Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Among the higher-ups of Konoha, who has the darkest thoughts?

Haruno Sakura pondered this question while making her way to the Ninja Academy.

It was the weekend, so after training with Naruto, Ino, and others, they had parted ways, and she headed to the Ninja Academy, planning to ask Iruka about some matters.

It was impossible to go directly to the Hokage, after all, she was not familiar with the Third Hokage, and it would be odd to suddenly ask Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Who are the higher-ups of Konoha?"

It would probably make Sarutobi Hiruzen feel strange and also alert the hidden hand behind the clone of her body.

The loss outweighed the gain!

However, by beating around the bush with teacher Iruka, perhaps she could get the answers she wanted.

The gates of the Ninja Academy were wide open on the weekend since many of the students would play ninja games in the playground or practice taijutsu.

Most of them were of civilian birth.

Sakura didn't disturb them, instead, she quietly passed by and entered through the classroom window, then opened the classroom door, stepped onto the corridor, and headed toward the office where Iruka was.

Iruka was a responsible teacher who, even on weekends, would correct students' homework and prepare the lessons for Monday to make sure everything went smoothly.

"Should Sakura and Naruto be placed in a special group for the practical exercise grades?" At this moment, Iruka was brainstorming in his head, analyzing the pros and cons.

If they were separated, it might sever the relationship between the students, which would not be good; but if they stayed together, Haruno Sakura and others were already strong enough to destroy the entire village of Konoha. If they practiced with other normal students, what if they hurt them?

Such a hassle!

He had once asked the Third Hokage, but the Hokage did not give him a clear answer and told him to handle it as he saw fit.

What could he do about this kind of thing?

Really...

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A gentle knock on the door interrupted Iruka's thoughts, "Strange, it's the weekend, isn't it? Who could be coming over? None of the school's teachers are here... Maybe one of the kids playing on the playground got hurt?"

In the midst of his thoughts, Iruka immediately got up, went to the office door, opened it, and there stood Sakura's elegant figure.

"Uh... Sakura, what brings you here? Please come in." Iruka quickly let Sakura in and brought her a chair, along with a cup of hot water.

"It's like this, teacher Iruka, this semester is about to end, right? And we need to write a summary report. I planned to learn about the deeds of the Hokage, but apart from the Third Hokage, I know nothing about the others. Can you tell me something about it?" Sakura directly stated her request.

"Sakura, you are really a studious child. The summary reports you wrote before are still fresh in my memory, talking about the friendship with your classmates. This time, you want to write a report on the deeds of the Hokage?"

"No problem, I promise you!"

Iruka was deeply moved and immediately agreed to Sakura's request, beginning to recount the tales of the Third Hokage.

"The Third Hokage's name was Sarutobi Hiruzen, a disciple of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama. He had two companions: one from the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Kagami, and the other was Danzo Shimura. Among them, Uchiha Kagami had already sacrificed himself..."

Sakura listened carefully and occasionally asked questions, then quickly took notes in her notebook.

Iruka was not angry when Sakura interrupted him during his account; on the contrary, he was even more gratified because it showed that Sakura was still that smart and studious child.

Iruka had already foreseen—

In the future, Haruno Sakura would become the finest Hokage!

Kind, beautiful, generous···

Intelligent, brave, strong···

And with that natural, sun-like warm smile often on her face, if she couldn't become Hokage in the future, then no one in Konoha could take on the role of Hokage!

"Thank you, Teacher."

After listening to Iruka's narration, Sakura thanked him and then took her leave.

In her heart, she already had a suspect.

Danzo Shimura.

Although Iruka had mentioned the two advisors, Tenshin Komatsu and Mito Menyan, through the way Iruka described them as kind and approachable, Sakura could infer that these two had no ambitions.

Therefore, these two could also be temporarily ruled out.

Only Danzo Shimura was described by Iruka as someone who loved Konoha but was quite aggressive.

Aggressive meant that he was capable of taking drastic actions.

Especially as he grew older and remained aggressive, it was highly likely for him to fall into a thinking trap.

Thus, it was most probable that Danzo Shimura cloned her body.

Moreover, based on the photos of the three individuals provided by Iruka, Sakura noticed that she had seen everyone from the Third Hokage's generation in the village; they all had been shopping on the streets and had even bought mushrooms from her mushroom stand, except for Danzo Shimura, who seemed to have never visited Konoha's main street.

Why wouldn't he go out?

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Was he afraid of something?

Although Iruka told her that Danzo wrapped himself in bandages due to injuries and feared that the villagers might see his disgrace, he preferred not to appear in public.

But Sakura just didn't buy it.

Perhaps it was Sakura's preconceptions, once she leaned towards suspecting someone as the culprit, the moment she found even a minor inconsistency or what could be called evidence, she would immediately conclude.

However, Sakura was, after all, just speculating and had no substantial evidence; therefore, she must find a way to learn about the person Danzo, but where exactly did he live?

Sakura went to the mushroom house, greeted her mother and her clone, and then headed to the underground laboratory to check on the growth of fungi in the thousands of petri dishes. She let Akashi record some of the mature spores' information before taking out a mushroom that looked similar to a human brain.

This mushroom was white, with grooves and folds on it, identical to a human brain, and constantly writhing, which was a bit disgusting.

Fungus cerebrum.

This was a type of fungus cultivated by Sakura to enhance the human brain, but the final product turned out to be somewhat different from her initial expectations.

Fungus cerebrum contained a neurotoxin that could not be consumed by animals, or else the toxin would invade the human brain and use it as a nursery to form the spores of fungus cerebrum, thus starting a new cycle of growth.

Therefore, after cultivating this mushroom, Sakura just recorded its information and then sealed it in a glass jar, planning to destroy it before the next inspection by Konoha's Medical Department and Research Department.

But now, she had to use this fungus cerebrum.