Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 172 Being so beautiful is utterly useless!

Things are getting a little strange.

The White Snake Sage consistently avoided seeing Uehara Naraku.

During their journey, the empty caves contained only small white snakes; they couldn't find a single large enough snake to be used for snake soup.

Suddenly, a fireball shot out from Uehara Naraku's hand, illuminating the path ahead and forcing back a group of small white snakes that had been spying on them.

"What does the White Snake Immortal mean by this?"

Uehara Naraku's expression grew increasingly grim, a golden glint appearing in his eyes as he instantly activated Hunting Rhythm to observe everything around him.

Uehara Naraku watched the small white snakes slither deeper into the cave, and said coldly, "Even if Ryuchi Cave doesn't welcome me, shouldn't they at least send a snake to say hello? Without a reason, how can I just turn my back on them!"

"..."

Orochimaru's brows furrowed slightly.

To be honest, Orochimaru was also very curious about this question.

However, at that moment, a small white snake suddenly emerged from the ground, crawled up Orochimaru's leg to his shoulder, and kept flicking its tongue as if it were saying something.

Orochimaru stared at the little white snake on his body with a puzzled look on his face, his expression not very pleasant. He had clearly understood the snake language the little white snake was speaking.

"You want me to kick this kid out of Ryuchi Cave?"

Orochimaru slowly turned his head to look at Uehara Naraku beside him, his eyes twitching slightly. If he had that ability, would he have needed to bring Uehara Naraku in?

The White Snake Immortal is clearly out of touch with reality!

Click!

Uehara Naraku suddenly reached out and grabbed the small white snake on Orochimaru's shoulder, coldly staring at the trembling creature, and whispered, "Go tell the White Snake Sage that it didn't come out to greet me and showed me no respect. I'm going to burn this place down!"

"hiss!"

The next moment, the trembling little white snake instantly grew to a huge size!

In the blink of an eye, the white snake that was just the length of a chopstick transformed into a giant python tens of meters long, which swallowed Uehara Naraku whole.

This is absolutely not scientific!

Bang!

Uehara punched it on the head, creating a huge crater in the white python's skull and killing it instantly!

Uehara Naraku wiped the blood off his hands and curled the corners of his mouth into a smile: "Mr. Orochimaru, you saw it. It was the members of Ryuchi Cave who attacked me first."

Orochimaru: "..."

What kind of logic is this?!

Why doesn't the White Snake Immortal attack you, who speaks so arrogantly, insults the White Snake Immortal and talks about burning down Ryuchi Cave?

As soon as Uehara Naraku finished speaking, a cloud of mist suddenly rose from the cave and surged toward Uehara Naraku and Orochimaru.

"Go and kill him."

An old voice reached Uehara Naraku's ears from the mist.

The next moment, three thick pythons emerged from the mist and rushed toward Uehara Naraku. Each python was almost as big as Manda!

Each python's silhouette seemed to vanish and reappear like a fragment, leaving onlookers speechless!

Clearly, these three pythons are not ordinary people. They are probably henchmen similar to the three Gamabunta brothers in Ryuchi Cave.

"It's invisibility... Void Blade!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Uehara Naraku's lips as he slowly extended his palm, and an irregularly shaped ethereal blade appeared in his hand.

"Walking through the void!"

Uehara Naraku's figure vanished, and he suddenly appeared on the head of one of the giant pythons, fiercely swinging the Void Blade in his hand and stabbing it into the python's head!

The giant python's scales were extremely hard, so much so that even the Void Blade could only penetrate a little, which surprised Uehara Naraku slightly.

The other two giant pythons discovered his presence and instantly vanished. The next moment, one of the pythons appeared beside Uehara and opened its mouth to swallow him whole!

"My ultimate technique! Smoke screen! Sage Mode activated!"

After the smoke dissipated, Uehara Naraku quickly replenished his chakra. Once his chakra energy matched the natural energy, he instantly activated Sage Mode!

Two pairs of white wings appeared from behind Uehara Naraku, and his life energy exploded. His strength and speed were far beyond what these giant pythons could catch!

boom!

Blood rained down from the sky!

A python was punched in the head by Uehara Naraku!

The immense force caused the giant python's body to collapse internally, revealing cracks all over its scales. Blood flowed from the cracks, enveloping its entire body and turning it into a blood python. It was clear that it wouldn't live much longer.

"hiss!"

The remaining two giant pythons pounced on Uehara Naraku again, almost like madmen, but their bodies were still sometimes invisible and sometimes visible!

"Stop it."

The old voice came again from the mist.

The two giant pythons seemed reluctant to turn back and look at the mist, then at Uehara Naraku with four wings on his back, before finally swimming away unwillingly.

Orochimaru chuckled upon seeing this and said, "I thought Naraku-kun would kill them all! I suffered quite a bit at their hands back in Ryuchi Cave..."

