Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

"rise!"

With a command from the system, the chakra of the nine tailed beasts reacted, flashing with dazzling light as if responding to him.

The reaction between Ashura Chakra and Indra Chakra is even more intense, decreasing at a visible rate as fuel to drive the ritual.

Ashura's chakra was originally only half of what it was at the beginning, and then it was gradually depleted by a quarter, almost completely used up.

But now that we've received some supplements, and with the help of Indra's chakra to share the burden, it's barely enough.

Driven by Indra's chakra, the chakra of the nine tailed beasts rapidly merged with Naruto's body, and Naruto's chakra also changed accordingly.

Fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, yin, and yang—the seven chakra elements—fused together once again within Naruto's body.

The last fusion didn't go very perfectly because the Yin attribute chakra wasn't strong enough.

Now that Indra's chakra is used as fuel, the Yin attribute chakra is quickly replenished.

Before he knew it, Naruto had activated Six Paths Sage Mode, and a Truth-Seeking Ball quickly appeared around his body.

Before long, the fusion of the seven chakra natures reached a crucial step, and as soon as Naruto stepped over it, another Truth-Seeking Ball appeared beside him.

This wasn't the end of it; Indra's chakra was still being rapidly depleted, and the completion of the ritual was progressing steadily.

The third, the fourth, and the fifth.

Five Truth-Seeking Balls appeared around Naruto!

Although he is still some distance from the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto's strength has made a qualitative leap.

Naruto was quite satisfied with this and looked around.

Those towering trees have mostly withered and are leaning to one side or the other.

However, as a result, most of the original instruments were destroyed by the trees and became unusable.

I'll have to get another sum of money from Kakuzu then.

With a thought, Naruto sent five Truth-Seeking Balls floating out from around his body, striking the withered trees and instantly obliterating them.

Looking at Sasuke again, he was almost done too.

Even without instruments, Naruto could tell from Sasuke's gradually calming breathing whether the surgery was progressing smoothly.

Soon, the withered trees outside the laboratory also disappeared completely in an instant, and the turbulent chakra within Sasuke's body calmed down.

During the surgery, it felt like there were two opposing chakras within Sasuke's body, but now they are completely unified.

Using the powerful senses of Six Paths Mode, Naruto discovered that Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan seemed to have undergone some kind of change as well.

Although it did not evolve into the Rinnegan, its power of the eye has increased significantly, and a considerable amount of the chakra in Sasuke's body has also gathered in his brain.

At that moment, Sasuke also opened his eyes.

His face showed obvious joy, after all, just by looking at the improvement in his eye power and chakra, he knew that his strength had improved considerably.

But this joy vanished almost entirely when he saw the five Truth-Seeking Balls beside Naruto.

Yes, his strength has indeed improved a lot, but there is still an insurmountable gap between him and Naruto.

Sasuke wasn't one to back down from a loss. After taking a deep breath, he thanked Naruto instead: "Naruto, during the surgery just now, I felt like I was about to collapse, but the invasion of the First Hokage's cells suddenly weakened. Did you do that?"

Naruto thought for a moment, and nodded, realizing that Sasuke was probably referring to when the system took away Indra's chakra and Ashura's chakra.

Without the chakra of these two adversaries, the struggle between Sasuke's Sharingan power and the First Hokage's cells naturally weakened considerably and gradually began to merge.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Naruto saved Sasuke's life.

Sasuke showed an "I knew it" expression and thanked him solemnly again: "I owe you a favor this time. After transplanting the First Hokage's cells, my eye power not only recovered, but it is also much stronger than its peak state in the past."

Naruto thought to himself: Actually, my strength has increased even more dramatically than yours.

After the surgery, Naruto deactivated Six Paths Mode and walked out of the laboratory with Sasuke.

Upon seeing the two figures, Orochimaru eagerly stepped forward and asked, "Did you succeed?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes at him: "Of course."

He then proudly displayed his enhanced Mangekyou Sharingan.

Sasuke then waved his hand again, channeling his chakra, and several wooden vines immediately sprouted from his right hand.

That's Wood Release! Which Konoha ninja didn't grow up listening to the story of the First Hokage? Even Sasuke, being from the Uchiha clan, knew the First Hokage's reputation for Wood Release.

Of course, he also knew that the powerful one was the First Hokage, not Wood Release.

The Wood Release ninja Yamato I saw before wasn't very strong, and the Wood Release he's using now is also quite weak, far inferior to Lightning Release.

"why is that?"

Orochimaru had some insights into Sasuke's doubts: "Sasuke-kun, have you ever thought about learning Sage Mode?"

"Celestial arts?"

Orochimaru looked at Naruto, after all, he was the only one here who knew Sage Mode.

So Naruto casually absorbed some natural energy and activated Sage Mode.

