"You all know how wary Tobirama is of the Uchiha Clan. Even a Uchiha with exceptional talent, no matter how brilliant a Senju like Tobirama is, would find it difficult to oppose."
"In life, Tobirama could still suppress them, but after death..."
Uzumaki Mito looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said softly:
"If a Uchiha like Madara... never mind, if a ninja like Uchiha Izuna were to appear in the Uchiha Clan, how would you respond?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen furrowed his brow deeply. An Uchiha capable of battling his teacher for a lifetime...
Does that equate to him fighting Senju Tobirama himself?
Just thinking about it, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a surge of unease; such an opponent would be terrifying!
Uzumaki Mito shook her head at Sarutobi Hiruzen's lack of confidence.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had already done his best. As a ninja who was neither Senju nor Uchiha, his talent was already quite versatile.
But when faced with those true monsters, it wasn't enough to stand against them.
Tsunade was utterly baffled. What exactly was the connection between Tobirama's forbidden techniques and Aomi?
"So, Tobirama came up with a solution to this problem, which is Aomi—"
"Tobirama developed a kind of Kinjutsu, using his own Chakra as the main body, and combining it with the Uzumaki Clan's Chakra, as a means of completely suppressing the Uchiha Clan's threat..."
Uzumaki Mito looked at Aomi, and in that moment, even she seemed shaken by Tobirama's audacity:
"Relying on this advantage, Tobirama even mixed Uchiha Izuna's Chakra into it, finally creating a Chakra amalgamation and embedding it within Aomi, crafting Konoha's second Nine-Tails..."
"You probably can't sense it, after all, you've never seen Uchiha Izuna, but I can recognize that ocular power. My perception is never wrong..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was utterly dumbfounded by what he heard, and Tsunade even more so, her mouth agape.
But upon careful consideration, Sarutobi Hiruzen realized that if it were Senju Tobirama, these matters made sense, especially since as the Hokage, he knew about some of Tobirama's incompletely disclosed forbidden techniques—
"This is just like those unfinished Artificial Tailed Beasts by Tobirama-sensei..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered to himself:
"I have read the texts left by Tobirama-sensei; he once wanted to create a Chakra amalgamation with negative energy, known as Zero-tails, as Konoha's second Tailed Beast..."
"But it seems he encountered some obstacles later on..."
Uzumaki Mito nodded: "That's right, monkey, Tobirama's Jutsu was banned by Hashirama at the time."
"But as we see now, Tobirama did not give up, instead adopting a more extreme method using the Chakra amalgamation approach—both to resolve the threat from the Uchiha Clan and to create a second Tailed Beast for Konoha, developing a new Kinjutsu!"
"And the result of this Jutsu is Aomi..."
Tsunade was already dizzy and muttered in confusion: "But why didn't Grandpa tell us?"
Uzumaki Mito sighed:
"Perhaps, it's because Tobirama never expected that as a Flying Thunder God Jutsu User, he would one day be ambushed and perish. Perhaps Hashirama and I repressed his ideas too much, forcing him to hide them...'
"But in any case, I have found the truth, and before Aomi was misunderstood, everything is still in time!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head heavily.
The reason Aomi's story is so enigmatic is fundamentally due to Tobirama's death for their sake...
Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered over Uzumaki Mito's assessment of Aomi—Konoha's second Nine-tails!
From this perspective, Aomi fully deserves this title!
He also understood why Uzumaki Mito insisted that this matter must remain confidential, only to be known by the Hokage and Tsunade!
It is too terrifying...
If this were to spread, the Uchiha Clan might revolt the very next day!
It is incredibly insulting...
And the other ninja clans of Konoha would harbor immense distrust towards the Hokage faction...
Those in the know understand it's about influencing the target's will with Chakra... those unaware hear it more as possession!
And whether or not it is possession, Sarutobi Hiruzen was uncertain.
After all, Aomi is an Uchiha, and his teacher's bottom line was already low, need I say more about the Uchiha...
Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze gradually became resolute.
While Tsunade was still immersed in shock.
But at this moment.
Senju Tobirama was dumbfounded—
He had to admit it.
He did indeed research the Chakra of the Uchiha and Uzumaki Clans, researched souls, researched Artificial Tailed Beasts...
He even did indeed come up with ideas similar to what Uzumaki Mito described...
But he truly didn't succeed!
You cannot claim it's my doing just because it seems like something I would do!
Senju Tobirama felt as if Uzumaki Mito had placed a large, undeserved blame upon his head...
The kind with a clear logic and evidence, so clear that he didn't even know how to refute it...
Could it be that Uchiha Izuna and his Chakra were so coincidentally reincarnated into Aomi?
Senju Tobirama unconsciously began to question his own life, pondering whether his reputation had been misunderstood...
And at that moment.
Aomi's figure appeared beside Senju Tobirama, speaking in a ghostly tone to him:
"Tobirama, could what Mito-sama said really be true?"
"Tell me the truth, I won't blame you, really..."