Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

The nearby veins bulged out as they were filled with chakra.

The chakra was interrupted, the bulging veins returned to normal, and the pure white eyes disappeared, returning to their original azure blue.

The chakra is then refined and channeled to the eyes. Activated by the chakra, the Byakugan reappears, and the black and white vision appears simultaneously.

"Half of chakra is made up of spiritual energy. The intensity of emotions, thoughts, and will can cause subtle changes in chakra."

"It has been about three months since I obtained Hamura's chakra."

"From that time on, my eyes were nourished and influenced by Hamura's chakra. They felt itchy, and gradually, they began to change."

"My desire to see and search for the root tissues hidden underground was a trigger that truly brought out the long-brewing white eye."

In a flash, having roughly sorted out his thoughts, Naruto immediately adjusted his focus and scanned the ground.

"No, isn't it here?" Naruto squinted.

Hats and masks were used to make simple disguises, while sufficient protective measures, namely shadow clones, were left to ensure the safety of the two sisters.

He climbed out of the window and went into the deserted alley to search for the Roots organization.

For some unknown reason, the Shadow Clones could not activate the Byakugan, an ability that only Naruto's main body could use.

"Um... how come you have Byakugan?" The bewildered Nine-Tails finally realized what was going on.

“I have an ability that allows me to copy objects I’ve come into contact with, but of course, there are limitations,” Naruto said.

"The Sharingan can only copy ninjutsu, but you can even copy a bloodline limit like the Byakugan. You..." Kurama was speechless.

An hour passed.

Naruto stood silently on the rooftop water tank of a house.

They searched the entire Leaf Village but found no underground base for the root system.

The white eye's vision was not distorted, blurred, or showed any abnormalities, proving that there was no barrier affecting the white eye's perspective.

The only explanation is that Danzo's base was located deeper, beyond the reach of the Byakugan.

Not only is the underground base nowhere to be found, but there's not even an entrance or passageway. Could it be that it's located somewhere else?

"No wonder the Hidden Cloud Village is so eager to seize the Byakugan; this X-ray vision ability is indeed very useful," Naruto thought to himself.

Danzo dug so deep probably because he was wary of Byakugan; he had many secrets he didn't want to be discovered.

"Hinata's Byakugan can see further. Please ask her to take a look tomorrow."

Hopefully Danzo isn't in Konoha, because that would increase the difficulty and cost of killing him.

Conversely, if Danzo is outside the village, he can eliminate Danzo with minimal impact.

In any case, Danzo is a veteran of Konoha Village. Tsunade and Jiraiya won't stand idly by. It's better to avoid them.

In addition, we should also count Danzo's arm full of Sharingan eyes. Each Sharingan represents one Izanagi attack, signifying one life.

With more people around to get in the way, it's hard to say whether Danzo can be completely eliminated.

"I have Hamura's chakra and Ashura's chakra. Will Kotoamatsukami work on me?" Naruto pondered this question as he jumped off the water tank and disappeared into the darkness.

The next day.

Naruto gets up early to do his morning exercise.

Hinata had her shadow clones take care of preparing breakfast.

Hinata and Hanabi also got up for their morning exercise together; the two sisters were both very hardworking.

After breakfast, Naruto used his transformation jutsu to become Danzo and asked Hinata for help in finding him.

With a visual range far exceeding that of ordinary white eyes, it was only the first time it opened, but when it probed underground, it discovered the root organization base.

"It's empty. Is nobody here?" Naruto breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good. Now, we just have to wait for news from the shadow clones.

Or, find Danzo.

Or, a certain Jinchūriki might be targeted by Danzo.

Days passed by.

Tsunade succeeds as the Fifth Hokage.

Naruto is promoted to Chunin.

Under Naruto's special training and sparring, Hinata has initially mastered the power of the Three-Tails, possessing a large amount of chakra as support, and also has a certain ability to control water.

They can use water escape techniques and also manipulate water in nature.

Ino is also striving to become stronger in her own way.

Team 7's mission was to avoid meeting the fake Sakura, as Naruto feared he might lose control and take action himself, so he had a shadow clone do it for him.

The problem is that the shadow clone is him too, so Kakashi and Sasuke see Naruto and Sakura's relationship as suddenly becoming much colder.

Twelve days have passed since Naruto awoke and Hinata became his jinchūriki.

Today, Naruto received a memory from a shadow clone.

"This person is... Han? I think he was the Five-Tails Jinchuriki."

