Chapter 18 - Chapter 18: Why Did All The Talented People In Konoha Defect?

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"...Science?"

Kakashi Hatake was stunned.

Scientific experiments? Could they really break the natural limits of bloodline abilities?

Konoha had attempted such things before. The Wood Release transplantation experiments were a prime example. However, every single experiment involving the transplantation of the First Hokage's cells had ended in tragedy.

To this day, only one subject had successfully inherited the ability—Tenzo.

Kakashi frowned. "Your Majesty… you don't mean to tell me he's attempting to gain the power of the so-called 'descendants of the gods' by transplanting the First Hokage's cells, do you?"

The very thought made him uneasy, reminding him of someone infamous—Orochimaru, the former Konoha Sannin who had defected due to his twisted human experiments.

"Heh."

Menma chuckled, shaking his head. "Don't use your narrow-minded thinking to speculate on His Majesty's vision."

Kakashi's eye twitched.

Was that a personal attack?

"Direct cell transplantation is too dangerous," Kakashi explained. "His Majesty believes that doing so would cause irreversible effects on the body and could even destroy a person's natural talent."

"And so, after countless experiments, His Majesty developed a new technology—Chakra Fusion."

The room fell silent.

Everyone knew that a ninja's strength—be it Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, or Genjutsu—stemmed from Chakra. Chakra was formed from a ninja's physical and spiritual energies, and each person's chakra carried unique traits.

It was essentially a blueprint of their entire power.

Thus, if one could obtain and integrate another person's chakra, they could, in theory, gain that person's abilities.

"You're saying…" Kakashi's mind raced. "His Majesty obtained the bloodline abilities of the 'descendants of the gods' by fusing different chakras?"

Menma smirked. "Exactly."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes. "But… is something like that even possible? How do you fuse the chakra of different individuals?"

"That's a technical matter," Black Kakashi interjected, waving a hand dismissively. "You wouldn't understand even if I explained."

In truth, he didn't understand either.

He wasn't a scientist—he simply followed orders.

"So what happened next?" Sasuke Uchiha asked, his curiosity piqued.

"The first chakra His Majesty fused…" Menma paused, looking directly at Sasuke, "…was Uchiha chakra."

A tense silence filled the air.

"And… he succeeded."

Sasuke felt his breath hitch. "S-Success… What do you mean?"

"Just what you're thinking," Menma replied. "His Majesty successfully acquired the power of the Sharingan."

A chill ran down Sasuke's spine.

Through scientific research and technology, someone outside the Uchiha bloodline had acquired the Sharingan? That should have been impossible!

"This…" Zabuza Momochi, who had been skeptical the entire time, found himself interested. "This is getting good."

Kakashi, still reeling, muttered, "If this is true, then what happened afterward?"

Menma's smile widened. "Once His Majesty developed Chakra Fusion, the entire ninja world changed forever. The so-called 'conservative forces' were nothing more than ants before his power."

With his newly acquired Sharingan, His Majesty easily dismantled the schemes of Shimura Danzō.

Then, he took it a step further.

By obtaining Senju DNA, he surpassed Kage-level strength.

At that point, Konoha's higher-ups were no longer a match for him.

"And then?" Sasuke asked, his fists clenched.

"Then?" Menma laughed. "Then, His Majesty overthrew the Third Hokage, purged the old Konoha leadership, and became the Fourth Hokage!"

The room was utterly silent.

"After that," Menma continued, "His Majesty embarked on a greater ambition—uniting the ninja world."

"Uniting… the ninja world?"

Kakashi muttered the words, then suddenly realized something. His gaze snapped back to Menma.

"Wait. You're saying His Majesty eventually surpassed the First Hokage and unified the Five Great Ninja Villages?"

Black Kakashi, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Pfft—! Hahaha! Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, but that's just too funny."

Kakashi's expression darkened. "How is that funny?"

Black Kakashi wiped a tear from his eye. "First off, even with science, breaking past natural talent limits isn't that easy."

Raising a finger, he continued, "That's why His Majesty and Orochimaru developed a cloned Mangekyō Sharingan. By combining it with Chakra Fusion, they achieved an even stronger Sharingan."

Sasuke's heart stopped.

"Mangekyō… Sharingan?"

The name sent shivers down his spine.

That night—the night his entire clan was slaughtered—his brother, Itachi Uchiha, had spoken of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

According to Itachi, one could only awaken it by killing the person they loved most.

And now, Orochimaru and this mysterious leader had found a way to clone it?

"This is insane…" Sasuke muttered.

Meanwhile, Kakashi narrowed his eyes at a familiar name.

"You mentioned… Hiruko just now," he said.

Menma's face twitched.

"Didn't Hiruko become a rogue ninja in this world?" Kakashi asked.

Menma rubbed his temples. "First, Orochimaru defects. Now Hiruko defects, too?"

He let out an exasperated sigh. "Seriously, what's wrong with this Konoha? Can they not keep a single talented person?"

The Rise of a Supreme Power

Through Chakra Fusion, cloning technology, and forbidden techniques, His Majesty combined the power of all six divine bloodlines.

This granted him access to unparalleled abilities and control over universal forces.

Even then, he didn't stop.

With Hiruko's improved Chimera Technique, His Majesty absorbed the power of the Tailed Beasts, turning them into his personal energy source.

At this moment, he had transcended humanity itself.

He had entered the realm of the Sage of Six Paths.

"With the power of the Tailed Beasts," Menma continued, "His Majesty shattered the last barrier between mortals and gods."

Even Madara Uchiha, who once sought the same goal, had failed.

But His Majesty succeeded.

"To sum it up," Menma said proudly, "our emperor didn't just surpass the First Hokage—he became the strongest being in history."

The room was deathly silent.

Shiro Kakashi's ears twitched. He had heard another familiar name earlier.

"Orochimaru defected in your world…" he muttered. "Hiruko defected, too… What the hell is going on?"

Menma threw up his hands.

"That's what I want to ask! What's wrong with Konoha in your world?"

Kakashi sighed. "You're asking the wrong person…"

Menma groaned. "This is ridiculous! Why does everyone talented in Konoha end up defecting?!"

Conclusion

In this alternate ninja world, scientific advancements reshaped power dynamics.

Chakra Fusion, cloning, and forbidden techniques led to the rise of an emperor who redefined what it meant to be a ninja.

Yet, in the process, Konoha became a place where every genius eventually defected.

And so, the question remained:

Why did all the talented people in Konoha defect?

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