"But I definitely won't hide it from you, big brother."
Hyuga Akira rubbed his chin and said, "It doesn't really matter whether you tell me, but you need to get stronger soon, too."
He knew what Tsunade and Orochimaru feared. Their teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had supported the Wood Release experiments, though they had eventually stopped.
Both in his previous life and in this one, he knew there had been one successful case. It was just that Danzo had kept him from having contact with it, and Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know either.
What Tsunade and Orochimaru feared was Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō experimenting on Nawaki.
Because of this, they had already grown somewhat estranged from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Only Jiraiya still knew nothing about it.
But that wasn't actually the important issue.
Rather...
Madara Uchiha might set his sights on Nawaki.
Chapter 286: Hatake Sakumo's final farewell.
Nawaki was Konoha's crown prince, through and through.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't touch Nawaki. If he dared move against him, half of Konoha's clans would rise against Hiruzen Sarutobi.
As Hashirama Senju's grandson, and with Wood Release on top of that, Nawaki possessed this power without even knowing it.
Even when they conducted their experiments, knowing full well that Nawaki was the most likely to succeed, they hadn't used him.
Back then, besides Tsunade, it was also because he was Senju Nawaki's grandson.
Now, with Wood Release added to the mix, Nawaki would have absolutely no problem becoming Hokage. Nothing stood in his way, not even Hiruzen Sarutobi.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi would indeed see Nawaki as a threat, and Shimura Danzō would use underhanded methods.
What had happened to Hatake Sakumo would definitely happen again.
Hiruzen Sarutobi might not have the heart, but Shimura Danzō would show absolutely no mercy.
Keeping quiet was indeed