After returning, Sasuke was the first to look at Aoba, "Aoba, before Uchiha Itachi died, he mentioned the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan… how do you obtain that?"
"You just transplant his eyes."
Aoba thought for a moment, then added, "After we get back, I'll help you with the transplant surgery."
Sasuke nodded.
The atmosphere fell silent for a while.
Aoba then asked, "About you killing Uchiha Itachi, do you want to make it public in the village, or within the Uchiha clan?"
"..."
Sasuke hesitated a little, "Forget it. No need."
"In the end, he was just an insignificant person. There's no need for Mother to shed tears over a guy like that again."
"Then I'll take care of his body."
Aoba took out another sealing scroll and sealed Uchiha Itachi's body inside, "After we return to the village, I'll arrange the eye transplant for you as soon as possible."
Sasuke did not think too much about it and nodded in agreement, "Alright."
Seeing that things on Sasuke's side were settled, Aoba looked at Nagato again and joked, "So, do you still want to have a fair fight with me now, to decide the final ownership of the tailed beasts?"
"..."
Nagato, who was being supported by two Six Paths puppets, was a bit speechless.
'You've already shown power like that. What's there left to fight?'
And he had already somewhat acknowledged Aoba's path of unification.
This fight was really unnecessary.
He might have been a bit inflated before, but he was not blind to the situation, and he was not about to get beaten up for nothing.
"No need. However, even though I've joined Konoha, it's impossible for me to set foot in Konoha. I'll represent Amegakure and declare submission to Konoha. Even if you want to unify the ninja world, Amegakure will still need someone to manage it, right?"
"Nagato…", Konan looked at him helplessly.
Still, she could understand him.
Nagato's parents were killed by Konoha ninja during the war. Hatred would not disappear just because the gap in strength was overwhelming.
"Is that so?"
Aoba's expression turned playful, "Then don't you want to stand up again?"
"Hm?"
A hint of emotion immediately appeared on Nagato's originally tense face.
"Konoha has a way to heal my legs?"
It was no wonder his attitude changed so quickly. After all, no one liked having crippled legs and spending their entire life in a wheelchair.
"Other places might not, but Konoha certainly does," Aoba nodded confidently.
The main reason Nagato's legs could not recover was because after being injured by Hanzo's explosive tag trap, he had forcibly summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which drained most of his life force.
That was why they never recovered, and why he looked so emaciated.
A lack of life force was indeed very difficult for ordinary medical ninja to deal with.
But for him, it was not a problem.
"Really?"
Nagato turned his gaze to Konan, wanting to ask her opinion.
"It's true," Konan nodded as well, though her eyes carried a slightly unusual look.
When she had nothing to do before, she had also studied medical ninjutsu with Tsunade and Aoba for a period of time.
Naturally, she knew that Nagato's injuries required replenishing life force to recover.
And the method Aoba used to replenish life force… It was definitely not the one they took daily. It should be the one made by diluting his own blood several times.
Nagato naturally did not notice the subtle change in Konan's expression.
After receiving a definite answer, his fists clenched subconsciously, and his emotions immediately stirred.
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[Hokage's Office, Konoha]
Aoba sat at his desk.
Nagato did not want to waste time. As soon as he arrived in Konoha, he went to the hospital to have his legs examined.
Sasuke had also gone to the hospital. His battle with Uchiha Itachi had not been easy. He had expended a large amount of dojutsu power and needed to recover, and at the same time prepare for the eye transplant surgery.
As for the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, they had already been sent to Konoha Prison.
Konan had returned to her own office. It was still working hours.
So at the moment, inside the Hokage's office, there were only Aoba, Shizune, and Uchiha Hikari, who had already regained consciousness from her coma.
It was just that now there was a strange mark on Uchiha Hikari's forehead, which added a bit of unusual beauty to her originally delicate face.
She was currently rubbing her forehead with her fingers.
Although she could not see it, she could clearly feel that something had been added to her forehead.
It seemed to be suppressing her power.
After several attempts to activate her Sharingan failed, she finally gave up and looked at Aoba with eyes full of hostility.
"Didn't you want to turn me into your ninja weapon? Then why did you seal my eyes?"
"..."
Shizune raised her eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, then narrowed her eyes as she looked at Aoba.
She did not care about him finding a new girlfriend or anything like that, but finding a ninja weapon was something excessive. Whether it was her or Konan and the others, it was hard to accept.
"Ahem! Shizune-nee, she's from several hundred years ago, and doesn't really understand the concrete meaning of many modern terms," Aoba laughed awkwardly and explained to Shizune.
Uchiha Hikari, on the other hand, found this scene somewhat surprising, and she also looked at Shizune with a scrutinizing gaze.
'This woman can actually make Aoba treat her so cautiously. Is she a stronger expert?'
Shizune just rolled her eyes at this.
Even if it might not be that kind of meaning, this jerk was definitely acting on lust.
After all, although Uchiha Hikari was prickly all over, she had to admit that she was indeed very beautiful.
She looked like the same type as Yugito.
"How do you plan to arrange her?"
"Well…"
Aoba looked back at Uchiha Hikari, "I already told you back in Kumogakure. I never intended to treat you as a weapon. From now on, you're just an ordinary person, an ordinary ninja named Uchiha Hikari. As long as you don't threaten Konoha, I won't order you to do anything. You can freely choose the life you want to live."
"A free life."
Uchiha Hikari froze slightly, "You really don't plan to use me, to treat me as Konoha's weapon?"
"Of course."
Aoba continued, "As for the seal on your forehead, it's because your power is indeed too dangerous. After observing for a period of time and confirming that you have no hostility toward Konoha, I'll help you remove it."
Uchiha Hikari did not speak.
"As for where you'll live in the future, since your power is indeed dangerous and needs constant supervision, so… Ahem!"
Aoba cleared his throat and looked at Shizune, "Shizune-nee, I'll take her back home."
"..."
Shizune just pursed her lips.
She was already too lazy to care about this scumbag. After all, she was not his match, and she did not want to suffer alone every night.
She would wait for Lady Tsunade to come back and then report him.
Judging from the performance over the past two days, Lady Tsunade might actually have a way to counter Aoba.
"Then I'll leave things here to you for now, Shizune-nee."
Aoba laughed awkwardly as he stood up.
He took Uchiha Hikari with him and left the Hokage Building.
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