Aoba's laboratory.
This is the seventh day since he completed the transplant operation. Aoba finally took off his eye patch, revealing Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye.
"How does it feel?"
"It's much better than expected. Although it cannot be restored to the normal state, I can actively reduce it to the Three Tomoe state. Compared with my current chakra amount, the consumption of the Three Tomoe state will basically have no impact.
Coupled with the consumption-reducing lenses I designed (the one for Kakashi), consumption is almost negligible."
"That's good."
Yumi is worried that after Aoba transplants Mangekyō, it will suffer the same decline in strength as Kakashi. Now it seems that there is no such problem at all.
As the Mangekyō that has the strongest sealed Genjutsu Kotoamatsukami. The effect of this Sharingan on Aoba is more than just one more Kotoamatsukami.
The biggest complement of this Mangekyō Sharingan to Aoba is that it makes up for the shortcomings of Genjutsu.
Aoba has never been very good at Genjutsu. The reason why he is afraid of Itachi Uchiha is also due to this reason. That guy's Genjutsu is not just a matter of strength. At this stage, there are probably not many people in Shinobi World who can surpass Itachi in Genjutsu's attainments.
Aoba had previously tried to develop a ninja tool to assist Genjutsu. However, the future proved to be limited.
Now, this Mangekyō has finally made up for this weakness of his.
Mangekyō can not only be used once Kotoamatsukami. It is a real artifact in terms of regular Genjutsu and Genjutsu rebound.
And because Shisui has never been used, this Sharingan and Ocular Power are very abundant.
After Aoba completed the integration, he was immediately ready to test it himself.
The cooldown time of Kotoamatsukami is too long, making this technique too precious. This is also the reason why Danzo hides it and never uses it directly.
But Aoba is different. He has already decided on the target of Kotoamatsukami.
Things like Kotoamatsukami are different from strategic weapons. Things like Tailed Beast are a strategic weapon. Everyone has it, but they don't use it casually. It's just a deterrent. This is a normal operation.
But Kotoamatsukami can't do it. This thing is too dangerous. Once the effect of Kotoamatsukami spreads out, there will be no so-called deterrence. Konoha High Command will definitely kill Aoba at all costs to ensure that he masters Kotoamatsukami.
Therefore, Kotoamatsukami is destined to be a killing move that cannot be seen in the light. In this case, Aoba is going to use it directly.
In a separate room, Hidan's body has been reassembled. It has returned to normal at this time. However, he is still restricted by various ropes and Sealing Jutsu, unable to move.
Seeing Aoba come in, Hidan started roaring again.
"You guy, let me go quickly. We agreed that if I kill for you, you will let me go free. If you don't abide by the agreement, I will never kill for you again."
"No, you misunderstood. In fact, I am here to abide by the agreement this time. I will let you go free now."
"... Are you serious?"
Aoba did not speak, but expressed his attitude directly with actions. With one sword, he cut off the ropes on Hidan's body, and at the same time directly untied all the Sealing Jutsu's on his body. He even returned his Triple-Bladed Scythe.
I felt that my long-lost strength was completely restored. Hidan returned to his true nature without any hesitation for a second.
"Idiot, you actually dare to release Uncle Hidan. See if I don't..."
What responded to him was Aoba's right eye that was flashing a strange red light, Kotoamatsukami.
A few minutes later, Aoba and Hidan were sitting face to face chatting in the laboratory.
"Tell me about the Evil God problem."
"... Well, actually, I don't know what Evil God is or where it is. I was raised by Jashin Religion since I was a child.
As long as I can remember, I have been able to sense the existence of Evil God. But just by sensing it, Jashin Religion cannot actually communicate with Evil God. Only I can sense its existence and changes in emotions."
"Does it like killing?"
"To be precise, I like death and fear. I like to torture the opponent when I kill, that's it. Giving the opponent a painful death can make Evil God excited."
"Is this where your ability comes from?"
"Yes. I am not absolutely immortal. If I do not kill people for a long time, my immortality will fade away. If I am completely sealed in a place, I will gradually starve to death.
But if I can continue to complete the sacrificial ritual, then there is almost no way to kill me."
"What if I use Fire Release to burn you to ashes?"
"... Well, this should be fine."
Aoba nodded, he didn't believe that Evil God could do this.
"The chakra in your body is very strong, but you don't seem to use it very much. Why is that?"
"... Well, because of the blessing of Evil God, my body is very powerful, and it is Immortal Body. So... I didn't learn ninjutsu or anything."
Aoba understands it in seconds, just practice it too lazy. But those are the past, it is impossible for Hidan to continue to live like this in the future.
"Very good, now let's talk about your future arrangements."
Hokage's Office, after about a week of repeated discussions, Shikaku Nara's proposal was finally approved. Kakashi Hatake became the new Hokage Advisor.
According to Shikaku, the identity of Kakashi Hatake is the most suitable. If you look at identity alone, the patriarchs of families such as Hyuga Hiashi or Torifu Akimichi are actually more qualified to become consultants.
But Shikaku knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi would not agree. These wealthy families already have enough resources in the village. Once they are allowed to directly participate in the top-level decision-making of Konoha, it will easily threaten Hokage's position.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't want to find a pure civilian ninja. The reason is that Sarutobi Clan himself is also from a wealthy family of Konoha.
That's right, Hiruzen Sarutobi is from a wealthy family of Konoha. That's why he will be wary of other wealthy families.
But if civilian ninjas really rise, the problem will be more serious for him. This is even more inconsistent with the interests of the ninja clan.
What's more, the current Konoha, the most representative figure among civilian ninjas is Aoba Kamikawa. Hiruzen Sarutobi is wary of Aoba Kamikawa. Although the other party does not seem to have any ambitions, his strength and influence are too strong. Once he takes power, Hiruzen Sarutobi can't even imagine what the consequences will be.
Shikaku couldn't say these words word for word. But several other people understood what he meant. The candidate for the new consultant must be between the ninja clan and the civilian ninja.
In this way, Kakashi becomes the perfect candidate.
Hatake Clan once became famous because of White Fang. But now, White Fang has died, leaving Hatake Clan with only Kakashi.
In this way, Kakashi is the candidate who can be said to be both a ninja of the ninja clan and a civilian ninja. And his strength and reputation are completely sufficient.
Therefore, in the end, Kakashi successfully took over.