Was Soji an idiot?
Obviously not!
Then why, when he knew that Jigen in Karma Stage Two could fight him evenly in Sage Mode, did he face Isshiki in his restored peak state with only his normal form this time?
Even when he had fought Karma Stage Two Jigen last time, without using Flowing Rock Shattering Fist, he had still been slightly stronger than in his normal state.
So why did Soji do this?
The answer was simple!
It was to make Isshiki lower his guard and believe that Soji was inferior to him.
Because only then would Isshiki carelessly reveal the secret of how many days he had left to live.
And the result was exactly as Soji had expected!
After deciding that Soji was merely troublesome but not truly threatening, Isshiki had indeed carelessly exposed the one thing Soji most wanted to know—how long he could live after completing his reincarnation using Jigen's body.
Now, Soji finally knew that secret.
That meant he could accomplish his other goal in forcing Isshiki to reincarnate.
To have a blood-boiling battle with everything on the line!
Soji had waited far too long for this moment!
It could be said that ever since his great battle with Madara Uchiha, Soji had never truly fought with all his strength again.
All along, Soji had actually been someone who lacked a sense of security.
Whenever he fought enemies, he always liked to hold something back—keep a trump card in reserve.
In Soji's words, as long as he still had a trump card, he would never lose!
But that mindset could sometimes easily limit a person.
Before forcing Isshiki to complete his reincarnation, Soji had already sensed it.
If Isshiki returned to his peak state, then unless Soji revealed all his strength, he might die!