Sweat poured from Tobirama’s forehead; no matter how clever he was, he couldn’t think of a good way to persuade Lux.
Compared to Madara, Tobirama had few cards to play.
Or rather, no strong cards at all.
Seeing Tobirama so pressured and burdened, Lux stopped teasing.
"Alright, don’t be tense. You still have a chance."
Lux patted Tobirama, startling him, his body trembling.
Lux had considered ’replacing the old with the new,’ but it was still under observation. Madara hadn’t revived Izuna yet; nothing was certain.
As for Tobirama, honestly, he excelled in many areas, but lacked the strength to turn the tide.
Even if he unified the ninja world, expecting Tobirama to handle threats like Ōtsutsuki Isshiki afterward was unrealistic, right?
’Tch... Why am I starting to resent Tobirama again? No, I must clear my mind.’
’His political skill is still high, three or four stories tall; for eternal peace post-unification, he’s worth nurturing.’
’Besides, Parallel World 2’s Tobirama is an old acquaintance. After investing so long in this account, there’s some attachment.’
’Though his lower limit isn’t high, no need to slaughter the cow after plowing the field.’
’Fine, give him one more chance. Let’s see if Tobirama can seize it!’
"Sir, you mean?" Tobirama sensed hope, hurriedly asking.
"I’ll give you and Konoha one more month."
"If in one month, you can defeat Uchiha Madara and conquer Kirigakure, I’ll continue supporting Konoha."
Tobirama gasped coldly, his face full of shock.
Destroying Kirigakure wasn’t hard, but defeating Uchiha Madara was!
What kind of chance was this?
Wasn’t this deliberately making it impossible?
If he had a way to beat that bastard Madara, would he have waited until now?
He’d have raised a kunai and stabbed the guy’s backside!
’Could Sir be trying to harm me? Giving an impossible task so I die by that bastard Madara’s hand?’
Lux saw Tobirama’s struggle, saying:
"Relax. Since it’s a chance, I won’t let you seek death deliberately."
"Come, I’ll show you your opportunity."
Lux moved his mind, taking Tobirama from the spot.
They instantly arrived at a barren desert behind the Hokage Rock.
"Sir, what’s this for?"
Tobirama was confused, unsure why Lux brought him here.
A second later, Lux waved his hand.
Amenominaka activated again, releasing tens of thousands of moon Ōtsutsuki at once, scattering them across the vast barren desert.
However, these moon Ōtsutsuki had their chakra drained, lying limply on the ground, too weak to move.
Clearly, Kaguya in Lux’s original sphere space loved the ’snacks’ that arrived, happily draining the tens of thousands of moon Ōtsutsuki.
These moon Ōtsutsuki inherited Ōtsutsuki Hamura’s chakra.
Hamura’s power came from Kaguya.
This was like Kaguya indirectly reclaiming part of her power.
Still, Kaguya was obedient, following Lux’s instructions; she only consumed their chakra, not killing them outright.
Tobirama saw the dense rows of moon Ōtsutsuki, shivering involuntarily.
"Their chakra’s drained; they’re basically useless, at most becoming ordinary people in the future."
"But their bloodline is pure, perfect for crossbreeding with your village’s Hyūga clan, likely producing many talented ninjas."
Lux handed these moon Ōtsutsuki to Tobirama.
The best way was to kill them all to prevent future issues.
But that was wasteful, and Lux felt uneasy acting himself.
The system had long warned that excessive killing raised exposure risks, leading to rejection by the world’s will.
Better to let Tobirama handle them.
Since Kaguya drained their chakra, these weak, combat-incapable moon Ōtsutsuki posed less threat than the Uzumaki clan that joined Konoha earlier—nothing to worry about.
"So, divine blood for crossbreeding with Hyūga ninjas?"
"But, Sir, how’s this related to the chance you mentioned?"
Tobirama was puzzled.
Even if it could produce talented youths, defeating Madara in a month was impossible?
A month wasn’t enough to birth them!
How could they counter Madara?
"Why so eager? Here’s the key."
Lux raised his hand again, revealing a Giant Tenseigan.
