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Though the had already had Sakura go through phase one of Houki and his colleague's plan. They could not really continue on with Phase Two exactly as planned as Konoha was being stubborn about accepting the out right lie they were trying to feed them. Sakura's disappearance was placed on the bandits that attacked him and her during their the trip here and she was being held by them. However before the Konoha could get to the bandits to get her back an 'accident' happened that killed them all in rockslide that completely destroyed the cave hideout. Thus preventing Konoha from proving their story was false as some her discard clothes and ninja equipment 'found' in the rockslide to back up their statement that she was taken by the bandit then killed along with them in the rockslide.

Yet none of this got them off their back as the Hokage's assistant and eldest Hyuga Heiress came by to ask some questions. Though in reality they were really here to look over their lab/greenery with the Hyuga Heiress' Byakugan to try a detect anything out of place. Though it was expected that something like this might happen so they did not have any areas that would tip off the Byakugan thus the search with it failed.

Though when they did find Sakura, however they did not even realize that it was her as while being around the lab/greenery was the cover story Houki and his colleagues gave everyone for what this place was. The two walked right pass Sakura only giving her a second glance to say how beautiful the Cherry Blossom Tree was, not realizing that the tree was once the very person they were looking for.

In spite of this failure at trying to find something in their workplace, Konoha still did not give up and took their benefactor, Land of Fire Damiyo's right hand man, to force them to stop and he accused Tsunade of favoritism with Sakura. Thus using his authority to order Tsunade to place Sakura on the KIA list (Kill In Action list), as he was ranked higher then the Hokage in the chain of command for the Land of Fire as whole not just in Konoha.
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A week after Tsunade was forced to place Sakura on the KIA list…

'Finally, with all those troublesome Konoha ninjas finally being order to leave us alone all the preparation have been complete for Phase two and we are finally able to move on to it' the black man thought as going to the greenery.

There currently being watered and absorbing the sun's rays was the cherry blossom tree that formerly Sakura Haruno. This place where it had been kept every since they arrived here that they could have the tree that once been Sakura dying before the were able to proceed with the second part of their plan after all.

Dismissing the personal that was watered the girl turned into tree, the black hair man lifted her gently on to the dolly that was kept up here for just this occasion here.

Wheeling the tree carefully though the building carefully not to left a single cherry blossom be disturbed from their place the man arrived at room where numerous sealed drawn on the floor and then once their tree was in the middle they began drawing seal on it as well all over the base, trunks, and branches.

When all this was done the Sakura tree was surrounded the people that had were the backbone of this project with the black hair man being at the head of the circle. Then half of them focusing on their chakra and meditating in the presence tree in the center of their circle. While the other half was doing the similar thing but they chanting something out loud while hand were place in designated spot on the tree that was not cover in seals. This process went on for over two hours non stop without any of them stopping not even for a moment.

Then soon after the second hour had passed something happened as the tree began to move on it own as the cherry blossom from its two branches that once arms receded backwards into the branches which were slowly becoming fingers again with cherry blossom replacing fingernails though the bark remain on the newly reformed hand and arms it was smooth now also if was had been craved but retain the texture of a tree. Now standing in the middle of them was tree with arms that hung lifeless at it side though the transformed did not stop there as feature returned the head of the tree as the bush of cherry blossom once again become hair yet it was not human hair but mass of cheery blossom assume the form of hair. Green orbs devoid of pupils or irises formed in the reappearing eye socket along with nose that had no nostrils at all as it was just nose in appearance as the nostril area was sealed off. Yet strange though was the mouth that formed had full set of wooden teeth and tongue and even a throat that lead downward into the still forming body. Breast the same size as they were before she transformed into a tree were formed as slowly but surely the change made it way downwards as two legs from what was once the lower body of the tree. Though it could not be seen because it was still inside the pot, the roots receded and formed into feet with ten toes that still slightly had the appearance of roots.

Thus after three hours of work where a tree once stood was now a female Dryad staring vacant ahead at nothing.

The black hair man and his colleague all patted themselves on the back after job well done. The project they had been worked on was a success as they had successfully transformed someone into a nymph, a Tree nymph or Dryad to be exact. The whole purpose of their project was that there was more then just the tailed demon as supernatural beings in this world. There were countless other that could be used towards their advantage in battle. Thus the search began for what could take the place of a tailed demon and it was decide that they would go with nymphs. While clearly not as powerful as a tailed demon or even other mythical creature the variety in the different types of nymph more then made up for their lack of power. Thus they began the process with which would mostly like be the easiest type to artificial creature using people as the base. So with help of Sasori's apprentice (since I do not think he could completely transform himself into human puppet alone), a handful of Ninjustu and Seal masters, and three people that had vast array of knowledge on and abilities in magic. The process result in the Sakura's transform into Dryad was created and successful done on her.

Though with the transformation complete all that was left was to test her out.

"Raise your right hand" Houki ordered her.

The dryad then mindless did as she was instructed too.

"Now lower it and raise your right leg" he ordered her.

She then did just that breaking the pot that had been where she had stood while she was a tree.

"Now repeat after me 'My name is Hanami' " he said.

"My name is Hanami" the cheery blossom hair female said with monotonous tone.

"Why did you pick that to be her name" one of his colleague asked as the female Dryad was being led away for some further testing as she was their first successful subject.

"Think about she as a walking cherry blossom tree, everyone that see her will see that and since she always going to be in bloom. Looking at her will be like a Hanami or Flowering Viewing that happen every years just as normal cherry blossom begin to bloom" Houki said