Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1201 White Snake Immortal
"Hmph! Junior, stop!"

Just as the Azure Nether Blade was about to strike Princess Ichikishima, a clear, cold snort reached his ears.

Qingming's mind was slightly affected, and his movements became momentarily sluggish.

In that instant, a white snake tail appeared, coiled around Ichikishima-hime, whose body was now only three-quarters full, and moved her out of the range of his longsword's attack.

Rumble~
The long sword fell to the ground again!

After a violent earthquake, a long ravine appeared on the ground.

However, Qingming no longer cared about that.

He turned his head, his eyes scanning warily towards the original location of the mountain peak in the distance.

As you can see, there stands a rather short and plump elderly woman.

After briefly reading through Princess Tianxin's memories, he recognized her identity in an instant. She was none other than the master of Ryuchi Cave, the White Snake Sage who had survived since the time of Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Princess Tianxin's memories did not contain much information about the opponent's strength.

However, just from the fact that the other party could affect his mind with a single cold snort, Qingming could conclude that the other party's strength was definitely not simple and was worth his serious attention.

After all, Susanoo provides him with comprehensive protection, including both ninjutsu and genjutsu.

Not to mention, he also has 45 points of 'Spirit' attribute, which provides considerable resistance to illusions.

But even with this advantage, he was still affected by the sound-based illusion spell cast by the opponent.

This is enough to explain the problem.

While Qingming was wary of the White Snake Immortal's strength, little did he know that the White Snake Immortal was also surprised by his power.

It should be noted that her cold snort just now was not an ordinary illusion, but a sage technique enhanced by sage chakra, and it was a rare sound-based sage technique that attacked a person's mind.

She was naturally aware of the protection provided by Susanoo.

In the history of the ninja world, although there weren't many Uchiha ninjas who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, there were still quite a few, and she had met a few of them.

But as far as she knew, these people's Susanoo could not withstand the attack of her Sage Art.

But what about Qingming?

The opponent was only slightly distracted for a moment, and the attack was not interrupted.

This is a bit scary!

"Tsk tsk~, these young people nowadays..."

The White Snake Immortal shook his head inwardly and clicked his tongue twice.

Then, he glanced at Ichikishima-hime, who had just been pulled back by her and was still struggling in pain on the ground. With a wave of his hand, he cast a healing sage technique on her.

The next moment, flesh and blood began to grow from the severed tail, and in no time, a new tail grew back.

However, its vitality has also diminished considerably.

Clearly, such 'limb regeneration' does not come without a price.

However, this does not negate the power of this magical technique.

It is important to understand that the stronger a living organism is, the more difficult it is to recover after being injured.

However, the fact that the White Snake Sage could heal Princess Ichikishima's injuries with just a casual sage technique speaks volumes.

In the distance, Qingming watched the White Snake Immortal perform his actions without interrupting him.

Since Princess Ichikishima is no longer able to influence their subsequent battles after suffering such a severe blow, it's better to take this opportunity to observe the White Snake Sage's abilities further, in order to prepare for the upcoming battles.

As it turns out, the White Snake Sage truly lived up to his reputation as the founder of Ryuchi Cave. Not only did he possess an unimaginably vast amount of Sage Chakra within him, but he also effortlessly employed Sage Techniques that could regenerate severed limbs.

Thus, coupled with the illusionary sage technique that had previously penetrated Susanoo's defenses and affected his mind, Qingming could tell from the slightest detail that the opponent's strength was considerable.

However, he wasn't too worried.

Just as he had predicted, although the opponent was strong, he could not pose a fatal threat to him.

Not to mention that he cannot easily show his Rinnegan, which is exceptionally powerful, as well as several other bloodline limits, his current complete Susanoo alone is enough to sustain him until his opponent is expelled back to Ryuchi Cave.

That's right, the opponent is strong, but because of the excessive amount of Sage Chakra in his body, he is unable to adapt to the barren natural environment of the ninja world. When the amount of Sage Chakra in his body drops to a certain level, he will naturally be rejected by the world.

At that time, he will have to return to Yongji Cave.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, all he needs to do is stall for time.

However, having finally encountered a worthy opponent, he didn't want to waste time. Having cultivated silently for so long, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test his own strength.

Thinking this, Qingming stepped forward and swung his sword, aiming directly at the White Snake Immortal halfway up the mountain.

Seemingly not expecting Qingming to make a move without saying a word, the White Snake Immortal was slightly taken aback.

But she quickly realized what was happening and, with a wave of her hand, unleashed a magical technique.

A semi-transparent, arc-shaped barrier appeared in front of her, blocking the longsword's attack.

Touch~
A dull crashing sound sounded.

The long sword collided with the barrier, making a creaking sound.

Qingming exerted his strength, and the White Snake Sage increased the input of Sage Chakra, resulting in a stalemate between the two for a moment.

In the end, Qingming prevailed.

With a barely perceptible cracking sound, a crack appeared on the surface of the barrier.

Then came the second and third courses.
In the blink of an eye, its surface was covered with fine cracks.

Upon seeing this, the White Snake Immortal's smiling expression suddenly vanished, replaced by an extremely serious one.

She took a deep look at Qingming, who was fighting on top of Susanoo, and with a wave of her hand, flung Ichikishima-hime, who had just recovered, away.

Then, with a backward leap, he floated away like a feather, disappearing into the distance.

click
The barrier shattered completely, and Qingming's longsword sliced ​​through the mountain, leaving a long ravine halfway up the mountain, almost cutting the mountain in two.

Before Qingming could sheathe his sword, he saw that the White Snake Sage had dodged the attack. He immediately mobilized a large amount of chakra and condensed ten tomoe in his left palm.

The next moment, he controlled Susanoo to wave his hand, and the ten tomoe flew out like cannonballs, spinning and heading straight for the White Snake Sage.

The White Snake Immortal didn't try to withstand the attack head-on; with a few quick movements, he deftly avoided the bombardment of ten magatama.

Seeing this, Qingming was not discouraged and immediately swung his long sword to launch another attack.

Faced with the long blade slashing down again, the White Snake Immortal dodged the attack with another swift movement.

Not only that, but he also seized the opportunity and moved rapidly toward Qingming in the direction from which the long sword was coming.

Qingming saw the other party's movement and immediately raised his hand to slap the other party.

But just then, a snake's hiss suddenly filled his mind, freezing him in mid-air. Although it was only for a moment, it was enough for the White Snake Immortal to get close.

(End of this chapter)