Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

"Lord Orochimaru, your body needs rest now. Besides, Kamikawa Aoba is very dangerous. In your current state..."

"Don't worry, Kabuto. I don't deny that Kamikawa Aoba is a dangerous character. And at the critical moment, he will definitely not care about morality or rules and attack me directly. But not now."

Orochimaru was very confident because he had basically cracked the secret of the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique and found a way to deal with the god of death.

In the previous transaction, Orochimaru noticed that although Aoba looked indifferent, he actually cared a lot about his research.

Kamikawa Aoba himself is also a very talented researcher, but he gave this project to Orochimaru.

At first, Orochimaru thought there was a trap. But after he got it, he realized that it was not a trap, but that he was the only one in the entire ninja world who could complete this research.

Because if you want to steal from the hands of the god of death, you must die once. Orochimaru paid a heavy price for this. But he was still satisfied with the result, he got his hands back.

And in the process of performing the spell, he also noticed what Kamikawa Aoba mentioned, the other existences in the body of the god of death.

But he was cautious and did not take action.

After the Third Hokage used this move, he noticed that he could no longer use the Impure World Reincarnation to summon the dead Hokage because their souls were sealed in the belly of the God of Death.

Orochimaru was not sure what would happen if he released those four souls. For one thing, there was a Second Hokage inside, who was a master of forbidden techniques even more outrageous than Orochimaru.

Without absolute certainty, he did not dare to release those souls casually.

A few days later, Aoba saw a weak Orochimaru in the woods near Konoha. But seeing that his hands were free to move, he knew that he had succeeded.

It's just that it's in a weak stage of reincarnation.

Qingye didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

"As agreed, after you complete those studies, I have the right to share. Lord Orochimaru, now is the time."

"Of course, Aoba. I never thought of violating the principles of our deal. Here are the information you requested."

Orochimaru said, throwing out a scroll. Aoba took it without checking it. Orochimaru took this kind of thing more seriously than anything else.

"You seem a little irritable, Aoba. This is not the Kamikawa Aoba I know. Are you in trouble?"

Orochimaru noticed that Aoba was a little absent-minded.

"No, it's not me who's in trouble. It's the ninja world that's in trouble."

Aoba's response made Orochimaru's face change slightly. He had always guessed that Kamikawa Aoba was secretly promoting some large-scale plan to deal with something. Now, according to the other party, he seemed to be dealing with a crisis concerning the entire ninja world.

Considering that the other party inexplicably knew so much information, Orochimaru had a new guess about Kamikawa Aoba.

"So, Aoba, can you see the future?"

Aoba was slightly stunned by Orochimaru's words. Then he understood what Orochimaru meant. It seemed that he had repeatedly revealed various information that did not match his identity, causing Orochimaru to have some misunderstanding.

"Why do you say that?"

"Haha, no one can know so many things that they shouldn't know at the same time. I can't do it, and neither can you. Qingye-kun, I know what you have been preparing. What should I pay to get that news?"

"......" Aoba was silent for a moment. Orochimaru's guess was not far-fetched. This was the ninja world. Although the probability of awakening an ability to see the future was not high, it was not impossible.

He thought about it and neither admitted nor denied it.

"Regarding this issue, I can reveal something for free. The ninja world has enemies. They are not mine or yours, Konoha's, or other ninja village's enemies. They are enemies that the entire ninja world needs to face."

"The enemy of the entire ninja world?" Orochimaru repeated with a thoughtful expression.

He had originally felt that Qingye's actions were not right, because what he was pursuing seemed to be power.

He weakened the influence of the ninja clan and improved the treatment and strength of civilian ninjas. At the same time, he also made a lot of money by doing business directly through Konoha Village.

These actions are obviously what a Hokage should do.

According to Orochimaru's understanding, Aoba should not be the kind of person who likes to be Hokage.

Now he understood. He didn't like being a Hokage, he was integrating resources.

Although he was somewhat unwilling, Orochimaru also admitted that he was no match for Kamikawa Aoba now.

In other words, the young man in front of him might already be the top master in the ninja world. But the enemy needs him to integrate the resources of the entire Konoha, or even the ninja world.

Based on this inference, how terrifying is the enemy that Qingye mentioned?

Orochimaru left with a lot of doubts. Aoba didn't say much. The main reason was that some information was not ready to be passed on.

Obito, Nagato, and Madara have not been dealt with yet, and the Otsutsuki clan cannot be provoked for the time being. He needs to buy himself some time.

After Orochimaru left, Aoba immediately sent a message to Xin without stopping.

Even if he got this technique, Qingye still couldn't use it. He wasn't immortal, and he couldn't be reborn. So, if he wanted to complete this technique, he still needed Xin's help.

The Konoha reinforcements that had made a big splash in Sunagakure were once again consumed by heavy tasks after returning to Konoha.

Due to the reform of Konoha, a large number of ninjas were sent out to participate in shipping, mining, and even food trade, making Konoha a lot of money.

Therefore, Konoha never has enough manpower.

At Aoba's suggestion, Tsunade established a new department, the Konoha Business Department.

Different from the previous department responsible for task docking, the Commerce Department is responsible for large-scale business operations involving Konoha Village.

For example, the task of restoring the Snow Country was handled by the Ministry of Commerce. For this, the Snow Country paid the price of permanently lowering tariffs, opening borders, and even... stationing troops.

Strictly speaking, the Snow Country is now Konoha's younger brother.

There are many such actions. For example, the Kingdom of Hot Springs is setting up its own ninja village and hiring a consultant group from Konoha at a high price.

Many daimyo of small countries such as Tian Kingdom and Bo Kingdom have experienced replacement.

All of a sudden, the other four ninja villages suddenly realized that Konoha had changed. They were now powerful, barbaric, and even unscrupulous. They did not hide their desire for expansion.

Under this kind of pressure, the ninja world, which had been undercurrents, began to show noticeable waves.