Boldly hypothesizing, cautiously verifying...
As a scientist, Senju Tobirama has always maintained this attitude.
No matter the person or matter, it's always the case.
That's why Senju Tobirama could come up with such an imaginative explanation.
And when he calmed down for a moment, exiting the phase of bold hypothesis and starting to cautiously verify...
He found that the logic was surprisingly self-consistent, without any apparent flaws!
Aomi can use his Water Release and sword techniques, which belong to the external display of ninjutsu and combat.
And the words in the Will of Fire test paper that are identical to Senju Tobirama's thoughts in his youth are the internal display.
The real conclusive evidence lies in how Aomi explained summoning him within—
If it wasn't for his Chakra's reincarnation, how could it accurately sense his soul in the Pure Land without a medium?
Then, Aomi also established a power connection with him, using it as smoothly as he himself would, and even sensing his unique Explosive Tag space.
This series of evidence left Senju Tobirama unable to tell himself: this is a coincidence.
How could there be so many coincidences!
On the other hand, Senju Tobirama found that there seemed to be ample evidence for the argument that Aomi is the reincarnation of Izuna...
The perfect compatibility of Izuna's sword Muramasa with Aomi, the identical Fire Release nature and form transformation method, and most critically, the bloodline from Uchiha Madara, allowed Senju Tobirama to almost be certain—
Aomi must have some connection with Uchiha Izuna and Uchiha Madara!
And from Senju Tobirama's perspective, Aomi being a descendant of Uchiha Kagami and whether or not he has a bloodline connection with Madara's line is something he's not sure about!
So, apart from the bloodline reason, the only possibility left is reincarnation...
[From the line target Senju Tobirama: You have acquired the Senju Bloodline (Senju Tobirama version)!]
Aomi looked amusingly at Senju Tobirama, who was deep in thought,
Senju Tobirama let out a deep breath.
He, as the head of the Senju, has surely heard of the reincarnation theory and even researched it.
"For this rumor, I've even interpreted the personalities of the Senju and Uchiha Clan Leaders..."
"Although each of them has similarities, they also possess distinct traits, so my and Uchiha Izuna's Chakra influence on Aomi is limited..."
"But inside Aomi, there's still my soul!"
Senju Tobirama suddenly felt invigorated!
There's no way he'd lose in competing with Uchiha Izuna!
Aomi looked speechlessly at Senju Tobirama, ever since he took out the Tandem Paper Bomb, this old man had been lost in his world, and now he's inexplicably fired up...
Even his hair was standing on end, and the Tomoe in his Sharingan was spinning with afterimages, if this keeps up, Aomi feared Senju Tobirama might awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan before him!
"Aomi kid, I'll temporarily acknowledge your explanation."
Senju Tobirama pretended not to see Aomi's teasing expression, coughed, and said, "From now on, under reasonable circumstances, if you want to borrow my power, you can still discuss it with me..."
Aomi raised an eyebrow, why does he speak so insincerely?
"Forget it, Tobirama, your power is just so-so..."
Aomi grinned at Tobirama's Sharingan, and quietly asked, "How is it, isn't the power of the Sharingan straightforward and strong?"
Senju Tobirama instinctively wanted to nod, these eyes were truly useful, perfectly matching his combat style.
But immediately, he shook his head dismissively, "Kid, don't boast too much, who did Uchiha Izuna lose to back in the day, I don't need to say more, do I?"
"Who asked you?"
Aomi rolled his eyes at Tobirama, "Alright, the matter is explained, I'm going to train now."
Senju Tobirama gazed at Aomi's disappearing figure.
He didn't know if it was a psychological suggestion, but Senju Tobirama felt that Aomi, who earlier seemed like a ninja from the Uchiha Madara line, now had a bit of his aura...
#
Hokage Building.
"Old man, I must refuse this matter, I'm heading back to Mount Myoboku, the Great Toad Sage has given me a new prophecy..."
Jiraiya waved his hands repeatedly, his gaze heavy, "The prophecy has drastically changed compared to before, I must quickly find the Child of Prophecy, I fear I won't have time to train Asuma and this Uchiha kid..."
Jiraiya left one thing unsaid, his disciple had the chance to become the Child of Prophecy, if he took on Asuma and Aomi, he might disrupt the established destiny, causing even more chaos in the Ninja World...
Sarutobi Hiruzen squinted his eyes, lit his pipe, and slowly took a drag.
He was very displeased.
"Jiraiya, what does the oil kanji on your headband mean, are you not a Konoha Ninja anymore?" Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at Jiraiya's headband, speaking in a deep voice:
"Where did you put your Konoha headband!"
For a ninja, the headband is a very important and symbolic ornament and armor.
Almost all traitorous ninjas would choose to wear a headband with the village symbol crossed out, signifying cutting ties with past bonds and life.
This matter of Jiraiya arbitrarily changing his headband, it's only because he's Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciple...
If it were any other ninja, even someone of Hatake Sakumo's level, they would have been sternly criticized and investigated!
Jiraiya scratched his head, looking at the angry Sarutobi Hiruzen with a cheeky grin, "Old man, this is, after all, a task given by Mount Myoboku to save the Ninja World, not just a matter of Konoha Village..."
"Rest assured, regardless of life or death, I'm a ninja of Konoha, but before I die, I still have to find a way to find the Child of Prophecy, for the sake of saving this Ninja World..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled a puff of smoke, irritably waving his hand: "Go, go, go, go be your toad!"
Jiraiya chuckled, turned, and left, but after reaching the doorway, he popped his head back in, "Take care, old man, remember to smoke less!"
Then he quickly dashed off.
Sarutobi Hiruzen helplessly shook his head.
Mount Myoboku is one of the Three Great Sacred Lands of the current Ninja World, holding powerful Summoned Beasts capable of altering the battlefield dynamics, and the Sage Power that every ninja craves.
Therefore, even though Sarutobi Hiruzen was very displeased with Mount Myoboku commanding important Konoha ninjas, he couldn't afford to fall out with these toads, especially with Jiraiya even changing his headband!
Some words, in this scenario, are already meaningless to say, so it's better to let Jiraiya continue mixing with Mount Myoboku, aiming to have more Konoha ninjas sign the Summoning Scroll...
"Sigh, Jiraiya, why do you believe in a bunch of toads?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head in disappointment, there's always been a reasoning that ninjas command Summoned Beasts, never have I heard that ninjas must obey Summoned Beasts...
"If those toads were really that formidable, why didn't they show up during the First and Second Hokage's times?"
"With Jiraiya acting like this, there's no way he can be Aomi and Asuma's mentor... These two kids are the future of Konoha and should be kept away from those toads..."
"Then, it has to be Tsunade."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled wryly, compared to Jiraiya who's at the beck and call of Mount Myoboku, Tsunade, who's given up on herself, was also quite a handful.
In this state, can she truly be a good teacher?
As for Orochimaru, he's already drifting farther and farther from him, his teacher...
So, to legitimately grant Asuma the direct lineage status of the Hokage's student-mentor line, there's no choice left.
"My three disciples, sigh..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and instructed the nearby Anbu, "Call Tsunade over."