Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Naruto felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing the Sage of Six Paths' question.

The Sage of Six Paths' line, "You wouldn't happen to have feelings for me, would you?" is like a narcissistic statement, "You wouldn't happen to like me, would you?"

"Go to hell, you old bastard! I've had enough of you!"

Naruto was out of options, so he gave up and did nothing more.

Since the dark side is willing to sacrifice its life to let him out and bear all of this, why can't he voluntarily be sealed again and let the dark side out and bear all of this?

Just as Naruto was trying to find the mental world in his mind and switch places with the dark side, he suddenly discovered a problem.

Isn't he in the spiritual world right now?

It's just not in that spiritual world set against the backdrop of a real waterfall.

Consciousness in the spiritual world cannot penetrate deeper into other spiritual worlds.

So he simply can't do it.

However, Naruto's outburst aroused suspicion in the Sage of Six Paths: "Naruto, how did you become like this? Have you been possessed by some evil spirit? Evil spirit, leave Naruto's body at once!"

"..."

"That's right, I've been possessed by an evil spirit! Damn evil spirit, get out of here!"

Naruto, with tears in his eyes, pointed at the Sage of Six Paths, his face filled with resentment.

Although his consciousness entered the spiritual space, he knew that his physical body was still being attacked by the Sage of Six Paths' relics.

"Me? Naruto, you must have misunderstood something. I'm the Sage of Six Paths, how could I possibly be an evil spirit?"

The Sage of Six Paths thought that when Naruto said "get out," he meant for his spiritual form to leave Naruto's consciousness.

"Moreover, I entered your body to give you the power of the Six Paths of Yang, as I just told you."

The Sage of Six Paths emphasized and explained it again.

Naruto was somewhat devastated upon hearing this.

At least they used to put on an act, but now they don't even bother, they just admit it outright!

Seeing that Naruto's mental state was not quite right, the Sage of Six Paths thought about it and felt that the experience of death might have been too much of a shock for Naruto.

Let's not talk about anything else, let's just get Naruto back to life as soon as possible.

"Naruto, I understand. What you went through was indeed too intense, and you can't accept it right away."

The Sage of Six Paths looked at Naruto with a gentle expression.

"I won't provoke you any further, Naruto. Remember my words: you must stop my mother's resurrection so that the ninja world can have a future."

You don't need to think about what I'm saying right now. Wait until you're resurrected and calm down before making a decision.

Now, Naruto, extend your dominant hand.

"..."

Naruto remained unmoved and motionless.

If he were to foolishly reach out his hand at this moment, wouldn't he be a complete idiot?

What other dominant hand?

Does it refer to the hand he usually uses when entering Sage Mode?

What a natural-born old man of the Six Paths, he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve.

Naruto not only didn't reach out, but clenched his fist tightly behind his back, glaring at the Sage of Six Paths in a silent protest.

The Sage of Six Paths was helpless.

He still doesn't understand what's wrong with Naruto.

Is he too old-fashioned, and has he made a mistake in communicating with modern young people?

Or is Naruto currently going through a rebellious phase?

There's no other way, I still have the same idea: revive Naruto first, and then we can think about it slowly after he calms down.

As for Naruto's lack of cooperation and refusal to accept the power of Yang?

That's too naive. Do you really think that the only way to pass on the power of Yang is by hand?

To put it bluntly, the reason for using hands is simply because it's easier to perform the Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.

If the attempt to stop it fails and the mother is truly resurrected, the power of yang and yin can be used to perform this move to seal the mother away again.

So, where should we choose as the carrier?

First, it needs to be easy to use Six Paths: Earth Explosion Star.

It definitely can't be the stomach or feet.

These places require shoes and clothes, but in critical situations, they need to be sealed off, so you have to take them off first.

After eliminating one position after another, the Sage of Six Paths suddenly thought of something.

Naruto just used that bizarre technique on himself, aiming it at his own spot, which proves one thing.

Naruto likely inherited his own personality and carried on Ashura's characteristics as a bond-type ninja.

As the child of prophecy, Naruto will surely call out the names of the nine beasts with a carefree laugh.

In other words, Naruto will indeed become a second version of himself, no longer limited to bonds or fortune.

As the saying goes, Mount Tai does not reject any soil, thus it can become so great; rivers and seas do not discriminate against small streams, thus they can become so deep.

Only when Naruto possesses all the XPs can he have great love, and only then can the ninja world achieve true peace.

This includes all XP users, including the Sage of Six Paths.

Thinking about it from this perspective, it's not a problem that Naruto has feelings for him.

Naruto always called him the old man of the Six Paths, who was born to be so, but in the end, Naruto was the one who was born to be so.

Since that's the case, then...

The Sage of Six Paths has made his decision, and even if this choice is somewhat dangerous, he will carry it out.

I'm sure Naruto will be able to make his own judgment!

"Naruto, I have to say something to you. You're a good kid, how could you get a tongue piercing? Who taught you to do that?"

The Sage of Six Paths suddenly changed his tone and spoke.

"Tongue piercing? I don't have one? Ugh."

Naruto was caught off guard by the sudden change of topic.

After all, his body in this world isn't from the real world, and Naruto has never actually examined his tongue.

So I instinctively stuck out my tongue.

"Auntie!"

Seizing this fleeting moment, the Sage of Six Paths raised his hand, grasped the Six Paths Staff, and pointed it at Naruto.

The six scepters extended rapidly and pierced into it.

"Huh?!"

Naruto's eyes widened, and then regret showed in them.

He shouldn't have believed anything the Sage of Six Paths said, and he shouldn't have let his guard down!

"Alright, Naruto, stop crying."

The Sage of Six Paths took back the Scepter of Six Paths with a satisfied look on his face. "The power of the Six Paths Yang has been infused into you. You will be resurrected and awakened soon."

"Has it already been injected?"

Naruto spoke with a slight lisp, pointed at himself, and looked utterly desperate.

He ultimately failed to hold on.

"Naruto, after you're revived, calm down and slowly recall what happened here today. Don't forget every word I said."

The Sage of Six Paths knew that Naruto was about to wake up and gave him a final reminder.

Naruto ignored them and lay on the ground in despair.

The cave outside.

Naruto suddenly woke up.

He remains in a state where his chakra is being absorbed by the Sage of Six Paths' relics.

Naruto wiped away his tears without expression.

No matter what, he was determined to persevere.

His goal is to become Hokage, and there's no rule that says a bond-type ninja can't become Hokage, right?

On the contrary, weren't the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha ninjas with strong bonds?

Thinking of this, Naruto felt hope rekindle in his heart.

Moreover, Naruto, whose hope had been rekindled, suddenly discovered a way to break the deadlock!