My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 178

But you are not an indecisive person; you say you’ll go, and you go.

Before that, however, you need to take some items with you, such as the cloned Sharingan and Byakugan technologies developed with Orochimaru, along with the corresponding materials and experimental equipment.

Also, the bloodline essence you need to use, and some unused bloodlines.

All are stored in a separate space within the Divine Realm, specifically designated not to be covered by flames.

With everything prepared, Orochimaru leads you to the entrance of Ryuchi Cave in the ninja world.

According to Orochimaru, the entrance to Ryuchi Cave leading to the ninja world is not fixed.

It only opens in unpredictable places after a destined person is chosen. Orochimaru himself entered Ryuchi Cave through such a serendipitous encounter.

You, combining the past events of the ninja world discussed with the Evil God and Death God, and information from Boss Black Cat, deduce that the Three Great Sage Regions are likely large spaces attached to the Dragon Veins!

Normally self-contained, they communicate with the ninja world only through summoning beasts and contractors, using summoning jutsu and reverse summoning jutsu to travel back and forth.

Only when necessary do they open their connection to the ninja world!

This shows that Ryuchi Cave values your arrival highly.

While listening to Orochimaru reminisce about past glories, you ponder these miscellaneous thoughts.

Soon, you arrive at the entrance of Ryuchi Cave.

Manda is responsible for greeting you.

However, Manda’s attitude towards Orochimaru is not good, and Orochimaru even seems a bit afraid of Manda.

You learn that the essence of a summoning contract is bloodline.

And now, Orochimaru has long since changed bodies. To maintain his connection with Manda, he can only rely on past favors and offer sacrifices to get Manda to act…

Of course, for you now, contracting a summoning beast holds almost no value.

Unless it’s someone of White Snake Sage’s caliber, but that’s simply impossible!

Upon entering Ryuchi Cave, snakes of all sizes crawl out from various openings, constantly flicking their tongues to probe you, the stranger.

Some larger snakes even bare their fangs, ready to snatch you from behind Manda and devour you as food.

Manda vibrates his body, emitting a serpentine aura that makes the smaller snakes retreat.

However, as you reach the deepest part of Ryuchi Cave,

Just as you are about to enter the trial path for contractors, several large snakes, similar in size to Manda, slowly emerge, all eyeing your flesh and blood.

It seems as if the next moment, they will turn you into a part of their strength.

The mountains of white bones piled around the cave, and the gaze of the giant snakes, all declare one thing:

—The law of survival in Ryuchi Cave is like this: the strong prey on the weak. Whether human or snake, the strong live, and the weak die…

Even invited contractors are no exception!

However, the power of these guys is too childish for you.

With just a slight surge of chakra, a chakra flame nearly ten meters high ignites behind you, pressing all the snakes present to the ground, unable to lift their heads.

Looking at Manda, who is also sprawled on the ground, half his body embedded in the rock wall, you apologetically flick a drop of bloodline essence.

You don’t know if this works for snakes, but the pure energy within it is enough for Manda to digest for a while.

Afterward, you step onto the trial path for contractors.

And what greets you, naturally, is the illusion cast by the Three Snake Maidens.

It’s difficult for them to still follow procedure at a time like this, casting genjutsu on an Uchiha.

Even with the component of Sage Mode enhancing the genjutsu’s power, it’s still a joke in front of you, an Otsutsuki who has already touched the rules.

With just one encounter, the Three Snake Maidens are all trapped by the genjutsu you reflected, falling into self-amusement.

The mist in the trial path also dissipates.

You walk a short distance forward and arrive at the dwelling of the White Snake Sage.

Facing the enormous White Snake Sage, you surprisingly feel a powerful sense of pressure, something you haven’t felt in a long time.

However, this pressure is not like the insurmountable one from the Evil God!

It seems that if you try hard enough, you might be able to escape from her or even injure her.

It appears that the White Snake Sage has not condensed authority.

Instead, she is at the same level as you, the difference being:

The White Snake Sage possesses both powerful senjutsu energy and a large number of rule powers, both of which have probably reached the stage of complete mastery!

A White Snake Sage of this level, though considered a demigod like the so-called Six Paths level, could be crushed with a mere flick of a hand!

Fortunately, the White Snake Sage harbors no ill will towards you.

On the contrary, she actively proposes an alliance with you, stating that she cannot tolerate Myoboku Mountain’s betrayal and the Six Paths Sage, an Otsutsuki, continuing to grow strong in the ninja world…

You engage in another frank conversation about the ancient history of the ninja world and the origin of your Otsutsuki identity.

The Evil God, the Death God, Black Zetsu, and now the White Snake Sage—this is the fourth version of ninja world history you’ve heard…

However, one thing is confirmed: the causes, times, and outcomes of specific major events!

And from the White Snake Sage, you fully confirm that the path you are currently on—absorbing rules, constantly growing stronger, and eventually becoming a god—is not wrong.

You attribute this Otsutsuki bloodline entirely to your mutated Sharingan.

On this point, you truly spoke no lie.

Compared to naturally born Otsutsuki, the White Snake Sage seems to favor you, who are essentially an Uchiha, transformed into an Otsutsuki later on.

Even her scaly face shows a gentle expression.

After this, the White Snake Sage readily agrees to your request to cultivate natural energy and acquire senjutsu.

Since you are to advance together, there will be no hidden techniques.

After fully informing you of the key points for cultivating “senjutsu” rather than “senjutsu chakra” in Ryuchi Cave,

The White Snake Sage moves aside from the cave entrance she had been covering.

Stepping through here, you can enter a stable space created by Ryuchi Cave in the area with the most abundant Dragon Vein energy.

And within it, you will learn and perfectly master senjutsu at the fastest speed!

…………

After you step into the space used for cultivating senjutsu, the White Snake Sage pours barrel after barrel of milky white snake oil into it.

She says it can enhance your affinity for natural energy and aid in senjutsu cultivation.

Looking at the snake oil that is about to fill the entire space, and the abundant energy, and even considerable bloodline power contained within the snake oil, you find it reasonable but also maintain a sense of caution.

Thus, thoroughly immersed in the snake oil, you begin to circulate your meridians according to the senjutsu诀窍 (secret technique), continuously absorbing the vast natural energy from the Dragon Vein…