Chapter 368 - 53

Chapter 53: Returning to KonohaNaruto sighed and said: "Uncle Snake, stop lying to me. Just say whatever you have to say; I don't blame you."Seeing his little scheme exposed, Orochimaruawkwardly stuck out his tongue to smooth down the hair that had been messed up by Kakuzu just now, then quickly changed the subject: "Naruto, my research has made the latest progress. Once this achievement is released, it will surely shake the entire Ninja World."Speaking of things he was interested in, Orochimaru forgot his previous awkwardness and became increasingly excited. His words successfully piqued Naruto's interest; he knew that if even Orochimaru rated this research result so highly, it must be something groundbreaking and subversive.Naruto asked curiously: "Oh? Uncle Snake, what exactly have you researched? Even you give it such a high evaluation. Hurry up and tell me."Orochimaru's emotions became even more unstable; he was so excited that he even pulled out a strand of his hair, but he didn't care about that and said: "I discovered many unimaginable things while trying to fuse you with Hashirama cells.First of all, intuitively speaking, when these two powers combine, they produce a very peculiar chemical reaction. The energy contained in the newly generated cells is simply maddening.I think the perfection of these cells is only slightly inferior to that of the Six Paths Sage. I was thinking, perhaps I can obtain Six Paths Chakramore easily this way.Secondly, through this experiment, I seem to have made some breakthroughs in two research directions: the origin of the world and the belonging of the soul.Speaking of which, I have to thank you. If you hadn't told me that you and Hashirama are both reincarnations of Ashura Chakra, I really wouldn't have thought in this direction.Do you know? I discovered that although your cells look different on the surface, I found that the cell memory comes from the same source.It's truly amazing. Do you know what this means? I could leave my name in the Ninja World just with this, hahaha, not to mention..."Orochimaru became increasingly frantic, and without caring whether Naruto could understand, he rambled on with a bunch of technical terms.Naruto certainly didn't understand what he was saying. Instead, looking at him like this, he was somewhat worried that Orochimaru might take a fancy to using his tongue to do some strange things on a whim.An hour later, Orochimaru finally stopped. Robinnoticed he was thirsty and thoughtfully brought him a glass of water. This gesture earned her a roll of the eyes from Naruto, who was slightly blaming her for doing something unnecessary.Orochimaru politely thanked her, then lifted the glass and drank it all in one gulp. Seeing him finish the water, Robin turned her head, smiled at Naruto, and said: "I drugged the water. If nothing goes wrong, he will be unable to speak for about half a day."Only then did Naruto realize he had wronged Robin. A look of regret appeared on his face, and afterwards, he hugged her tightly, kissed her hard on the forehead, and said from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you!"Just as the words fell, Orochimaru felt something unusual. He reached out and pointed shakily at the two people in front of him, his face full of disbelief. Looking at him like this, Naruto thought it would be a pity if he didn't go act out the scene of Wu Dalang being poisoned.He held Orochimaru's extended finger and said: "Uncle Snake, you need to balance work and rest when doing research. Don't over-exhaust yourself; your health is the capital of revolution! Robin is doing this for your own good. Go back and get some sleep; you'll be fine when you wake up. I've already understood the general meaning of what you just said. Keep it up, I'm looking forward to your new results!"After saying this, he took Robin's hand with his left and waved with his right toward the back, hurriedly leaving Orochimaru's side. Kakuzu in the distance saw this scene. Although he didn't know what happened, he hadn't forgotten the purpose of his visit this time.Seeing Naruto and the others preparing to leave, he immediately wanted to come over to ask for details. Naruto, seeing his intention, immediately made a stop gesture at him. Once Kakuzu stood still, Naruto pointed at Orochimaru and said: "Go find him! Orochimaru can solve all your problems!"Although Kakuzu felt a bit strange, he didn't know where the problem lay. After holding it in for a long time, he finally blurted out a few words: "Thanks!" After saying that, he rushed towards Orochimaru....A month later, the group finally returned to the Village they had been away from for a long time. Looking at everything familiar before him, a trace of nostalgia even arose in Naruto's heart.Shisui, afraid of his identity being exposed, did not enter the Village with the group, but temporarily stayed in the cave where he had been recuperating to wait for orders.As for Tsunade, as soon as she returned, she was called away by the Third to discuss taking over the position of Hokage, but Tsunade finally brushed it off by saying she wasn't ready yet.Although this excuse was very lame, the Third had no other way, and Tsunade would definitely not take over the Hokage position at this juncture.After all, the Uchiha Clan was on the verge of destruction. No matter what, this clan was one of the founders of Konoha. If such a big thing happened in the Village just after Tsunade became Hokage, this was something Naruto would not allow. So, this "black pot" still had to be carried by the Third for the time being. At worst, he could just rehabilitate him later.Naruto's friends were all very happy about his return. Having been separated for more than a year, they all missed each other a little.Hinata looked very happy, but she was still the same old self, too shy to know what to say. In the end, Naruto took the initiative to go up and chat with her a few times, and even patted her head.Such an intimate gesture naturally made Miss Hinata shy to the point of being overwhelmed. Her face turned red rapidly, and she almost fainted.Before Naruto could make any other moves, Sasuke stood up, expressing that he had become very strong during this period. No matter what Naruto said, he insisted on sparring with him.Naruto couldn't refuse him, so he had to agree to this request. However, two minutes later, Sasukelay on the ground, somewhat unwilling to accept it. He couldn't understand; he had worked so hard, so why was the gap between him and Naruto getting wider and wider?Sasuke now felt as if he had always been living in Naruto's shadow. No matter how he resisted, he could not overcome this mountain that was Naruto.