Waking from the dream, Uchiha Sogetsu extinguished the candlestick. He rubbed his swollen eyebrows, exhaled gently, and as he opened his eyes again, his manic spirit gradually returned to calm.
"Sure enough, after being promoted to Dream Walker, my abilities have reached a new level," he muttered to himself while staring out the window. "Although it took some effort, the results are promising, and the test was a success. It seems I won't need to worry about the long distance preventing regular gatherings in the future."
After two days of discussions with Ōnoki, he managed to resolve a major issue that had been troubling him.
Due to the limited range of Hermes' brass candlestick, he couldn't pull someone into the dream once the distance exceeded its limit. This was the main reason for the interruptions in their gatherings.
If it was delayed for too long, it would inevitably arouse suspicion among the others, so this matter had troubled him for a long time.
After all, they couldn't keep dragging it out forever, right?
But after being promoted to a Dream Walker and becoming familiar with the sequence characteristics and Beyonder abilities, Uchiha Sogetsu had a new idea.
He engraved the three Beyonder abilities of 'hypnosis,' 'guidance,' and 'suggestion' onto an object with mystical symbols in advance, and cut out a part of his spirituality to attach to it.
In this way, he could ignore time and distance and pull the person holding the object into a dream.
With the help of dream travel, he could even instantly appear next to the person holding the item.
However, the appearance of Tsuchikage Ōnoki was completely unexpected.
According to the original plan, he deliberately stayed in the Land of Waves for several days, intending to intercept the envoy from Iwagakure on the road leading to the Land of Water.
The Hidden Mist Village was planning to declare war on Konoha. With such a significant event, the Hidden Mist Village would definitely send people over.
But who would have thought that instead of waiting for a small fry, he would catch a big fish!
Following the principle of not letting any opportunity slip by, Uchiha Sogetsu certainly wouldn't miss this chance. So, he used his Psychiatrist abilities to become invisible and quietly placed the extraordinary items he had made in Ōnoki's room.
The next step was much simpler.
In Ōnoki's subconscious, his fear of Uchiha Madara had slightly intensified.
Then, by using a carefully edited and incomplete 'future scene,' he finally succeeded in making Ōnoki point the finger at Konoha.
Moreover, Uchiha Sogetsu was concerned that Ōnoki was getting old and his mind might not be as sharp, so he specifically suggested him to "remember" that the Second Hokage of Konoha Village, Senju Tobirama, had developed many forbidden techniques.
It was even rumored that there was a jutsu capable of "resurrecting" the dead from the Pure Land.
"Konoha has mastered the ninjutsu to resurrect the dead, and Uchiha Madara will be resurrected in the future."
Uchiha Sogetsu slightly raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled: "So, the culprit is Konoha. It makes sense, doesn't it?"
After all, to a certain extent, the person who will resurrect Uchiha Madara in the future is actually a Konoha ninja now.
So, Ōnoki's determination that Konoha is the murderer is not only logical but also rigorous in reasoning.
Is there a problem?
No problem, absolutely no problem. It makes perfect sense!
It is foreseeable that in the near future, the Third Ninja World War will come sooner than expected.
Uchiha Sogetsu straightened his clothes, his eyes gleaming. "After staying here for such a long time, the respected Hokage should have calmed down. It's time to go back."
Amid the falling snow, the 45th year of Konoha arrived quietly.
After several days of traveling, he arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.
While resting in the woods, Uchiha Sogetsu listened carefully and noticed a ninja cat wearing a forehead protector quietly approaching him.
"It turned out to be Rikimaru."
He smiled, petted its head, and then took out the letter from the ninja cat's back.
The letter was sealed with wax and was sent by Hikari.
After opening the letter and taking a quick look at it, Uchiha Sogetsu's brows furrowed slightly, his lips tightened, and his expression turned grim and uncertain.
The content of the letter was very brief, outlining her daily life as she followed Tsunade and traveled around the Ninja World to learn.
If that were all, Uchiha Sogetsu would not have reacted this way. The real reason was that Hikari was secretly tracking Jigen's whereabouts.
He had clearly warned her last time not to continue participating in this matter, but she seemed to have ignored his warning.
At the end of the letter, Hikari mentioned that she had found traces of Jigen and planned to investigate further, intending to use her abilities to control him.
After reading the contents of the letter, Uchiha Sogetsu was so furious that he nearly tore up the letter.
Hikari intends to use her abilities to control Jigen?
Setting aside the question of whether she would succeed, even if she could control Jigen, she must not forget that Isshiki Otsutsuki is still hidden within him!
"Foolishness!"
Uchiha Sogetsu's brows knitted together, and his words carried a hint of coldness.
Hikari's actions might be well-intentioned, but they would only alert the enemy and could cause unforeseen consequences, disrupting his plans!
"Meow~"
At this moment, Rikimaru rubbed against his feet, came close to him intimately, meowed softly, and spat out a piece of blood-stained cloth from his mouth.
When Uchiha Sogetsu saw the dark blue piece of cloth stained with dried blood, his eyes suddenly narrowed. The hand holding the letter unconsciously tightened, and a cold murderous intent filled his gaze: "Is she still alive?"
"Meow~"
Rikimaru nodded gently. He had not yet learned to speak, so he could only express himself through body language.
After roughly understanding what was meant, Uchiha Sogetsu breathed a sigh of relief, and his frown softened. "Next time, you won't be so lucky."
He thought it over and wrote a new letter with sharp words, instructing Hikari not to pursue any more information about "Jigen," as he had other plans for the matter.
After giving Rikimaru a few military ration pills and petting it, Uchiha Sogetsu said, "Go ahead. Thank you for your hard work, Rikimaru."
"Meow~"
Rikimaru nodded obediently, then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Jigen."
Uchiha Sogetsu's eyes were deep and his expression was cold.
Although Hikari acted on her own, it was ultimately with good intentions and to ease his burden, which led to this situation.
It's not his nature to sit back and do nothing.
But with his current strength, going head-to-head with Jigen would be suicidal.
"It seems I have to find something to occupy him," Uchiha Sogetsu sneered. Although he couldn't match Jigen now, that didn't stop him from creating problems for the other party.
Don't forget, the best skill of the Spectator Pathway is subtly guiding events and people's thoughts.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the woods.
A figure hid behind a tree in the shadows, staring at him with greedy eyes, and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Haha, I'm so lucky today. I didn't expect to run into Uchiha Sogetsu from Konoha here. There's an 80 million ryo bounty on your head in the black market."
Uchiha Sogetsu's eyes turned bloodshot, and he said indifferently, "I'm not in a good mood right now. I'll give you three seconds to leave. I don't mind sparing your life."
"Haha, Konoha's ninjas are always so arrogant!"
The person hiding behind the tree didn't retreat but instead sneered coldly: "Seeing you reminds me of the first Konoha ninja I fought against. He was the First Hokage of Konoha - Senju Hashirama!"
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