Uchiha Obito finished speaking, casting a guilty glance at Aomi, and sighed heavily.
Senju Tobirama furrowed his brows, commenting, "What a troublesome kid. Quarrels with his companions worry him so much, yet this immature mind possesses the power of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"
"I see him as the type of Uchiha easily possessed by malevolence..."
Aomi slowly shook his head, extending his palm towards Tobirama, his five fingers spread apart.
Senju Tobirama looked at Aomi, bewildered.
Aomi slowly bent down his thumb, speaking softly, "The first step, set up a curiosity trap, starting with a damsel-in-distress persona, making Uchiha Obito irresistibly curious to learn more about her."
Aomi folded down his middle finger: "The second step, an exploration trap, subverting her damsel-in-distress persona, appearing as a brave girl, but in reality, only doing it for Uchiha Obito, creating a contrast and twist."
The ring and little fingers were each folded by Aomi: "The third step is an inducement trap, using words and actions to establish an emotional contract with Uchiha Obito, which is, 'You can only be good to me alone.'
"The fourth step, a brutal destruction trap, starts by twisting the details of life and unintentional slips in words previously built, accusing the other of being unfaithful, and expressing self-destructive tendencies, further making Uchiha Obito feel he's in the wrong and indebted."
Aomi's five fingers had one remaining, his index finger still up.
"Tobirama, guess what, to fully control Uchiha Obito's heart, what do you think this fifth step should be?"
From Uchiha Obito's story, Aomi had figured out Uchiha Rin's identity...
Such cunning—this can't be White Zetsu; it's definitely Black Zetsu!
"Aomi, aren't you overthinking a bit?"
Senju Tobirama, recalling Aomi's words, frowned: "This is just a quarrel between friends, right? At their age, they couldn't possibly have such deep, intricate thoughts to come up with these complex schemes."
"The Uchiha Clan, as I understand, are relatively simple-minded before malevolence takes over..."
Senju Tobirama felt a bit conflicted.
Although he indeed had issues with the Uchiha Clan, how come Aomi seemed more biased against them than he did?
Actually, if Aomi were the Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan, Senju Tobirama thought the Uchiha could still be useful, and there'd be no need to dread them so much...
The understanding and schemes Aomi interpreted made Senju Tobirama shiver.
Luckily, he hadn't encountered this before, and if he had...
Oh, he's been single all his life, so that's no problem.
Aomi smiled slightly, shaking his head, and folded down his final index finger:
"The last step is the quagmire trap, choosing to forgive when the other is deeply remorseful, but soon after repeating the fourth step and this step in a cycle, deepening the other's regret and submissiveness, thereby completely controlling a heart."
"So, no matter what I say today, Uchiha Rin will forgive Uchiha Obito when she returns home, because that's part of her plan."
Senju Tobirama was dumbfounded by what he heard.
Despite being the former Second Hokage, a renowned strategist in the Ninja World, his cunning and tactics were only showcased on the battlefield.
But on the battlefield of emotions, Senju Tobirama at most could only be considered a Genin.
"Tobirama, these are just my speculations..."
Aomi smiled, looking at Senju Tobirama, this Second Hokage, who finally had a day when he couldn't keep up with someone else's thinking.
"In any case, it's always good to be cautious. I'm telling you this because I suddenly remembered you're quite the emotional novice. If I ever get the chance to bring you back to life, I hope you'll get to experience the taste of love..."
"You should really learn, because I wouldn't want you to run to me crying one day if luck doesn't favor you and you meet someone tricky…"
Senju Tobirama glared at Aomi, surprised Aomi would end with that!
Weren't they talking about Uchiha Obito? What does this have to do with him!
Who's the emotional novice?
I choose not to engage in relationships, it's not that no one wants me. Does this foolish Uchiha kid even understand that!
Meanwhile.
A warmth crossed Senju Tobirama's heart—Aomi was secretly thinking about reviving him?
This, indeed, made him feel a bit comforted…
"In any case, be careful not to be fooled in the future, Tobirama."
"Hmph, no man or woman exists who could trick me, kid!"
"I'm telling you, there's nothing wrong with that Uchiha Rin. You're overthinking!"
Senju Tobirama forcefully refuted, but couldn't stop a smile from creeping up.
He initially thought Aomi was criticizing Uchiha Rin, but it was just a subtle way of caring for him…
Aomi didn't continue the conversation with Senju Tobirama, just sighed, a hint of confusion in his gaze:
"Obito, you truly have the bliss of worries; you've found someone you love, who loves you back, yet I am still..."
"Since that day, I felt you two were a match. Rest assured for now, Obito. A girl willing to sacrifice her life for you, especially an Uchiha, isn't disappointed in you; she's just overwhelming in her affection."