"Is this guy one of Aizen's subordinates too?"
The shark-faced young man wore a Kirigakure headband and carried a massive, bandage-wrapped sword on his back, with another long blade strapped to his waist. His grin revealed a row of sharp teeth. "What terrifying power!"
Aizen didn't respond, not even glancing at him. "You know what to do, Kisa."
"Of course." Hoshigaki Kisa smirked as he pulled down the high collar covering his lower face.
What was truly unsettling was that his jaw and neck were covered in layers of white, bony material.
Slash.
Without hesitation, Hoshigaki Kisa drew the long blade from his waist and slashed it hard against his left shoulder. Blood gushed out, and his grin beca even more nacing.
"The 6th Squad of Kirigakure's assassination unit was attacked by Aizen Sosuke from Konohagakure. Fourteen mbers, including the vice-captain, were completely wiped out, and the Six-Tails Jinchūriki was taken."
In reality, it was Konan who captured the Six-Tails, and Kisa himself who slaughtered the entire Kirigakure assassination squad.
Yet, at this mont, Kisa was pushing all of it onto Aizen.
Aizen, however, seed perfectly content with this version of events. His voice was calm as he said, "Ah, you've worked hard."
Clearly, everything had gone exactly as he had planned.
As a Konohagakure ninja, he not only killed nurous mbers of Kirigakure's assassination unit but also stole their strategic weapon—the Six-Tails.
So now, how would Kirigakure's higher-ups respond to Konohagakure?
The answer was obvious.
"There's no need to be so formal, Aizen-sama," Kisa said with a wide grin, gazing into the distance. "I'd love to see the future you envision."
"You will," Aizen said confidently, lifting his gaze to the sunlight. His expression radiated pure self-assurance and pride.
As soon as he finished speaking, the group chat interface in front of him suddenly flickered.
Doujin Artist: @This is an Actor, Anzen-san! Anzen-san! Are you there?
Agakure Village's Angel: Eriri, isn't this a little inappropriate? If Anzen-san is busy with sothing important, wouldn't this just disturb him?
Doujin Artist: It should be fine, right? Anzen-san seems pretty relaxed every day. Besides, who else in the group could answer that question?
Curly-haired Guy: Hmph, as the group leader, getting disturbed is part of the job! It's his duty, his responsibility! If I were the group leader, I'd gladly let people bother all the ti!
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: That tone... Sounds like you're jealous of Anzen, Gin.
Doujin Artist: Makes sense. Talented people always get envied, especially by those who aren't as good as them.
Curly-haired Guy: Pfft! What nonsense are you talking about, kid?! What do you an 'not as good'? Let tell you—at the very least, I have the guts to drop my pants in front of everyone without flinching! You think Anzen could do that?!
Agakure Village's Angel: ...
Skirt-Flipping Maniac D-Drop your pants?!
Saten Ruiko's eyes widened, her face burning red.
Doujin Artist: Fine, I'll admit it—when it cos to being shaless, no one can compete with you.
This is an Actor: Be more confident. Take out the 'maybe.'
Skirt-Flipping Maniac Anzen-san is here!
Doujin Artist: Whoa, looks like my summoning technique actually worked!
This is an Actor: I was just assigning tasks to my subordinates.
Curly-haired Guy: Oh, that reminds —you're actually in charge of a research facility, aren't you? Tsk tsk, I bet you've used your position to take advantage of your subordinates more than once. Disgusting.
Doujin Artist: Hey! Stop assuming everyone is as ssed up as you!
Agakure Village's Angel: Having a boss as capable as Anzen-san must make things easy for his subordinates.
This is an Actor: Sotis, I can be quite strict too.
After sending the ssage, Aizen glanced at Hoshigaki Kisa, who was covered in blood.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Being strict is also a form of training, but let's get back on topic.
Doujin Artist: Yeah, yeah. We were talking about Aizen's goal! Anzen-san, why do you think Aizen is collecting Tailed Beasts? Konan said he never told her the reason.
This is an Actor: The Ten-Tails.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Huh?
Doujin Artist: That can't be right. Anzen-san, you clearly said before that Aizen wasn't interested in the power of the Ten-Tails!
This is an Actor: I only said that Aizen wouldn't beco the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. I never said he wasn't interested in its power.
Agakure Village's Angel: So, what you're saying is...
This is an Actor: Just because he won't beco the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki doesn't an he won't create the Ten-Tails. If Aizen wants to overturn the ninja world, he has to start at the source. And where does a ninja's power co from? Chakra. But how is chakra created?
Agakure Village's Angel: The Ten-Tails! The Divine Tree!
Doujin Artist: So Aizen plans to destroy the Divine Tree? Is that even possible?
Curly-haired Guy: If it's Aizen, he just might pull it off. That guy doesn't play by the usual rules.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Gin-san, I think you're just like him.
This is an Actor: I also think it's possible. But I doubt he plans to destroy it. He wouldn't do sothing that boring.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Then how does he plan to overturn the ninja world without destroying the Divine Tree?
This is an Actor: Think about it differently. If the Divine Tree—the source of chakra—were contaminated with spiritual energy instead, then what would ninjas be refining? Chakra or reishi?
Doujin Artist: ...Whoa.
Eriri took a sharp breath, looking utterly shocked.
Curly-haired Guy: Damn, that Aizen guy is seriously devious!
Agakure Village's Angel: So that's how it is.
Konan looked at the black cube in her hand, a flash of understanding in her eyes.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: T-Then what do we do? Should we stop him?
Doujin Artist: That's the problem—how do we stop him? The most terrifying thing about Aizen is that even if we figure out his plan, all we can do is watch.
Curly-haired Guy: What if we wait for him to get distracted and launch a sneak attack? Maybe we'd have a chance?
Agakure Village's Angel: No, there's no need to stop him.
Doujin Artist: ?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Huh?
Agakure Village's Angel: My goal is peace for the ninja world. As long as peace is achieved, it doesn't matter if ninjas cease to exist. Right, Anzen-san?
This is an Actor: Ah, yes, that's right.
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