Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki

dark.

An endless expanse of darkness.

Countless stalactites hang from the dome, like inverted sharp teeth, jaggedly embedded in this deep space.

The ground was rugged and damp, and the rock walls were covered with intricately carved snake reliefs. Tiny white and gray snakes constantly wriggled in and out between the cave entrance and the rock crevices.

Some raised their heads, others hesitated, but all turned their gazes toward the figure in the center of the cave.

"here it is……?"

Orochimaru looked down at himself, then scanned his surroundings. His narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and a rare look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Ryuji Cave?!"

Shikkotsu Forest, Ryongji Cave, and Myobokusan.

The three sacred lands of the ninja world each inherit a completely different system of sage techniques.

The contract Orochimaru signed was with one of these places, Ryuchi Cave.

However, Ryuchi-dong has never been a place that easily welcomes outsiders.

Even a contractor should not be directly and unexpectedly sent to the depths of the holy land through reverse spiritual communication.

unless……

Something significant has happened that is enough to alarm Ryuji-dong itself.

"Who is it?"

Manda cannot reverse the art of spirit communication.

So, he's a medium...

Are they three Boa Hancocks?

But why would they suddenly summon me at this time?

Orochimaru did not act rashly, but instead cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

From the moment he first found Ryuchi Cave and successfully signed the spirit contract, he understood that this was not a place where one could linger.

As a cold-blooded creature, the snake doesn't care what your identity is.

Here, a moment's carelessness could cost you your life.

Even the cultivation of immortal arts in Ryuchi Cave is a gamble with life as the stake.

Cultivators must directly absorb the natural energy bestowed by the White Snake Sage. If their bodies cannot withstand it and cannot complete the conversion of Sage Chakra, then there is only one outcome...

It was swallowed whole by the White Snake Immortal.

This is why Orochimaru, who always cherishes his life, although he craves the power of Sage Mode, has always maintained an almost harsh level of caution in his actual training.

At the same time, Jiraiya had already begun his Sage Mode training at Mount Myōboku, but he remained in the same place, hesitant to take that step.

However, he is no longer as uncertain as he used to be.

"The benefits brought by the interstitial cells are not just limited to vitality..."

Orochimaru murmured softly, a deep light flashing in his eyes.

His vigorous vitality and physical activity that subtly resonate with natural energy may be the key that he lacked before.

If one were to use their current physical body as a foundation to try and withstand the natural energy of Ryuchi Cave, the success rate would undoubtedly be much higher than in the past.

Maybe……

He is not far from truly mastering immortal arts.

Just as he was pondering to himself, a strong, nauseating stench silently wafted from behind him.

"!"

He reacted almost instantly and leaped forward, trying to create distance.

Even so, when he looked back, his gaze was immediately drawn to that enormous creature.

A massive white phosphorus serpent, defying conventional standards, covered in thick scales and brimming with rich natural energy, stared intently at him.

"The White Snake Sage?!"

Orochimaru's expression changed slightly, and his voice lowered a few decibels.

This was different from the kind-looking old woman he had seen before, who had taken human form, was smoking a pipe.

At this moment, the White Snake Immortal did not appear in human form, but descended directly in his true form.

"Orochimaru..."

The white phosphorus serpent's head stared intently at Orochimaru, its expression unusually solemn, unlike its usual composed demeanor.

Do you know about the Otsutsuki clan?

At the same time, in Konoha Village.

The Hokage Meeting Room.

A huge map of the ninja world was spread out in the center of the long table, with numerous place names, routes, and intelligence nodes marked on it.

The Third Hokage sat in the main seat, and the heads of all the major clans who were direct descendants of the Hokage were present.

Excluding the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.

Nara Shikaku stood by the table, his expression unusually serious.

He held a slender finger stick in his hand, moving it slowly across the map until it finally stopped at a certain spot.

"All the information from Ryuzaki's side has been compiled."

He paused, his fingertip landing on a spot on the map.

"And the place where Madara Uchiha is suspected to have first appeared was here."

All eyes turned to that direction.

Kaminavi Bridge.

"And here too."

Immediately afterwards, Nara Shikaku slowly moved his finger stick northward, across the border of the Land of Fire, and finally drew a bright red "X" heavily on a large area in the north.

"All of this information comes from Ryuzaki's mind, from the clues collected and preserved by the Evil God Cult."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of several high-ranking Konoha officials visibly changed.

Tsunade crossed her arms, her brows slightly furrowed, and spoke first, asking, "Hasn't the Jashin Cult always been active near Yugakure?"

"How could a cult located in Yugakure possess intelligence on this scale? Even down to the precise location of someone suspected to be Madara Uchiha?"

Her doubts were actually the same doubts in the minds of most people present.

Logically speaking, although the evil god cult is evil, it is ultimately just a shady organization entrenched in the border area.

Even if they possessed some strange technique that allowed them to leak information, it wouldn't be enough to know the movements of a legendary figure so clearly.

This goes beyond the scope of "well-informed".

more like...

Someone deliberately allowed these clues to somehow fall into the hands of the evil cult.

"The information in Ryuzaki's mind is indeed insufficient to serve as a basis on its own."

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the conversation at the right moment and explained, "But under Shinku's illusionary manipulation, the white creature named Hachi volunteered to mention two places."

"One is the Kaminaribi Bridge."

"The other one is the mountain cemetery."

At this point, his gaze shifted slightly, landing on Minato Namikaze, who sat silently in the corner.

"It also mentioned a name."

"Uchiha Obito".

Minato Namikaze could be described as extremely calm at this moment.

As this intelligence was gradually revealed, many previously inexplicable doubts seemed to be subtly connected at this moment.

After the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, he personally arranged for people to search for the bodies of his students.

But no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find it.

At the time, everyone thought that it was just because of the chaos on the battlefield, the rocks collapsed, and the bodies were buried deep in the ruins.

But now it seems that things are not so simple.

Perhaps, the being who resembled Madara Uchiha took Obito's body away after the war.

Going further back, perhaps Obito didn't die...

"And the only names that white creature was muttering were Madara, Ao, and Obito."

"If we verify the information from both sides, the possibility that Madara is still alive has increased considerably."

"Whether Madara is truly alive, or someone is secretly using his name..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly stood up, straightened his Hokage hat, and scanned everyone present before finally settling his gaze on the map.

"We all need to make sure we understand."

The war between the ninja villages has come to an end.

But the end of the war does not mean the danger has disappeared.

Spies lurking inside and outside the village, a family that wavered in its stance during the war and even secretly defected to the enemy, the person who resembled Madara Uchiha, and the "Blue" who always wandered the ninja world with unclear motives.

These are all threats he must eliminate as much as possible before leaving office.

"Now is the time to eliminate these enemies..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice wasn't loud, but it conveyed an unprecedented determination.

Even if he didn't create these troubles himself, as the Hokage of Konoha, he still had to deal with them.

Only in this way can new branches and leaves truly grow...

boom!

A puff of white smoke suddenly burst forth from Jiraiya's spot.

When everyone finally saw where it was, Jiraiya, who had been sitting there, had vanished without a trace.

"Reverse psychic abilities?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Why at this particular time?

Is it a coincidence?