Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 251 Who is stronger, me or the First Hokage?

From its appearance to its disappearance.

Orochimaru didn't even stay in Ryuchi Cave for more than a minute.

His incredibly decisive retreat became the final straw that broke the camel's back for the three snake princesses of Ryuchi Cave.

Ayane Amamiya glanced at the three Snake Princesses who were beaten to a pulp and thought to herself that when facing such beasts, fists, or rather violence, are indeed the most effective!

"Lead the way!" She turned to look at Princess Tianxin and gave a soft shout.

But I didn't expect it.

Before the three snake princesses could make a move, the giant snake from afar was the first to rush over.

The deep purple python swiftly swam to her feet, then bent its neck deeply, bend respectfully and humbly, gesturing for the girl to stand up.

What astonished Ye Cang even more was that Wan She's lantern-sized snake eyes now revealed an incredibly human-like, fawning expression, as if saying, "I've confessed, please spare me!"

As a professional field operative in Ryuchi Cave, Manda often accompanies Orochimaru on his missions.

Moreover, Manda is quite intelligent.

Through long-term observation, it naturally learned some of Orochimaru's "strategic survival tactics".

To make Orochimaru treat him like that —

The person standing before me must be an extraordinary figure!

Seeing that it was so sensible, Ayane Amamiya said no more, but instead pulled Yokura to stand on the snake's head, and walked towards the depths of Ryuchi Cave by stepping on the myriad snakes.

The three snake princesses were left far behind.

They exchanged a glance, and while their fear of Ayane Amamiya had not yet dissipated, a surge of anger quietly rose within them.

There's a saying that goes something like this.

Traitors from within are far more despicable than enemies from without!

Orochimaru —

I swear I will not become a snake again until I avenge this grudge!

It is unknown how far the ten thousand snakes have advanced.

In short, when she reached the end of the passage, the view in front of Ayane Amamiya suddenly opened up.

This is a large underground cave, roughly the size of half a football field.

The soft light created by the Immortal Technique: White Radiance diffused throughout the space, gentle and not dazzling, as if adding a unique filter to everything before one's eyes.

The master of Ryūchi Cave, the legendary White Snake Immortal.

At this moment, it sits on the altar in the very center of the cave, quietly watching the two guests above the head of the myriad snakes.

Its body is covered with warm white scales. Despite its enormous size, it does not look bulky at all. As the smoke floats, it even exudes a special ethereal quality.

Within Ayane Amamiya's sensory field of vision.

The other party was like an extremely bright light bulb, flashing wildly in the dark, extremely conspicuous.

"Aren't you afraid of the side effects from absorbing so much natural energy?"

The girl glanced at the other person and said directly, "If we estimate based on a one-to-one ratio, even the Eight-Tails probably wouldn't dare to absorb natural energy so recklessly!"

The reason we don't mention Nine-Tails —

It's because she hasn't truly experienced the Nine-Tails' full power in actual combat yet.

"Um?

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The White Snake Immortal was taken aback.

It never expected that the girl would say such a thing when they first met.

"You've actually mastered a brand new immortal technique?"

The White Snake Sage's snake eyes narrowed, and he met Ayane Amamiya's gaze for a moment before realizing, "No wonder you asked such a question—"

It was a little curious and asked in return, "Could you tell me where you learned your immortal arts?"

"I comprehended immortal arts within the Loulan Dragon Vein deep in the desert."

"That place is a land of extreme earth fire, naturally accumulating a large amount of natural energy, and at the same time, for some unknown reason, chakra is highly concentrated there. Thus, over time, the chakra and natural energy in the environment have formed a strange balance."

Ayane Amamiya didn't hide anything at all and answered frankly, "I completed my Sage Mode training by imitating this extreme environment."

That's all.

A few very faint lines appeared on the girl's forehead, as if to corroborate her words.

Unlike Hashirama Senju and Naruto Uzumaki's Sage Mode, Ayane Amamiya's Sage Mode features are minimal, with only her eye color changing.

"Is that so?"

Unfortunately, the White Snake Immortal was not fooled at all. After listening quietly, he simply nodded calmly and praised, "Then your luck can be said to be quite good."

Ayane Amamiya could not hide her disappointment.

She was so sincere because she originally wanted to pique the White Snake Immortal's curiosity and have her go deep into the Dragon Vein to scout things out for her.

At worst—

Who knows what this ancient relic, which has lived for thousands of years, might know that others don't?

Unfortunately, this old man is very meticulous.

"So, you haven't answered my question yet."

The girl had no choice but to suppress her own thoughts and persistently continued to ask, "Why do you store so much natural energy in your body?"

Before answering your question.

"The first thing to correct is that I am not the only one among the three holy sites who has done this."