"Tsk, these are all my future subordinates."

Uehara Naraku's wings drooped at his sides as he chuckled, "Orochimaru-san, didn't you say that if I defeated the White Snake Sage, it would acknowledge me as its master?"

"..."

Orochimaru's expression froze instantly.

However, the mist inside the cave suddenly changed drastically, and everyone knew that the owner of the cave must be very angry now.

I just don't know who it's targeting.

After a short while, the mist finally stabilized and gradually spread outwards, slowly enveloping Uehara Naraku and Orochimaru.

Then, the fog slowly dissipated.

Uehara Naraku looked around and saw that they were in an ancient and tall temple, and a huge white serpent was coiled on a seat above the temple.

This white phosphorus serpent was exceptionally large; even the enormous seat could only accommodate a small portion of its body. Its entire body stretched across the temple and even extended beyond its walls, making it impossible to discern its true length.

Above the head of this white phosphorus serpent was a terrifying, enormous beast face, with a huge scroll held in its mouth.

The name of Ryūji-dō is written on the scroll.

The white snake sage in his seat suddenly glared at Uehara Naraku, slowly crawling towards him, and said in a muffled voice, "A new sage? A newly born sage clan? Does he intend to challenge the power of Ryuchi Cave?"

For millennia, the three sacred sites have been embroiled in conflict.

Strictly speaking, Shikkotsu Forest is a separate area. It is estimated that apart from the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave and the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku, no one would dare to go to the Slug Sage's Shikkotsu Forest.

Only the toads of Mount Myoboku and the snakes of Ryuchi Cave often fight.

Their main purpose is to seize territory rich in natural energy. For example, Gamabunta once killed a snake that had entered Mount Myoboku.

The White Snake Sage saw Uehara Naraku in his Sage Mode and probably thought that Uehara Naraku had come to seize Ryuchi Cave, a blessed land rich in natural energy.

The white-phosphorus Orochimaru, who had been coiled on his seat, slowly raised his serpentine body and looked down at the Orochimaru on the ground, saying, "Orochimaru, when you were young, I gave you the opportunity to sign the blood pact with Ryuchi Cave, but instead you attracted other sage clans to attack Ryuchi Cave..."

"Please allow me to explain."

Orochimaru smiled and opened his palm, concealing the shock in his eyes.

He had already thought he had overestimated Uehara Naraku's strength, but he hadn't expected that he had still underestimated him by a large margin. This brat had actually mastered Sage Mode!

It might even be a race outside of the three holy lands!

This seems quite normal, after all, Uehara Naraku has many powerful summoning beasts at his disposal!

Orochimaru calmed himself down and continued his plan to shift the blame: "The White Snake Sage was just a joke. The person next to me, Uehara Naraku, is a genius ninja who really wants to challenge the White Snake Sage, so I brought him here."

"No, I just want the summoning contract for Ryuchi Cave."

Uehara Naraku chuckled softly, then slowly raised his head to examine the summoning blood contract above the White Snake Sage's head. The reward for obtaining the summoning contract must be quite substantial!

"???"

Orochimaru's smile froze on his face.

What does that little bastard Uehara Naraku mean? Is it because he knows he can't beat the White Snake Sage, so he's trying to trick him again at the last minute?

Is it really worth it to keep sabotaging him?

Seeing Orochimaru's slightly flustered expression, Uehara Naraku chuckled, then his expression gradually turned serious: "Alright, I was just kidding. I want the contract scroll from Ryuchi Cave, and I want a summoning beast like the White Snake Sage too!"

"These newbies are always so arrogant..."

The White Snake Immortal slowly returned to its seat, its voice gradually lowering, seemingly without any reaction.

The next second, the entire terrain changed dramatically!

Uehara Naraku suddenly looked up and saw that the temple had sprouted countless sharp spikes that were rushing towards them at great speed. Most importantly, this small area did not allow Uehara any other foothold!

This is…

In an instant, a Void Blade appeared in Uehara Naraku's hand, severing a cluster of sharp spikes, but it still couldn't stop the spikes from forming!

Even Orochimaru was completely controlled by Riki.

Even the White Snake Immortal himself was surrounded by a dense array of sharp thorns.

However, its body can change at any time, sometimes growing larger and sometimes smaller, traversing this death jungle created by sharp thorns!

"Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth"

The White Snake Immortal spoke in a deep voice, reopening his eyes, and slowly said, "Everything here is under my control. You have no advantage fighting here, brat. Tell me your clan!"

This statement is not without basis.

Ryūchi Cave was originally the residence of the White Snake Immortal.

This is the best place for it to fight. No one can defeat it here, not even the Slug Sage who is its weakness!

"Fire Release: Blazing Storm!"