Instantly activate Sage Mode...

Even though he had seen it before, Orochimaru couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

He had considered learning immortal techniques, but unfortunately, his talent in this area was indeed inferior to Jiraiya's.

But because of this, he developed other interesting things.

“Sasuke-kun, this fundamental difference in chakra is the key to determining strength. I developed the Cursed Seal based on this before, and I wanted to give this power to you as a gift during the last Chunin Exams, but unfortunately I didn’t get to give it to you.”

Naruto interrupted Orochimaru directly: "Your cursed seal is just a clumsy imitation of Sage Mode, it's far inferior."

Orochimaru wasn't annoyed by this, but looked at the two of them with a mysterious smile: "So what I wanted to say was, do you want to learn the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave?"

Chapter 126 Rematch with Uchiha Obito

"The Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave?" Sasuke became interested upon hearing this.

"Hmm, if it were Sasuke, his affinity for natural energy might be stronger," Orochimaru chuckled.

This is not a lie. He had considered placing the Heavenly Curse Seal on Sasuke and taking over his body, and of course, he had observed the situation beforehand.

Sasuke should be quite adaptable to the Cursed Seal, which was developed based on Jugo, who was born with the ability to absorb natural energy.

Sasuke, of course, did not want to miss any opportunity to become stronger, so he readily accepted Orochimaru's invitation.

"Naruto-kun, you..."

"I won't go, I have something to do."

Orochimaru didn't insist, since Naruto already knew Sage Mode, and it was the most perfect one in the ninja world, comparable to the First Hokage.

After parting ways with Orochimaru and Sasuke, Naruto summoned Kakuzu and Kisame to his side.

He wasn't just making excuses when he said he had something to do; it was something really important.

"What's wrong, Mr. Naruto?" Kisame asked.

After pledging allegiance to Naruto, Kisame regained Samehada and became quite a skilled fighter.

If the opponent isn't a taijutsu or ninjutsu user, or someone who knows sage techniques like Naruto, then even the Eight-Tails might not be a match for him.

"I have a task for the two of you."

Kisame was eager to try upon hearing this, but Kakuzu's heart trembled.

Are you going to ask for money again? I just saved up some extra cash on the side...

Naruto, unaware of their thoughts, tossed each of them a Flying Thunder God kunai and a scroll.

"Go and meet the Jinchuriki. I've handed over the Land of Earth to Deidara. I'll go to the Land of Wind myself. Kakuzu, you go to the Land of Lightning. Kisame, you go to the Land of Water. As for the destination, I've already told the Jinchuriki. The fewer people who know about this, the better."

Kakuzu breathed a sigh of relief: It's good that it's not about money.

Kisame waved the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand. "So what's this for?"

"Open the scroll and take a look."

Kisame initially thought the scroll contained details of a mission, but upon opening it, he discovered it was a spell.

"If you encounter Obito Uchiha or other enemies you cannot handle during the rendezvous, burn the scroll. I will sense it immediately and provide support via the Flying Thunder God Kunai."

The two nodded thoughtfully.

"Kakuzu, stop wasting time collecting bounties on the road. This mission has a high priority and must be completed as soon as possible," Naruto instructed.

Although Kakuzu was reluctant, he had no choice but to agree since it was Naruto's request.

Just as Kakuzu was about to leave, Naruto called him back.

"Give us some money to spend; the lab needs to buy new equipment."

"..."

The Land of Wind.

Sasori and Gaara arrived at the entrance of Sunagakure to wait for Naruto, with more than a dozen hidden Anbu members keeping a close watch on their surroundings.

A gentle breeze swept by, and a few withered, yellowed leaves danced in the air.

If the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, were to come back to life at this moment, he might be so shocked by the changes in Sunagakure that he would be speechless.

As a father, he was completely incompetent, treating his own son like an outsider.

But as the Kazekage, regardless of his abilities, he has done his duty to the best of his ability.

During his reign, he often went out to work as a gold miner, using magnetic magic to search for placer gold in the desert.

Finally, in order to change the current landscape of the ninja world and bring benefits to Sunagakure, they did not hesitate to cooperate with Orochimaru.

However, this was ultimately a case of trying to get something from a tiger. Not only did their own people die at Orochimaru's hands, but many of the Sand Village's ninjas also suffered heavy losses.

In contrast, Naruto only stayed in Sunagakure for two months after his visit, yet he transformed the village from top to bottom.

This oasis, spanning hundreds of square kilometers, is nothing short of a miracle, fundamentally improving the lives of the people of Sunagakure.

Ultimately, it's better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish. The Fourth Kazekage's method of mining gold to make money for the village can only be described as treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Only Naruto is the only sun of Sunagakure.

That is why the entire village of Sunagakure takes Naruto's orders very seriously.