Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

"What? I'm the son of the Fourth Hokage. So I'm not the descendant of a hero? Wow wow wow wow... I'm the descendant of a hero!!!"

Naruto shouted excitedly. Kakashi looked at him helplessly. All the things he prepared in advance were useless.

I wanted to explain that what happened to you was caused by the decisions made by the previous generation. But Naruto, the idiot, didn't even think about those issues. He was completely immersed in his new identity.

On the training ground, Qingye was practicing with Baiyun Zaojian and Yueguang Jifeng.

Obito's attack put Aoba in a lot of pressure. He began to push his plan more actively.

The first thing is to cultivate your own strength.

Aoba now has a high say in Konoha. Although Tsunade doesn't like him, she still trusts him in terms of leadership. He has a lot of real power in his hands.

But it was far from enough. What Aoba wanted was to completely integrate the resources of the entire Konoha. This plan was too huge.

For several dead Hokage, it might be hard to accept for a while. The reason why he let Tsunade take the throne instead of becoming Hokage himself.

It was because he needed time to transition. It took time for the villagers of Konoha to adapt to the new era.

Baiyun Zaojian and Gekkou Jifeng are the few ninjas in Konoha who can use swords. Qingye has passed on all his understanding of swordsmanship over the years to them.

At the same time, every once in a while, he would personally train with the two of them. One was to help them improve their strength, and the other was to test them.

Cultivating your own team is not an easy task. Qingye needs not only combat effectiveness, but also loyalty and execution.

After several rounds, Qingye had a clear understanding of the strength of the two.

"Okay, that's enough for today. You all have tasks to do, so don't use up too much chakra."

According to Aoba's standards, both of them already have the fighting power of a senior jonin. However, they are still a little far from being an elite jonin.

Both of them are talented, but not very strong.

Anyone who can become an elite jonin is necessarily a genius, or at least extremely talented in one aspect.

To become a shadow-level star, higher requirements are placed on talent, hard work, and background.

The most important goal of the Aoba Reform is to break the control of the ninja clans over ninja resources and train more civilian ninjas to enrich the ninja team of Konoha.

The Ninja School has achieved quite good results so far. The level of the middle and lower ninjas in the entire Konoha has been raised to a higher level. But it is still far from enough.

These superficial improvements are just the beginning. For a large number of civilian ninjas, having a few more five-element ninjutsu is far from enough for them to break the monopoly of the ninja clan.

Aoba's first step is to integrate existing resources and promote a ninja system that has no bloodline requirements, can be practiced by everyone, and has a sufficient upper limit.

There is actually an example in this regard, that is Kai's Eight Gates of Dunjia. This thing is actually very close to what Qingye needs.

But unfortunately, the Eight Gates Ninjutsu requires too high qualifications. Don't think that a ninja like Xiao Li who doesn't know ninjutsu can practice it, which proves that this thing does not require talent, but only hard work.

In fact, the talent required to practice the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu is even higher than that required for an outsider to control the Sharingan. Just look at Kakashi.

As a rare genius in Konoha, he was even able to use the Mangekyō Kamui in the later period, but he could only dabble in the Eight Gates.

So, it's not that the Eight Gates doesn't require talent. It's that it requires a special high-level talent. Currently, in the entire Konoha, only Kai and Xiao Li have this talent.

Qingye had tried it before, even though he now had a pseudo-sage body, but the Eight Gates of Dunjia could only open up to the fourth gate.

It's not that the back door can't be opened. But to open the four back doors, he needs a long time of practice and training. This process may take more than ten years. However, he doesn't have that much time.

Ninety-nine percent of the ninjas in the ninja world don't have this kind of time.

Therefore, Aoba finally chose swordsmanship. This is one of the few paths that all ninjas can practice. However, it is not easy to reach the level of elite jonin in swordsmanship.

At present, Baiyun Zaojian and Yueguang Jifeng are the two best swordsmen in Konoha besides Qingye. However, their swordsmanship cannot meet Qingye's needs.

Especially Moonlight Gale's Crescent Moon Dance. This sword technique is actually very suitable for ninjas. It's a pity that it's a bit difficult to practice.

Qingye combined the sword techniques of the three people and developed a new set of sword techniques. Of course, it is only a prototype at present. It needs to be continuously improved in the future.

But he has already started to promote it for free in schools. At the same time, the training method of chakra attribute change has also begun to be promoted in advanced ninja schools.

It's not that no one realizes what Qingye is doing. It's just that Qingye's identity and strength are not something that ordinary ninjas can easily manipulate.

At the same time, the more crucial thing is that the Hokage lineage stands on Aoba's side. At least Tsunade is like this.

Shikaku was born in the Ninja Clan, but his vision far exceeded that of ordinary Ninjas. He knew that there was only one way to stop Aoba, and that was to kill Aoba.

He even wanted to kill Kakashi and even Tsunade. Because Tsunade was obviously very interested in Aoba's plan and gave him great support.

But if he did so, it would be like destroying his own business. So, Lu Jiu chose a smarter approach.

Place your bets in advance so that when change comes, their family can still take the initiative.

When Shikaku came over, Ino-Shika-cho was no longer a threat. However, there were still many ninja villages in Konoha.

After Aoba finished his training for the day, he returned home and saw a messenger from the Hyuga family.

"Sir Aoba, excuse me for interrupting you. My family's head has prepared a dinner, and I hope you can come tonight."

The Hyuga envoy's attitude was very sincere, so Aoba would naturally not lose face.

"I understand. I'll be there on time."

The Hyuga clan's envoys withdrew, leaving only Aoba holding the invitation, deep in thought.

He didn't expect that the first person to show goodwill to him besides Ino-Shika-Chou was the Hyuga clan. Because the Hyuga clan has always been known as the most powerful family in Konoha. Their attitude towards the outside world is actually very arrogant.

Aoba originally thought that Sarutobi or the Shimura clan would come first. He also prepared plans for these two clans. But he didn't expect that the Hyuga clan would come.

But this is actually a good thing, because the influence of the Hyuga clan is much greater than that of the Sarutobi Shimura clan. If he can take down the Hyuga clan, his plan will definitely be more successful.