Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

Aoba's laboratory.

It was the seventh day since he had completed the transplant surgery. Aoba finally took off his eye patch, revealing the Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye.

"how do you feel?"

"It's much better than I thought. Although I can't restore it to its normal state, I can actively reduce it to the three-magatama state. Compared with my current chakra amount, the consumption of the three-magatama state will basically have no effect.

Combined with the lenses I designed to reduce energy consumption (the ones I gave to Kakashi), the energy consumption level can be almost negligible."

"That's good."

Yumi was worried that after Aoba transplanted the Mangekyo, his strength would decline like Kakashi, but now it seems that there is no such problem at all.

As the Mangekyō that contains the strongest illusion, Kotoamatsukami, the Sharingan has more to offer Aoba than just an extra Kotoamatsukami.

The biggest addition of this Mangekyō Sharingan to Aoba is that it makes up for his shortcomings in illusion techniques.

Aoba has never been very good at illusions. This is also the reason why he is afraid of Uchiha Itachi. That guy's illusions are not just about strength. At this stage, there are probably few people in the entire ninja world who can surpass Itachi in the attainment of illusions.

Aoba had previously tried to develop ninja tools to assist illusions, but in the end, they proved to have limited prospects.

Now, this kaleidoscope finally makes up for his weakness.

The Mangekyo is not just a one-time use of Kotoamatsukami. It is a true artifact in terms of conventional illusions and illusion rebound.

And because Shisui has never used it, the power of this Sharingan is extremely strong.

After completing the fusion, Qingye immediately prepared to test it himself.

Kotoamatsukami's cooldown time is too long, making this technique too precious. This is also the reason why Danzo kept it hidden and never used it directly.

But Qingye is different. He has already decided on the target of using Bie Tianshen.

Things like Kotoamatsukami are different from strategic weapons. Things like the tailed beasts are strategic weapons. Everyone has them, but they are not used casually. They are only used as a deterrent. This is a normal operation.

But Kotoamatsukami is not an option, this thing is too dangerous. Once the effect of Kotoamatsukami spreads, there will be no so-called deterrence, and the Konoha high-level officials will definitely kill Aoba at all costs to ensure that they can control Kotoamatsukami.

Therefore, Bie Tianshen was destined to be a killing move that could not be seen in public. In this case, Qingye was ready to use him directly.

In a separate room, Feidan's body had been reassembled and had returned to normal. However, he was still restrained by various ropes and sealing techniques and could not move.

Seeing Aoba coming in, Feidan started roaring again.

"You bastard, put me down now. We agreed that if I kill someone for you, you'll let me go free. If you don't keep your promise, I'll never kill for you again."

"No, you misunderstood. In fact, I am here to keep my promise. I will set you free now."

"...Are you serious?"

Aoba did not speak, but expressed his attitude directly with actions. He cut the ropes on Feidan with one sword, and at the same time directly untied all the seals on him. He even returned his March sickle.

Feeling the long-lost strength completely restored, Hidan returned to his original form without even a second's hesitation.

"Idiot, you actually dared to let Master Feidan out. I'm going to..."

The one who responded to him was Qingye's right eye, which was flashing with a strange red light, Bie Tianshen.

A few minutes later, in the laboratory, Aoba and Hidan were sitting face to face and chatting.

"Tell me about the problem with that evil god."

"...Um, actually, I don't know what the evil god is, or where it is. I was raised by the evil god cult since I was a child.

As long as I can remember, I have been able to sense the existence of the evil god. But it is just a sense. In fact, the evil god cult cannot really communicate with the evil god. Only I can sense its existence and the changes in its emotions. "

"Does it like killing?"

"To be exact, I like death and fear. I like to torture the enemy when I kill them, that's it. Giving the opponent a painful death can excite the evil god."

"Is this the source of your ability?"

"Yes. I am not absolutely immortal. If I don't kill people for a long time, my immortality will fade. If I am completely sealed in one place, I will gradually starve to death.

But if I can continue to complete the sacrifice ritual, there will be almost no way to kill me."

"What if I burn you to ashes using Fire Style?"

"...Uh, this should work."

Qingye nodded. He didn't believe that the evil god could do this.

"You have strong chakra in your body, but you don't seem to use it much. Why is that?"

"...Uh, because of the evil god's blessing, my body is very strong and immortal. So...I didn't learn ninjutsu or anything."

Aoba understood it immediately, he was just too lazy to practice. But that was in the past, it would be impossible for Feidan to continue to live like this in the future.

"Very good, now let's talk about your future arrangements."

.................

In the Hokage's office, after about a week of repeated discussions, Nara Shikaku's proposal was finally passed, and Hatake Kakashi became the new Hokage advisor.

According to Shikaku, Hatake Kakashi is the most suitable. If we only look at the identity, the patriarchs of the Hyuga Hiashi or Akimichi Torifu are more qualified to be consultants.

But Shikaku knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen would not agree. These big families already had enough resources in the village. Once they were allowed to directly participate in the decision-making of the highest level of Konoha, it would easily pose a threat to the position of Hokage.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to find a pure civilian ninja because the Sarutobi family itself was a big family in Konoha.

That's right, Sarutobi Hiruzen was born into a powerful family in Konoha. That's why he was wary of other powerful families.

But if civilian ninjas really rise up, it will be a more serious problem for him. This is even more against the interests of their ninja clan.

What's more, the most representative civilian ninja in Konoha is Kamikawa Aoba. Sarutobi Hiruzen is wary of Kamikawa Aoba. Although the other party does not seem to have any ambitions, his strength and influence are too strong. Once he takes power, Sarutobi Hiruzen dare not think about what consequences will be caused.

Shikaku didn't say all these words out loud, but the others understood what he meant. The candidate for the new advisor must be someone between the ninja clan and the civilian ninja.

In this case, Kakashi was the perfect candidate.

The Hatake family once became famous because of White Fang. But now, White Fang is dead, and Kakashi is the only one left in the Hatake family.

In this way, Kakashi is the candidate who can be said to be both a ninja from the ninja clan and a civilian ninja. Moreover, his strength and fame are completely sufficient.

So, in the end, Kakashi successfully took the position.