"But I still didn't give up. I invented a forbidden technique, hoping to communicate with the souls of the dead through objects they used in life, inspired by the Reanimation Jutsu created by the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama..."
Hearing the name Senju Tobirama, many Hidden Mist ninja furrowed their brows slightly, as if they'd heard something obscure and dangerous...
Senju Tobirama silently ground his teeth but said nothing.
He did indeed use the Reanimation Jutsu during the First Ninja World War against various Hidden Villages, causing quite a bit of controversy in the Ninja World at the time.
As for the objects used in life...
Senju Tobirama instantly thought of Muramasa, that bloodthirsty blade he had battled with for many years.
So Aomi first contacted Uchiha Izuna?
Senju Tobirama felt somewhat uneasy about it but was helpless.
After all, Aomi was from the Uchiha Clan. If he first contacted that guy, it made sense...
But it was still annoying!
Yet Aomi ignored Senju Tobirama and continued telling his story:
"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to contact Uchiha Izuna, so I set my sights on the second most renowned sage in Konoha, actually a more suitable discussion partner."
"The Second Hokage—Senju Tobirama!"
The Hidden Mist ninja gasped in shock, Kisame's small eyes widened round, and even the usually calm Kaguya Kimijiro was dumbfounded.
A descendant of the Uchiha Clan, attempting to summon the soul of Senju Tobirama due to his extraordinary talent?
For some reason, this sounded like a lamb walking into a tiger's den...
The enmity between the Uchiha Clan and Senju Tobirama was well-known in Ninja World stories, famous and widely heard.
What surprised these two Jinchuriki even more was that the Three-tails and Six-tails within them both stopped their futile struggle, seemingly listening to Aomi's story.
For a moment, the scene was extremely silent.
"This time, I succeeded, I summoned the soul of Senju Tobirama into my body and have been communicating with him ever since..."
Aomi smiled and pointed at a Hidden Mist Jonin: "When you frowned at his name just now, Tobirama was not very pleased."
The Hidden Mist Jonin immediately waved his hands repeatedly, too nervous to know what to say, as he didn't want to be targeted by the evil Second Hokage!
Unlike someone like Lord Aomi, if I were marked by that guy, it wouldn't end well!
"Don't worry, his magnanimity is quite decent, it was just a joke..."
Aomi consoled the Hidden Mist Jonin, his expression turning contemplative:
"Getting along with Tobirama was quite challenging at first, but later we went through many things together, from deception and probing to trust, exchanging our strengths. It was a beautiful journey for me."
"In front of him, I slowly displayed my talents, wanting to observe his reactions, starting from using his Water Release, swordsmanship, to forbidden jutsu, and imitating the techniques of Uchiha Izuna, I learned of his first guess about my abnormal talent, which was the reincarnation hypothesis!"
"The so-called reincarnation theory is a secret passed down among the Senju and Uchiha clans—a powerful ninja's chakra will wander in the Ninja World after death, attaching to talented descendants, altering their thoughts and enhancing their talents, so Tobirama thought I was the reincarnated chakra of him and Izuna..."
Senju Tobirama's eyes suddenly widened, his heart tightened—did Aomi know everything?
This brat, how could he pretend so well!
But Senju Tobirama reassured himself, this was the logical conclusion...
After all, Aomi was from the Uchiha Clan, if he was also an Uchiha kid, meeting himself would indeed make him extremely cautious.
It can be said, Senju Tobirama himself felt that if it wasn't Aomi but an Uchiha with such talent, he would certainly find ways to limit them if capable...
"Later, we experienced much together, under his guidance and mutual learning, my strength increased rapidly, and I witnessed more and more Kekkeigenkai, which I also learned."
Aomi sighed: "But at this time, a Rinnegan appeared in my body, an eye that could absorb chakra, extremely terrifying in its aura, full of a sense of destruction!"
Rinnegan...
The Hidden Mist ninja became increasingly confused, wasn't this the legendary Sage's Eye?
Aomi smiled, channeling a part of the Three-tails into the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan, no longer concealing the aura within him...
As the Nine Tomoe Rinnegan hungrily devoured a portion of the Three-tails' chakra, the aura of Kaguya's anger, destruction, and madness erupted from Aomi's body!
Although not overwhelming in magnitude, the high-level bloodline suppression it emanated already left the Hidden Mist ninja trembling, speechless.
This was clearly different from ordinary people, different from any other strong person!
Just a wisp of pressure made people feel an insurmountable, irresistible sense of despair...
In truth.
The Nine Tomoe Rinnegan doesn't exert such pressure before absorbing sufficient Tailed Beast Chakra, after all, without bullets, even a cannon is merely scrap metal.
But with Aomi and Senju Tobirama's chakra, it's completely different...
"After a series of explorations, Tobirama and I visited the Three Great Sacred Lands, read the Uchiha clan myths, and studied the stone tablet left by the Six Paths Sage, eventually arriving at a horrifying conclusion—"
Aomi spoke each word clearly:
"The Six Paths Sage wants to collect all the Tailed Beast Chakra to revive, and when he revives, he'll use the moon as a vessel, employing a technique named Infinite Tsukuyomi to kill everyone in the Ninja World, ultimately regaining all the chakra!"
"And I am the chakra reincarnation he chose, just like you see, my body has already begun to be eroded..."
The Hidden Mist ninja stared at Aomi's luxurious white hair; many of them remembered clearly that when Aomi had just killed the three Mizukage, he still had black hair...
Indeed, it all matched!
But immediately, a wave of immense panic engulfed the hearts of the Hidden Mist ninja...
The Six Paths Sage intends to destroy the world?
And the one he chose to possess is Lord Aomi!
This spells doom, doesn't it?
Not even mentioning the Six Paths Sage, if Aomi wanted to massacre the Ninja World, the Hidden Mist ninja felt no one could stop him...
"However, I found a solution."
Aomi raised a broad smile, gently speaking: "Since the Six Paths Sage needs to possess me to revive, I'll just seal myself away."
"With Tobirama, I will use the most powerful Fuinjutsu to seal myself in the ocean floor, to resolve this crisis for the world."
"All of you, I entrust with the task to guard this secret, Hidden Mist will be my tomb, and you all will be my tomb guardians..."
Kisame stood up sweated anxiously: "Lord Aomi, there really is no other way?!"
"I'm sorry, none, Kisame."
Aomi shook his head, said softly: "The speed of possession is gradually accelerating, as you can tell from my change from black to white hair, it hasn't been very long, and I'm aware of my body's condition…"
"However, before sealing myself, I'll purge Hidden Sand, Hidden Rock, and Hidden Cloud, these villages I don't trust, ensuring they lack the ability to invade in the short term, and I will leave you ample resources, to strengthen yourselves."
"And my subordinates in Root, I will inform them of the truth, among them, some will join your ranks..."
Aomi slowly stood up: "Everyone, please close your eyes."
Even though the Hidden Mist ninja didn't know why, they still followed the command.
"I can see into your hearts, if anyone is unwilling, you can come forward, I will erase your memory of this task, I understand the fear this pressure brings, I won't force anyone..."
"You have a stick of incense worth of time to decide, I won't give a second chance to regret…"
Time passed little by little.
But in the end, no one moved.
Aomi clapped his hands, smiling: "Everyone, welcome to guarding the Ninja World with me!"