I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Practicing Yang Escape is never the goal, but merely a means. The goal is to use this method to unleash the hidden power within the body.

Simply using Yang Escape or Yin Escape is essentially just a supplementary secret technique.

Yang Dun is used to strengthen and utilize the body's energy.

Yin Dun is used to enhance and utilize spiritual energy.

There's nothing special about it; the different schools of thought are simply different in their focus and efficiency.

In terms of physical energy, the Uchiha are ultimately inferior to the Senju. Uchiha Shingen was quite certain that he had already reached the ceiling of the Uchiha clan by developing his physical potential through Yang Release training, and there was no possibility of any further qualitative improvement.

His physical potential has been developed to the point where he has an abundance of chakra that is impossible to deplete without continuous use of his ultimate technique, which can be referred to as "Tailed Beast level". His chakra concentration and control have reached the "perfect" level according to the evaluation standards of Konoha Village, and his Sharingan and regular ninjutsu can be significantly enhanced.

Releasing ordinary ninjutsu without hand seals? No way!

Physical strength is okay, but not beyond the required level.

Recovery ability? There is some, for example, injuries heal a little faster than others, but that's about it.

In terms of strength, he is certainly stronger now than in the first timeline. However, in terms of the power of his physical energy, he was much stronger in the first timeline than he is now. Although the total time of the two timelines differs when you include the original owner's own cultivation time in the first timeline, the effects are indeed completely different.

This is still the Senju clan physique without the chakra of Ashura's reincarnation!

People in the Naruto world are ultimately subject to the laws of bloodlines.

However, without truly developing the physical energy hidden within the Uchiha clan's bloodline, it's impossible to reach the threshold of Yin-Yang Release; the best outcome would be being tied to the Divine Tree as a battery.

Whether they live or die depends entirely on the so-called chosen one.

Forget it!

Uchiha Shingen would never entrust his fate to someone else.

His current strength is the result of over a decade of relentless and almost self-torturing hard work, achieved step by step. It is truly a case of accumulating knowledge and experience before unleashing it, without any luck involved.

He was willing to put in this effort only because he was stubborn and refused to believe in fate.

After an unknown amount of time, the surrounding temperature began to change, from cool to warm. The light also became brighter.

Uchiha Shingen was astonished to see that artificial-looking traces began to appear all around him.

He stood up and looked ahead.

At this point, there was almost no shadow around them, and a huge light source was shining in front of them.

Numerous large snakes gathered around, but when they saw the female snake charging towards them, they all scattered.

The female snake plunged headfirst into the source of the light.

Suddenly, a huge square opened up before me.

Even under Uchiha Shingen's mental control, the female serpent still felt a deep sense of awe, slowing down and crawling slowly.

Uchiha Shingen turned his head and glanced at it. Manda, the number one snake-licking expert in the Earth Dragon Cave, also followed in. Its eyes held the same awe, but also an added touch of obsession.

Good grief! I won't stand for it if you two don't get married right now!

Shaking his head, Uchiha Shingen stopped the female serpent, picked up the Jonin of the Hannya Sect, and jumped off the female serpent's head.

The ground beneath my feet was made of stone slabs, just like the kind found in human towns.

However, this stone slab was enormous, clearly custom-made to fit the size of the giant snakes.

After hesitating for a moment, the giant snake still moved closer, wanting to get near the female snake.

The female snake ignored it.

Manda looked at Uchiha Shingen, his eyes surprisingly pleading.

It really liked this female snake.

To win the heart of this female giant snake, it fought with snakes in Ryuchi Cave every day.

This also resulted in it having no snake enthusiasts and extremely poor relationships with snakes.

Uchiha Shingen never expected that Manda would be such a snake.

This reminded him of his lost youth.

Feeling a sense of shared suffering, his tone became much gentler.

"Old Wan, let me give you a piece of advice: this kind of fawning won't end well."

"Hiss...you...you shouldn't talk nonsense." Manda suppressed his voice under the gaze of the imposing figure in front of him. "Is that enough? Can you break the illusion now?"

"Okay, you've seen me off the whole way, so I'll keep your word."

Uchiha Shingen broke the genjutsu.

The female snake shook her head violently; her will to control had returned.

But like the myriad snakes, it dared not act recklessly here.

It lowered its head, imprinting Uchiha Shingen's image into its golden pupils, deeply remembering this human, and spoke for the first time.

"Human, when you fail, I will beg the immortals to let me eat you."

The voice actually has a certain charm.

Yes, she has a mature, sophisticated style.

