Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

The formation of the Truth-Seeking Ball signifies that Naruto has officially entered the Six Paths level.

Although there is only one, it cannot compare to the Sage of Six Paths with a ring of Truth-Seeking Balls on his back as described by Kurama, but it is still a great step forward.

Naruto slowly opened his eyes, feeling the changes in his body, his heart was in turmoil.

Is this the hierarchy of the Six Realms?

Although Naruto is probably the weakest of the Six Paths now, there isn't a single Sage of Six Paths in the ninja world right now. Even the Sage of Six Paths has to stay in the Pure Land and can't come out at will.

What Naruto felt most deeply was the change in his chakra, which can be seen from the fact that he can now condense Truth-Seeking Balls.

His improvement in strength goes without saying. Even if Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were resurrected and joined forces, they would still be no match for Naruto.

popping.

"Congratulations, Naruto-kun."

Naruto turned his head and saw Orochimaru, whose entire body was enveloped in golden flames, congratulating him from a kilometer away.

He then discovered that the surrounding landscape had been altered by the noise of his ritual, creating a large circular crater with a radius of one kilometer.

Naruto scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then casually waved his hand, filling the large circular pit with clods of earth and weeds.

Orochimaru's eyes burned even brighter upon seeing this.

However, Naruto had no intention of explaining to him. He tried it silently and then returned to normal. The black rods and Truth-Seeking Balls also disappeared.

How much time has passed now?

Three weeks.

Naruto nodded: It's about time.

"How's it going with what I told you to do?"

Orochimaru immediately stepped aside, gesturing for Naruto to come and take a look with him.

Back outside the laboratory, the first thing that catches the eye is a huge pentagram magic circle, with Hidan's head placed in the center of the circle.

"This is?"

"A ritual to summon an evil god. Plus, the Death God Mask is in Naruto's hands, so maybe we can summon the Sage of Six Paths again." Orochimaru revealed a smug smile.

"You've actually achieved some results." Naruto was slightly surprised.

Unexpectedly, while he was performing his ritual, Orochimaru also started his own.

"So, regarding what Naruto-kun has been doing these past three weeks..."

Naruto interrupted him directly, "Orochimaru, you don't actually think you can get those secrets from me with something like this, do you?"

"If you're so capable, go and kill the Sage of Six Paths, and I promise to tell you everything I know."

Orochimaru chuckled awkwardly upon hearing this.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to work for free."

Naruto casually tossed a scroll to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru curiously opened it and, at a glance, discovered it was the Oni-Garra Technique, and only the upper half of it was present.

"Naruto-kun, what does this mean?"

As Hiruko's old classmate, Orochimaru had actually heard some information about the Oni-Garaku Technique, but because he looked down on Hiruko, he also looked down on the Oni-Garaku Technique.

"The path to godhood," Naruto said succinctly.

But it was precisely these four words that drove Orochimaru into a frenzy.

Upon closer inspection, Orochimaru quickly realized that this was an improvement upon Naruto's version, far more refined than Hiruko's original.

"If you perform well, I might be willing to give you the second half."

Orochimaru was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"I will follow Naruto-kun's orders."

Naruto waved his hand and turned to look at the ritual Orochimaru had set up on the ground.

"Let's do it now and challenge the Sage of Six Paths once again."

Chapter 107 Another Battle with the Sage of Six Paths

At the center of the magic circle, Hidan continued to shout and curse.

"I will definitely kill you two bastards and offer you as sacrifices to the evil god!"

"You two who disrespect the evil god, wash your necks and wait to die!"

"A powerful figure like the Evil God would never heed the summons of two lowly minions like you!"

Naruto was starting to admire the extent of his faith in the evil god, as he kept mentioning "Lord Evil God" all the time.

"Naruto-kun, if I may ask, how do you plan to lure the Sage of Six Paths?" Orochimaru asked curiously.

He still remembered that last time Naruto forcibly broke the Reaper Death Seal, and then neither gave the five released souls a place to settle them nor allowed them to return to the Pure Land. It took a long time to attract the attention of the Sage of Six Paths.

Naruto was currently reading the information compiled by Orochimaru.

However, even though it's called reading, it's basically just picking it up, flipping through it quickly, and the system records all the information.

Because the situation might be quite dangerous if we need to bring out the Sage of Six Paths, and it requires more analysis and calculation, the system is now taking over the body.

