The shortage of Anbu personnel was troublesome. Minato Namikaze also knew about Danzo's secret manipulations, so he only gave him the authority to select a batch of candidates.
Even if Danzo was one of the village's higher-ups, one must not forget that the Anbu's true authority lay with the Hokage. Even the Third found it difficult to interfere with the Anbu, let alone Root, the organization of Darkness of Konoha. Root could exist in Konoha's shadows, but its power could not grow too strong, or it would disrupt Konoha's balance.
Ninja were not weapons, after all. They could not become emotionless monsters.
What he did not know was that Root's actions were far crueler than Minato Namikaze had imagined. This was a world without emotions, where only the strong had the right to survive. Competition and slaughter were commonplace throughout Root.
Coupled with countless forbidden experiments, the bloodshed here was horrifying beyond measure.
Muzan swirled the reagent in his hand and eventually produced a serum. With a trace of dissatisfaction, he said:
"There are still some differences from what I expected. The evolution of Man-Eating Demons is always more suited to themselves, making it full of uncertainty."
Looking at the low-level Man-Eating Demon that had fallen into madness, Muzan had used countless human bodies to pile up experimental data in order to better understand his own power. In the end, he reached a conclusion—and had already succeeded.
"Although evolution is uncontrollable, it can be influenced. The environment and circumstances they are in determine the direction of their abilities."
In an extremely cold environment, the moment someone became a Man-Eating Demon, their body would become more suited to the frigid climate. They might even develop some ability to control ice and snow. However, without a special Bloodline Limit or the enhancement