After sealing away the Hollow Orb, Aizen instantly used the Flying Thunder God technique to reach the airborne fortress—the Sky Fortress—above the floating city of the Sky Country on the Moon!
Since he didn't hide his presence, the Zero-Tails, which controlled the fortress, sensed his arrival and quickly flew out, smiling flatteringly. "Lord Aizen's visit is truly an unparalleled honor. Your arrival has brought vibrancy to this otherwise desolate Moon!"
Aizen chuckled, "You're a yao monster. Where did you pick up all these flattery lines?"
The Zero-Tails' expression suddenly changed. "Aizen, you can control me, but never insult my dignity. Even if you kill me, it won't change the fact that you're brilliant, handsome, and mighty!"
Saying this with righteous indignation, no one could tell how that mask-like face managed such a vivid expression.
Aizen couldn't help but smile. "Alright, I admit I was wrong."
The Zero-Tails instantly relaxed. "See? I told you I'm the most honest!"
While saying those so-called "honest" words, the Zero-Tails led Aizen toward the Lab.
Inside the Lab, a middle-aged man dressed as a doctor was intently observing a culture dish.
Aizen walked through the door, greeting, "Dr. A!"
This was the new appearance of Shimon Hiruko after his soul had been completely transformed.
Shimon Hiruko kept his hands in his pockets, calmly responding, "Lord Aizen!"
Aizen didn't take offense, smiling as he asked, "Dr. A, how is the Pacifist Project progressing?"
When it came to research, a faint flush appeared on Shimon Hiruko's otherwise emotionless face. "With the materials you provided, we're only one step away from completion!"
"Excellent. But ideally, I'd like the finished product within a week!"
Originally, he had set three separate research paths: Orochimaru researching Artificial Kekkei Genkai, Shimon Hiruko researching fused Kekkei Genkai, and Sasori researching the Pacifist body design to house the Kekkei Genkai.
However, during his eight-year absence in a parallel world, the communication hub had been missing, and their research findings couldn't be properly integrated.
Only recently, after his return, had he managed to get the three to consolidate their research results.
"A week?" Shimon Hiruko slightly frowned. "I'll try my best."
Aizen paused thoughtfully. "If it comes down to it, a half-baked version will do. The main thing is to scare the hell out of them!"
"Scare people?" Shimon Hiruko murmured. He didn't care much about moral issues with imperfect products and slowly nodded. "In that case, it shouldn't be a problem. How many half-finished units do you need, my lord?"
"Let's start with a thousand to test the waters."
"A thousand?!" Shimon Hiruko quickly calculated mentally. A thousand Pacifists in seven days meant about 143 per day—roughly six every hour if they worked nonstop for twenty-four hours.
Before he could protest, Aizen patted his shoulder. "I believe you can do it. I'll send Sasori over later to help you out."
With someone else to work overtime alongside him, Shimon Hiruko immediately felt more balanced. Instinctively, he looked sideways at the Zero-Tails.
"You…"
The Zero-Tails' tail stood straight up in fear. "No way! I'm just a little, honest, and adorable snake!"
Five days later, within the Central Tower of the Alliance.
After Seiki, Leader-sama, presented fragments of his memories from the parallel world using the Dream World playback method, silence filled the meeting room.
After a while, murmurs of discussion gradually began to rise.
"The Sage of the Six Paths, Kaguya Otsutsuki, Isshiki Otsutsuki... They seem far stronger than that Urashiki from three years ago!"
"Good thing Madara was defeated by Leader-sama eight years ago. Otherwise, we would have faced such terrifying enemies back then!"
"Although we prevented the release of Kaguya Otsutsuki, an even greater threat awaits us!"
"Greater threat? You mean that Aizen?"
"Exactly. He manipulates entire worlds in the palm of his hand. Even beings like gods are enslaved by him. No one can imagine how terrifying his true power must be!"
"No, even if he's dangerous, he still belongs to our world. The real enemies are those Otsutsuki!"
"That's right. He's the only one, aside from Leader-sama, who can stand against the Otsutsuki. We should do everything we can to gain his support!"
"Damn our weakness. When the enemy arrives, are we going to watch Leader fight alone again, just like last time?"
Seiki, Leader-sama, cleared his throat twice softly, and the arguing crowd instantly fell silent.
"I shared my experiences from the parallel world with you all to raise awareness and vigilance, but there's no need to panic and lose composure!"
"Leader-sama is right!" A declared, slamming the table. "The Alliance has become too complacent in recent years. Those below have lost their ambition, and those above have lost their former calmness. It's unacceptable that even the slightest disturbance throws us into chaos!"
Many faces darkened; clearly, Raikage's words had criticized them all.
Onoki glanced over. "Do you have any good suggestions, Raikage?"
"Fight!" A declared firmly. "Only through battle can we reclaim the part of ourselves we've lost!"
"Fight?" Rasa narrowed his eyes. "And how exactly do you propose we fight?"
"Let's hold the Number One Under Heaven Tournament (World's Strongest Ninja Tournament). Call upon everyone to participate. Use the most thrilling and passionate battles to awaken the fighting spirit in everyone's hearts!"
"The Number One Under Heaven Tournament? That title should naturally belong to..." Mei, the Mizukage, began, suddenly realizing, "I understand. Leader-sama is someone from above the heavens, correct?"
Raikage felt like he had bitten off a mouthful of something bitter—why wasn't Mei following the script?
He could only reply with a sour expression, "Indeed!"
"The Number One Under Heaven Tournament?" Seiki, Leader-sama, nodded theatrically. "Using a tournament to reinvigorate the long-dormant Alliance sounds quite good. What do you all think?"
Since they had no real objections to begin with, and seeing that Seiki had agreed, naturally no one opposed it anymore.
"I have no objections."
"I think it's acceptable too."
Seeing no opposition, Seiki, Leader-sama, concluded firmly, "Then we'll begin organizing it!"
...
At the same time, deep within the silent void of outer space.
Two figures, one taller and one shorter, hovered silently among a field of meteorites, gazing down upon the land below like gods.
"This should be the place. The location where that chakra fluctuation appeared three years ago!"
"The short man sneered.
"This is it, Lord Momoshiki!" the big man said respectfully.
"This is Elder Isshiki's territory. Although he hasn't sent any news back to the clan for nearly a thousand years, it should still be another decade before he's officially declared missing. I shouldn't be too ostentatious on his territory!" Although he said this, his face showed no sign of restraint at all. "Kinshiki, let's go! Let's have some fun on this planet before we get down to serious business!"
"Yes, Lord Momoshiki!" Kinshiki bowed slightly.
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