Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 492 Raikage's Compromise

"Naruto? What are you doing in Kumogakure? If this were before, you would have been detained by us long ago."

Upon seeing Naruto appear, the Raikage spoke without any hesitation.

"But isn't it different now? I'm friends with Uncle Bee, and Uncle Raikage and Uncle Bee are brothers, so we can be considered friends too. That's the benefit of mutual understanding."

Naruto said with a grin.

This system of equivalent substitution completely baffled the Raikage.

Following this logic, if indirect connections can all be considered friendships, then the ninja world must have far too many friends.

and……

"What does this have to do with understanding?"

The Raikage frowned. "This is a concession made by the various ninja villages against a common enemy. Don't be naive!"

"wrong……"

"Naruto, don't say anything yet. Don't forget our mission."

Kakashi interrupted Naruto's rebuttal.

Kakashi understands Naruto's personality and Naruto's "talk-no-jutsu".

In the original work, Naruto once said that he was not good at verbal debate, which was not actually a form of self-deprecation.

Being good at talking doesn't mean being eloquent.

Naruto couldn't understand the Raikage's words. The Raikage also had a fiery temper, and things might end up escalating into a fight.

The relationship will break down again then.

Kakashi felt he had put a lot of thought and effort into this operation.

"Lord Raikage, you are right. The current peace in the ninja world is indeed based on the threat of the Otsutsuki clan, but the ninjas of the various villages have also taken this opportunity to have a platform for mutual understanding."

Like Naruto and Killer Bee, is their relationship fake, just because of a common enemy?

Kakashi's argument was clearly much more sophisticated than Naruto's shouting.

First, he affirmed Raikage's point of view, and then he refuted it above.

"What exactly are you here for? Tell me now."

After a brief silence, the Raikage changed the subject.

This is tantamount to acknowledging Kakashi's viewpoint.

"As Lord Raikage said, we now have a common enemy, so we need to work together to deal with this enemy."

Therefore, Naruto decided to share the secret techniques he had learned to master Sage Mode with everyone in the ninja world.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief and got down to business.

"What? Sage Mode?"

Raikage was stunned.

The Sage Mode is renowned.

The one who can use sage techniques, the most famous, and almost the only one universally acknowledged, is naturally the Sage of Six Paths.

Not many people in the ninja world know about Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode.

After all, besides Madara Uchiha, who else could force Hashirama Senju to activate Sage Mode?

It's already pretty good if you just play with wooden dummies occasionally.

Even fewer people knew about Jiraiya.

However, now, the Sage of Six Paths is no longer just a legendary figure living in various parts of the ninja world; he has actually walked among the people.

According to the limited Tsukuyomi series of novels, the Sage of Six Paths refers to a sage who possesses six tails or something similar.

This is how the Six Paths are interpreted, and the word "Sage" represents that the Sage of Six Paths betrayed his original beloved Gamamaru.

"Yes, Lord Raikage, this is the secret manual. Kumogakure is just our first destination; we will continue our journey to other ninja villages."

"However, Lord Raikage, the contents of this manual are somewhat astonishing, but it is absolutely genuine. I hope you will not doubt our sincerity."

Kakashi's words were very official, giving people the illusion that he was the next Hokage.

"Shocking? Hmph, what haven't I seen? Would I be scared by a mere cultivation method?"

Raikage ignored it, took the scroll, and started reading immediately.

"Holy shit!"

Halfway through reading, the Raikage suddenly swore and slammed the scroll shut, looking at Kakashi with shock and anger.

Kakashi spread his hands, and upon seeing this, the Raikage's anger quickly subsided, and he calmed down.

Indeed, Kakashi had already warned him beforehand.

only……

"Lord Raikage, please continue reading. We have already summarized the principle, and you are free to analyze whether this is true or not."

Kakashi pointed to the scroll, looking completely calm.

"..."

Raikage was skeptical, but opened the document to continue examining it.

It says that the principle behind this method is to put people into a sage mode.

In this mode, people can empty their minds and eliminate distractions.

This is the most difficult state to reach in Sage Mode.

If one were to go to Mount Myōboku for spiritual practice, one would need to take a stone slab, sit on top of a sharp, pointed stone cone to maintain balance, and continuously train and practice in order to have a chance to reach that state.

However, the shortcut Naruto discovered only requires a series of hand gestures similar to "hand seals," which greatly reduces the difficulty of Sage Mode.

"this……"

The Raikage was completely dumbfounded.

The reason the Raikage was able to be persuaded by Kakashi was because, although he seemed like a reckless man, he was actually very reasonable and logical.

Kakashi persuaded him, and he accepted Kakashi's explanation.

Similarly, the content written in this manual is also very logical.

The Raikage didn't know the true method of training Sage Mode, but the contents written on it forced him to believe it.

"Does anyone in Konoha train? I mean, besides Naruto?"

The Raikage closed the scroll again and looked up at Kakashi.

Raikage still had some doubts.

They suspected that someone was setting him up to embarrass him.

This makes perfect sense logically, no problem.

But the Raikage still found it hard to believe that the lofty Sage Mode could be entered in such a despicable way.

This is just like...

Just like Lei'er, described in the earliest "Golden Man Paradise", she transformed from a cold and aloof fairy into an adorable fairy.

"Of course there is. The first person in Konoha to train was Kiba Inuzuka of the Inuzuka clan. After he fused with his ninja dog, he created a new branch on Naruto's shortcut."

Actually, it can't be said to be new, since Jiraiya-sama had used this method before.

That is to have spirit beasts assist in controlling natural energy.

Not only is it easier to control, but the amount of Sage Chakra that can be extracted and used is also greater.

"I guessed that you, Lord Raikage, would be suspicious. Not only you, but the Kage of other ninja villages would also be suspicious of this method. So Konohamaru and I used this method to quickly master Sage Mode."

If Lord Raikage doesn't have a summoning beast, you can use the original shortcut; it's the same, just a little slower.

Kakashi finished speaking with a serious expression.

Furthermore, he also guessed what was going to happen next.

As expected, after a moment of silence, the Raikage dismissed his attendants and ordered the Cloud Village Anbu to leave.

"If you want me to trust you, then show me."

The Raikage spoke.