The conversation between the two just now was quite down-to-earth, all about ninja matters...
So how did the topic suddenly shift to something beyond immortals?
But Pakura didn't think Aomi was lying to her, for the reason that even with such a vast power gap between the two...
Whether Aomi used Genjutsu to control her or simply killed her, it would be a breeze, so why waste his breath?
What Pakura didn't know was...
The emotions brought on by Genjutsu may be real but are like fast-track additives in a dish; ultimately not in their perfect state...
Only the emotions that naturally arise from one's own imagination and reasoning are the most genuine!
Within the Ninja Alliance Army, the shadows were already lost in thought amidst Aomi and Isshiki's nested strategies...
And the lower- and middle-tier ninjas still needed a "ninja who sees the situation clearly" to stand out at the right time and passionately declare to everyone that Aomi is a good person!
A good person who was forced to kill, but it was all for the betterment of the Ninja World!
Pakura was precisely the ninja Aomi had chosen.
"Do you know why I proposed a peace treaty back then? As I said, I'm not a person concerned with grand ideals and norms. If I want to invade, I wouldn't care about these."
Aomi sighed softly:
"At that time, I had already discovered the secrets of the Otsutsuki Clan and realized that the Six Paths Sage, who once destroyed the Ninja World, was on the verge of revival. I intended to use my body to seal it."
"But you all… made me uneasy. If I led Konoha to show weakness and you still signed the peace treaty, it would prove that I wouldn't have to worry about betrayal while sealing the demon, and naturally, I wouldn't start a war."
"But you all… were very disappointing to me."
Pakura suddenly widened her eyes: "You… that's what you were thinking!"
"But why don't you tell the whole Ninja World the truth? If the Otsutsuki Clan is real!"
Aomi smiled: "Do you think… with the way the village shadows think, they would believe it?"
Pakura took a deep breath and nodded:
"Indeed, if I weren't already a legendary kunoichi, I would also think you were insane to be talking about the Six Paths Sage and the Otsutsuki Clan!"
Aomi nodded:
"So, to prevent you from disrupting the seal after I disappeared, I had no choice but to eliminate the militantly inclined within the Ninja Alliance Army..."
"At that time, I thought if you interfered with my sealing of the Six Paths Sage, it would release a demon strong enough to destroy the entire Ninja World. And the actions of other hidden villages tearing up the peace treaty also left me with no other way in the short term."
Aomi sighed helplessly:
"It's a hard thing... I don't have absolute confidence in sealing the Six Paths Sage, and I must also be careful about the degree of force used, leaving behind a spark that, if I fail, would give the Ninja World some chance of resistance..."
"This is also what you questioned, why didn't I kill all the Ninja World Alliance Army..."
"In my eyes, you are like rebellious children; I need to punish you painfully but not kill you… although your greed and madness have, on many nights, made me somewhat disillusioned with human nature."
"But in the end, I still chose to save the Ninja World."
"Do you understand what I'm saying? Pakura..." Aomi said softly.
Pakura was stunned.
After a long time, this Scorch Release Master of The Hidden Sand Village slowly nodded, looking at Aomi with extremely complex eyes:
"So, you are not the demon of the Ninja World..."
"But the savior."