Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

After finally succeeding in catching a White Zetsu, Aoba immediately found an excuse to take a vacation at home.

It is worth mentioning that Konoha's upper echelons easily believed his statement. Or rather, they were happy to see Aoba being lazy at home.

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

Secondly, the top leaders of Konoha didn't like seeing Aoba constantly in the limelight. So, they were happy to see him stay at home and not go out.

But Kakashi knew that Aoba was not as Buddhist as he imagined. It seemed that this guy would always show another side of himself in front of him, which gave Kakashi a very dangerous feeling.

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

He couldn't help but think of the question Aoba had asked before: What exactly is Konoha?

This question has been tormenting Kakashi for nearly a year. He knows that deep down in his heart, he already has the answer, but he just can't say it out loud yet.

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

Could it be that this guy really has a problem with his training?

After a mission, Kakashi decided to pay him a visit.

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

"Ah, you must be Kakashi, come in. Aoba was just nagging, why don't you friends come and see him."

Kakashi suddenly felt a little embarrassed and handed the fruit in his hand to Yumi.

"Hey, you fellow, what's wrong with you? Is there really something wrong with your training?"

"That's about right." Aoba looked at Yumi, who naturally went to prepare tea for them.

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

Kakashi hesitated, then spoke.

"Remember the question you asked me before?"

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

"About what is Konoha."

"Oh? Looks like you already have the answer."

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

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

"My answer is simple. Konoha includes everyone. From the Hokage, the Shinobi, to the Jonin... to the orphan on the street. Everyone is a part of Konoha."

Kakashi looked at Aoba, then spoke solemnly.

"I agree with your opinion."

"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 that Aoba was doing something in secret, but he didn't know what it was.

"Qingye, what do you want to do? I admit that you are very strong, stronger than anyone I have 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 me in all aspects. As you guessed, I am doing something very secret and dangerous.

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

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

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

"Are you training Sasuke in preparation for your plan?"

"You can say that."

"Will you hurt Konoha?"

"I promise I won't, I'll make it better."

Aoba answered firmly. This is a world of rot. Each of the five major ninja villages is worse than the 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'll 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, let's go to the lab and talk."

This is Qingye's laboratory, and it is the first time that outsiders have arrived.

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

Moreover, he has a set goal, and does not need to use aimless human experiments and trial and error like the roots.

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

"Are you conducting human experiments here?" Kakashi was shocked.

"To be exact, it was just biological experiments. Well, there was indeed a human experiment, but only once."

Aoba said as he took off his shirt. Kakashi was surprised to find that a muscle on Aoba's back was moving slightly.

"You...did what?"

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

"...They are the cells of the Shodaime Hokage. You are here to conduct a transplantation experiment of the Shodaime Hokage's cells."

"Yes."

"you made it?"

Konoha had conducted the first generation cell transplantation experiment countless times. Kakashi couldn't have been unaware of it. But as far as he knew, all the experiments should have failed. Konoha had completely banned this experiment.

"Konoha never banned the Hatsune's cell transplantation experiments. Up to now, the Root should still be conducting experiments."

"Still experimenting, which means they didn't succeed. But you succeeded?" Kakashi's tone was full of disbelief.

He couldn't believe that Qingye had completed experiments 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 he had a low standard, he would not do such a thing as human experiment. However, all this was still too unbelievable.

"Strictly speaking, I am only halfway successful. As you can see, the fusion is not yet completely complete. According to the current progress, I will need about three to five months to completely complete the fusion."