Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

With a bang, this was the sound of Naruto's fist making close contact with Minato's face.

Although he had some vague guesses in his mind, when the moment really came, Naruto punched Minato without hesitation.

"You bastard, bastard, why, why..."

Naruto roared as he charged towards Minato, who instinctively stood up, ready to take Naruto's next punch.

However, Naruto, who was running over frantically, did not continue to hit him, but rushed directly into his arms.

"Why, Dad, why did you abandon me! Why didn't you tell me all this earlier, why!"

In the eyes of most people, Naruto always seems to be so optimistic and strong, while Sasuke is always so cold and determined, and it seems that the two of them will never collapse.

But as their team leader, Qingye knew very well that it was too easy to break the defense of these two children. Under their strong appearance, they both hid a sensitive and fragile heart.

It's just that they use strength to disguise themselves. What the world sees is what they want others to see. Only very few people can see the real them.

Minato hugged Naruto subconsciously. He had prepared many things to say. But at this moment, he couldn't say anything and could only keep repeating "I'm sorry".

"sorry Sorry......"

Aoba originally thought that they would recognize each other later, at a more critical moment. But he ignored that Minato was also an emotional person. How could he endure the pain of being so close to Naruto but not recognizing him after spending so much time with him?

So, he finally chose to recognize her.

But he knew that Aoba was using them as a backup, so he chose to meet Naruto in private.

After a long time, Naruto finally stopped crying.

"Dad, tell me the story of Mom."

...............

In the laboratory, Aoba has successfully entered Sasuke's consciousness world.

"Teacher Aoba." Sasuke's voice came from behind.

"Sasuke."

"Teacher Aoba, what happened? What happened to me?"

"It's the curse that's coming back to bite you. Don't worry, it's not a big deal. We can always reseal it."

"No, that's not what I meant. I meant my power. I felt a strong power. The chakra was different. A stronger chakra than before."

Qingye frowned slightly.

"This is because the chakra produced by the curse seal has the characteristics of natural force. It makes your chakra closer to the fairy chakra. That's why you have this feeling."

"I know about Senjutsu Chakra, it's the Sage Mode you have, Aoba-sensei. Do I have the same power as you?"

Aoba had already begun to sense that something was wrong with Sasuke. The erosion of the curse seal seemed to be more serious than he had imagined.

Perhaps the previous erosion was just an external manifestation. At a deeper level, the erosion had already begun. Now it just broke out in a concentrated manner.

"It is indeed the same power. It's just not perfect. In fact, I didn't stop you from being cursed because I wanted to use this method to let you try to control natural energy."

"Really? But Orochimaru's curse seal must be very dangerous. Aoba-sensei, aren't you worried that I will fail?"

"I have prepared many backup plans, so there will be no problem. Sasuke, don't be affected by this power.

Try to control it and tame it. Only when power is under your own control can it truly belong to you. "

"But if I suppress him, this power will fade. I don't want to lose this power. Mr. Aoba, please help me."

Sasuke in the consciousness space had half of his body completely covered by the curse seal. He seemed to be trying hard to fight against the curse seal, but the erosion of the curse seal was stronger than he had imagined.

He gradually became unable to resist, and the curse began to spread to the other half of his body.

But at this time, Qingye's expression became a little strange. He did not help Sasuke, and did not even continue to speak. He just kept a strange expression and looked at Sasuke in front of him.

"Help me, Mr. Aoba." Sasuke's voice became smaller and smaller. Until he completely disappeared, Aoba did not make any move.

Soon the spiritual world fell into an inexplicable silence. Then, there was Orochimaru's iconic laughter.

"Hahahaha, Aoba-kun. You really can't be fooled by anything. I thought I had disguised myself very well. Can you tell me where the flaw was? I have spent a lot of effort for this moment."

Since the last time Aoba met Orochimaru, he had not appeared in front of Aoba for a long time. He did not expect that this meeting would be in such a strange state.

"In fact, there is no obvious flaw. But I know one established fact, Sasuke cannot be occupied by you. So I know that you must not be the real Sasuke."

"I see. It seems that Aoba-kun really knows something extraordinary."

In fact, Aoba was also extremely surprised because Orochimaru's words also revealed that he seemed to know something.

Orochimaru was seen forming seals with his hands, and the surrounding consciousness space was wrapped in that special cursed chakra. In Sasuke's consciousness world, a small independent space was once again formed.

"Well, I think we can talk about some information here that Aoba-kun won't tell outside. Tell me, Aoba-kun. Is Sasuke who I think he is?"

"Who?" Aoba ignored Orochimaru's words, indicating that he didn't understand.

"Haha, you are really cautious. I told you that it is safe to talk here. We can talk freely. I mean, is Sasuke a descendant of the legendary Six Paths Sage?"

After not seeing him for many days, Orochimaru actually managed to find out this level of information. Although it was not accurate yet, it was definitely a starting point.

Aoba thought about it and decided to give him another hint. Orochimaru had always been a tool for him.

The early Kusanagi sword, sealing technique information, the later Impure World Reincarnation, and the technique to reverse the Shikigami seal were all obtained from Orochimaru.

Now that Orochimaru has one foot in the door, Aoba might as well give him a little more information to see if Orochimaru can bring him more surprises.

"Yes, Sasuke is a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths."

"So, you trained the two of them to follow some kind of message left by the Six Paths Sage?"

"No, quite the opposite!"