Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

Konoha didn't seem to have changed much, but only the top leaders of Konoha knew that Konoha was now in a state of high tension and alert.

On the training ground, Aoba was personally training Hyuga Neji and Hinata.

Since the disappearance of Hashirama Senju, Aoba didn't seem to have any special actions on the surface. But only those closest to him knew that from that day on, his attention to Neji and Hinata was raised to more than one level.

"Perception is an extremely important ability for a ninja. Strictly speaking, our sense of smell, hearing, vision, touch, and even taste are all a type of perception.

At the same time, sensing chakra through bloodstains and secret techniques is also an advanced way of perception.

So far, the ninjas of Konoha's Perception Class have counted a total of forty different perception methods. And the one I will teach you today is the forty-first one."

The Hyuga clan, as the strongest perception ninja lineage in Konoha, is currently taking a perception course. It sounds weird, but Neji and Hinata have no complaints at all.

One is that before coming, they were told that they must respect their teacher, the current number one master in the ninja world.

Another thing is that after less than a month of training, they have already felt the improvement in their combat power.

Therefore, Qingye's words were like an imperial edict to them.

"All current perception methods in the ninja world have a flaw. This flaw will not be noticed in most battles. But if you want to go further, you need to make up for this weakness. You need to perceive yourself."

"Perceive yourself?"

At this point, Neji and Hinata were really confused. Perception is to determine the enemy's position so as to make a response in advance. What does it mean to perceive oneself?

"The perception of oneself here refers to the perception of one's inner self, that is, the details of one's own body.

Let's take a simple example. If you have an external injury, you can easily feel where the injury is. But if it is an internal injury, most people can only tell the approximate location.

On a deeper level, if your body has a hidden danger that has not yet erupted, most people will not be able to sense it in advance. This time, my goal in training you is to let you learn to perceive every detail of your body, so that you can completely control your body. "

The Hyuga clan's perception of the body is actually far beyond that of ordinary ninjas. After all, the principle of the soft fist is the flow and ejection of chakra in the meridians of the body.

But this is only the perception at the chakra level. What Aoba requires is the precise and unified perception ability from chakra to the body.

This requirement originated from a term I read in martial arts novels in my previous life: introspection.

When martial arts masters reach a certain level of proficiency, they can penetrate their bodies with their spirits, thereby understanding every subtle detail of their physical body and true qi.

When Qingye first crossed over, his mental strength was different from that of ordinary people, which made him naturally able to see inside.

He was able to analyze the power of the Sharingan and develop various ninjutsu, all of which were actually accomplished under the influence of this powerful mental power.

After all, only by fully mastering your own body can you create the ninjutsu that best suits you at will.

Neji and Hinata don't have such strong mental power. But with the foundation of soft fist and the initial use of mental power developed by Aoba, they can barely achieve similar results.

The reason why Aoba asked them to do this training was because he needed to have a deep understanding of the physical details of the Hyuga clan. This was an important step to deal with the future crisis.

Seeing Hinata and Neji entering a state of meditation and trying to sense their bodies, Aoba also stood up and went to the Hokage's office.

Tsunade didn't look very good. She had been like this since Hashirama left. Because she didn't believe that a person like Senju Hashirama would betray Konoha. Even if Aoba explained it, she still couldn't accept it.

"No news of his whereabouts yet?"

"I can't find it. There is not a trace. After all, he is my great grandfather. If he doesn't want to be found, how can the Anbu track him down?"

"I still say the same thing, give up, Tsunade. You..."

"I can't possibly get him back. Is that what you're saying? I've heard it before. But I don't believe that a man as powerful as my great grandfather would be bewitched by a legendary guy."

Aoba deduced that Hashirama Senju's departure was influenced by the Six Paths Sage, but Tsunade refused to believe it.

After all, the Six Paths Sage was too far away from them. And the strength of Hashirama Senju was imprinted in her heart.

But Aoba knew that his guess was most likely correct. Ever since the other party interfered with the duel between Itachi and Sasuke, the possibility of the Eternal Eye appearing was destroyed.

Qingye guessed that the other party would most likely take the next step.

Moreover, in Aoba's opinion, the influence of the Six Paths Sage on Hashirama Senju is much greater than imagined.

When he was watching Naruto in his previous life, he noticed that the Sage of Six Paths was clearly biased towards Ashura.

Now that he thought about it, maybe it wasn't a preference, but Ashura was closer to him.

Whether it is Ashura or Indra, they are nominally the sons of the Sage of Six Paths, but in essence, they are the reincarnations of his two different types of chakra.

In other words, the source of the power of Asura and Indra comes from the Six Paths Sage.

The fact that Naruto and Sasuke could easily accept the inheritance of the Six Paths Sage illustrates this point. Their powers were originally of the same origin.

Based on this inference, Qingye concluded that the Six Paths Sage could definitely control the power in Senju Hashirama's body at any time, and even affect his soul more deeply, and then affect Senju Hashirama himself.

It sounds a bit helpless, but this is the truth. As the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra, they have never been free. Instead, they are pawns in the hands of the Six Paths Sage.

As for why it didn't interfere directly with Naruto and Sasuke, Aoba guessed that the power of Ashura and Indra in Naruto and Sasuke's bodies was still too weak.

Or maybe he had already interfered with Naruto but it just hadn't been noticed yet.

Sasuke is the same as Uchiha Madara, and is much less affected by the Six Paths Sage.

Of course, Qingye still had no answer as to why the Six Paths Sage was more capable of interfering with Ashura and less capable of interfering with Indra.

He had a hunch that knowing the answer might reveal the biggest secret of the ninja world.

Without continuing to dissuade Tsunade, Aoba helped Tsunade deal with some backlog of official documents, then left the Hokage's office alone and went to the Konoha Research Institute.

There, Senju Tobirama was already waiting for him.