The Negative Personality that Uchiha Shūichi had brought forth stood before him. Though it still looked like the Kirin Demon, it lacked the latter's frenzied, savage aura. The flashes of intelligence in its eyes showed that, despite being a Negative Personality, it possessed its own mind.
Ido in the original story had been the same. Though formed from an accumulation of negative emotions, once it developed a personality of its own, it possessed intelligence no less than that of a human.
Otherwise, Kurama Yakumo wouldn't have gone nearly ten years without discovering Ido's existence, only to end up full of hostility toward Yūhi Kurenai and Konoha Village after the Inner Demon manipulated her.
"From now on, lurk in Kurama Yakumo's consciousness and find a way to completely merge with her primary consciousness!"
Uchiha Shūichi instructed the Inner Demon he had created. The Kirin Demon gave a hideous grin.
"Don't worry, Master! I'll completely replace this naïve little girl and become the true master of this body!"
Uchiha Shūichi remained calm. Even though this personality had been formed from her emotions, it was still, at its core, Kurama Yakumo's personality, with all of her memories.
The Negative Personality claimed it would become the true master of the body, but in truth, it couldn't completely destroy her positive personality. At most, the two would merge, with the Negative Personality taking the lead.
A person's negative and positive emotions weren't mutually exclusive. They waxed and waned in opposition to each other, yet also existed in a state of mutual integration.
Take Obito, for example. He had once been a cheerful, sunny boy, but Uchiha Madara's schemes turned him into a deranged, cold-blooded mastermind. In the end, Kakashi and the others helped him see the light, and he finally found peace. A person's emotions