The genius of Naruto is a bit ordinary.

Having said that, Xia Li was still very happy to see that Konoha was prospering under his leadership.

However, Konoha is just a 'village' after all. Even though it is not an ordinary village, it is relatively not difficult to govern.

If all the land in the world were added in, it would not be so easy.

Maybe it’s not so bad. After all, the inhabited areas in this world are still too small. The Kingdom of Wind is all desert, and the Kingdom of Earth is a desert where it is difficult for humans to survive.

The Water Kingdom is a tiny place, and the Thunder Kingdom has too many mountains and hills, which is actually not suitable for large-scale human survival.

Only the Fire Nation has the most suitable living environment, both in terms of terrain and climate.

Therefore, even if it is truly unified, it may not be that difficult to govern.

"Let's stop here today. You can go home after you arrange Naruto's affairs. I'll go see Sasuke." Xia Li said at this time.

"Okay." Nara Shikaku nodded and left.

Xia Li was standing on the Hokage Rock at this time, looking at Konoha below. Even at dusk, there were still countless people working peacefully in Konoha, and he smiled.

The next moment, Xia Li's figure disappeared above the Hokage Rock.

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Longdi Cave is also one of the three holy places that Xia Li visits the least often.

When Xia Li first stepped in here, many snakes sensed Xia Li's presence.

For example, Wan Snake, after sensing Xia Li, it just flipped over and shrank back. If you can't afford to provoke it, can't you just hide from it?

Manshe hasn't eaten fresh blood for a long time. After all, neither Xia Li nor Sasuke could satisfy Manshe's perverted demands.

Sasuke is okay, after all, he usually doesn't summon Ten Thousand Snakes, but Xia Li will summon them occasionally, and the Ten Thousand Snakes can't refuse Xia Li because of the request of the White Snake Immortal, which gives it a headache.

Manshe sighed at this time. He didn't know what was happening to Orochimaru these days. Although he didn't die, he rarely used summoning techniques for some reason, so naturally he wouldn't provide blood food for him.

Without comparison, there is no harm. Why does Manshe suddenly feel that Orochimaru's face is so pleasing to the eye?

Manshe misses Orochimaru a little bit. Manshe believes that he is the most orthodox psychic in Ryuchi Cave!

Xia Li naturally had no idea of ​​Wanshe's complaints. He quickly sensed Sasuke's chakra and came to a relatively magnificent palace.

"Since you are here, come in." At this time, a somewhat lazy voice sounded in Xia Li's ears. It was the voice of the White Snake Immortal.

Xia Li didn't think much about it and walked into the palace. Before, Xia Li was still afraid of the White Snake Immortal, but now, his strength is his confidence.

Soon, Xia Li saw the White Snake Immortal coiled on the throne, and Sasuke who seemed to have turned into half a snake.

"How is Sasuke's training going?" Xia Li asked directly without any nonsense.

"Who knows? Maybe he is dead." The White Snake Immortal said casually. He had seen too many humans coming here for power, but most of them would become dried bones here.

The Sage Mode of Ryuchidong is the most dangerous of the three Sage Modes because it is more extreme and the White Snake Sage does not have the patience for it.

Usually, the White Snake Immortal would directly use his fangs to inject natural energy into them, and then if they could resist, he would teach them the Immortal Mode. If they couldn't, he would throw them to his subordinates to eat.

Moreover, even if he managed to make it through, he might get completely lost in the process of practicing the Sage Mode and lose his life.

Sasuke has now passed the first stage, but the White Snake Sage believes that even for the Uchiha clan to practice the Sage Mode in the Ryuchi Cave, it is not that easy and the possibility of death is very high.

Besides, if he dies, he dies. The White Snake Sage doesn’t care much about Sasuke’s life or death. It is normal for the other party to die in the pursuit of power. What does it have to do with him?

Xia Li didn't pay much attention to the words of the White Snake Immortal. He didn't think Sasuke would fall here.

It can be said that the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave is the most suitable for Sasuke. After all, if he uses the Sage Mode of Myoboku Mountain, Sasuke will probably return home in failure in the first step, unless Sasuke can truly gain enlightenment and see through the world.

But that kind of Sasuke is not what Xia Li wants to see, and there is no specific method to practice the Sage Mode of Shitbone Forest.

The Shogai Hokage was able to cultivate it purely because he himself was a Sage Mode and was too compatible with the Sage Mode. Therefore, only the Sage Mode at Ryuchi Cave does not require reaching the state of selflessness and integration into nature.

If the requirements of the Sage Mode were all like those in Myoboku Mountain, there would probably be no battle between Kabuto Yakushi and the Uchiha brothers in the original work. Kabuto Yakushi would not be arrogant enough to deal with the Uchiha brothers alone.

It was the perfect Sage Mode of the Ryuchi Cave that gave Kabuto Yakushi this confidence, and then he was banned by Uchiha Itachi for cheating. If it weren't for the rule-based, touch-type Sharingan's eye technique, the final outcome of that battle would be hard to predict.

It can be said that Kabuto Yakushi was able to grow to such a level with such an identity. Even though he was a little bit of a half-human, he could indeed be regarded as the pinnacle of ordinary people.

"How long has he remained in this state?" Xia Li asked.

"Probably several days." The White Snake Immortal said after thinking for a while.

"Really?" Xia Li nodded, then looked at Sasuke. What would the other party's Sage Mode be like?

