Curly-haired Guy: Hollowfication? In the Naruto world? Hey, are you serious?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Yes, Aizen admitted it himself.
Doujin Artist: But according to the Bleach world's logic, isn't hollowfication only possible for spirit bodies?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Based on Aizen's explanation, chakra, as a form of spiritual energy, can somewhat replace the function of a spirit body. Since chakra is attached to a ninja's meridians and cells, hollowfication of the physical body becomes possible.
Doujin Artist: Ah, that reminds me. Before Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina died, they left part of their chakra inside Naruto. That chakra acted almost like a soul, capable of manifesting a physical form.
Curly-haired Guy: This is crazy... Aizen, that guy… what is he trying to do by introducing hollowfication into the Naruto world?
Aizen smirked and sent a message: Yeah, what could he be planning?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: And why would he reveal such an important secret to Konan?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Because he wants me to join him in creating a true era of peace.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: ?
Doujin Artist: Pfft!
Curly-haired Guy: Hah! Creating a true era of peace? That sounds as ridiculous as someone telling me that one day, I'd wear a dress! It's so funny it makes my teeth hurt!
This is an Actor: [Image] Here's you in a dress.
It was a picture of Gintoki Sakata, fully dolled up with heavy makeup, twin pigtails, and a woman's kimono, striking a dramatic pose.
Curly-haired Guy: ???
Doujin Artist: Pfft!
Amegakure Village's Angel: Wait, is that really Gin-san?
This is an Actor: Yep, I pulled it from my memory.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Gotta say, it's pretty... elegant?
Curly-haired Guy: No way! No freaking way! Quit messing around! There's no way I'd ever wear those lame twin pigtails! And what do you mean by 'pulled it from your memory'? Wait… don't tell me…
This is an Actor: Yep, it's exactly what you're thinking. Sakata Gintoki, the protagonist of Gintama. By the way, you're pretty popular over here.
Doujin Artist: Huh? This guy is actually a protagonist?
Eriri seemed completely unaware of Gintama's story.
Aizen quickly realized something strange.
Gintama was also serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, so Eriri shouldn't be completely clueless about it.
That probably meant that the versions of Jump in Eriri's world and Gintoki's world were different from the one in Anzen's previous life—some things were missing.
Curly-haired Guy: Hah! Hahaha! Me, the protagonist? I actually figured that out a long time ago. I mean, come on, someone as good-looking as me? Of course, I'm the main character!
[Notification: This is an Actor has uploaded the memory file "Gintama."]
This is an Actor: Let's see if you can still laugh after watching this.
Doujin Artist: This…
Not just Gintoki himself, even Eriri, who was just a bystander, didn't know what to say after watching the memories of the Gintama world.
Although Gintama was known for its wild comedy, Gintoki's personal story was incredibly heavy.
His most important mentor, Shoyo Yoshida, was beheaded by his own hands. And then, he found out that his teacher hadn't actually died—but was just a fragment of a much darker force, representing its kinder side.
That kind of twist… who could handle that?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Gin-san, are you okay?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Maybe we should leave him alone for now. Let him process it.
Doujin Artist: Uh… so, Konan, did you agree to Aizen's offer?
Amegakure Village's Angel: I don't know.
Doujin Artist: You… don't know?!
Eriri was dumbfounded.
She had actually expected Konan to accept Aizen's offer. After all, when facing someone like Aizen, sometimes the smartest choice was to just go along with him. Of course, refusing was an option too—she could simply say she was loyal to the Akatsuki and didn't want to betray Pain. Aizen probably wouldn't force her.
But she never expected Konan to respond with "I don't know!"
That was huge. It meant Konan was genuinely considering switching sides!
Amegakure Village's Angel: Yeah, I really don't know. I'm hesitating.
Doujin Artist: Don't hesitate, Konan! Wake up! That guy is trying to manipulate you!
Amegakure Village's Angel: I know what kind of person Aizen is. I also know very well that I can't and shouldn't trust him. But…
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: But what?
This is an Actor: What exactly did Aizen say to you that made you start having second thoughts?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Without a unified nation and a well-structured system, this world will never achieve peace. And the existence of ninjas and the ninja village system is the biggest obstacle to that peace. Since a small group of ninjas controls most of the resources, ordinary people outside of this group suffer terribly. So, Konan… are you willing to help me change this?
Doujin Artist: Damn it! That bastard Aizen really knows how to hit people where it hurts! Even though I know he's just manipulating, I have to admit, he sees the problem clearly!
If the ninja world wants peace, the best way is unification! And to build a unified nation, the ninja system is an unavoidable problem. Plus, the entire ninja world is designed to prioritize ninjas, putting all the best resources in their hands. The ruling elite also uses ninjas as tools to oppress civilians and maintain their power, creating a closed, vicious cycle.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: So, Aizen's goal is to eliminate ninjas? How would he even do that?
Amegakure Village's Angel: I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with the Hollowfication experiments.
Doujin Artist: It's probably best not to trust him too much. Anzen, what do you think?
This is an Actor: It's obvious that Aizen is trying to use Konan. But at the same time, she can also use him. Konan wants peace in the ninja world too, doesn't she?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Yeah, that's what I think as well. Honestly, I don't have any personal grudges against him. If he can actually bring peace, I don't mind being used. He went to see Hiruzen Sarutobi just now and should be back soon. We'll talk later.
Doujin Artist: ??? He went to see Hiruzen Sarutobi? He'll be back? Konan, where are you right now?
This is an Actor: She's probably in Konohagakure. Didn't Konan say earlier that Aizen's identity in this world is one of Danzo's subordinates?
Doujin Artist: So… is Konan actually living at Aizen's place right now? What kind of situation is this? And just now, her tone sounded like she was secretly messaging us behind her husband's back.