Just like the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he had always kept his distance from it, suspecting Hagoromo had left behind some kind of backdoor. Even when opportunities arose to seize it, he absolutely refused to push the matter.
Still, there was a difference between the two.
When it came to caution, his wariness toward Hamura was much less than toward Hagoromo.
Judging from their performances alone, the residual chakra of Hagoromo after death was clearly able to split into two portions of Six Paths-level power, freely given to Naruto and Sasuke. But Hamura? Facing the world-ending threat of Toneri, he had to rely on Naruto's strength.
In Aizen's eyes, the two of them were like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha—appearing to be on the same level, yet with a significant actual gap between them.
"If Naruto could destroy the Great Tenseigan and still be fine, it's not too much for me to take a few Byakugan (White Eye)," Aizen firmly believed. With that thought, Aizen spoke solemnly.
"Otsutsuki ancestor, I mean no disrespect. I simply refuse to allow a clan that once saved the world to vanish like this! If your soul still remains somewhere, please let me succeed in reclaiming these Byakugan!"
This wasn't hesitation—it was respect for an elder generation who once saved the world!
The fact that his Xu Organization was filled with the elderly, the frail, and the disabled showed that Aizen was a kind-hearted man who respected the old and protected the weak. The Xu Organization was, in essence, a welfare group sheltering the vulnerable.
"Lord Aizen, the chakra of outsiders cannot interact with the Great Tenseigan. Please use my chakra instead!" Tongren reminded him.
"In that case, I'll trouble you," Aizen replied. He placed his right hand on Tongren's shoulder and formed a massive chakra hand. Slowly and steadily, it moved toward the central region.
Despite being unable to see, Toneri's Heart Eye carefully sensed everything around him. Feeling the chakra hand approaching the Great Tenseigan, his breathing quickened in nervousness.
"Please succeed!"
As he whispered silently in prayer, the chakra hand melted into the Great Tenseigan. After a brief moment of searching, it suddenly pulled out several pairs of glowing, radiant Byakugan.
"It worked!"
Toneri let out a cheer—but just then, the previously calm Great Tenseigan suddenly erupted.
Densified chakra surged like a vast ocean, and the surrounding space began to warp slightly. The ground beneath their feet seemed to come alive, letting out piercing shrieks.
"Trouble—the big eyeball has gone berserk!" Aizen muttered grimly.
It wasn't that he worried for himself—after all, his life form existed on a high level, even composed entirely of chakra.
Strictly speaking, he was an energy being, without the concept of death itself. The real issue was how to safely rescue Tongren and Toneri.
"Although this space has become extremely chaotic, fortunately, this body possesses characteristics similar to the Dragon Pulse Chakra. I'm good at time-space techniques. I should still be capable of forcibly traversing space!"
However, just as he prepared to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to evacuate everyone, the Great Tenseigan's rebellion suddenly calmed down.
Everything became quiet once more!
If it weren't for the Byakugan in his hands still glowing and radiating heat, he might have believed the earlier outbreak had only been an illusion.
"Well done, Aizen-sama! Even the Great Tenseigan's rebellion was quelled!" Tongren sighed in relief. Although he couldn't see, he could still sense how dangerous the situation had been.
"Aizen-sama is amazing!" Toneri cheered, raising his hands joyfully.
Yet Aizen was gazing forward with visible suspicion and uncertainty. He clearly knew that the eye's sudden calmness had absolutely nothing to do with him!
It felt as if an invisible, giant hand had secretly assisted him!
"Could it be Hamura Otsutsuki?" Aizen couldn't help but speculate. "In the original story, Naruto managed to shatter the control of the Great Tenseigan, but actually Hamura had been helping behind the scenes, right? But why would Hamura do this? Even if he wanted to stop Toneri from destroying the world, with his authority over the Tenseigan, he should have been able to completely remove Toneri's control over it! Or is it that he's already weakened to the point of being overpowered by the Tenseigan itself?"
Recalling the words Hamura had left behind at his death, as recounted by Toneri in the original story—"If the world created by my elder brother deviates from the right path, then destroy that world!"
Aizen speculated that Hamura had likely been 'corrupted,' just like Kaguya!
How could a righteous person ever say something so terrifying as destroying the world just because it's heading down the wrong path? Shouldn't they have tried to correct it instead?
Obviously, the Hamura back then had already been tainted, just like his mother—only that one was mentally and spiritually eroded, while the other was physically and corporally infected.
"After Hamura's death, his remaining chakra in the world gradually recovered from its corrupted state, regaining clarity. But because of this, his power also greatly diminished, allowing only slight influence over the Tenseigan's authority!"
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Aizen shook his head, still thinking, "Still, something doesn't make sense. If the Great Tenseigan is truly the weapon Hamura left behind to counter the Otsutsuki clan, as I suspect, then there's no reason for him to make such a decision!"
"He could have just summoned Hagoromo's will. With Hagoromo's strength, he could've easily solved his problem—unless… there's something in the shinobi world even Hagoromo feared!"
Realizing this, Aizen's eyes glimmered with increasing excitement. "He deliberately split his power into two portions given to Naruto and Sasuke, and even avoided participating in the final battle—maybe all of this was a ploy to appear weak. And the reason Hamura didn't call upon Hagoromo, even if it meant his thousand-year plan would be ruined, was probably to create the illusion that Hagoromo really was extremely weak!"
His speculation wasn't baseless. Before he was transported into this world, although he hadn't paid much attention to the Boruto series, he'd heard of the several new Otsutsuki introduced in the final movie.
"Could it be that those Otsutsuki had already secretly infiltrated this world shortly after the conclusion of the Fourth Great Ninja War?"
The realization caused Aizen's face to darken. "I originally thought I still had at least thirty more years, but now it seems even half of that might be overly optimistic. My power advancement really has been too slow!"
"Aizen-sama, maybe we should leave quickly?" Tongren said anxiously, concern evident in his expression. "Who knows whether the Great Tenseigan will rebel again!"
"Since we've already obtained what we desired, there's indeed little meaning in continuing to stay here. Let's go!" Aizen cast a deep glance at the Great Tenseigan before decisively turning to leave.
Once the three had left, the temple fell silent once more. From within the Great Tenseigan, a sudden figure emerged—an elderly man with horns on his head.
Staring toward the direction Aizen and the others had left, the old man murmured to himself, "This man seems to carry the scent of both the Ten-Tails and Natural Energy. Could it be that my older brother sensed something was wrong with me and sent him to rescue me?"
Muttering to himself, the old man shook his head again. "Unfortunately, I still can't contact my older brother right now... Our enemies might be watching us from the shadows! After a thousand years of waiting, I absolutely cannot allow any flaws to appear on my part!"
With that thought, the old man disappeared back into the Great Tenseigan.
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