The most orthodox Sage Mode of Ryuchidong should be like that of Kabuto Yakushi. After all, Ryuchidong's Sage Mode pursues the ultimate power and does not care about changes in appearance.

After thinking for a while, Xia Li said to the White Snake Immortal, "If Sasuke wakes up, then ask him to return to the village as soon as possible. I have something to talk to him about."

It was obvious from Sasuke's look that it would not be over for a while, and Xia Li had no intention of waiting here for Sasuke to finish.

The White Snake Immortal just snorted, neither agreeing nor refusing. He stared at Xia Li with his snake eyes, then chuckled a few times.

Obviously, the White Snake Immortal was sensing Xia Li's strength, and Longdi Cave's magic was indeed unique in terms of perception.

After sensing it, the White Snake Immortal was a little surprised. In fact, it did not sense Xia Li's exact strength, but not sensing it was also a result.

This proves that Xia Li’s strength may have exceeded its perception.

The White Snake Immortal was still staring at Xia Li and thinking, if they could take that path in the future, could they go one step further?

Now, not only the path of the ninjas, but even the path of these ninja beasts has been blocked. Ninjas are fine, as they can use ninjutsu to sew all kinds of bloodlines, but what about them?

The three holy places only rely on immortal arts to guarantee a minimum. If it weren't for the ninja beasts of the three holy places, the upper limit would be pitifully low...

The White Snake Immortal looked at Xia Li, hoping not to disappoint them.

They no longer care about the child of prophecy in the prophecy. What meaning does the life and death of the ninja world have to them? It's just a replacement of waves.

Xia Li's figure soon disappeared in the Longdi Cave, and the White Snake Immortal also looked at Sasuke at this time.

The fluctuations of Sasuke's natural energy were getting closer and closer to perfection, and the opponent's face slowly turned towards Long.

To be honest, the White Snake Immortal was quite surprised by the other party's progress. Now they have probably reached the last level. As long as they take the last step, they will probably be completely successful, right?

It's just a pity that the other party doesn't seem to want to change his appearance too much. If he really didn't mind the change, he might have succeeded, and it would probably be a permanent Sage Mode.

This is the characteristic of the Ryuchidong Sage Mode. Transforming oneself is the state that is most in line with nature. Since Sasuke does not want to transform himself into the state that is most in line with nature, it is naturally impossible for him to last long, and he will end up in a state similar to that of Myoboku Mountain.

The White Snake Immortal shook his head and looked at Uchiha Sasuke. Perhaps the other person's fate had been changed.

"In this era, Asura and Indra may no longer be the protagonists." The White Snake Immortal murmured and then lay down on the throne to rest. It was also an old man and did not want to move easily. It reduced consumption and waited for the day when Xia Li would succeed.

…………

A few days later, Xia Li was still in Konoha and showed no sign of leaving for the Iron Kingdom.

"Hokage-sama, is it time to set off for the Land of Iron? If Sasuke doesn't come out, it would be the same if Kakashi followed him." Nara Shikaku reminded at this time.

"Wait two more days, there's no rush." ​​Xia Li calculated the time and said so.

Nara Shikaku was a little helpless. In fact, he had proposed this two days ago. However, Xia Li gave this answer then and he still gives this answer now.

This made Nara Shikaku wonder if Xia Li was more inclined to Sasuke for the next generation of Hokage? Otherwise, why would he have been waiting for Sasuke?

Not only that, these past few days, Xia Li's work status has been better than ever. He finishes most of the work very quickly, and then seems to be waiting for some news.

Today was no exception. Xia Li finished all his tasks early. Even if there were new things later, they could wait until tomorrow.

At this moment, an Anbu suddenly came in through the window.

When Nara Shikaku thought there was another emergency, Xia Li's eyes lit up and he breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally waited for it, and then Xia Li disappeared directly into the Hokage's office.

This made Nara Shikaku a little strange, because it seemed that Xia Li had asked the Anbu to keep an eye on one thing, and now this thing finally happened.

At this time, Nara Shikaku thought that it was not Sasuke's problem anymore, because the Anbu probably couldn't keep an eye on Sasuke.

So, what exactly is it that has Xia Li so concerned?

Nara Shikaku looked at the Anbu with some confusion, and then asked his questions.

The Anbu did not hide anything and told Xia Li what he had asked him to keep an eye on. After hearing this, Nara Shikaku smiled bitterly. So that's how it was.

In Konoha's Ninja Hospital, Xia Li quickly came to a passage.

There are already two people waiting here anxiously, they are Yamanaka Ino and Yamanaka Ino.

"Hokage-sama?" Yamanaka Inoichi also saw Xia Li first and greeted him subconsciously.

"No, it's not working hours now. Just call me Xia Li, father-in-law." Xia Li said with a wry smile.

"But it should be working hours now, right?" Yamanaka Haiyi calculated the time and asked a little confusedly.

"Well, I'm leaving get off work early. Just leave the rest to Shikaku." Xia Li said as he came to Ino's side, held Ino's little hand, and comforted her.

"Yeah." Yamanaka Haiyi nodded and smiled at the scene in front of him. He thought that his son-in-law was not found in vain. He said, "It's okay. Lady Tsunade is here."

"Father-in-law, you should be the most anxious one now. I saw you pacing back and forth before I came." Xia Li said with a smile.