Chapter 675: Sasuke-kun, You Don’t Want That Either, Right?
Naruto refused, but Lux wasn’t discouraged. At the moment, only a few forces in the entire world had the qualifications, ability, and foundation to achieve unification. In reality, it was just the Five Hidden Villages and the Kara organization.
As for smaller nations and minor forces, it wasn’t that they couldn’t be supported; it would just take more time and effort, and it wasn’t worth it. To complete unification, at least two elements were needed: a capable leader and a formidable force.
Lux could, of course, choose a powerful individual, like Kaguya in this world. But individual strength, while capable of destroying the world, would require rebuilding the political and economic systems afterward and recruiting many people to govern the world to maintain peace. That would take a lot of time.
Only a strong leader, paired with a sufficiently powerful force, could quickly unify the world and maintain stability. So, while Kaguya in Parallel World 7 was on the list of options, her ranking wasn’t high; after all, she was alone and lacked political talent.
As for Otsutsuki Isshiki? His strength was certainly sufficient. But he was the lowest-ranked choice.
His goal was to plant a Divine Tree, consume all life and energy on the planet, and condense a Chakra Fruit. The consequence would be the death of nearly all living beings in the world. And if everyone died, who could say whether that would still meet the system’s unification requirements?
One survivor, ten survivors... would the system still consider that unification? Who could guarantee it?
There was a possibility, but Lux didn’t need to take that gamble. After all, killing all living beings in the world was easy, but reviving so many people or waiting for humanity to repopulate to sufficient numbers would be extremely difficult and time-consuming.
So, if he could choose to support a force in the world, Lux naturally didn’t need to bet on Otsutsuki. Even if it succeeded, if they obtained the Chakra Fruit and left, the twenty-year peace requirement wouldn’t be met. Unless absolutely necessary, Lux wouldn’t take the risk.
Though Otsutsuki Isshiki and the Kara organization complemented each other, they weren’t entirely unified. Lux could defeat Jigen and Isshiki, replace the leader to take over Kara, and continue supporting Kara to unify the world. Theoretically, this was entirely feasible.
So, after considering everything:
Priority by force: Konoha > Kara > Other Four Villages > All remaining small nations and villages.