As for Sakura, after hearing everything Kurama Yakumo had said, two words immediately drifted through her mind: Utterly absurd!
It sounded like a plausible story, but in reality, much of it simply could not withstand scrutiny.
However, seeing Kurama Yakumo's utterly convinced expression, Sakura did not know what to say.
If Sakura had initially harbored even a little suspicion that Kurama Yakumo might be telling the truth, that the Third Hokage wanted to persecute the Kurama Clan, she had completely abandoned that thought now.
There were simply too many things that did not add up.
Setting everything else aside, the Kurama Clan had been a ninja clan that joined Konoha at its founding.
If the Third Hokage had wanted to persecute the Kurama Clan after taking office, would he have needed to wait until now?
And how could Kurenai Yuhi possibly deceive Kurama Yakumo's parents, who were the Clan Head?
If a clan leader were truly that easy to fool, the Kurama Clan would have been wiped out long ago. How could it possibly have survived until now?
Besides, the Kurama Clan's current low profile was, firstly, because aside from Kurama Yakumo, who had been sent to Satomi Hill Villa for treatment, no other clan member had awakened the Five Senses Manipulation bloodline limit.
Secondly, the Kurama Clan's overall strength had declined to the point where it was now weaker than any one of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.
Tell her, how could the Kurama Clan possibly afford to be high-profile?
Lastly, if Kurenai Yuhi had truly wanted to kill Kurama Yakumo, would she have cared whether Yakumo was pretending to be completely absorbed in painting?
Satomi Hill Villa was the perfect place to kill someone and silence them. How had Kurama Yakumo managed to grow up so healthy?
Kurenai Yuhi had