NOVEL NEXT Chapter 414 Sakura's Plan
Upon learning about Uchiha Itachi's brain capacity, Haruno Sakura was speechless, very speechless, extremely speechless.
Speechless to the extreme!
She had just casually mentioned something to deceive people, but that Uchiha Itachi actually took it seriously.
With her current brain capacity of three hundred thousand, she deduced that if it hadn't been for her intervention, that slightly problematic Uchiha Itachi would have killed all his clan members before the coup, excluding his younger brother Uchiha Sasuke. He wouldn't have spared anyone, regardless of whether they were old, weak, sick or disabled.
"Uchiha Itachi, beneath that handsome exterior, your heart is so crazed."
Haruno Sakura shuddered as she watched the scenes that her three hundred thousand "brains" had simulated, but then felt as if she could understand it, considering Itachi had graduated too early.
Although at the age of six, he had nearly the same abilities as an adult ninja, graduating at seven and entering the battlefield to kill the enemy meant facing blood and death at such a young age. It would be weird if his mind didn't develop issues.
Moreover, the activation of the Sharingan in the Uchiha clan caused massive fluctuations in their spirit, making it easier for them to fall into errors of thought. Once they clung to an idea, it was very difficult to change their minds.
One might say that once the Uchiha clan activated the Sharingan, they would become obsessed. And the more Tomoe patterns they had, the more obsessive their personalities became.
However, they themselves felt that it was a strengthening of their will.
"Is this the legacy of Indra?" Sakura thought that the Uchiha clan, being the direct descendants of Indra, might also have inherited the characteristics of his chakra.
The history of the ninja world could be said to be the affairs of the Otsutsuki clan.
Especially Indra and Asura. The original source is M|V|L5EMPYR.
From the various inheritable Kekkei Genkai, it can be seen that Asura's lineage has continuously branched out without concerning themselves about the dilution of their bloodline; whereas Indra's descendants, the current Uchiha, have always deliberately maintained the purity of their lineage.
This was somewhat similar to the Hyuga Clan. However, they didn't have the same main and branch family divisions, nor did they have that 'Caged Bird' seal.
Hmm—
They were somewhat more liberal than the Hyuga Clan, adhering to the principle of "the capable rise to the top, the mediocre fall to the bottom."
And what about the Hyuga Clan?
Sakura had also interacted with Neji Hyuga. In terms of talent, not to mention the purity of the Byakugan, Neji's talent in taijutsu far surpassed Hinata's, and he was also very hardworking, with a much tougher character than Hinata.
But because he was from the branch family, he was branded with the 'Caged Bird' seal from birth, whereas Hinata, being from the main family, would not be marked with the 'Caged Bird' seal until Hyuga Hizoku's second child was born, grew up, and was compared with Hinata to determine who was superior and who was inferior.
And if Hyuga Hizoku had no second child, however foolish Hinata might be, she would still be the main family of the Hyuga Clan Leader's lineage.
That's the cruel reality.
However, according to Sakura's current investigations, Hyuga Hizoku's wife seemed to be pregnant...
Speaking of which, the division between the main and branch families of the Hyuga was too severe. Neji's father, Hyuga Hinata, and Hyuga Hizoku were brothers, yet they both had to bear the 'Caged Bird'.
In the main family lineage, there could only be one main family, and even siblings had to decide which one would bear the 'Caged Bird' mark and become the branch family.
Once marked with the 'Caged Bird,' one could never become the main family again. The children born to them, no matter how talented they might prove in the future, could only be branch family members and would never have the possibility of becoming the main family.
From Sakura's perspective, both the Uchiha and Hyuga clans had backward customs that needed to be changed, but that was a matter for the future. For now, Sakura felt it was more important to eliminate Danzo Shimura first.
That man was secretly scheming and had close connections with Orochimaru. He wanted to obtain the genetic information from her in order to uncover her secrets.
How could they let their opponents succeed?
With this thought, Sakura suddenly had a plan...
...
In the Foundation's secret laboratory, some of Danzo's scientific researchers were studying the cells of Sakura, Naruto, and others. However, they were inferior to Orochimaru and naturally couldn't make much headway.
But from now on, their brains would become incredibly smart.
Beneath the laboratory's floor, spores invisible to the naked eye spread through the air. As they breathed, these spores entered their bodies, transforming into the tiniest of mycelium that quickly covered the surface of their cerebral cortex.
Under the control of a peculiar chakra, these mycelium didn't excessively extract nutrients from their brains to grow, but instead provided more space for thinking.
It was as if an additional layer of cerebral cortex had been added to the surface of their brains, making their logical thinking even more sharp.
In other words, these researchers were about to become geniuses among geniuses!
However, this didn't mean their wisdom would increase. They were already following Danzo's orders, so when they got smarter, they would naturally be able to produce more results.
As the results grew, they would indeed research more diligently, thus crossing the ethical boundaries set by Konoha step by step.
During this process, Sakura wouldn't offer any suggestions; she would merely provide a "external brain" that facilitated faster logical operations. If they couldn't restrain their inner cravings and desires, leading to more inhumane experiments, Sakura was absolved of any involvement.
But with Danzo's ambition and the frenzied researchers who had little regard for ethics, it was almost certain they would head in the direction Sakura anticipated.
By then, Sakura only needed to do one thing: make Danzo and his cohorts' secret experiments public, letting the whole village know the "truth"!
When that time came, united as one, even if the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wanted to shield Danzo, it would be impossible!
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi, the main authority of Konoha, had the final say, the entire village wasn't solely under his control. Besides, given Hiruzen's decisiveness, he would no longer shield Danzo.
He might have aged, but he still loved Konoha deeply!
"I feel like I have the potential to be a mastermind behind the scenes," Sakura chuckled to herself wryly, leaving the laboratory. She withdrew her clone from the shop and, together with her mother, tended to the various edible mushrooms they had cultivated. Greeting Kakashi, who walked into the store to buy mushrooms, she flashed a radiant smile.
"Kakashi-sensei, what kind of mushrooms would you like to buy today?"
"I've said it before, don't call me sensei; I haven't taught you anything," Kakashi scratched his head, his gaze landing on a pink mushroom. "What's this mushroom? The color looks kind of cute, doesn't it?"
"Bomb Mushroom."
"Eh, does it explode?" Kakashi asked curiously.
"No, how could mushrooms that explode be sold?" Sakura shook her head. "This kind of mushroom has a thick syrup inside, similar to honey. Once roasted and bitten into, the top will burst in your mouth, bringing an ultimate delight to your taste buds."
"However, if you really want an exploding mushroom, Kakashi-sensei, there actually are some in my lab that can absorb chakra to grow, and they explode when mature, similar to an exploding tag."
Kakashi broke into a cold sweat. "Let's skip that, just weigh me three pounds of these Bomb Mushrooms."
"No problem, Kakashi-sensei."