This was the main treasure of the moon Ōtsutsuki branch bloodline, formed by combining centuries of Byakugan from their dead.
It already held terrifying destructive power at Super Kage level.
If advanced further into a Great Giant Tenseigan, it’d be a quasi-Six Paths treasure, nearly half of Ōtsutsuki Hamura himself.
Tobirama’s heart trembled, vaguely guessing.
"Absorb the Byakugan from these moon Ōtsutsuki, and this Giant Tenseigan should become a Great Giant Tenseigan."
"Also, Minato’s Orochimaru and another Orochimaru are researching how to concentrate and merge the Great Giant Tenseigan into a true Tenseigan."
"Their progress is good."
"You three researching together, in one month, there’s a chance to create a true Tenseigan."
"Then, with the Tenseigan’s power, you might defeat the Uchiha Madara you dream of!"
This was Lux’s chance for Tobirama, the clear path he showed.
If Tobirama obtained a pure Tenseigan and mastered it, he could reach quasi-Six Paths level, gaining terrifying power to nearly destroy the ninja world.
This was Tobirama’s only shot to defeat Uchiha Madara!
"Orochimaru’s researching too?"
"I understand, I understand!"
"I’ll definitely merge the Tenseigan!"
Tobirama was ecstatic, the joy of finding another village around the bend lifting him.
He thought he was hopeless, but there was a turning point!
And it was close, attainable.
This thrilled Tobirama, giving him hope to truly defeat Uchiha Madara!
His eyes on the Giant Tenseigan and moon Ōtsutsuki grew fiery.
Burning as if Orochimaru possessed him, wanting to devour them all!
"Don’t get too excited. You only have one month; you might not catch up."
"And if Madara gets his Rinnegan first and revives Izuna, I don’t need to say more, right?"
He gave Tobirama a chance to turn things around, for Parallel World 1’s Hashirama and past efforts.
The chance was served to Tobirama’s mouth; if he couldn’t swallow and digest it fast, he couldn’t blame others—only sigh that he was a useless Tobirama!
"No way! Just a Tenseigan—I’ll get it faster than Madara!"
"Thank you, Sir; I won’t let you down!"
Tobirama confidently took the Giant Tenseigan.
Other aspects aside, in creation and development, Tobirama was an unmatched ninja genius, nearly Orochimaru’s equal as the best.
Orochimaru focused on bodies and refinement, Tobirama on ninjutsu and innovation.
But this didn’t mean they lacked in other areas; for abnormal geniuses like them, ’unskilled’ was a peak others couldn’t reach in a lifetime.
No matter how hard merging the Tenseigan was, Tobirama had confidence.
If he couldn’t handle it, who could?
Besides, they had two Orochimarus to collaborate with!
Three abnormals together should outpace that fool Uchiha Madara, right?
’Damn Uchiha Madara, just wait—I’ll make you remember the taste of defeat by Aniki!’
Tobirama clenched his fists, thrilled, imagining surpassing his brother, brutally defeating Madara, stomping him to declare victory.
Such a tantalizing fantasy moved even mature Tobirama.
And he knew he had no choice but success!
He had to seize this chance and become Lux’s brightest child!
"Oh, Sir, how do I contact the other two Orochimarus?"
Lux tossed a space-time wind chime to Tobirama.
To make a horse run, you must feed it grass.
He was sure Tobirama + Snake Aunt + Snake Uncle’s research combo would be formidable.
They’d likely produce a complete Tenseigan in a month.
But it wasn’t certain if Madara would develop his Rinnegan first.
In short, the chance was given to both sides.
Who could seize it depended on their effort and luck.
For Lux, whoever won, he’d complete the Parallel World unification mission.
Betting on both sides, he wouldn’t lose.
If not for considering other Parallel World key figures’ feelings, Lux would’ve acted himself, eliminating one side to hasten unification.
In short, whether Madara or Tobirama, Lux wouldn’t directly attack with killing intent.
But if they were incompetent, lost to the other, or died by their opponent’s hand, nothing more to say.
Like Izuna, who accidentally died by Tobirama’s hand.
War always brought casualties.