Kaguya took a deep breath and kept repeating to herself in her heart: "I am to protect, not to destroy!"
But not only that.
Kaguya was also imagining how she would react if she and the Six Paths Sage and Isshiki really started fighting while Pakura shouted the so-called truth on the sidelines…
Just thinking about it made Kaguya, who was not adept in this area, break out in a cold sweat...
But for the trust of Aomi!
Kaguya overcame her feelings of dread and repeatedly contemplated her rhetoric…
Meanwhile, Aomi wasn't thinking much about it.
Was Pakura important?
She was useful, but not that important.
Pakura was just a pawn; merely using her to cause Kaguya to reveal Yomotsu Hirasaka was already an honorable mission completion for a non-Kage Level nobody.
Even without her, Aomi believed that with Senju Tobirama's intellect, he would deduce the truth...
Besides.
Even if Senju Tobirama made a mistake, wasn't there still Uchiha Izuna?
Aomi was confident.
Under his performance, Senju Tobirama, his old partner, and Uchiha Izuna, the most familiar stranger to him…
With the cooperation of the two great minds of the Ninja World, they would certainly deduce the truth that Aomi was deceived by Kaguya!
And then there's Zetsu.
Who didn't hesitate to give the precious chakra left to it by Kaguya to Uchiha Obito…
Making Aomi ponder.
If Uchiha Obito sacrificed himself to save Zetsu, then whom would it choose between Kaguya and Uchiha Obito?
And if Kaguya were to see with her own eyes that Zetsu betrayed her for Uchiha Obito...
What would Kaguya feel in her heart then?
Just thinking about these yet-to-happen scenarios, Aomi seemed to hear the sound of gold coins cascading to the ground, graceful and clear.
"It's time to set off, Kaguya..."
Aomi said softly: "According to my senses, the Ninja Alliance Army is already marching towards the Land of Water..."
"The Ninja Alliance Army I crippled definitely doesn't have the courage to declare war again. The reason behind this anomaly can only be Isshiki."
Kaguya nodded in agreement, a trace of hesitation flashing in her eyes, and softly said: "Aomi, if a battle truly occurs, I'll lend you all my strength…"
"Just don't underestimate the Six Paths Sage and Isshiki. One has been entrenched for a millennium, and the other comes from the main family, and at full burst, I lack confidence without the Ten-tails…"
"You've already done much for the Ninja World. As long as you live, the Ninja World isn't lost! Do you understand what I mean? This isn't cowardice; it's for the ultimate victory…"
Aomi felt a hint of surprise.
Had they been together for too long?
Oddly enough, Aomi felt that Kaguya's ability to convincingly lie with her eyes open seemed to have improved a lot…
"I understand, Kaguya…"
Aomi smiled: "Don't worry, I'm here to lead you to victory, not to our deaths."
Kaguya felt a bit more at ease in her heart.
Aomi's promises always gave Kaguya a sense of security she had never experienced before, as if those extremely difficult battle techniques would surely be learned if Aomi taught him…
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Several days later.
Senju Tobirama, along with all the elite ninja of the Hidden Mist and Konoha, arrived above the sea where Aomi was sealed, gazing through the dense seawater at the Black Coffin he could not actually see.
The plan to rescue Aomi…
Was about to commence!