Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Even on Mount Myōboku, the number of toads capable of mastering Sage Chakra is extremely small, and those capable of becoming Sages are even fewer.

The reason for this is partly due to lack of qualifications, but more importantly, there is a lack of resources.

Unlike the modified Sage Art inheritance they pass on to human ninjas, the Ninja Toads receive the most authentic Ninja Toad Sage Art inheritance, a flawless Sage Art inheritance. Once they master Sage Chakra, their lifespan will be greatly extended.

However, for a creature to live for a long time, it must consume a great deal of resources, and the enormous toad has an astonishing appetite.

Although Mount Myōboku has exceptionally abundant natural energy and produces many giant creatures, it cannot sustain too many immortals.

In particular, the amount of natural energy and food that the Great Toad Sage consumes every day is astonishing, one of them being equivalent to ten others. Mount Myōboku really cannot support too many Sage Toads. If there are any more, given the fragile ecosystem of Mount Myōboku, it could very well lead to serious consequences.

Therefore, the number of large toads and fairy toads on Mount Myoboku remains stable and cannot grow indefinitely.

As a result, the strength of Mount Myōboku naturally hit a bottleneck, and most of the newly born ninja toads lost the possibility of continuing to rise, leading to the stagnation and decay of the internal hierarchy, a growing lack of momentum, and even a regression.

For the past few hundred years, Mount Myōboku has not seen any new immortals or new magical arts.

To put it bluntly, perhaps only with the death of the Great Toad Sage can Mount Myōboku regain its vitality and give birth to more new Sage Arts and promising Sages.

"Hmph, who said it was to help you, old man, improve your strength? I was referring to those three new humans who signed summoning contracts with our Mount Myōboku. Aren't they having a bad relationship with Kirito Tohsaka because of the Rinnegan? Well then, we'll nurture them so they can become our allies in the fight against Kirito Tohsaka in the future."

Seeing his wife roll her eyes, Shima the Immortal immediately gave her a hard knock on the head and explained.

Let humans fight against each other!

When Fukasaku heard Shima's words, his eyes lit up. He thought the suggestion was excellent and highly feasible.

The modified Sage Mode they passed on to human ninjas, while not significantly extending lifespan and merely granting entry into Sage Mode—a state that cannot be maintained for long—offers the advantage of rapid training.

If a human ninja has exceptional talent, with the advanced Sage Mode training methods of Mount Myōboku, they could probably achieve Sage Mode in just one or two months.

"Your suggestion is excellent. Although time is a bit tight and we haven't yet established a friendly and trusting relationship with Jiraiya's three disciples, it would be good to let them experience Sage Mode in advance."

The sorrow on Shen Zuoxian's face gradually faded, and he praised him.

"How about letting that kid named Nagato try first? This disciple of Jiraiya is exceptionally talented, and his chakra reserves are astonishing. There's a very high chance he'll master Sage Mode."

When Shima saw that Fukasaku agreed with her suggestion, she immediately named the person she preferred.

Fukasaku immediately chimed in, "Nagato is indeed a good kid, but we can't show favoritism right away. Let all three of them come together. Once they realize the difference, they naturally won't have any complaints about us."

"We'll do it your way, but can you manage to take care of everything by yourself?"

Immortal Shima said doubtfully.

Upon hearing this, the hermit Fukasaku smiled and said, "Isn't there you? You were the one who came up with this suggestion..."

……

Meanwhile, Kirito had arrived at the location of Ryuchi Cave.

Ryuchi Cave is located in a canyon in the Land of Waterfalls, which is shrouded in mist all year round.

Unlike Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest, there are no traces of ninjutsu here. It is a completely natural canyon, and the mist in the canyon is only caused by the special geographical environment.

However, like the other two holy sites, the concentration of natural energy here is much higher than in other places.

The reason for this is, of course, that there is also a terrifying behemoth here that constantly absorbs large amounts of natural energy. It forcibly draws in natural energy from the outside world, which leads to an increase in the concentration of natural energy in the surrounding environment.

"Unlike Mount Myōboku, which requires someone to guide you to enter, Ryūchi Cave doesn't have many rules. As long as you pass the test here, you can meet the White Snake Sage."

