The livestream screen turned on.
The viewers saw Uchiha Madara, Unohana Retsu, and Konan sitting around a set of monitors in a room that looked like a control center.
Doujin Artist: Aizen and Ichimaru Gin?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Are they spying on Anran-san?
Through the screen, viewers could clearly see a row of monitors lined up on the left side of the room. Aizen, with his brown hair, and Gin, with light purple hair, were sitting in front of them.
And what those monitors were showing… was a live feed of Uchiha Madara.
Pretty Boy from Skull Island: I don't get it—what kind of weird reverse-spy setup is this?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Aizen is spying on Anran-san through monitors… but he doesn't realize he's the one being watched by Anran-san.
Doujin Artist: So the stuff he sees is actually what Anran-san wants him to see?
Soul Society Villain: That's pretty much it. According to Anran, it's like trapping Aizen in a web of controlled information.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: How's that even possible? Is it some kind of spy bacteria? Did Anran plant some kind of surveillance microbe on Aizen the moment they met?
Curly-haired Guy: Wait… could it be that slash back in West Rukongai? That move wasn't just to force Aizen out—it was also to plant a surveillance device?
This is an Actor: Nope. Aizen's way too cautious. If it were something like a spy microbe, he would've noticed for sure.
Doujin Artist: Then what was it?
This is an Actor: A fragment of Black Zetsu.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: ?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: A piece of Black Zetsu… can be used for surveillance?
This is an Actor: Yep. A fragment of Black Zetsu still contains part of its consciousness. With some tweaks and a mental link, it can be turned into a surveillance tool. And to be fair, I didn't exactly "plant" it on Aizen.
Wig Guy: What do you mean?
This is an Actor: The Hogyoku was made from fragments of the Soul King. To be safe, Aizen always kept it on him. But he didn't know that Soul King fragments naturally attract one another. And the Black Zetsu piece I used for surveillance also had a fragment of the Soul King in it.
Machete Girl: Oh! Right! You could say Anran-san is like the Soul King of the Naruto world!
Amegakure Village's Angel: Anran-san is way above Soul King level. To put it simply, the Soul King is basically a demi-god at best.
Doujin Artist: So Anran used the Soul King fragments' natural pull to get Aizen's Hogyoku to absorb the Zetsu piece on its own?
This is an Actor: Exactly.
Curly-haired Guy: Damn, that plan is flawless! No way the real Uchiha Madara could ever pull that off!
Doujin Artist: Of course not. The real Madara's tricks were only good enough to fool dumbasses like Obito.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: And Senju Hashirama.
Doujin Artist: Yeah, him too! Honestly, the only one in the whole series with some real brainpower was Tobirama. At least he figured out that Madara was still alive.
Wig Guy: What about Itachi and Minato?
Doujin Artist: Minato? The guy whose wife ran off with Anran-san?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: LOL! Damn, that's savage. If Minato heard that, he might have a heart attack.
Doujin Artist: I'm not even joking. Kushina's over there in Hueco Mundo.
Shark-Faced Guy: She's having a great time here.
Kisame glanced over at Kushina. The red-haired princess was tying up several Hollows with her chains, then grabbed another Hollow by the head and smashed it down like a hammer. *Boom*—a whole group of Hollows went flying in every direction.
Kushina happily named the sport "bowling."
Hoshigaki Kisame twitched at the corner of his mouth but didn't dare stop her. After all, she was the boss's woman, and he was just a low-level worker. What could he even do?
Amegakure Village's Angel Village: Don't compare them to Anran-san. It's just not the same.
Cleaver Girl: True. Everyone in the Naruto world is being toyed with by Anran-san.
This is an Actor: No need to overhype it. I only have the advantage of knowing the plot. That's the only reason I can easily trick everyone.
Doujin Artist: Now that's too modest. Even if I knew the story, I still couldn't come up with a plan like that.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Same here.
While the viewers in the stream were chatting, Aizen on screen suddenly curled his lips and let out a soft laugh. "So that's it. That's not the sword's ability at all."
"Captain Aizen, did you notice something?" Ichimaru Gin asked with his usual squint.
"The eyes." Aizen pulled up footage of Uchiha Madara fighting and zoomed in. "His eyes changed patterns when he used that move. Very interesting."
"You're right. What kind of power is that?" Gin looked a little puzzled.
"We don't know yet," Aizen shook his head and smiled. "We don't even know when Captain Unohana brought this Uchiha Madara into the Gotei 13. His past is a complete mystery."
"Indeed. With power like that, it's strange that he's unknown in the Soul Society." Gin stared at Madara's image with a meaningful tone.
Could this boy be a turning point? Should I warn him about Aizen?
After thinking for a moment, Gin decided against it. After all, it was already clear Aizen had his eyes on the boy. And once Aizen marks you, you're bound to fall for Kyoka Suigetsu.
No matter how strong you are, you'll just be chasing illusions.
"You seem very interested in him, Gin," Aizen suddenly said out of nowhere.
"Yeah," Gin replied with a calm face. "I think this kid is going to be a big problem for us later."
"He won't be," Aizen replied with a faint smile. His glasses glinted with a cold light. "From the way he talked to the Head Captain, it's obvious. He's just a brute who relies on strength. Beating someone like that is easy."
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