The White Snake Immortal twisted his body as he spoke.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed from its original snake shape into an old woman dressed in pure white.

"Whether it's that giant toad in Mount Myōboku."

"It's still that slug from Shikkotsu Forest."

The white snake immortal, now disguised as an old woman, leaned on her snake bone cane and said softly, "They are all like me, accumulating a vast amount of natural energy within their bodies over countless years."

"As for why we did this, it's actually quite simple—"

The old woman gave her a deep look, her tone enigmatic: "That's imitation."

"imitate----?"

Ayane Amamiya repeated it to herself, then a thought suddenly struck her.

What exactly is this behavior of collecting large amounts of natural energy imitating?

Simply guessing without any basis will lead nowhere, but if we consider the past of the three immortals, the answer becomes self-evident.

It is naturally the Ten-Tails Divine Tree that Otsutsuki Isshiki (Kaguya) planted back then!

"It seems you know quite a lot—"

Although it was only for a brief moment, the White Snake Sage still noticed Ayane Amamiya's emotional fluctuations.

Before the girl could ask any more questions, she sighed and said, "And I can tell you directly the final result of this imitation—"

"That's a predictable failure."

The White Snake Immortal took a few steps forward, then stood still in front of the girl, his eyes slightly complicated: "You've even seen the side effects. Although it's not enough to petrify and kill you, my old body will never be able to move again, which is equivalent to losing my freedom forever."

The girl pursed her lips slightly.

She realized to herself that without realizing it, she had been tricked by this old man.

As for what the White Snake Immortal said afterward, she remained skeptical.

The reason for this belief is that the true forms of the three sages from the three great sacred lands of ninja techniques in the ninja world have never actually appeared in the original work.

The suspicion stems from the fact that these old Dengs have lived for over a thousand years, and who knows what mysterious trump cards they might be holding?

Let's get back to the main topic.

The White Snake Sage sat back down on the altar and looked at Ayane Amamiya: "Although I haven't been out for a long time, I still have some understanding of the forces in the ninja world."

"A ninja like you is strong enough to be ranked at the top of the ninja world, and you have already mastered Sage Mode."

"I truly do not know what else in Ryuchi Cave could possibly attract you."

She tapped her cane again, glanced at the three snake princesses who had only quietly arrived at this moment, and added, "Considering that you spared those three bastards earlier, whatever your request may be, I will do my best to fulfill it."

Upon hearing this, Ayane Amamiya suddenly felt a strange sensation in her heart.

She thought to herself, "This scene is quite similar to the scene in Journey to the West where Sun Wukong has just returned from learning his skills and then goes to the Dragon Palace to borrow treasures."

Could this white snake immortal be the Dragon King of the East Sea, destined to be his?

Seeing that the White Snake Immortal was still waiting for her answer, the girl quickly suppressed her wild thoughts and frankly said, "I have heard that there are many divine weapons hidden in the Dragon Cave. I have come here to find a suitable weapon."

"I see----"

The old woman nodded slightly: "I do indeed have quite a few weapons used by ninjas here, originally prepared for those who have signed summoning contracts. However, since you insist—"

She turned her head and looked at Manda, instructing, "You and Princess Tsuratsu, go and fetch all those weapons, so that this—"

This dragon vein immortal may choose for himself!

Wanshe immediately accepted the order and left.

Not long after.

It returned, carrying several large boxes and several weapon racks.

Ye Cang curiously came closer.

Inside, there were long swords, short swords, and countless other weapons—everything one could need.

One of them is a giant Fuma Shuriken, which is seven or eight meters tall and looks terrifying!

Upon seeing this, Ayane Amamiya's heart stirred: "Do you have any of the ninja tools used by the Sage of Six Paths?"

For example, the Six Paths Tools used by the Gold and Silver Brothers in the original work each had a magical effect.

Although this kind of thing is basically useless to her now, it would be good to get it and share it with her subordinate ninjas!

The White Snake Sage shook his head: "When the Sage of Six Paths was still wandering the ninja world, I was just a small snake with barely gained sentience. How could I possibly have the ability to collect such treasures?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Cang asked in surprise, "There really is such a person as the Sage of Six Paths? You've met him?"

She couldn't get a word in edgewise on the topics of magic and the like, but every ninja had heard of the legend of the Sage of Six Paths.

"That's right."

The White Snake Sage smiled slightly: "Not only did the Sage of Six Paths truly exist, but he even left behind his bloodline descendants in the ninja world—"

The old woman's gaze turned deep as she looked at Ayane Amamiya: "For example, this gentleman possesses an extremely rich supply of Six Paths blood. He is the ninja whose aura is closest to—well, the second closest to—the Sage of Six Paths that I have seen in my thousand years of life!"

