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Chapter 137 It'll be fine once I die of old age.
With the technology of the Land of Fire, who knows, one day they might just grant Uchiha Kazuto's wish, and then...

Thinking of this, the White Snake Immortal's mood grew increasingly uneasy and gloomy.

Immortality, immortality—why are these inferior humans so obsessed with this? Why can't they be like the Sage of Six Paths, respecting nature, treating themselves as ordinary people, and dying of old age naturally?
Why go against the will of heaven and try to achieve immortality, when in fact, it might actually succeed!
It's infuriating! If Uchiha Kazuma really achieves immortality, then she'll never be able to return to Ryuchi Cave.

No, this one won't do. We can't count on Orochimaru, that good-for-nothing. We have to find a way to kill Uchiha Kazuto. And those eyes... they're too evil, too terrifying. Even the Sage of Six Paths doesn't have that kind of power. If those eyes are allowed to spread, they will definitely give rise to monsters and madmen like Uchiha Kazuto.

You have to understand, in all these years, no one has ever dared to lay a hand on their holy beings. But it was Uchiha Kazuto who not only dared to do so, but actually did it. If she hadn't escaped quickly, she would already be skinned alive, her tendons pulled out, and her brains dug out for research in the laboratory.

The majesty of their holy site has completely vanished.

But what method should we use instead?

The White Snake Sage pondered what schemes and tricks she could use to deal with Uchiha Kazuto, but after much thought, she realized that against such a powerful, invincible, and righteous being, all schemes and tricks were nothing but a joke and utterly useless.

Orochimaru, standing to the side, shook his head as he watched the White Snake Sage's appearance.

What kind of sage is he? He's just a stray dog ​​who was scared away by Uchiha Kazuto. If it weren't for Orochimaru, this so-called White Snake Sage wouldn't even have a place to run to. He's just a piece of trash.

Look at the White Snake Sage in this state, raging in vain, unable to do anything. He probably didn't even see the Uchiha or Toujin before fleeing in panic.

So-called immortals and natural energy are nothing more than that; they are not even remotely comparable to the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Orochimaru realized that his interest in Sage Mode had gradually faded. The Sage, who was once incredibly mysterious and powerful in his eyes, had now shed his powerful facade. If he hadn't been unable to defeat these snakes, Orochimaru would have already turned them into experimental subjects.

Not far away, Tianxin Sheji and other high-ranking members of Ryuchi Cave were discussing, cursing and furious.

"Damn it, Uchiha Kazuto, how dare he attack our Ryuchi Cave!"

"This is outrageous! They've gone mad! These damned, lowly humans!"

"Now that Ryuchi Cave is gone, what should we do?"

"What should we do? At least we're better off than Mount Myōboku. The sage let us escape beforehand, unlike Mount Myōboku, which was almost completely wiped out. Even the Great Toad Sage was captured, and his fate is still unknown."

"Yes, sigh, we're actually in a pretty good situation. Besides, it's not like there's no way out. Uchiha Kazuto is just a mortal after all. He'll die eventually. Once he's dead, we'll find a way to destroy his eyes, wipe out the Uchiha clan, and make those evil eyes disappear from the world forever. Then we can return to Ryuchi Cave."

The higher-ups of Ryuchi Cave were constantly discussing this. They were not the White Snake Sage and did not know that Uchiha Kazuto was searching for a way to achieve immortality. As for making a move against Uchiha Kazuto while he was alive, they would never dare to do so, and they did not even have such a thought.

Being able to escape was already a stroke of luck; to even think of harming Uchiha Kazuto would be madness. They truly hated Uchiha Kazuto to the core, and they eagerly awaited the day when Uchiha Kazuto died of old age. Decades later, once they were certain that Uchiha Kazuto was completely dead, they would go and dance on Uchiha Kazuto's grave.

Not far away, the White Snake Sage heard the discussion of these fools and shook his head sadly. If Uchiha and Touma really developed that life transformation technology and became beings similar to tailed beasts, then they would probably be the ones dying of old age.

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Inside the ward, two bodies, filled with utter despair and a sense of hopelessness, lay silently and motionless on the bed.

We lost, how could we lose... Why did we lose... It's all fake, it's all fake... Haha...

The endless, incessant, demonic sound echoed in Jiraiya's mind. Ever since Orochimaru saved him that day, Jiraiya had gone completely mad. He had lost the will to live and didn't know what use it was for him to still be alive.

I'd rather be dead, I'd rather be dead!

Why, why did we lose?
With all the ninjas in the ninja world united, how could they possibly lose?

Are all you ninjas dead? With so many of you, each of you could drown Uchiha Kazuto with a single spit. If all of you attacked together, you could slaughter the entire Land of Fire. Why? Why did you all lose?

Waste, a bunch of waste!
What a bunch of useless trash!!!
Jiraiya's eyes have stopped producing tears; his tears have dried up. Recently, his vision has started to darken, with black spots appearing. He is going blind; there is no greater sorrow than a broken heart.

His last glimmer of hope was extinguished. The news of Uchiha Kazuto's death was his greatest hope, his lifeline, the backbone that kept him going. But now, all of that was gone.

Like a tall building, it collapsed with a crash; the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

The two toad sages stood on Jiraiya's bed. At first, they kept comforting him, encouraging him to be brave and live on. Now, the two toad sages had fallen silent, only coming over every day to activate his Sage Mode to prolong his life and heal his body. Hope? There was no hope in sight.

They are like rats in the gutter, remnants of an old era, lying quietly in the gutter, facing a dark and boundless future.

Occasionally, Jiraiya would recall the Second Hokage's famous saying: "A clan born evil." He hadn't believed it before, but now he did. If he could, he would definitely exterminate the Uchiha clan, killing Uchiha Kazuto while he was still a child—no, ideally, killing him while he was still in his mother's womb.

Anyway, during the previous Ninja World War, he had killed women and children from enemy countries before.

"Tsunade……"

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(End of this chapter)