Tongren quickly checked Toneri's physical condition and exhaled in relief. "Good, it's just chakra exhaustion. He's only fainted."
Of course, they were also lucky that Aizen sealed his chakra in time.
Otherwise, Toneri could've died from drained chakra.
Still shaken despite his relief, Tongren thought to himself, *I never imagined implanting the eyes would lead to such a situation!*
This was simply a problem ordinary people like him could never understand.
Just implanting the Byakugan had already triggered a transformation toward the Tenseigan — something never recorded in their clan's thousand-year history!
"Lord Aizen, should I remove Toneri's eyes?" Tongren asked, concern evident in his voice.
"No need to worry," Aizen replied. "I've already sealed Toneri's eyes. Right now, he can't even use the most basic Byakugan ability."
After a pause, he added, "Of course, normal vision of the world around him remains intact."
"Phew, that's good to hear!" Tongren sighed deeply. He didn't care whether Toneri had the Tenseigan or not — as long as Toneri was safe and could see the world normally, that was more than enough.
"Additionally," Aizen continued thoughtfully, "I've left a backdoor in the seal. Most of the chakra Toneri cultivates in the future will go toward nourishing the eyes. If he trains diligently, he should be able to break the seal in about seven or eight years."
"He's only five now, which would mean…" Tongren felt shocked, "he'll awaken the Tenseigan for real by the age of thirteen at the latest?"
"Exactly!" Aizen nodded, clearly impressed by this conclusion himself. "A thirteen-year-old with near-Hagoromo-level strength. After absorbing the ocular power of the Great Tenseigan, he might even reach true Hagoromo-level strength. Such a gift is truly enviable!"
In his opinion, the Tenseigan should be Strength of the same caliber as the Rinnegan.
The reason Toneri had demonstrated such strength in the original timeline was likely mostly due to absorbing the ocular power of the Great Tenseigan.
"If I'm not mistaken," Aizen continued, "Toneri is just like Naruto and Sasuke — someone specially chosen. However, unlike Hagoromo, his selector, Hamura, was in much worse condition and simply couldn't pay attention to Toneri's development."
Gathering his thoughts, Aizen then asked, "By the way, Tongren, I noticed Toneri seemed quite lonely living alone on the Moon. Do you mind if I bring some children to keep him company?"
"Of course not! I'd be delighted!" Tongren sighed deeply. "Even without considering the eyes issue, the Moon's special nature already makes it impossible for Toneri to play freely like ordinary children. If the Moon's secrets were exposed, it would spell disaster for the world!"
"But of course, anyone you bring will naturally be completely trustworthy."
"Then I'll trouble you two for now. Also, there's another favor I'd like to ask of you," Aizen said.
"Lord Aizen, please don't hesitate to command me! Without you, I probably would've died already two years ago," Tongren declared firmly.
"After some time passes, I'd like to borrow your body for a while!"
...
After leaving the Moon, Aizen made his way to Sasori's hideout.
Compared to three years ago, this base now carried a slightly more eerie atmosphere.
Besides the normal humans under Brain Manipulation Sand Control, there were also puppets bowing respectfully toward him.
"Not bad! You actually managed to create these lifelike puppets!" Aizen said with a smile as they walked deeper into the base.
Those were exactly the original puppets he had requested from Tongren two years ago.
"It took me two years just to achieve minimal results. There's nothing to be proud of," Sasori replied calmly.
"It's different!" Aizen shook his head slightly. "Those puppet figures gained life through special abilities, but you, using purely the Puppet Technique, have granted them intelligence. In terms of puppet mastery, you've surpassed the people who originally created them!"
"What good is strength? That person can easily do things my Puppet Technique could never achieve," Sasori said calmly.
"Enough, let's not talk about this anymore," Aizen slightly shook his head. "I came today to ask whether the Pacifists have been modified yet."
"Calling those war machines 'Pacifists'? That's just your sick sense of humor, isn't it?" Sasori shrugged and turned inward. "Follow me!"
Following behind Sasori, the two quickly arrived at a laboratory.
Inside were four examination beds, each holding a puppet figure.
"These four puppet figures were already the strongest combat puppets you provided me, and after my modifications, their current strength may even surpass that of the Third Kazekage puppet!"
After saying that, Sasori added, "However, I should remind you, intelligent puppets, although more convenient than traditional puppets directly controlled by puppet masters, struggle to maintain high-level combat capability, and their intelligence is far inferior to the original puppets in terms of spiritual capacity."
"Don't worry, I've already prepared for that!" Aizen took out the Shinigami Mask he had previously obtained from Karen Kagura and summoned the souls of the four.
"Phew, I was suffocating in there!"
"Haha, finally able to come out and take a breath again!"
"What did you expect? We're ghosts after all!"
"If we stay out too long, our souls will be dragged back to the Underworld!"
"Huh...?" Seeing the four ghost-like figures, Sasori asked in some surprise.
At that moment, the Uzumaki Four also turned their attention toward the speaking Sasori.
"Hey there, wait a second... red hair!"
"Hurry up and check his constitution... Huh? Why is he a puppet?"
"Wait, that part on his chest is actual flesh and blood!"
"Wow! Only a tiny piece of flesh can generate so much chakra! So he really is..."
Sasori hated being talked about like this, but since these four ghosts were summoned by Aizen, he barely managed to suppress his anger and asked, "Who are you people?"
Masahide said with a kind smile, "No need to be formal, just call us your ancestors!"
*Swish!* Sasori slashed with a martial arts chop, coldly.
Sasori's strike scattered Masahide's soul body like smoke, which quickly reassembled again.
"If you don't want to call us ancestors, 'grandpa' works too!"
This time, Sasori responded more directly, pulling out a scroll and summoning over a hundred puppets at once.
"Amazing!"
"The Four Specters watched in secret awe. Even at the peak of their lives, they might not have stood a chance against this young man.
[Calm down!] Aizen unleashed his Soul Pressure, freezing the very space around them. The previously chaotic scene fell silent in an instant.
"Incredible! He's grown even stronger than before," Uzumaki and the F4 mentally exclaimed. They, as spirits who had lost their physical forms, were far inferior in soul cultivation to a living person!
"Incredible! He's become this powerful through pure soul energy!" Sasori also felt shocked in his heart. "No wonder three years ago, during that brief clash, he probably hadn't even used half his strength!"
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