Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

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The Sage of Six Paths was very confused.

He wanted to give Naruto the Six Paths Yang Power so that he could be resurrected and then stop his mother from being resurrected. Why was Naruto so resistant?

But as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto was a prophetic child who could bring peace and enable tailed beasts and humans to coexist harmoniously.

He was also the reincarnation of his favorite son, Ashura.

To the Sage of Six Paths, if an Asura reincarnation does not kill its enemies, it is out of benevolence and kindness; if an Asura reincarnation kills its enemies, it is out of ruthlessness and decisiveness to eliminate future troubles.

If Indra were to reincarnate and not kill his enemies, that would be womanly compassion, hypocrisy, and foolishness. If Indra were to reincarnate and kill his enemies, that would be because his eyes were blinded by hatred and violence, and he did not understand unity and friendship.

So when faced with Naruto's terrified refusal, the Sage of Six Paths paused for a moment before revealing a very satisfied expression.

"Good, very good. As expected of the reincarnation of Ashura, you are not obsessed with power at all. If it were Indra, he would probably have agreed immediately, right? Naruto, you are very good."

"..."

Naruto paid no attention to what nonsense the Sage of Six Paths was spouting. He simply kept retreating, looking left and right, searching for a way to leave.

He was muttering things like "create character" and "confirm" in a way that the Sage of Six Paths couldn't understand.

Seeing Naruto daydreaming reminded the Sage of Six Paths of Ashura from the past. Compared to his excellent and serious older brother Indra, Ashura was indeed lazy and careless.

"Naruto, look at me. I'm going to pass on the power of Yang to you. You must use this power to stop my mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, from being resurrected!"

The Sage of Six Paths brandished his staff, controlling Naruto's body and forcing him to look at him.

This feeling of being controlled immediately reminded Naruto of the scene in the cave where he was restrained by the chains of the Vajra Lock.

And what did the Sage of Six Paths just say?

What should we give him?

The power of Yang.

This term sounds rather improper!

Naruto may not have seen as much as Kakashi, but he's still at least half as much as Kakashi.

Otherwise, his core ninjutsu wouldn't have evolved into so many variations.

Therefore, Naruto is very clear about the vocabulary used in these novels to circumvent censorship, or rather, to deliberately avoid certain terms.

The power of Yang—these three words immediately suggest something very obscure.

"No! You old hag, you were born to do this, let me go!"

Naruto shook his head frantically and struggled.

"What do you mean by 'born old hag'? That's going too far!"

The Sage of Six Paths was immediately displeased.

He showed boundless tolerance for the reincarnation of Ashura and for Naruto, the prophesied child, but Naruto could not insult his character.

Even if he was right before, he now appears as a reclusive master. How could Naruto expose his shortcomings?

"Too much? I'm being too much? Old man, let me go, let's fight one-on-one!"

Naruto was enraged.

He was already tricked by the Sage of Six Paths, and now he's about to be injected with Yang energy, yet the Sage of Six Paths still says he's going too far.

Is there any reason?

"Oh? So that's what you think, Naruto. Very well, I'll show you the power I possess."

When the Sage of Six Paths heard Naruto say this, he thought Naruto was deliberately trying to provoke him.

He readily agreed.

This will allow Naruto to witness the power of the Six Paths level, accumulating experience for him to fight enemies in the future.

Moreover, after Naruto witnessed the power of the Six Paths level, he probably wouldn't resist the Yang power I gave him anymore, right?

"Come on, Naruto. In this spiritual space, I have restored your power to your former strongest state."

The Sage of Six Paths waved his staff, releasing Naruto from the control and giving him a chance to recover.

Naruto landed on the ground, twisted his shoulders, clenched his fists, and after feeling the power, looked up at the Sage of Six Paths.

"That wretched old man, born to deserve this, wants to give me Yang power? I'll clear your path first!"

Naruto was now enraged.

The Sage of Six Paths gave him a chance to retaliate, and he naturally wouldn't let it go.

The audience outside were thrilled to see this.

Is Naruto finally going to retaliate against the bullying?

Even if this seems to be a misunderstanding.

You should have said that sooner.

If I had known that performing this kind of move on Naruto would have enraged him, this plot point would have happened much earlier; why wait until now?

Especially Kushina.

As the designer of the early main storyline, she now deeply regrets it.

They arranged so many useless plot points; it was all for nothing.

Even if fate guided Naruto to discover that his mother had done *that*, it was all in vain.

It didn't arouse Naruto's desire for revenge at all; in fact, Naruto even took the initiative to bring them together.

After all that, it turns out my mom doesn't care, but she can't stand me being... you know?

Kushina didn't think Naruto was being selfish.

First of all, the woman imprinted in Tsukuyomi was not forced; it was a mutual affection, or perhaps it wasn't even a mutual affection, but rather she forced Bai Mo.

So, upon closer examination, Naruto really didn't have any reason to be angry.

Naruto himself was angry when he was... well, it's not necessarily because he was selfish. Maybe he was angry because his innocence, which belonged exclusively to Sasuke, was taken away?

As for Naruto being... well, you know... in the Tsukuyomi world, Kushina didn't find it unacceptable.

For virtual characters, losing their innocence is more terrifying than death.

The dead can be resurrected, but the loss of innocence can never be repaired; it belongs to the river of time, and even if it crosses time and space, it is still lost.

Therefore, the tragedy of the crotch is the most disgusting.

But Naruto is real to everyone, not a fictional character.

For Naruto, the Tsukuyomi seal was like having a stupid dream... well, maybe a nightmare, or maybe both.

In short, no one will take the things in the illusions seriously.

Even Naruto himself could only truly empathize with the illusion when he was dreaming, that is, when he was under a genjutsu, and he would realize it was all an illusion after he left.

The only difference between dreams and reality is that if there isn't relevant material in your dream, you won't dream about the relevant content.

But illusions are different. What's in an illusion doesn't depend on the victim, but on the caster.

Therefore, illusion can help people broaden their knowledge and experience.

Dreams can't change a person, but illusions can.

This is also why Naruto and Obito were sent here.

As for whether this will lead to some strange fetishes or psychological trauma, no one will consider that at all.

When Itachi gave Sasuke the powerful Tsukuyomi, didn't he also consider his younger brother's mental health?

In a ninja world where physical extinction is a common occurrence, considering mental health is indeed a bit bizarre.

"Prepare to die, you old man who was born to die!"

Naruto created countless shadow clones, completely filling the entire mental space.

All the shadow clones formed a hand seal.

Their target location is only one place!