Uchiha Madara closed his eyes slightly, contemplating a question.
If Aomi grows stronger in the future, how fast could he wipe out the ninja if he could release Steaming Danger repeatedly?
In less than a quarter of an hour, nearly ten thousand ninja were annihilated!
To be fair, in Madara's opinion, even if ten thousand pigs roamed freely on the plains, with the small force Konoha Ninja had, it would still take two or three hours to capture them…
Even his Complete Form of Susanoo might not match Aomi's efficiency!
In terms of efficiently taking out ninja below the strength of a Jonin, Uchiha Madara would call Aomi the strongest; even Senju Hashirama couldn't compare!
"Ten thousand people, ten thousand people…"
Madara shook his head somewhat at a loss: "How can anyone kill so many?"
"During the Warring States Era, when I led exterminations, it was only a few hundred people. How many ninja clans would you have to kill to reach ten thousand?"
Madara once worried about Aomi's gentle personality, thinking his sunny and open attitude might not align with the Eye of the Moon Plan, needing the stimulation of war to awaken and harden his resolve to become the Savior.
But now, it seems those concerns were unfounded.
It's not the war stimulating Aomi, but Aomi stimulating the Ninja World!
Aomi's first move was slaughtering two to three thousand Mist ninja as an appetizer, then infiltrating and purging the entire Hidden Mist Village, then raced hurriedly to the Hidden Rock Battlefield; another move sent another ten thousand Rock ninja to meet the Six Paths Sage.
If there were a KDA ranking in the Ninja World, the name Uchiha Aomi would certainly be listed as—
"You have become the new king of kills!"
Uchiha Madara, somewhat helplessly, palmed his forehead, buffering his conflicted inner thoughts.
His Eye of the Moon Plan was meant to bring perpetual peace to this world, not to turn the Ninja World into a barren wasteland!
With Aomi's methods and speed, Uchiha Madara suspected that perhaps in a few years, Konoha might be the only village left…
Clearly a gentle, broad-hearted child, even a bit foolishly believing in the Will of Fire, how did he change so dramatically after entering the battlefield?
"Damn you, Senju Tobirama, your influence on Aomi is too great…"
Madara recalled that enormous Tobirama Puppet, wanting to laugh but finding it impossible: "And you call yourself the loving Senju, evil like you possessing power only results in pointless slaughter!"
"Things can't continue like this, especially since Aomi also seems interested in the Tailed Beast Chakra, which makes things even more troubling!"
Madara clearly saw Aomi target the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, Roshi and Han, absorbing a large amount of Tailed Beast Chakra from them, only to swiftly kill them.
This put Four-tails and Five-tails into the rebirth phase.
If Aomi saw the Uchiha Stele and sought to collect Tailed Beast Chakra, he previously would've held back from killing them.
But no matter what Aomi's goal is, as long as it's not for Infinite Tsukuyomi, the demand for Tailed Beasts conflicts with the Eye of the Moon Plan…
"Aomi's thoughts probably align with what I once believed…"
Madara sighed, murmuring to himself with some helplessness: "Thinking unifying the Four Great Hidden Villages by force, merging them into one village, would eliminate conflict, thus bringing peace to the Ninja World."
"But that's not feasible, he still lacks experience, just as I once did…"
At this moment, a voice of doubt sounded in Madara's ear.
Uchiha Obito, who had regained mobility after White Zetsu's modification, appeared at the doorway, shouting arrogantly: "Aomi's thoughts? Haha, I knew you old man had some insight!"
"Your ideas of peace, you're not just trying to instill them in me, you're trying to bring Aomi into them too, aren't you?"
"It's useless, Aomi isn't like me, being forced to the brink; he's plenty powerful. Why don't you give up your ideas then, and let me introduce you to Aomi so he can bring you back, joining forces to establish a new Ninja World, wouldn't that be good?"
"Believe me, Aomi has the breadth to accomplish that, he can do it, don't be so stubborn, Madara!"
Obito winked, acting as if he had connections, having a good relationship with Aomi.
Madara gave him a cold look, about to reprimand him, but involuntarily imagined a picture of conquering the Ninja World with Aomi, blinking momentarily and slipping into fantasy—
If that were the case, wouldn't it be quite good?
But Madara quickly snapped out of it, smirking as he shook his hand: "Too superficial, Uchiha Obito, you've only seen the surface."
Madara could barely contain his laughter, thinking with Obito's limited mind, imagining using Aomi to sway him?
What a joke, though the scenario being described is rather appealing.
"You think merging the Five Great Hidden Villages is the end? No, the conflict won't stop."
Madara spoke coldly:
"Internal strife and power struggles will remain, you know the conflict between the line of the Hokage and the Uchiha Clan, had Aomi not appeared, the Uchiha's ultimate fate might have been extinction."
"And in the other Hidden Villages too, the likes of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who killed the Second Raikage, they also killed Senju Tobirama."
"And the Blood Mist within the Hidden Mist, isn't it more ruthless than ordinary war?"
"Even within the Uchiha Clan, there would be conflict. You can search the records and find when Izanagi was just invented, there's a history of clansmen killing each other…"
"All this proves, simple force isn't enough to bring peace."
Obito opened his mouth, trying to argue, but found Madara's words seemed all too factual.
But after some thought, Obito persisted: "But Aomi is different, he's special!"
"What you say others might not achieve, but Aomi could possibly do it!"
Madara chuckled, despite Obito's dull mind, he surprisingly could perceive Aomi's potential.
"I also believe Aomi can achieve it."
Madara nodded, acknowledging, but then added:
"But only partly; while Aomi is alive, he could bring temporary peace, but once he's gone, everything will gradually return to its original state, just like the Ninja World before, as if nothing changed."
"When Hashirama was alive, even in his sickly state after battling me, no one dared to stir a war, but after his death, the First Ninja World War erupted."
"Kid, my pursuit is for eternal peace, not a fleeting moment."
Madara glanced at Obito, shaking his head dismissively.
Obito remained silent, contemplating Madara's words, furrowing his brow tightly.
It seemed, upon reflection, especially reasonable…
No matter how strong Aomi was, he couldn't live forever…
If Aomi were to die—
Obito began considering this terrifying prospect, breaking into a cold sweat.
Forget about the entire Ninja World's future, even Konoha and the Uchiha's period of sweetness might abruptly end, leading to cold warfare and even open suppression.
Obito looked at Madara with newfound admiration.
No wonder he was the Ninja World Asura, seeing things for what they truly were…
Obito tried to ask more, but the sweet image of Uchiha Rin's face flashed through his mind, turning those big events of saving the world and seeking eternal peace into mere illusions.
Forget it, better to just sit with Rin for a while, who wants to be some Savior?
It was just the dying fantasy of an old man in a cave…
"Madara, I may be frighteningly calm now, though you saved me, I have my own life, I'm not interested in your plans!"
Obito said solemnly: "When will you let me go, I want to return to Konoha, I want to find Rin!"
Madara looked at Obito, shaking his head: "If you want to go, then go."
"But you'll be back…"