Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Chapter 147 The Lost Serpent

In early November, in the little-known secret realm of Ryuchi Cave, the Green Snake curled up into a ball, trying its best to maintain a respectful posture in front of the Thousand Snakes.

The massive Manda, its serpentine face contorted with schadenfreude, ignored the weaker Ao-Snake and taunted the monster before it, swishing its tail: "Orochimaru, you've failed as expected!"

"Look at your ugly appearance, your talent is nothing special."

"I really want to eat you up in one bite. I can't understand why the White Snake Sage would let you continue to live in this ugly form."

After saying this, Manda began to writhe her beautiful body in front of Orochimaru again.

After a while without getting the expected response, Manda simply brought its snake head close to the ground, opened its huge mouth, and threatened, "Orochimaru, you are no longer qualified to command me!"

"If you do survive, prepare at least one hundred human sacrifices for me each time you summon me."

"Otherwise, I'll just eat you up, you useless bastard."

"I almost forgot about another contractor, Osamu Furukawa. Go back and tell him that summoning me requires two hundred living sacrifices!"

Orochimaru retained only an ugly face; the rest of his body had disappeared, and he had "snake-like" appearance. He lay helplessly on the ground.

Orochimaru had given it his all to combat the venom injected into his body by the White Snake Sage, but despite his extensive preparations, he still lost control when the natural energy attacked.

The good news is that the cursed seal and White Zetsu in his body have been dissolved by the venom. The bad news is that Orochimaru is no longer able to complete the reincarnation on his own, and at this point, he is having great difficulty even maintaining his life.

Looking back on his decision, Orochimaru realized that he had acted too hastily, and that having his life controlled by others had affected his rationality.

"It's just a sacrifice... no need to remind me of such a small request..."

Orochimaru managed to utter a sound, but Manda laughed out loud. He stopped looking at the down-on-his-luck contractor and quickly moved away with his twisting snake body: "Qingqing, keep an eye on him. Don't let him die here, or the White Snake Sage will cause me trouble again."

"You can also try eating it; it might have a unique flavor."

"Lord Manda, I will complete the mission."

The green snake responded quickly in its clear voice, and only after the ten thousand snakes disappeared did it wriggle over to Orochimaru's side: "Lord Orochimaru, what should we do now?"

"You've been in this state for quite a while now, shouldn't we inform Master Xiu?"

"If this continues, Qingqing is worried that you will die."

"Even if you manage to survive, the natural energy will erode your mind. Lord Orochimaru, please make a decision quickly!"

Perhaps due to a lack of talent in cultivating sage techniques, Orochimaru was completely unable to resist the erosion of natural energy, which led to the distortion of his personality and his complete loss of direction.

According to the plan, if an accident occurred, he would have to summon Osamu Furukawa through reverse summoning. However, Orochimaru did not want his disciple to see him in this ugly state, so after his mind became twisted, he stubbornly endured it for half a month.

"cough..."

"Looks like this is where I'll go. Go tell Xiu to prepare the container..."

Orochimaru's frustration surged again as he thought about how his new technique was not yet perfect. He blamed it all on those Mangekyou Sharingan; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.

"Orochimaru-sama, hold on! I'll summon Shu-sama right away!"

Following the planned steps, the Green Snake began to call out to Osamu Furukawa. Orochimaru, who was on the ground, looked conflicted. In a puff of smoke, Osamu Furukawa, dressed in the blue casual clothes of a Jonin, appeared in front of him.

"An accident actually happened? And the damage is so severe!"

"Orochimaru-sensei, you should have let me come here sooner."

Furukawa Osamu bent down to examine Orochimaru's ugly snake-like body. After giving him a quick treatment, he solemnly reminded him, "The good news is that Orochimaru-sensei can now independently refine Sage Chakra."

"The bad news is that your body is completely unable to control this power, let alone enter the legendary Sage Mode."

Orochimaru nodded with difficulty, then replied in a hoarse voice, "The goal has been achieved, Xiu. If the vessel body collapses after reincarnation, I will still need your treatment..."

The green snake's massive head approached, watching as Furukawa Osamu retrieved a corpse from the scroll. After carefully sensing it, he immediately whispered a warning: "Lord Osamu, this modified body seems to attract natural energy more autonomously. Lord Orochimaru's current state might cause him to collapse on the spot after reincarnation."

Furukawa Osamu nodded in "surprise," then took out another female body from the scroll. Aobozu stepped forward again and said respectfully to Orochimaru, "This body is very suitable for Lord Orochimaru's current condition."

"If an accident occurs after reincarnation, Master Xiu will be able to control it in time. For now, it's best not to rashly come into contact with natural energy."

