taunts of minor villains while you're still weak. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!]

Sakura: "Oh!!"

Sakura: "But what does 'minor villain' mean?"

The System gave her an intensive crash course in hot-blooded anime and introduced her to all kinds of villains.

So when faced with a brat's mockery, Haruno Sakura thought:

Ah, why does this remind me of those bullying videos from Europe and America I saw in the System's space? No, I kind of want to laugh.

System: [The second step to becoming the protagonist of a hot-blooded manga is to have a close friend you work well with, someone who can encourage you!]

Sakura: "Okay!"

Sakura: "Small body, big brains. You're the one, Shikamaru! My destined best friend!"

Nara Shikamaru, who had just been passing by before she inexplicably dragged him off: "???"

System: [The third step to becoming the protagonist of a hot-blooded manga is to have a grand and unique ultimate goal!]

Sakura: "Become Hokage?"

System: [Too ordinary!]

Sakura: "Save all of humanity?"

System: [Too villainous!]

Sakura got it. "I'll take the villains' path and leave the villains nowhere to go!"

The System slapped the table. [Genius!]

(Not really.)

Sakura has everything a true hot-blooded manga protagonist needs, except for a tragic past.

Theme: Never compromise for anyone.