The power of Senju Tobirama surged fiercely towards Aomi.
To make Aomi use his power, Senju Tobirama deftly took out the large hat of the Will of Fire and slammed it onto Aomi's head with a "bang"!
Aren't you a full score in the Will of Fire, kid? The Hokage gave it to you, do you want it or not!
He vividly demonstrated to Aomi how to flexibly use the Will of Fire.
And the right to interpret the Will of Fire ultimately belongs to the Hokage...
"Aomi's state is not right at all..."
While transmitting power to Aomi, Senju Tobirama contemplated: "Earlier, Aomi's thoughts and logic were very clear, and he was calm during battle, but suddenly he seemed possessed by some demonic force..."
"There's only one possibility left..."
"Uchiha Izuna, what exactly has your Chakra influenced in this child!"
Senju Tobirama's gaze fiercely scanned inside Aomi, searching the void for targets...
In his view, Aomi, who was calm and wise during the retreat, suddenly turned into a mini Izuna or even Uchiha Madara, which could only be due to some bastard's Chakra at work!
"Seeing Aomi resembling me, did you panic?"
Senju Tobirama's gaze became increasingly fierce, his eyes' inherent crimson background seeming to deepen: "Just a mere defeated subordinate's Chakra..."
"In life, you lost to me in a duel, in death, it's still a two-against-one situation, stop dreaming of a comeback!"
Aomi slowly felt Senju Tobirama's power, let out a long breath, and his eyes sparkled.
The reason Aomi's tactics suddenly became so extreme wasn't because of Uchiha Izuna's Chakra, as he didn't have it!
Of course, it would be better if he did...
Aomi's true purpose, firstly, was to try to awaken Uchiha Madara's bloodline talent.
Since receiving this reward, his body hadn't shown any noticeable feedback, seemingly as if it didn't exist...
However, during the battle with Kakuzu, under stress, Aomi felt a thrilling excitement in his body, with pupil power and Chakra increasing at a visibly rapid pace, like parched vegetation seeing water, with an incredible thirst for combat, for frenzied battle!
So, Aomi engaged in an all-out fight to the death with Kakuzu in the most Uchiha-like state he could!
The effect was significant, as Uchiha Madara's bloodline required combat of this intensity to activate...
Aomi's second purpose was to draw Uchiha Madara fully into the mix.
With Uchiha Izuna's swordsmanship, Uchiha Madara's Fire Release techniques, Essentials of Taijutsu, and Aomi's and Izuna's similar appearance, now there was also the bloodline sparked by Uchiha Madara himself...
Old man, just watch, and see it for what it is!
You say I'm not Izuna? I say I am Izuna!
When Uchiha Madara becomes entangled, Aomi becomes even safer and gains more time to exchange for his talent...
However, Aomi's brilliant performance as a young Uchiha Madara only resulted in a burst of taijutsu, leaving him somewhat dissatisfied.
On this matter, whether it's Senju Tobirama or Uchiha Madara, they both share this trait...
These former Ninja World heroes, even if Aomi grasped their most tender or caring points, their subconscious calmness remained, and as they gradually recognized Aomi, their emotional fluctuation threshold increased...
Thus, Aomi needed to prepare an even more spectacular show, to make their prepared hearts tremble anew!
For instance, now.
Aomi wanted to tell a certain seemingly stingy old man that he actually had another big brother's support!
"Tobirama, what are you doing!"
Aomi frowned and said in a low voice, "Relying on my own power, can't I defeat this Kakuzu?"
"The wounds from this battle aren't just ordinary pain; I'm experiencing the true Will of Fire..."
"On paper, scoring full marks on the Will of Fire isn't hard, but maintaining this belief in the midst of life and death, I still need to keep training and honing myself..."
Senju Tobirama blinked, momentarily finding this Aomi possessed by Uchiha's demonic nature to be rather cute.
The Uchiha Clan's demonic nature, if used correctly, seemed quite interesting?
"Tobirama, let me be honest with you..."
Aomi sighed, gazing sincerely at Senju Tobirama, and slowly said:
"Even though I delayed the enemy for Teacher Tsunade and Asuma, when truly facing such a strong opponent, knowing I might face a life-and-death crisis, I still feel an inexplicable emotion, not as resolute as steel..."
"But I think, when you were covering for your Kage Guard, you would probably never have such hesitant thoughts, right? That's the difference between you and me, and what I wish to compensate for!"
Senju Tobirama's gaze flickered.
He finally understood why Aomi refused his power...
Just like Aomi said, anyone can speak of the Will of Fire, but it's hard to act on it!
Especially, maintaining that heart of gold when facing life and death is even more difficult!
In a trance, Senju Tobirama recalled similar tests he had conducted on his students in the past—when being pursued by Kinkaku and Ginkaku Forces, who would stay behind?
Sarutobi Hiruzen was decisive at that moment, while Shimura Danzo hesitated and showed cowardice...
Thus, Senju Tobirama directly ordered Sarutobi Hiruzen to become the Hokage, while Shimura Danzo was completely out of the picture.