"The war is already won! If you want to chat with Aomi, there will be plenty of time in the future. For now, everyone should focus on their duties!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen displayed the confidence of a Hokage, speaking words that made him feel quite insecure.
Can I really meet Aomi?
Meeting Aomi is certain, but whether Aomi is still the same Aomi, that's uncertain...
However, there's no choice.
In this situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only take things one step at a time, as he had done all his life, doing his best to maintain order until it was impossible to do so.
"Front team becomes rear team, advance together!" Sarutobi Hiruzen commanded, his voice surprisingly loud.
It was as if the louder his voice, the more it could cover up his insecurity...
No Konoha ninja noticed anything unusual about him.
They were all eagerly and relaxedly discussing the future of the village, Aomi's strength, and a beautiful tomorrow.
Although many noticed the instability when Aomi was absorbing Tailed Beast Chakra, they didn't take it seriously...
After all, this was Lord Aomi, who could wield nearly all Kekkeigenkai in the Ninja World!
The excess of Tailed Beast Chakra perhaps was hard to control, but wasn't it still within control?
It was just a slight disturbance.
No one knew that Aomi had already set out on the path to "seal" himself.
At this moment.
Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Obito fell into silence.
Is Aomi really that formidable?
Having a similar feeling to the Third Raikage, Uchiha Izuna didn't believe that this battle, where Aomi wasn't even injured, could force him to reveal all his cards; this simply wasn't Aomi's full strength.
Only after being ambushed by the Amber Purification Bottle did Aomi unhurriedly pull out the legendary Sword of Totsuka.
So, is there a second "Sword of Totsuka"?
On this point, Uchiha Izuna thought Aomi was very much like Senju Tobirama, both liked to keep something in reserve, although the two couldn't be compared in strength at all.
Uchiha Madara patted Uchiha Izuna on the shoulder and said softly, "It's good we have you, Izuna."
Uchiha Obito also said with admiration, "Izuna, how did you see that Aomi is so powerful..."
The young and old, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito, initially wanted to appear on the battlefield at once to collect the Tailed Beast Chakra in front of them...
Even if Aomi disagreed, wasn't there still Kamui and Rinnegan?
Could they lose?
But after witnessing Aomi's battle scene, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito were glad they hadn't done so!
If Aomi truly treated them as enemies, that would be big trouble!
"What's our next move?" Uchiha Madara asked boldly.
Uchiha Obito also looked at Uchiha Izuna, as if to say, "You tell us, we'll listen."
Uchiha Izuna took a deep breath, rubbing his forehead.
These two were good at fighting, but when it came to logical reasoning, especially analyzing someone as complex as Aomi...
They were absolutely of no help!
Uchiha Izuna slowly said:
"The general plan remains unchanged. We need to wait for Aomi, without the Gedo Statue and Rinnegan, to appear, using part of the Tailed Beast Chakra he collected, to research the Eye of the Moon Plan and fail, then have an open conversation with him."
"But we still need to be cautious. Uchiha Aomi's personality has changed drastically from what you told me, which cannot rule out his dangerousness, so brother, I have a question—"
"If you restored your peak physical form, do you have the confidence to defeat the current Aomi?"
Uchiha Madara smiled with some pride, "Izuna, you might not understand what the Rinnegan means..."
"In my current body, facing Aomi, I can't say for sure if I would definitely win, but I don't need to recover to my peak; a strength of seventy or eighty percent is enough for me to guarantee no one can defeat me in this Ninja World!"
"Even if Hashirama came back, no way!"
Uchiha Madara's eyes gleamed slightly purple, "To spar with the Rinnegan, it's at least necessary to master Immortal Technique, otherwise, whether it's ordinary Escape Technique or Kekkeitota, before the Rinnegan, they're just Chakra to be absorbed..."
"Mastering Immortal Technique is just the first step, and a vast Power of All Things can subdue Tailed Beasts' bodies; the Rinnegan Jutsu, undetectable by any Dojutsu, is superior to any ninja."
Uchiha Obito looked discontentedly at Uchiha Madara.
But even he had to admit, the Rinnegan was truly extraordinary, even the Dual Kamui left by Uchiha Rin was difficult to deal with.
"In that case, we need to come up with some plan..."
Uchiha Izuna gently said:
"Brother, I've read the reports left by White Zetsu over the years, and in Konoha, there's a ninja named Orochimaru, who has great expertise in Hashirama's Cells and Ninjutsu relating to vitality."
"With the Rinnegan, Gedo Statue, and thousands of White Zetsu full of vitality, we might control that ninja named Orochimaru and perhaps find a way to further restore your physical vitality, brother."
Uchiha Madara shook his head dismissively, "It's useless, Izuna... If absorbing White Zetsu's Chakra could restore my youth, I would've done it long ago."
Uchiha Izuna, however, merely shook his head noncommittally, "Brother, before you accepted the power of the Box of Bliss, your body was in extreme aging, perhaps absorbing vitality couldn't sustain it."