Ino, always ready to set off from home.

Upon receiving the message from Naruto's shadow clone, he immediately left his body on the bed, separated his soul from his body, and ignored the barrier of the wall to arrive at Naruto's house.

Possessing Naruto.

"You said you had news! What kind of news? Did you find Sakura?"

There was no rush to answer.

Naruto left Hinata at home to protect her and tutor her in the Flying Thunder God Technique's Shadow Clone Jutsu. He then grabbed Hinata's hand, formed a hand seal, and vanished into thin air with a flash of golden light.

It reappeared in the desolate, sparsely populated Gobi Desert.

Here is the Flying Thunder God mark set by the shadow clone before it disappeared.

"What is that?" Ino and Naruto's five senses are connected, and she saw what Naruto was seeing.

Several figures were fighting, about seven or eight kilometers apart.

"The one with the burly build and all in red is the Five-Tails Jinchuriki," Naruto said softly.

"The other Jinchūriki are all safe and sound, but he was attacked without warning. It's possible that it was one of Danzo's subordinates."

"Hinata, check if they have the Seal of the Extinction of the Tongue."

Hinata activated her Byakugan and nodded, saying, "All six of them have one."

“Then that’s it. Danzo has his eye on the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and wants to take him down,” Naruto said.

"So, if we follow these people, we can find Sakura?" Ino exclaimed excitedly.

Naruto nodded.

"Wait a minute! Aren't we getting too close?" Ino said worriedly. "What if there are sensory ninjas among them? They would know that someone is following us."

“I have the Transformation Jutsu. Please ask my master to help me design two sealing talismans,” Naruto said.

"One masks the life response, the other masks the chakra response."

"As for the smell, the only thing to do is to always be downwind."

Chapter 104 Naruto: We've come to pick you up

A temporary stronghold of the Root organization.

"Get up and continue," Danzo said calmly.

"Cough cough..." Sakura coughed up saliva mixed with blood, panting heavily. She barely managed to get up, her legs were weak, and she was so exhausted that she could not stand steadily.

Without giving Sakura any time to catch her breath or adjust, another member of the Root organization, acting as her opponent, acted decisively from the outset, following Danzo's instructions.

Sakura's consciousness was blurred, she was dizzy and her vision was blurry, but her body was reflexively blocking and parrying.

Danzo squinted with one eye, sizing up Sakura.

He wasn't wrong, nor did he bet on the wrong person; he is indeed a promising talent.

He is intelligent, has extremely high comprehension, and learns everything very quickly.

Once the inherent deficiencies in nerve response and chakra quantity are compensated for, it can be described as perfect.

Suddenly, due to exhaustion causing her movements to slow down slightly, Sakura suffered a heavy blow to her side, sending her flying backward and rolling several times on the ground.

With his head bleeding profusely and in a terrible state, he finally succumbed to his injuries and passed out.

Danzo performs the mudra.

Sakura, who had already lost consciousness, was abruptly awakened by the pain, screaming and rolling on the ground.

“If you can be woken up by the pain, it seems you haven’t reached your limit yet. Get up and continue,” Danzo said.

With Sakura around, he no longer cares about Kurama; it's good if he has it, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't.

Once they've decided to mold Sakura into the perfect tool, they'll stop at nothing to achieve their goals, regardless of whether it's cruel or not.

As for whether this kind of extreme, demanding training would cause Sakura to have a mental breakdown or shorten her lifespan, those were not questions Danzo wanted to answer.

Anyway, he's getting old, and even if he becomes Hokage, he won't be in that position for long. Before he dies, squeezing every last drop of value out of Sakura is the best way to maximize his profits.

"I've said it many times, tools don't cry. What kind of person are you, always crying and whining like this?" Danzo said calmly.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I'll change, please, please don't..." Sakura quickly wiped away her tears and choked out.

“Language can’t etch a mark as deeply as pain,” Danzo said, preparing to form hand seals again to activate the talisman placed on Sakura’s heart.

The approaching footsteps from outside stopped him.

"Oh, did you capture the Five-Tails Jinchuriki?" Danzo asked. "What traces were left? How was it disguised? Was someone following us?"

"The ninja tools are products of Kumogakure, the ninjutsu is Lightning Release, and there are also secret medicines from the Kumogakure Anbu," the subordinate said. "As for tracking, no, they specifically travel by water, through underground rivers."

Danzo nodded and said to Sakura, "Rest for a day, get yourself in good shape, and then seal the Five-Tails."

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