Yekura was greatly surprised.

She glanced at the petite girl beside her, then suddenly realized, and nuzzled Ayane Amamiya like a puppy, whispering, "Wow! No wonder you smell so good—"

Snapped!

Ayane Amamiya expressionlessly stretched out a hand and pushed her face away, then continued searching for a weapon that suited her taste.

"Seriously, this pervert is only the second closest?"

Curious Yekura wasn't annoyed and continued to ask the White Snake Sage, "Then who is the ninja closest to the Sage of Six Paths?"

"The closest ninja to me—"

You're probably familiar with his name.

"That one, the one you humans revere as the God of Shinobi—"

The White Snake Sage sighed, "He once single-handedly ended the Warring States period of Konoha's First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."

Yecang blinked upon hearing this.

Although it sounds unbelievable, upon closer inspection, it seems to make sense!

After all, she had been learning Dust Release from Ayane Amamiya, so she knew the girl's strength best.

If we say...

From the entire ninja world, regardless of time or faction, from the past to the present, choose the ninja most likely to defeat Ayane Amamiya.

It's probably no one but the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!

Hearing their conversation, Ayane Amamiya suddenly became interested as well.

The girl looked at the White Snake Sage and asked, "So, in your opinion, how much does my current strength resemble Hashirama Senju at his peak?"

That sounds incredibly arrogant.

For example, the three snake princesses standing nearby immediately curled their lips in a subtle way after hearing this.

But when they thought of the battle they had just witnessed, they obediently kept their sarcastic remarks to themselves, afraid that the girl would find out.

The White Snake Sage chuckled and said, "I have never seen the First Hokage in his prime, so it's hard to say for sure."

She glanced at Ayane Amamiya again: "However, Hashirama Senju once came to Ryuchi Cave to practice Sage Mode. At that time, he was only in his twenties and was the head of the Senju clan, but he had not yet established Konoha."

Yekura's eyes lit up: "So who's stronger and who's weaker?"

The White Snake Immortal looked around and said in a profound tone, "Hmm, we're probably evenly matched."

After hearing this, Ayane Amamiya nodded slightly.

The White Snake Immortal's answer was exactly what she expected.

Yekura, on the contrary, patted her excitedly and said, "So, does that mean you'll be the next Ninja God in the ninja world? Then I'll be the Ninja God—hmm?"

Her eyebrows danced with excitement, and one could only guess what she was thinking.

Suddenly, a "hehehe" laugh came from his mouth, sounding rather lewd.

Ayane Amamiya gave a soft hum.

The girl feigned aloofness, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Look at you, so pathetic! The God of Ninjas? Does that sound difficult?"

Yekura snapped back to reality: "————"

hateful!

I got tricked again!

Ye Cang stumbled back a few steps, then sighed.

"Ugh!"

"So, it seems the reason I'm not strong enough is because my ancestors didn't work hard enough!"

Ye Cang clenched his fists, his voice tinged with disappointment: "I really wish I could go back in time and give my ancestors a good talking-to, so they wouldn't be so playful!"

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The White Snake Immortal paused for a moment, wanting to speak, but unsure how to refute.

It couldn't help but mutter to itself—

Could it be because my parents weren't strong enough when they gave birth to me, so even though I imitated the Ten-Tails and absorbed so much natural energy, I still couldn't advance any further?

Just as the man and the snake were speechless with each other.

Amamiya Ayane suddenly took out a long sword with a black handle and a white blade from the box.

It was a straight knife.

The blade is long and slender, exceeding one meter in length, with a subtle chill emanating from its edge.

Unlike Arashiki.

The back of this knife has no inscriptions left by any craftsman; it is completely blank, so clean that it reflects Ayane Amamiya's clear eyes.

The girl drew her sword.

With a clang of the sword, she made a feint slash to her right, testing the waters.

And Princess Tianxin happened to be standing in this direction.

The snake queen, who had lived for hundreds of years, felt as if thousands of cold air were rushing towards her, causing the hair on her body to stand on end!

Ga!

Under the puzzled gaze of her companions, she suddenly cried out in fright, almost jumping up on the spot.

Princess Tsurutsu and Princess Ichikishima: "???"

"What's wrong with you?" The two looked completely bewildered.

Princess Tianxin didn't answer, but subconsciously touched her head.

Is my head still there?

It's still here, that's good.

Meanwhile, Ayane Amamiya sheathed her sword with satisfaction.

If the Storm Cutter I used before was like a wisp of white mist in a valley at dawn, then this sword in my hand is like an icy spring flowing down from a snow-capped mountain.

As soon as you hold it, you can feel its piercingly crisp coolness.

Without the slightest hesitation, the girl immediately made her decision!

"That's him!"

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