Fu Bo (1)

Upon hearing Aizen's answer, Kaguya's face immediately lit up with delight, like a little girl who had just received candy.

"Th... that's wonderful..."

Her fair cheeks flushed slightly. She seemed overjoyed to have met someone who shared her ideals, and she murmured softly.

Aizen looked at her gently, a hint of amusement flashing through his eyes as he spoke softly.

"You also wish to create a world without war, don't you, Kaguya?"

Hearing Aizen's words, Kaguya hurriedly nodded. Her pale eyes seemed to have already glimpsed that beautiful, warless world, and she nodded her head firmly.

"Yes. All this time, I have hoped for and believed in the arrival of such a world..."

At that, she gently raised her head. Her Byakugan were filled with earnestness as she looked at Aizen.

"I'm very happy to have met Aizen, someone who shares my thoughts. This only makes me believe in that goal even more!"

Aizen stared blankly for a moment at Kaguya's resolute expression and at the hope held within those pure Byakugan.

It was as though he saw the shadows of those familiar people from the past in this beautiful young girl before him.

"Sosuke, I will protect Konoha. Even if it costs me my life, I will stop you!"

When Jiraiya had said those words to him back then, hadn't his eyes also shone with such determination?

"Aizen, this village was left behind by our predecessors. I will not allow anyone to destroy the people's hopes!"

That stubborn Third Hokage, who had even seemed somewhat pedantic in his eyes, also had something he firmly believed in.

"Aizen, I won't allow you to destroy Karakura Town. If you want to do that, step over my corpse first!"

And then... those were the words of that young intruder from back then.