Shiki wasn't provoked into an emotional reaction and calmly asked, "What does this have to do with the war you mentioned?"
"Don't be in a hurry. Let me break it down for you step by step," Aizen said with a smile. "Given your mastery of Sage Mode, it shouldn't be difficult for you to understand the voices of all things, right? Plants, mountains and rivers, even a single speck of dust—they all have their own voices!"
Seeing everyone still looked confused, Aizen chuckled. "This might not be clear enough for you. Let me rephrase. Everything emits radiation, capable of radiating electromagnetic waves outward. This radiation is their voice—the way they carry and convey their own information..."
Now they were even more confused than before.
Sighing, Aizen pointed at Momoshiki, who was watching from a distance. "Let's take his case as an example. Each cell has its own life, but the part that truly decides the body's actions is the brain's thoughts, and the regions that generated consciousness through mutation!"
"Expanding this to the planet itself," he continued, "everything has its own voice, just like the cells in a human body. These voices form the foundation of the planet's consciousness. But the part that truly determines the planet's awareness is us humans, the most intelligent beings among all things!"
Among the crowd, Orochimaru chimed in, "I think I'm starting to understand. The consciousness of all things constitutes the planet's consciousness, but only we can determine the existence of the planetary consciousness. Because we can't produce the same voice, the planetary consciousness has never truly been born?"
Aizen nodded slightly. "More or less."
Isshiki rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "According to what you're saying, when all these voices converge into one, planetary consciousness will be born. Are you suggesting that you intend to wage war until only you remain alive in the entire world?"
Clapping his hands, Momoshiki mocked, "With this kind of thinking, it's a shame you didn't join our Otsutsuki Clan!"
Shaking his head lightly, Aizen said, "It's enough as long as one voice overwhelms all the others!"
A couldn't help but ask, "Does that mean none of the wars in the shinobi world over the years have met this condition?"
"It's probably an issue of scale and degree!" Onoki analyzed. "No war has ever covered the entire world. More importantly, no war has ever touched the hearts of every single person!"
"When a war captures the entire world's attention and reaches its climax," Orochimaru added, "it connects every heart and mind! In other words, at the peak of war, at the most intense moment of fate, we ignite the spark of life... Still, surely, there must be more conditions for the birth of planetary consciousness?"
"War is just a catalyst to achieve this condition—the spark that lights the way!" Aizen smiled. "The planet's own state is equally important. Just like Mother's womb nurturing a fetus, if the mother lacks sufficient nutrients, life cannot be born!"
"The planet's own state?" A was completely lost, frustratedly snapping, "Stop beating around the bush! Speak clearly!"
"The most suitable environment for nurturing planetary consciousness," Aizen snapped his fingers, "is the three major systems that formed the planet's foundation before the Otsutsuki Clan's arrival! Immortals, gods, and yao monsters—these three are the mainstream of the world!"
Most people remained confused. They had come to realize that chakra belonged to an external system, but very few truly understood the local powers.
Aizen continued his deception: "Therefore, the final battle should take place on a battlefield where the power of all three converges!"
"Converging all three powers…" Sasuke analyzed, "Regarding the immortal system, you must be targeting the sacred space of the three great conjuration clans?"
Aizen remained vague. "As for yao monsters, one lies in the Corrupted Great Tenseigan on the Moon, and the other is your own Dream World!"
Naruto glared, "How could the Dream World possibly be connected to a yao monster?"
"Powerful yao monsters are nearly immortal and indestructible. In ancient times, people usually sealed them, but the results were unsatisfactory. However, in the Dream World, I detected the aura of a powerful yao monster used as a completely different approach—as the power source of the Dream World itself!" Aizen smiled. "Otherwise, did you really think the power you use in the Dream World comes from nowhere?"
Everyone was stunned. A nearly immortal yao monster already sounded terrifying enough!
And yet, it had been captured and forced into labor by Leader-sama. If Aizen hadn't mentioned it, they wouldn't even have known!
Neji secretly grimaced, "No wonder Leader-sama knew so much about yao monsters—he's captured one and enslaved it!"
Raiga was frightened, "That's brutal. It's like a cruel, inhumane sweatshop!"
Aizen continued, "As for the gods, we can simply use the Pure Land as a substitute. This way, the systems of immortals, yao monsters, and gods are all accounted for!"
"These three systems are the cradles for nurturing consciousness, the environments from which life originates. Next comes the most important part—nutrition!"
"This nutrition is chakra. And the only source capable of supplying the massive amount of chakra needed to birth a planetary consciousness is the Goddess of the Hare—the origin of all chakra!"
"Finally, within the ultimate state of the Trinity, the great light shall be born…"
In truth, most of what Aizen said was mere irresponsible speculation. He didn't even care whether a planetary consciousness would actually emerge.
But the others didn't know that. To them, the words of Aizen sounded profound and terrifyingly deep!
What a colossal vision—truly colossal!
The Three Sacred Lands, the Earth-Moon system's dual poles, and the Pure Land realm—this grand layout was merely the cradle.
The goddess Kaguya, who once created the world and served as the origin of chakra, was regarded as mere nourishment!
This godlike perspective shook them deeply. In a more superstitious age, someone might have already thrown themselves to the ground in worship!
After the shock, Onoki asked, "Your imagination is truly boundless. But all this is just your hypothesis. What if the planetary consciousness fails to be born in the end?"
Aizen looked at Suisei. "Is your thinking aligned with his?"
Suisei remained silent for a moment. "If it succeeds, the victor will devour the planetary consciousness and truly command the power of an entire world. If your calculations fail… I suppose your plan is to use the loser as the planetary consciousness, which the winner will then consume?"
To be honest, most of what he said before was just nonsense—this one line was the only true reflection of his thoughts.
He did this mainly to "gather resources"—getting everyone to throw their strength into this big gamble of his.
It wasn't just immortals, yao monsters, and gods— even Isshiki, Momoshiki, Hagoromo, Hamura, and Kaguya were all part of this grand gamble!
In the end, the common folk would get their money back, but the rich folks' cash? He'd keep every penny.
After all, from the dealer to the house, and even the table itself—all were his people!
How could just a few Otsutsuki stand a chance against him?
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