In the original storyline, not only did Naruto gather the power of all the Tailed Beasts, but he also received the Yang Power personally granted by the Sage of Six Paths, along with the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
In contrast, Sasuke only received the Yin Power and had just a single Rinnegan. The favoritism was obvious. Most importantly, after communicating with the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto became even more 'compassionate.' However, Sasuke remained unchanged.
After defeating Kaguya, he immediately attempted to kill the Five Kage and unify the ninja world.
The previous incarnation of Indra was the same. He was completely deceived by Black Zetsu, yet the Sage of Six Paths never warned him, not even a single word. In fact, the Sage subtly assisted Black Zetsu in scheming against Madara.
Thus, Sasuke was naturally the best recipient for Aoba's chakra.
Sasuke felt his consciousness plunging into chaos. Countless disjointed illusions flooded his vision different faces, battles, and even entire lifetimes.
These were the memories of all Uchiha who had ever wielded divine power, passed down through their bloodline.
At the same time, it was also a sign that the divine remnants sealed within the Uchiha bloodline were awakening. These divine remnants were mere fragments of souls without much independent thought.
Whenever an Uchiha awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and activated Susanoo, the overflowing spiritual energy would automatically resonate with the most compatible divine remnant, thereby activating its power. This was why each Mangekyō ability was unique—yet sometimes similar.
Now, with Aoba's chakra being extracted, these dormant divine remnants began to gradually awaken. Perhaps the God of Death had alerted them in some way, causing them to eagerly surge toward Aoba instead of resisting.
However, at this moment, Aoba made an unexpected move. A defensive seal appeared before him, blocking the divine remnants from entering his body.
"Sorry, the plan has changed."
"What are you doing?" A voice echoed in his mind, it was the Shinigami. Aoba wasn't surprised that the entity could communicate with him at this moment. However, it was clear that the Shinigami could only speak, nothing more.
"I told you, the plan has changed. After thinking it through, I've decided to use a different method to let them in."
As Aoba spoke, outside, Tobirama had already adjusted the surrounding seals once more. The chakra orb extracted from his body was not directly sent into Sasuke. Since the boy was barely surviving on his chakra cloak, Aoba didn't waste words and simply acted.
His goal was to completely annihilate these divine remnants here and now. There was no way he would allow so many soul fragments, each carrying traces of consciousness, to enter his body.
Yet, he still needed the access privileges to natural energy contained within these remnants.
The simplest solution? Kill them first, then absorb them.
The base's defensive formation wasn't just for defense. Its more crucial function was to prevent the remnants of the divine souls from escaping after being destroyed.
Divine souls were difficult to kill, requiring power on the level of the Six Paths. However, soul fragments had a lower threshold. Aoba's near-Six Paths-level chakra was more than enough for the task.
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