Hazakura

**Hazakura,** (葉桜, Hazakura) is a drug created by Tanpopo in order to replicate the effects of Someinine, the same unique protein which grants the Yozakura Family their superhuman abilities.

## Overview

Hazakura is a drug that's capable of giving the recipient similar capabilities as the members of the Yozakura Family using a chemical known as "**Parasomenine**", a synthetically reproduced version of the Someinine that is found within the blood of the Yozakuras.

However, despite the power granted by the drug which allows normal people to mimic the near supernatural physical condition demonstrated by the members of the Yozakura Family, Hazakura is still considered an inferior version of it.

The effectiveness of this power boost also depends on whether or not the Hazakura drug is compatible with the user or not, with stronger enhancements being obtained with 100% compatibility.

In order for one to become more compatible, the side effects of the drug have to compliment the patient well, especially when the patient themselves is extremely ill or injured.

## Appearance

Hazakura users who aren't 100% compatible with the drug often suffer from bodily mutations, usually developing large, swollen muscles with noticeable, pulsing veins.

Meanwhile, users who're fully compatible don't experience such effects, although some of their additional powers may result in a few minor alterations in their appearance.

### Blooming

Much like that of a normal Blooming, when using a Hazakura-based Bloomings, the user's eyes will glow and their irises will develop a flower-like appearance.

However, instead of acquiring cherry blossom-shaped irises, Hazakura users instead possess a six-pointed mark; a visual indicator of how it's still an imperfect copy of the original. Currently, the color in which the user's eyes change to when using their Blooming is unknown.

## History

The Hazakura drug was first conceptualized by Makoto Kawashita during World War 2, whilst experimenting on Tsubomi Yozakura.

During this period, he came up with a plan to use Tsubomi's Someinine to replicate her powers and then give those powers to the rest of the human population, sharing the gift of the Yozakura Family with everyone and thus making Tsubomi no longer special.

Together, they'd go on to found Tanpopo in order to create this ideal future.

The "**Somei-Yoshino Project**" was the name given to the task of developing the Parasomeinine for the Hazakura drug which they planned to mass produce and sell to make it accessible to everyone. The outline also needed the heart of a Yozakura Family head, specifically one that was young and strong, which led Tanpopo to target Rei Yozakura and then Mutsumi Yozakura.

10 years before the present story, Kawashita was holding drug trials and seeking those who're terminally ill to test the Hazakura on; whilst doing so, he met Hide and Akari Asano, who had a patient in need of saving: Yuki Shirai.

The drug was successful in curing Yuki, allowing her to live her life normally. However, following this, Kawashita made sure anyone involved with the procedure was killed, including the Asano family; although one managed to survive.

A few years later, Yuki met Kawashita for a checkup and found out from him that 10,000 other patients had been given the drug and none of them survived any longer than 2 years. She then joined Tanpopo to assist him in his research.

## Plot

The Hazakura was first seen when Taiyo snuck into Kawashita's medical office and into his laptop, finding the files for the Somei-Yoshino Project - The project for the production of Hazakura.

Taiyo later ran into Kawashita and Nohmen at Dandy Lion Hotel, where Kawashita have Nohmen a dose of the Hazakura drug. The drug caused Nohmen to become strong and mutated, to a point that Taiyo could not handle him. This lead to Shinzo Yozakura arriving and defeating Nohmen. The Hazakura drug was also used on a battalion of Tanpopo soldiers who were not fully compatible, they all attacked the Yozakura Mansion in order to capture Mutsumi. Due to the drug not being compatible with them all Yozakura Family were easily able to defeat them all.

When Taiyo tracked down Momo on the Gerbera, he found him with Kawashita. They managed to escape him and left Taiyo to fight Yuki Shirai, the first successful 100% compatible Hazakura user. The train was also loaded with doses of the Hazakura drug to be given out to ill patients and collect data from them.

## Abilities

A normal person using the Hazakura drug with gain similar upgrades in ability than that of the Yozakura Family, with heightened senses and physical abilities. Users who're 100% compatible are also able to develop additional abilities. The ability is different for every individual and reflects their personality as well as any illnesses or issues they have. However, Kawashita is able to synthetically manipulate the power using his medical skills.

### Hazakura Blooming

Unlike the normal blooming, which upgrades a person's skills to give them supernatural abilities, Hazakura-based Bloomings upgrade the power they already gained from the Hazakura drug.

## Types of Abilities

* Incineration
* Black Shadow Stone
* Cryogen
* Network
* Chimera
* Pollution
* Hair Manipulation

## Known Users

List of known users of the Hazakura Drug (In order of appearance).

**Hazakura Users**

**100% Compatible Users**

## Trivia

* The name "*Hazakura*" means "*Cherry Blossom Leaf*" in Japanese, this plays off the idea that it's an inferior copy of the abilities granted to the Yozakuras (or "*Cherry Blossom*") as it's merely the leaf of the plant and not actually the flower itself.

## References

1. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 44, page 15.
2. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family - Chapter 54, page 14.
3. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 44, page 16.
4. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family - Chapter 54, page 14.