"Kazuki… You can't give up. I'll find a way to help you fix this." Tobirama looked him straight in the eye and, with a firm voice, assured him, "No matter what forbidden jutsu I have to invent, if it can help you, I will."
"Hang on. Just give me time."
"Forget that Child of the Prophecy nonsense. We can even postpone the war if necessary. The only thing that matters is solving the problem inside your body. If we succeed, even if the village is destroyed, we can rebuild it."
In Tobirama's mind, countless thoughts about souls, chakra, annihilation, possession, and sacrifices appeared in succession...
Uchiha Izuna, the chakra of the ancient Uchiha, and even the Sage of the Six Paths himself...
It didn't matter.
He would find a way to eliminate them all!
As long as the only foreign chakra in Kazuki's body is his, everything will be fine...
"Thank you for your efforts, Tobirama." Kazuki shook his head silently. "Humans cannot challenge the gods. Besides, we're not even sure our assumptions are correct. We can only do our best..."
"But this shinobi world is far more complex than I imagined. It's like an iceberg in the ocean. What we see on the surface is only a small fraction of what really exists."
Senju Tobirama was silent.
As the shinobi world continued to be consumed by endless wars, with factions fighting for land and power, he and Kazuki had already discovered very ancient secrets and had become key players in matters involving the Sage of the Six Paths himself.
There was a sense of absurd confusion: a world war had just broken out, without knowing that, in reality, the sun was about to fall from the sky.
"Maybe we've been wrong all this time... Like that first time we met." Kazuki forced a smile. "Back then, you saw me as an Uchiha brat born to do evil. And I saw you as a Senju Hokage who just wanted to take over my body. But, in the end, we ended up getting along quite well, don't you think?"
"We've both tried to find a solution, but it's clear there's no simple answer." Kazuki stroked his white hair. "As ninjas, the first thing we must do before fighting is gather information. Of the three great sage regions, only Mount Myoboku remains to be visited..."
"The legend of the Child of Prophecy originated there. We have to go. At least we can get some useful information."
Tobirama remained silent for a long moment before nodding in resignation.
Although he had promised to create a forbidden jutsu to save Kazuki, he had already helped him suppress the ancient Uchiha's chakra once before, but without much success. And that's not to mention Konoha needed him in the middle of the war, which interrupted his recovery...
Now, it wasn't just the ancient Uchiha's chakra. It was something that could be related to the Sage of the Six Paths!
Tobirama wondered if he and Kazuki could really face that.
He looked up and observed the Rinne Sharingan floating high above Kazuki's mental space.
For the first time, he experienced a feeling of helplessness that came from the depths of his soul.
It was absolute despair, the kind you feel when the power gap is so immense that there isn't even the slightest hope of victory.
'Why?' Tobirama thought. 'Why does the Sage of the Six Paths seek to revive?'
'What do you plan to do?'
'Why was Kazuki chosen?'
As Kazuki flew at full speed towards Konoha, Tobirama clenched his fists tightly. His red eyes flashed with a violently rotating tomoe pattern.
The chakra Kazuki had granted him... he had never taken it back.
Thanks to the characteristics of [Senju Tobirama's Power], when Tobirama granted his power to Kazuki, his soul gradually absorbed Kazuki's essence. And his very nature, deep within his origins, began to be tinged with the energy of the Uchiha.
Although this power belongs to Kazuki and can be taken back, Kazuki doesn't know whether he is happy to see it happen or has forgotten it. Sometimes he will infuse some chakra into him...
Technically, Kazuki could have regained that power whenever he wanted, but he never did. Perhaps he'd forgotten, or perhaps... he was doing it intentionally.
Tobirama said nothing.
After all, according to Tobirama, the best way to defeat an enemy is to know them inside out. And his body, unconsciously, was adapting to that.
Kazuki watched Tobirama's tomoe with a smile in his eyes…
Kazuki wondered how far Tobirama could go, now that he had the power of an Uchiha…
As Kazuki floated among the clouds, enjoying the scenery of the shinobi world, little by little, he continued to send chakra into Tobirama's soul.
Tobirama began to feel the power flowing within him, strengthening his ocular power more and more.
Thanks to his vast experience, Tobirama was able to determine with certainty that his ocular power was no longer comparable to that of a simple three-tomoe Sharingan.
"Kazuki…" Tobirama opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he closed his lips helplessly. He still hadn't found a way to help Kazuki resolve his inner problem.
Kazuki's words earlier, as if he were confiding his last wishes…
Tobirama understood.
Kazuki also lacked complete confidence in his future. While he could still control his body, he was transferring as much power as possible to the person he trusted most.
This way, if fate changed course, at least there would be another card to play.
Tobirama's soul trembled.
A ninja with the potential to be a great Hokage… A true heir to the Will of Fire… How could fate have been so cruel to him?
This world… this shinobi world…
Some things are fundamentally wrong. No matter how powerful you are, there are things that simply must be corrected.
Tobirama began to develop extreme thoughts. The Senju Clan's great strategist was somehow tuned into the same frequency as Obito…
...
As Kazuki set off for Konoha in search of the Uchiha stone tablet and then planned to visit Mount Myōboku in search of answers…
Uchiha Obito was fiercely pressuring Uchiha Madara.
"Madara! You stubborn old man! Why do you keep hesitating?" Obito was visibly irritated. "If you care so much about Kazuki, you should know how talented he is."
"And Senju Tobirama? You know who he is, right? I've read the clan records. That man is a wolf, a tiger... the one who hates the Uchiha the most! If he ever takes possession of Kazuki's body, the Eye of the Moon Plan will face an unimaginable obstacle. I don't even want to think about it!"
When Obito learned of the possibility of Kazuki being possessed by Tobirama, he exploded in rage.
On one hand, he hated how rotten this world was. Even the Hokage didn't have the Will of Fire. Everything sickened him.
On the other hand, he worried about Kazuki. After Rin, he was the only person he still cared about.
Obito's feelings for Kazuki were… peculiar.
If Kazuki interfered with the Eye of the Moon Plan, Obito wouldn't hesitate to kill him. But as long as Kazuki didn't actively oppose it...
If something happened to him, Obito would do whatever was necessary to save him.
Even if that meant rescuing him and, later, having to face him in a duel to the death for the Eye of the Moon Plan…
Obito's feelings for Kazuki are probably like that, a little twisted, but very much in keeping with their supposed bond...
For him, a future where he might have to face Kazuki was one thing. Watching him suffer misfortune without doing anything, like what happened with Rin… was something he would never allow.
Uchiha Madara glanced at Uchiha Obito.
The anxiety on his face didn't seem fake...
In fact, he was even more worried than he was.
And yet, Madara still hesitated.
Uchiha Izuna… His beloved younger brother.
Before he died, he even gave him his Mangekyō Sharingan. Since childhood, he always took care of everything for him, allowing him to focus solely on the battle.
Madara never had to worry about anything else.
That's why... he really didn't want to upset him again.
For Madara, Izuna had already given too much.
All he had to do was rest in the Pure Land, while his older brother put an end to it all.
Especially since before dying Izuna had asked him to take good care of the Uchiha clan.
Now, the clan seemed healthy and strong… But what did that have to do with him?
That was Kazuki's work.
And Kazuki… he could soon become Senju Tobirama.
At that moment, an image flashed through Madara's mind: Kazuki, the respected leader of the Uchiha Clan, replaced by Tobirama…
"Senju Tobirama… as leader of the Uchiha Clan?"
That idea...
It was pure hell!
Madara remained silent. His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists so tightly they nearly broke.
At that moment, Black Zetsu approached and whispered, "Madara-sama… Kazuki has disappeared again."
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