Using his Byakugan ability, Kirito quickly found the entrance to Ryuchi Cave in the mist. He landed from the air and went inside, quietly recalling some information about Ryuchi Cave from Boruto.

Sure enough, Ryūchi-dō did not refuse him, an outsider, entry; in fact, it seemed they even extended an invitation.

He had only been inside the entrance for a short time when he saw a super luxurious house, filled with a large amount of delicious-looking food, and a woman who looked like a fairy walked out of it.

"Guests have come from afar. Why not have something to eat here and catch your breath before continuing your journey? I am Princess Tashin, and I welcome you to Ryuchi Cave."

The fairy-like woman saw Kirito and immediately greeted him warmly with a smile.

As she spoke, she took Kirito's hand and led him into the luxurious house filled with a large amount of delicious food.

But she soon realized that she couldn't pull Kirito up, and then she discovered that Kirito was not fooled by her magical illusions at all.

Looking at the ambiguous smile on Kirito's face, she felt a chill run down her spine. She tried to shake off Kirito's hand, but he held it tightly.

A blue chakra chain instantly grew from Kirito's grasped hand and quickly wrapped around Tashin Shinki's outstretched hand.

"Let me go, you damned human."

When her hands were bound by chakra chains, her Sage Mode chakra began to show signs of going out of control. Finally, Shinki Tanshin stopped pretending and immediately revealed a ferocious snake face, transforming into a beautiful snake woman and roaring angrily.

As she spoke, she opened her mouth wide to bite Kirito, but Kirito slapped her hard across the face.

A "snap" sound rang out.

Princess Tianxin was instantly slapped so hard by Kirito that she saw stars, and half of her face quickly swelled up.

Then, her body was completely bound by the chakra chains formed by Kirito's Adamantine Lock, making her Kirito's prisoner, and then Kirito dragged her forward.

Princess Tashin was captured by Kirito, and the luxurious house she created with illusion magic disappeared, revealing a new underground passage.

Kirito continued walking and eventually came to a stone door. Judging from the surrounding situation, he needed to find stones in the surrounding pile of rubble to fill the holes in the stone door in order to open it.

Kirito was in a hurry, so he simply delivered a light, sweeping palm strike to the stone wall.

The solid stone wall formed by Sage Mode Earth Release ninjutsu was pulverized by Kirito's light palm strike.

Immortal Technique: Gentle Fist!

"Human, you are extremely rude. Do you think you can ignore the rules of the Ryuchi Cave's trials just because you are strong?"

After the stone wall was broken, another woman dressed like a fairy with a bun suddenly appeared in front of Kirito and loudly accused him.

Kirito laughed upon hearing the woman with the bun hairstyle's words, and retorted, "Hahaha~, isn't the rule in Ryuchi Cave that whoever has the biggest fist rules?"

Seeing Kirito's arrogance, the girl with the bun hairstyle, Ichikishima-hime, immediately revealed her beautiful snake form and launched a fierce attack, with sharp ground spikes shooting towards Kirito from all directions.

Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth!

Upon seeing this, Kirito clapped his hands, and thick tree roots immediately rose from the ground, forming a solid wooden wall that blocked all the incoming spikes.

Not only that, Princess Ichikishima was also attacked by a large number of tree roots.

Moreover, no matter how she used inorganic rebirth to manipulate the rocks to resist, she still couldn't withstand the fierce attack of the tree roots. The rock and soil solidified by the immortal magic seemed to be useless in front of these tree roots.

Sage Art: Wood Release: Silent Killing Binding Technique!

"Die, humans."

Just as Princess Ichikishima was in great danger, a new beautiful snake suddenly appeared behind Kirito and spat out a black venom arrow.

The venom arrow was extremely corrosive; even the tree roots formed by the Sage Art Wood Release chakra couldn't withstand its corrosive power, instantly creating a hole in them, and continued to shoot towards Kirito.

The next moment, Kirito was shot, a hole appeared in his chest, and then his whole body was rapidly corroded, turning into a pool of pus and blood.

"Hmph, nothing special. It's a pity about the pure Sage Chakra he possesses."

