In the valley.
Uchiha Madara half-lay on the broad chair, his mind filled with the image of Aomi wielding Muramasa, the sharp blade and the flames in the sky, and that cold sword technique and gaze...
Such a stance, looking across the entire Ninja World, only his brother Uchiha Izuna once had such a style!
Especially the way Aomi used Muramasa and Fire Release, it was exactly like Uchiha Izuna, making Uchiha Madara almost feel a delusion, as if he was transported back decades ago, back to that afternoon when his brother enthusiastically showcased the Ninja Blade Technique to him...
"Izuna, oh Izuna..."
Uchiha Madara reminisced about his brother, the best brother.
Uchiha Izuna's life, when recalled carefully, was one dedicated to Uchiha Madara.
He was his spiritual support since childhood, and as he grew up, he became Madara's strategist and martial support, leaving not even a single offspring in his life, and in the end, he voluntarily chose to give a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan to Uchiha Madara, dying in battle in his prime.
Even though Uchiha Madara was a prodigious genius, dominating the entire Ninja World as the Ninja World Asura...
But towards his brother, Uchiha Madara felt nothing but guilt.
As a traditional brother-obsessed member of the Uchiha, an elder brother who couldn't protect his younger brother and was always being given by him, Uchiha Madara's feeling of guilt towards Uchiha Izuna was beyond words.
In a trance, Uchiha Madara, who had read the stone tablet left by the Six Paths Sage and awakened the Rinnegan, suddenly thought of a possibility that made his heart tighten—
Why would Aomi know Izuna's sword techniques?
Almost all of Uchiha Izuna's training manuals and items were taken away by Uchiha Madara when he left the village.
Only that Muramasa was a gift personally given by Uchiha Izuna to a close friend, which Uchiha Madara chose not to take.
But by coincidence, Muramasa ended up in Aomi's hands, and Aomi had no reason to know Izuna's Ninja Blade Technique, yet he learned it...
So, could it be possible that Uchiha Aomi is the reincarnation of Izuna!
After all, the Pure Land truly exists, and the souls of the deceased have not disappeared, the Reanimation Jutsu has already proven this!
Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara trembled all over, slowly closing his eyes.
He was contemplating.
Contemplating how to approach Aomi, and moreover, contemplating whether his plans needed to make some changes...
But no matter what, the figures of Aomi and Izuna intertwined and flickered in Uchiha Madara's mind, seemingly merging into one.
"Sigh..."
A sigh, filled with excitement yet a little muffled, echoed in the valley for a long time.
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At the training ground.
Kakashi lay on the ground, staring blankly at the blazing Muramasa and Aomi's frowning expression, stunned for a moment.
He had imagined sparring with Aomi many times, but he never thought his older senior, a few years his senior, had grown to the extent of taking on his father's slash.
"Is this, is this what a true genius is?"
Kakashi clenched his fists tightly, recalling his few years of being hailed as "Konoha's number one genius," a feeling of unspeakable shame surrounding his heart.
Hatake Sakumo squinted his eyes and carefully scrutinized Aomi, inwardly sighing, "What an outstanding newcomer, I actually can't see through him..."
But Aomi at the moment had little interest in caring about the Hatake father and son.
The strongest and most ruthless old man of the Ninja World had just generously bestowed a grand amount of gold coins, directly rewarded Aomi with a full set of Fire Attribute Chakra Ninjutsu.
This magnitude was on par with when Aomi first exploited the information gap in the system to explosively gain gold coins from Tobirama.
One could only say, this person really was a rich man.
But the issue was, Uchiha Madara seemed to be an obsessively fervent fan, advancing from online directly to offline, even disturbing Aomi's life somewhat.
Compared to Tobirama, who was controlled within his body, Aomi had no way to interfere with Uchiha Madara's permission to watch the broadcast...
"Alright then, let him watch if he wants, old pest."
"But, how did he do it? Mayfly Jutsu, or Form Transformation Jutsu possessing White Zetsu..."
Aomi sighed helplessly in his heart, after all, he was paying, rewarding the full set of Fire Attribute Chakra Ninjutsu.
As for blacklisting Uchiha Madara's viewing permission, Aomi couldn't do that yet, who told him to have the Gedo Statue and White Zetsu?
Since he couldn't resist, he could only choose to enjoy it...
It was just that, at this time Aomi still didn't know, Uchiha Madara had already begun his imaginary time.
"Aomi-kun, I apologize."
Hatake Sakumo slowly walked over, his eyes filled with sincere apology.
For the sake of protecting his son, his actions were somewhat hasty and serious, resulting in him using a high-power Ninja Blade Technique like the Slash Wave.
Logically, a ninja of his caliber serving as backup for two kids shouldn't have reached this level.
But the issue was, Hatake Sakumo also underestimated Aomi's strength, not expecting him to be so fierce...
"It's alright, Sakumo-san, I also forgot that Kakashi is still a child..."
Aomi smiled and glanced at Kakashi, then turned to Hatake Sakumo and said, "That move just now, was it a secret technique of the Hatake clan? It was an impressive slash."
Hatake Sakumo nodded: "Unleashing invisible chakra with a sword stance, inherited from my Hatake family's ancestral swordsmanship and my own understanding as a ninja, it could be considered my own creation."
"Impressive..." Aomi looked at the shining White Fang in Hatake Sakumo's hand and said softly:
"Sakumo-san, I rarely have the chance to meet someone of your caliber in swordsmanship, could I ask for your guidance on a move or two since we're fortunate today?"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi suddenly lifted his head, already irked by Aomi calling him a child.
And now, it seemed Aomi was about to challenge his father!
"Hey, Uchiha Aomi, you're just a student who hasn't graduated from Ninja School..." Kakashi just started to retort Aomi, but then felt less and less confident.
So what if he hasn't graduated from Ninja School?
Can even Special Jonin take the slashes from Hatake Sakumo?
Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, looked earnestly at the Muramasa in Aomi's hand again, then smiled and nodded: "I'm quite interested in your swordsmanship as well, Aomi..."
"Then, let's exchange a few moves for fun."
"Meeting a friend with the sword, this is considered the most elegant thing in the Hatake clan's classics."
Aomi laughed heartily, "You flatter me, Sakumo-san, it's merely the junior boldly seeking guidance from the senior."
"Kakashi-kun, please step aside a bit, the confrontation may get a bit intense later."
Still sitting on the ground, Kakashi was stunned, watching as his father signaled him to get up, he sullenly and attentively ran to the side of the training field, watching the two about to spar with grievance and seriousness...
Wasn't I the one who was going to challenge Uchiha Aomi?
How did it become Father sparring with him?
He was unwilling!