A ball of flame appeared in Uehara Naraku's hand, scorching the incoming spikes, but the spikes could not be burned and the battle situation remained unchanged!

We were a bit careless!

If I remember correctly, Kabuto Yakushi was also able to use the Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation in history, but he didn't seem to show much power at all. Now it seems that Kabuto himself was too weak, and his Inorganic Reincarnation was far inferior to that of the White Snake Sage.

The inorganic reincarnation technique used by the White Snake Sage left Uehara Naraku with nowhere to land. Even if the spikes made of these inorganic materials were destroyed, they would regenerate at an even faster rate.

Uehara Naraku swiftly activated the Holy Judgment Moment, and the golden light shield instantly blocked a dense array of attacking spikes, causing him to frown.

Uehara Naraku suddenly stretched out his palm towards the White Snake Sage. A chain flashed between the two, and Uehara Naraku simply used his own methods to steal the White Snake Sage's technique to see if there was a way to break it.

However, after seeing the stolen technique, Uehara Naraku almost cursed the skill as utter nonsense. Why did he steal a skill from the White Snake Sage that allowed him to observe the history of the ninja world over the past thousand years?

What the hell is this useful!

While Uehara might not have been intimately familiar with the entire thousand-year history of the ninja world, he was certainly well aware of the most important matter concerning the Otsutsuki clan.

Walking in the void!

Uehara Naraku's body vanished instantly, and the next moment he appeared in a cave outside the temple. However, the entire cave was now covered with countless sharp spikes!

Uehara Naraku could only wield the Void Blade to find a foothold for himself, and he finally glimpsed the full appearance of the White Snake Sage.

A giant white phosphorus snake whose end is nowhere in sight!

Moreover, the white snake's body swiftly slithered among the sharp spikes, sometimes expanding and sometimes shrinking. When it could no longer pass through the spikes, it would even turn into a cloud of mist!

How can we fight like this?

Uehara Naraku was completely devastated.

The battlefield was already at his disadvantage. While the White Snake Sage could move freely through the jungle of sharp thorns in Ryuchi Cave, Uehara Naraku still needed to use the Void Blade to carve out a foothold for himself.

He couldn't even cancel the invincibility of the Holy Judgment, otherwise he would be pierced through by countless sharp spikes in an instant!

The White Snake Sage didn't even unleash his full power; he merely used the Inorganic Reincarnation technique to give life to inorganic matter and manipulate it to attack, which immediately put Uehara Naraku at a disadvantage.

Damn, this tactic of changing the battlefield is so annoying.

"Surrender, kid."

The white snake immortal slowly coiled its body around a sharp thorn, and spoke in a deep voice, "Boy, tell me the name of your clan, and I may spare your life for the sake of a newly formed clan."

"Heh... just a snake."

Uehara Naraku suddenly raised his head to look at the White Snake Sage, clasped his hands together, and whispered, "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"

This time, he still tried to summon Galio through spirit communication.

The White Snake Sage shook his head and sighed softly, "The natural energy in Ryuchi Cave is too concentrated, and with the summoning restriction barrier I set up, no ninja beast other than snakes can reach here by summoning..."

as predicted.

Uehara Naraku frowned. He had wasted his chakra without seeing Galio. Just how strong was the White Snake Sage that even spirit beasts couldn't cross over here?

Fortunately, he did have a snake-like spirit beast.

Okay, if snake people can be considered snakes.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

Uehara Naraku wasn't in a hurry; he simply swiftly used his summoning jutsu again: "Then let me see just how beautiful the Spirit Blossom skin is!"

A cloud of smoke rose.

A beautiful white tail suddenly swatted away a swarm of sharp spikes, and a captivating female voice suddenly appeared in Ryuchi Cave: "This environment is truly perfect for me!"

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but look up, and saw a graceful light purple robe covering a delicate and alluring body.

A woman curled the corners of her mouth into a wicked smile. Her face made one involuntarily search for a word to describe her: sexy, alluring, seductive.

It's just a pity that her lower body is a snake's tail!

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace (Spirit Blossom)!

Looking at her body, Uehara Naraku couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but he couldn't help thinking of two men, one surnamed Xu and the other surnamed Li.

How can you blame others for this?

But it's good that I can communicate with spirits now.

Uehara Naraku finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Cassiopeia's summoning beast was not weak either, after all, it was a beast that required a high amount of chakra to summon, just like Galio.

The next second, Uehara Naraku's expression completely collapsed!

The White Snake Sage glanced at Uehara Naraku's summoned beast and instantly manipulated countless barbs to pierce through Cassiopeia's body, turning the newly summoned snake woman into a wisp of smoke and dissipating.

As Uehara Naraku watched the snake woman's alluring figure disappear, his face darkened instantly: "Summoning so much chakra didn't even offer a decent resistance. It was utterly useless in the battle. What good was sending you out?"

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