“I’ve always wondered if gods like evil gods and death gods might actually be some kind of program set up by the Sage of Six Paths to manage the human world? Or at least, he should have some connection with them.”

"The experiment we did on Death last time has verified this hypothesis to some extent."

Orochimaru became interested after hearing this, but he had a different opinion.

"The Grim Reaper can be interpreted as ferrying the dead, but what is the meaning of the existence of evil gods? This doesn't seem to fit the stereotypical image of the Sage of Six Paths as a righteous figure."

"However, it might be because the Sage of Six Paths cannot kill evil gods, after all, His followers alone are immortal."

The system didn't completely deny Orochimaru's guess; it now knew far more about gods and the Six Paths than Orochimaru did.

With its sixth-level perception, the system was able to detect traces of natural energy within Hidan's body.

Recalling the previous battle with the Grim Reaper, where all ninjutsu were obliterated by Truth-Seeking Balls and only Sage Mode remained effective, the system had a new guess.

"These gods might be even older than the Sage of Six Paths, but then the Sage of Six Paths appeared out of nowhere, defeated them all, and even erased their minds."

"Why do you say that?" Orochimaru asked.

"On the one hand, it is based on some clues in the legends to make a rough guess; on the other hand, it is because the energy used by these gods is not chakra, but natural energy."

"Natural energy? That thing called Sage Mode?"

"Yes."

According to Kurama, he had seen the giant toad sage of Mount Myoboku a thousand years ago, and the practice on Mount Myoboku was precisely about cultivating natural energy.

So, people like the Great Toad Sage and those gods might actually have existed in the same era as the Sage of Six Paths.

"After saying all that, Naruto-kun, how exactly do you plan to lure out the Sage of Six Paths?" Orochimaru returned to the initial question.

"To correct you, our goal is not to lure out the Sage of Six Paths, but rather to seize some control of the Pure Land from him," the system said.

"As for the method... since the Sage of Six Paths has a close relationship with those gods, let's take care of the evil gods and the Grim Reaper we can get our hands on first."

"But if the evil god is also immortal, or even more immortal, how can it be killed?"

Hidan, who was at the center of the magic circle, became extremely excited after hearing their conversation.

"You actually dare to plot against the Evil God? I..."

The system popped out a small black rod, piercing Hidan's tongue and jaw together.

Hidan was then horrified to discover that his wounds showed no signs of healing.

In the past, even if he was injured, he could heal himself in a few days. But now, he could clearly feel his life force draining away. In a few hours, his immortality might even fail!

Orochimaru noticed this and looked somewhat surprised: "With the power of the Six Paths level, you can even break through an immortal body?"

The system nodded expressionlessly. "There is no technique that cannot be broken."

"Moreover, I can sense that even the Impure World Reincarnation, which can regenerate infinitely, will be killed again by the power of the Six Paths."

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, his gaze fixed on the black rod in Hidan's mouth with undisguised greed.

"Naruto-kun, what can I do to get the method to advance to the Six Paths from you?"

"Let's summon the evil god first."

The system did not directly answer his question.

Orochimaru wasn't annoyed. He took out Hidan's blood, which he had prepared beforehand, and poured it onto the magic circle. Then he quickly formed several hand seals while chanting incantations.

As he moved, Hidan's head floated into the air, turning into a blurry black shadow.

"This is what an evil god looks like?" Orochimaru was seeing it for the first time.

"It's probably not fully summoned; it's more like a response to a believer." The system saw through it at a glance.

"What should I do?"

"Give him a boost."

The system took out a death mask, put it on its face, and clasped its hands together.

"Dead Demon Seal - Release!"

The Grim Reaper, who was summoned again, had clearly recovered from his previous injuries.

At the same time, a hint of doubt appeared on his face, as if a program had malfunctioned.

Of course, because there isn't a single soul inside Death's belly right now, so what's the point of undoing the Corpse Seal?

However, all the system needs is to summon him.

"Six Paths - Vajra Sealing Barrier!"

Dozens of dark golden chains emerged from behind the system, blotting out the sky as they lunged at Death and the Evil God.

The Vajra Sealing Barrier, cast with Six Paths-level chakra, naturally became extraordinary.

The moment the dark golden chains touched the Grim Reaper and the Evil God, the figures of the two gods seemed to melt at the point of contact with the chains, becoming somewhat illusory.