Then, Uchiha Shingen saw the female serpent raise her head and rub it against Manda's face a few times.

It looks like the spot where it slapped me before...

The two large snakes hissed and rubbed against each other, then left the square as if inseparable.

Uchiha Shingen found it very amazing.

I thought it was a backup plan, but it turns out they're actually a couple?

These big snakes are really interesting.

Turning around to face the enormous, imposing figure that seemed to merge with the earth, Uchiha Shingen politely bowed and said, "White Snake Sage, my name is Uchiha Shingen, and I have come to learn Sage Mode."

Chapter Eight: Immortal, would you like a bite?

At the far end of the vast plaza stands a stone chair that is also far too large for human beings.

The chair's armrests are nearly 10 meters high, and the seat is about four to five meters high. Theoretically, the back of the chair is carved into the shape of a dragon's head, with a huge scroll in the dragon's mouth, on which are written the three characters "Longdi Cave".

Uchiha Shingen stood below, the velvet fabric of the chair hanging right in front of him. A large white-scaled snake sat coiled on the chair, its head resting precariously on the armrest.

He is the master of Longdi Cave, the White Snake Immortal.

It's a pity it wasn't Bai Suzhen, otherwise Uchiha Shingen wouldn't mind using his pseudo-Nine Apertures Exquisite Heart, honed through years of tea tasting, to flirt with her.

Even if he's a snake, he'd still dare to flirt with a pretty girl if he dared to transform into one.

It's not for any other reason than that having more friends makes life easier.

By the way, the White Snake Immortal smokes.

Glug glug~~

A rumbling sound came from inside the White Snake Immortal's stomach.

Just as Uchiha Shingen was wondering if it was hungry, the White Snake Sage exhaled white smoke from its nostrils.

It was as if a strong wind had swept across the wasteland, spraying far and wide.

"Learn immortal techniques?" The White Snake Sage stretched his body slightly, poked his head out a little, and looked at Uchiha Shingen.

At first glance, the White Snake Immortal's size seems smaller than that of the Ten Thousand Snakes.

The coiled snakes would be about eighteen meters tall, but the white snake immortal coiled on the chair would only be about twelve or thirteen meters tall.

However, this is only a very small part of its body.

The entire stone chair is surrounded by its body, which extends outwards until it merges into the earth, becoming one with it.

Along with the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku and the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest, he is the strongest Sage Mode user in the ninja world today.

The White Snake Immortal wore a black hat on his head, with a large crystal ball on top, and a necklace around his neck.

This large crystal ball was probably a tool used by the White Snake Immortal to observe the world.

It is clear that the White Snake Immortal is different from the roughnecks in Longdi Cave; she is a cultured snake who knows magic.

The Great Toad Sage also used a crystal ball to observe the world.

This technique is the same one used by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to spy on others using a crystal ball. It's unrealistic to say that Mount Myōboku learned this technique from Konoha. The most important thing is that Konoha didn't have this "need".

All skills in this world arise from strong needs.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, known as the "Hero of the Ninja," didn't really need a crystal ball just to gather material... oh wait, to see the peaceful scene in the village. Clearly, he didn't have that strong a need.

But the three magical realms are different.

Leaving aside the mysterious slug and the giant toad that's thousands of years old and always seems to be sleeping, the White Snake Immortal's condition—his body has completely merged with the earth—makes it impossible to see anything without a crystal ball.

As Uchiha Shingen pondered this, the White Snake Sage grew impatient.

This little kid came and only said one sentence, and then he was gone.

What? Do you think he's some kind of old man who gives out cheat codes?

Even if she were, she would have to be an old lady; the White Snake Immortal is female.

Besides, this kid isn't afraid at all on his first visit to Ryuchi-dong. He's so carefree. Even though it's supposed to be an "exam," isn't he having a bit too much fun? It seems Ryuchi-dong's "appearance" needs some improvement; it's not scaring outsiders anymore.

Therefore, it asked somewhat unhappily:

"Kid, do you know the rules of Ryuchi Cave?"

“Oh, I understand.” Uchiha Shingen nodded. “A sage’s sage technique is right before your eyes.”

"Heh..." The White Snake Immortal chuckled.

No descendants of Indra have ever come to Ryuchi Cave. They are indeed different from other humans outside. Their temperament is indeed that of Indra's, very arrogant.

They were quite confident, and seemed to believe they were destined for success.

They're all just kids.

Indra was a brat, his father Hagoromo Otsutsuki was a brat, and his grandmother Kaguya Otsutsuki was a brat.