""

Orochimaru, in his snake form, closed his eyes in agony. His dream of piecing together Sage Mode had been shattered. After a long silence, he whispered in anguish, "Shu, help me set up the incantation. Complete this ritual as soon as possible..."

At this moment, the green snake obediently shrank to the side and stopped talking. Orochimaru did not notice the elation in the green snake's eyes. It had helped Master Xiu again!

Ten minutes later, the woman's body was surrounded by a dense array of spells. After Furukawa Osamu injected chakra, the cursed seals began to spread across her body.

Orochimaru struggled to control the snake's body, shrinking it by more than half. He then painstakingly controlled the flow of chakra before quickly burrowing into the woman's mouth.

The cursed seal began to gather at her neck, and as the woman's body trembled slightly, Orochimaru managed to whisper, "Hoo..."

"Barely succeeded, damn Mangekyou Sharingan..."

"I'm going back now, Xiu. Don't come to visit me for now, and don't talk to Tsunade about this. I'll handle it..."

Orochimaru gave a fumbled explanation, then formed hand seals and vanished into white smoke with a whoosh. He had paid too high a price for freedom.

"Lord Xiu, shall we help Qingqing get revenge?"

"The evil serpent comes to bully me every day; I always feel like it has ill intentions towards me..."

Furukawa Osamu ignored the "liar," jumped onto the giant head of the blue snake, and casually gave instructions: "If it's not far, take me to find that guy Manda!"

"And don't lie to me. You haven't forgotten that the spirit is still inside you, have you?"

The green snake wriggled and complained pitifully before darting away. Sensing the presence of the myriad snakes, it cheerfully warned, "Master Xiu, it's just ahead! That guy should be sleeping by the water!"

Hearing the sound, Manda immediately opened its snake eyes and noticed the blue snake swimming in its direction. Upon closer inspection, it opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and said mockingly, "Is that trash Orochimaru asking you for help?"

"Osamu Furukawa, you'd better have prepared your offerings, or I'll eat you right now!"

"I've lost count of how many contractors like you I've devoured!"

Seeing the massive, purple-tinged body of the Ten Thousand Serpents, the Green Serpent immediately cowered. Furukawa Osamu had no choice but to kick it a couple of times, giving it a helpless look and instructing, "Raise your stance! How can you be such a coward!"

"Yes...Lord Xiu, I will obey your orders completely..."

The green snake emphasized this point before finally managing to stand up, allowing Furukawa Osamu and the ten thousand snakes to confront each other. However, it didn't last long before it began to tremble slightly again.

"Interesting, kid. You want to come here to die?"

A mocking look appeared in Wanhe's snake eyes as it continued to grin and laugh. Just as it was about to show off its enormous body, it suddenly noticed that Furukawa Osamu's pupils had changed color.

"you.."

Manda roared and tried to charge, but the three tomoe in Furukawa Osamu's scarlet eyes turned slightly, and Manda's snake eyes transformed into Sharingan.

"Little bug, you talk too much!"

With a burst of chakra beneath his feet, Furukawa Osamu leaped onto Manda's head. The blue snake, witnessing this, immediately burst into tears, lashing Manda a few times with its tail before the tears flowed even more freely: "Lord Osamu, you're so good to me!"

"Qingqing will definitely repay you in the future! Is that a Sharingan? Xiu-sama is so amazing, will it be my little brother from now on?"

Manda obediently laid its massive snake head on the ground. After calmly getting off it, Furukawa Osamu pushed away the blue snake that was trying to rub against him and simply instructed, "As long as you don't make any unreasonable requests, Manda will agree to them."

"Remember to remind me to replenish my pupil power every two weeks; controlling a guy of this size is still a bit difficult."

"No one in Ryuchi Cave should be able to bully you anymore. I need to go back as soon as possible, otherwise the White Snake Immortal will probably sense my presence."

Tears streamed uncontrollably from the green snake's eyes as she nodded repeatedly, bidding farewell in a tearful voice, "Lord Xiu, I will definitely become a beautiful snake girl..."

Furukawa Osamu ignored the increasingly shameless Blue Snake. Orochimaru's accident gave him the perfect opportunity to analyze the Sage Chakra of Ryuchi Cave, and he couldn't wait to experiment.

After the white smoke dissipated, the Green Snake noticed that Furukawa Osamu had left and immediately commanded the Thousand Snakes: "Damn it, go and double the size of my cave! Remember to make the ground as flat as possible."

Wanshe stared for a while before leaving to carry out her mission. Qingshe followed behind, beaming with satisfaction, and began to harass Furukawa Xiu's spirit in the mental world again: "Does Master Xiu like blonde hair? That's no problem for Qingqing..."