Unlimited Arsenal, derived from the ability of transformation magic, the space within the arsenal was completely under Kei's control.
In other words, if you wanted to summon the Gedo Statue with the Rinnegan, you first had to get past him.
There's no spatial manipulation ability stronger than mine, no power that surpasses mine.
You think you can just walk away with the Gedo Statue?
What a joke!
Did you really think [Multiversal Voyager] and [Yin-Yang Sage Master] were fake?
Right now, I'm a full-fledged stat monster. As long as the Gedo Statue is in my hands, no one can take it away.
Want to resurrect the Ten-Tails and become its jinchūriki?
Go find another planet to plant the God Tree!
The Gedo Statue here? That's already my personal property!
"Not bad at all~" Kei chuckled twice and began transferring his personal collection into his magical arsenal.
The Gunbai from Madara, numerous Fire Release techniques, various secret jutsu scrolls, four pairs of Sharingan, and even leftover fragments of the Gedo Statue collected from past battlefields.
Summoning contracts for the salamander, the conch king, crows, and falcons; the Baku summoning contract obtained from Danzō; and the blood-sealing storage tubes Kushina made for him.
Ninjutsu and secret technique scrolls collected from Root, scrolls sealing over forty White Zetsu, storage scrolls for daily necessities, plus kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, and blank scrolls.
And finally, the Rinnegan in his hands and Samehada.
That was his entire collection.
"What's wrong?"
Kei looked at the Samehada, which kept wriggling in his hands, tongue stretched straight out, desperately trying to lick a fragment of the Gedo Statue sealed with Three-Tails' chakra.
Annoyed, he waved his hand and tossed it onto the fragment.
Let it return to the embrace of the Three-Tails.
The starving Samehada, nearly at its breaking point, lay on the five-meter-long, three-meter-tall Gedo Statue fragment, letting out pitiful whimpers.
Chakra from the Three-Tails seeped out of the fragment.
It let out an excited cry and eagerly absorbed the excess chakra.
Watching this strange moment, Kei simply stored them both in his magical arsenal.
Perhaps because the Three-Tails was a chakra-based lifeform and Samehada functioned more like a sentient weapon, both were able to be stored inside.
Originally, carrying around all these collectibles felt like a burden. Now, even stacked together, they weren't bigger than the Gedo Statue's toenail inside the arsenal.
And accessing them was way faster than using a sealing scroll.
"A bit… unsatisfying, though…"
He looked at the Rinnegan in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he placed it into a glass jar engraved with sealing formulas and stored it away.
Even though his physique was so strong that swapping eyes was as easy as plugging in a hot-swappable keyboard, with zero risk of rejection—This was, after all, Madara's eyes.
The Rinnegan's power came from Asura and Indra's chakra fusion, shaped by his personality, physique, and spirit.
But Kei was not in desperate need of the Rinnegan's power right now.
Why not awaken a pair of myown eyes instead?
With a stronger physique and mental power than Madara, wouldn't my unique eyes surpass his Rinnegan?
Plus, those permanently activated purple Rinnegan eyes?
They kinda ruin my aesthetic.
Power is temporary, but style is forever.
I still have two trait duplication.
No rush!
Setting his plan in motion, Kei glanced at the still somewhat empty-looking magical arsenal. He placed his hand on the giant lotus pedestal beneath his feet.
A strong spatial fluctuation rippled outward. Four enhanced wooden clones and a massive thousand-meter-wide lotus platform were all sucked into the arsenal.
Leaving them here was just a waste.
Now, whenever he fought, the battlefield was automatically in his favor.
Kei clapped his hands in satisfaction.
Seeing that there was nothing else left to collect, he deactivated the Four Red Yang Formation.
The black aura, the chakra dragon horns on his forehead, and the black dragons of chakra swirling around him, all vanished.
On the surface, he looked completely normal again. But in reality, he had just suppressed his energy, and his body was still in Sage Mode, ready to go all out at any moment.
"Da-da-da~" With the Wood Release support beneath his feet gone, Tobi flailed wildly in midair, letting out a strange cry as he plummeted toward the ground.
Plop~
Like a raindrop hitting the lake, he sank directly into the ground the moment he landed, using his ability to phase through solid objects.
After a long pause, his head finally poked out from the ground again.
"Is there anything you need me to do? I am very, very, very eager to serve you!"
"Just follow me for now. Also, talk less." Kei sighed, feeling a slight twinge of regret for keeping this guy around.
Was this really a desire to serve? No, this was clearly a rush to get to Orochimaru and open his eyes.
"Aye~" Tobi gave a cheerful salute, obediently pulling his legs out of the ground. When he saw the black battle uniform tossed his way, his spiral-patterned face twisted into an oddly delighted expression, and he hurriedly put it on.
"You're such a great guy~"
"Didn't I just tell you to talk less?"
"I did talk less~"
"I meant reduce the number of times you talk, not just shorten your sentences! Stop tilting your head! Talking a lot in one go is still talking too much!"
Kei's mouth twitched wildly as he looked up at the sky in exasperation. For the first time, he truly understood how mentally exhausting it must have been for Black Zetsu to deal with a group of these kinds of idiots.
With this hyperactive, brain-warped personality, was he ever going to get a moment of peace?
Also— you don't even have a mouth! What the hell are you speaking with?!
"Oh~" Tobi let out a pitiful whimper and finally shut up, staying completely silent.
I feel like a villain now. Kei silently mocked himself, feeling like he had just bullied a kindergarten kid.
That subtle guilt… Damn it!
If I had known, I would've just offed him earlier!
With a sigh, he placed a hand on Tobi's shoulder.
Then, with a blink of Flying Thunder God Technique, they appeared beside his wood clone, who had just finished explaining things to Jiraiya and Minato.
As soon as the clone dispelled, its memories rushed back to him.
Understanding what had happened, Kei's gaze shifted to the Earth Release squad from Iwa, a few hundred meters away.
Kitsuchi might not be qualified to be a great Tsuchikage, but he was an exceptionally filial son.
As for Ōnoki… Even in unconsciousness, he looked utterly exhausted and frail, his vitality visibly diminished by more than a single tier.
A flurry of thoughts raced through Kei's mind. If things continued down this path, Kitsuchi would inevitably become the Fourth Tsuchikage upon returning to Iwa.
Did this count as changing the fate of two people at once?
It seemed… doable?
"What do you plan to do with Iwa and Suna?" Jiraiya crossed his arms, his expression serious as he sought Kei's opinion.
"Uh… Open negotiations? With peace and unity as the goal?" Kei hesitated. The fastest way to stabilize and unify the shinobi world was to take out the leaders of the military factions first.
For Suna, it was almost certain that Pakura would take over as the Fourth Kazekage. If so, he could just talk to Chiyo and Ebizō, and things should go smoothly.
As for Iwa, they had already accepted reality, so Kitsuchi probably wouldn't cause any trouble.
Merging the three ninja villages' military forces, reorganizing them, and then recreating the Fourth Great Ninja War scenario—The first target?
Wipe out Kiri together.
A common enemy fosters camaraderie, and shared battle experiences would make later integration much easier.
As for Kumo, if the Third Raikage had even a shred of political foresight, he'd start negotiations the moment he heard about this. If he didn't, then Kumo and Kiri together were just fodder.
As for the daimyō?
Other than a handful of stubborn old fossils, no one really cared about them.
"What about the Mizukage?"
"Dead."
"…"
Jiraiya stared at Kei with a pained expression, watching him casually drop that bombshell.
You never planned on negotiating with Kiri in the first place, did you?!