Naruto: The Strongest Sage

After finally catching a White Zetsu, Aoba immediately found a reason to take a vacation at home.

It is worth mentioning that the upper echelons of Konoha easily believed his statement. In other words, they were happy to see Aoba slacking off at home.

First of all, it is a peaceful era now, and there are not as many high-level ninja missions as imagined.

Secondly, the upper echelons of Konoha do not like to see Aoba constantly in the limelight. Therefore, they are happy to see him staying at home and not going out.

However, Kakashi knows that Aoba is definitely not as Buddhist as imagined. This guy always seems to show another side involuntarily in front of him. It gives Kakashi a very dangerous feeling.

But Kakashi never thought of reporting him. This sense of balance between the two surprised Kakashi himself.

He couldn't help but think of Aoba's previous question again. What exactly is Konoha?

This question has tormented Kakashi for nearly a year. He knows that deep in his heart, he already has the answer. It's just that he can't say the answer for the time being.

Aoba has been resting at home for a month. Even Kakashi, who knows him, feels something is wrong.

This guy won't really have a problem with his training.

After a mission, Kakashi decided to visit.

It was Yumi who opened the door. Kakashi knew that Aoba lived with a beautiful young woman. So, he didn't feel strange.

"Ah, you are Kakashi, come in. Aoba was just nagging, and you friends didn't come to see him."

Kakashi was embarrassed. He handed the fruit in his hand to Yumi.

"What's wrong with you? Is there really something wrong with your training?"

"More or less." Aoba looked at Yumi, who naturally went to prepare tea for them.

"How come you, a busy man, have time to come and see me?"

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then said.

"Remember the question you asked me before?"

"Which question? Did I ask you too much?"

"A question about what is Konoha."

"Oh? It seems you already have the answer."

"Yes. I already have the answer. But before I say it, I want to hear your answer first."

Aoba looked at Kakashi, and the look between the two of them was very interesting. The two of them together only had one pair of eyes.

"My answer is very simple. Konoha includes everyone. From the Hokage, the Ninja Clan, to the Jonin... to the orphans on the street. Everyone is a part of Konoha."

Kakashi looked at Aoba, then spoke solemnly.

"I agree with you."

"Very good, it looks like we have reached a preliminary agreement."

For some reason, Aoba's words always gave Kakashi a strange feeling. He knew what Aoba was doing in secret, but he didn't know what it was.

"Aoba, what do you want to do? I admit that you are strong, stronger than anyone has ever seen. But you can't do it yet..."

"Kakashi, if you want to know what I want to do, you have to join me. From mind to body, join in all aspects. Just as you guessed, I am doing something very secretive and dangerous.

I will only tell my own people about this kind of secret. So, tell me, Kakashi. Are you one of my own?"

Kakashi was stunned. He heard the solemnity in Aoba's words. Aoba always spoke casually. But Kakashi has known him for many years. He knew that once he spoke in this tone, he must be very serious.

He thought for a while, and then asked a question he had wanted to ask for a long time.

"You are training Sasuke to prepare for your plan?"

"You can say that."

"Will you hurt Konoha?"

"I promise not to. On the contrary, I will make it better."

Aoba answered firmly. This is a world of bad things. The five major ninja villages are worse than each other. The other four don't even have the qualifications to change. Only Konoha still has a glimmer of hope. Therefore, Aoba still put a lot of effort into Konoha.

"I will join, join your secret organization."

"Very good, Kakashi. Although there is no so-called secret organization at present. However, I do have some secrets that cannot be known to outsiders. Now, I can reveal them to you."

At this time, Yumi had already walked in with tea.

"Yumi, I

Let's go to the lab and talk. "

This is Aoba's lab, and it's the first time that outsiders have come.

In fact, his lab is not that big. After all, Aoba is a hacker, and he has been an assistant to Orochimaru for more than a year. He can avoid many detours when he gets started.

And he has a set goal, so he doesn't need to use a lot of human experiments aimlessly like the Root.

But even so, Kakashi was stunned by the scene in front of him. As an elite jonin, he could tell at a glance that the lab in front of him was a biological experiment. It was very similar to Orochimaru's lab before.

"You are doing human experiments here?" Kakashi was shocked on the spot.

"To be precise, it's just biological experiments. Well, there are indeed human experiments, but only once."

Aoba said, taking off his shirt. Kakashi was surprised to find that there was a muscle on Aoba's back that was constantly and slightly squirming.

"What did you... do?"

"Still can't guess? I thought you could guess it at first glance. Kakashi. "

"......It's the cells of the first Hokage. You are here to conduct the transplantation experiment of the cells of the first Hokage."

"That's right."

"You succeeded?"

Konoha has conducted the transplantation experiment of the first Hokage's cells countless times. Kakashi couldn't have been unaware of it. But as far as he knows, all the experiments should have failed. Konoha has completely banned this experiment.

"Konoha has never banned the first generation's cell transplantation experiment. So far, the root should still be conducting experiments continuously."

"Still conducting experiments, which means they have not succeeded. But you succeeded?" Kakashi's tone was incredible.

He couldn't believe that Aoba had completed the experiment that Konoha had not completed for decades in this small laboratory. And the other party didn't seem to have conducted a large number of human experiments.

Kakashi believed this was true. He knew Aoba. Although the other party's bottom line was not high, he couldn't do such a thing as human experiments. However, all this was still too incredible.

"Strictly speaking, I can only be considered half successful at present. As you can see, the fusion has not been completely completed. According to the current progress, it will take me about three to five months to completely complete the integration."