Seeing that she had successfully poisoned Kirito, the sneak attacker, Princess Tsurugi laughed triumphantly.

But as soon as she finished speaking, her smug expression froze. She discovered that Kirito, who had turned into pus and blood, had actually revived from the pus and blood. Then she was unable to move her body, and her consciousness began to rapidly fade.

As her consciousness faded, Tsurutsuhime stared intently at Kirito before her, and said resentfully, "When did I fall under the spell..."

In reality, Kirito used chakra chains to bind Tadatsuhime, making her follow in the footsteps of Tadashihime and Ichikishimahime, becoming the third Snake Sage prisoner of Ryuchi Cave in his hands.

At that moment, an extremely cold voice appeared: "Human immortal, what brings you to this old woman?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of giant, scarlet eyes appeared before Kirito.

At the same time, a vast expanse of Sage Chakra appeared, unleashing a tsunami-like surge of Sage Chakra.

Chapter 309: Battle Against the White Snake Immortal

This terrifying surge of Sage Chakra was as cold as a February wind. When it hit Kirito, he felt a bone-chilling cold, and his expression instantly became extremely serious.

The three beautiful snakes in his hands were all immortals who had cultivated in Dragon Cave, but their strength was nothing compared to that of the White Snake Immortal—it was like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.

"So strong. Although in terms of pure Sage Chakra, this White Snake Sage is not as good as the Slug Sage, but he is far more dangerous. As expected of a ferocious snake summon, his combat power is amazing."

Kirito sighed after deeply feeling the threat emanating from the White Snake Sage.

Then, he removed the Vajra Seal from the three snake sages and said, "Hello, White Snake Sage, my name is Kirito Tohsaka. I apologize for disturbing you. I am not here to provoke you, but simply to get an answer from you."

"Answer? Sure, what do you want to ask?"

Upon hearing this, the White Snake Sage immediately and skillfully manipulated his Sage Chakra, vibrating the air and creating a tremendous sound.

The loud noise instantly roused the three snake sages from their seals. They fled from Kirito in terror, but once they were some distance away, the terror in their eyes vanished, replaced by deep resentment.

This was the first time in all these years that they had been treated so badly by humans, dragged around like dogs on a leash. This made them feel extremely ashamed and indignant, and they wished they could devour Kirito alive and tear him to pieces on the spot.

"Grandma, kill him! This human ninja is too wicked."

"Hime Tsuratsu said with murderous intent."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she was swept by a white afterimage and instantly blasted into the wall. She was seriously injured and fell unconscious without even having a chance to scream.

"Noisy!"

The next moment, the voice of the White Snake Immortal appeared.

"So fast! Despite her enormous size, she moves with incredible agility. It will be quite difficult to dodge her attacks."

With the help of his Byakugan, Kirito was able to clearly see the White Snake Sage make his move, but even with the Byakugan's assistance, he could only barely see it clearly. If he didn't use the Lightning Strike Secret Technique to enhance his body's reaction ability, he definitely wouldn't be able to dodge it with just normal physical reflexes.

The tragic end of Princess Tsuratsu made the remaining two snake sages tremble with fear, remaining silent and not daring to utter a single word of complaint.

In Ryuchi Cave, the will of the White Snake Immortal is the supreme law, and no one can defy it.

Judging from the current situation, the White Snake Sage does not seem to be hostile towards the human ninja in front of him; in fact, he seems to be treating him as an equal.

"White Snake Sage, do you know the location of the space-time portal left by Ōtsutsuki Hamura to the moon?"

Facing a powerful figure like the White Snake Sage, Kirito decided not to beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

"Otsutsuki Hamura, hahaha~, I didn't expect that humans in this era would know this name. Interesting, very interesting. Human sage, tell me quickly, what are you planning to do on the moon? The moon is not a good place."

Upon hearing the question, the White Snake Immortal seemed to have thought of something amusing and burst into laughter.

What would we do on the moon?

Of course, it's to steal the Byakugan and the giant Tenseigan!

Unfortunately, Kirito didn't intend to reveal his purpose for going to the moon, shaking his head and saying, "I'm sorry, I have no comment."