Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

"So it really was Madara Uchiha supporting Sunagakure from behind?"

Onoki slammed his fist into the already badly damaged desk again, cursing under his breath.

Seeing Onoki's angry yet helpless expression, Kurotsuchi's reason, which had been clouded by anger, finally returned somewhat. With a somber expression, she sighed, "I'm sorry, Tsuchikage-sama, I shouldn't have acted so recklessly."

"No, I understand how you feel. I also wish I could rush to the battlefield right now and fight those damned Sand Villagers to the death, but I can't do that."

Onoki shook his head and sighed.

"Bang bang bang~"

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Upon hearing the commotion, Onoki and Kurotsuchi immediately composed themselves.

The next moment, Onoki had someone come in.

The newcomer was an Iwagakure ANBU member who was in a hurry. He was injured and had lost his mask, but his wounded face showed an expression of excitement and joy. As soon as he saw Onoki, he immediately said, "Tsuchikage-sama, Konoha's reinforcements have arrived. They are fighting against Sunagakure at the front line."

"Great! Who's leading the team?"

Onoki was immediately invigorated and overjoyed.

"It is the former Hokage of Konoha, Lord Hiruzen Sarutobi."

The Iwagakure Anbu immediately replied.

"It's him."

Onoki showed a surprised expression, then frowned slightly.

He received a secret letter the day before yesterday that Konoha would send reinforcements, but he did not expect Konoha to act so quickly, arriving only two days later.

Unfortunately, the person who came was not Kirito Tohsaka, the nemesis of Sunagakure.

Regardless, now that Konoha's reinforcements have arrived, the time has come for Sunagakure to launch a counterattack.

Onoki made a quick decision and shouted to Akatsuchi, "Pass down the order to have the demolition team prepare for battle. I will personally lead the team to the front line."

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."

Red soil obeyed immediately.

……

On the other side, in the rocky area northeast of Iwagakure Village, lies Ryuchi Cave.

Two uninvited guests arrived at the entrance of Ryuchi Cave; they were none other than Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru.

"So this is the entrance to Ryuchi Cave? It's really well hidden. Ordinary people would probably just think it's an ordinary cave."

Madara Uchiha looked at the ordinary, dark cave in front of him and said expressionlessly.

"Ordinary people would only see it as an ordinary cave, but Lord Ban must be able to clearly feel the immense natural energy emanating from its depths. This is a convergence point of natural energy within a hundred miles."

Orochimaru smiled slightly.

He already knew that Madara Uchiha also possessed Sage Mode, and Madara's Sage Mode skills were quite high; it could be said that every time he met Madara, Madara's Sage Mode skills would improve by a level.

Now that they meet again, he finds himself unable to see through Madara Uchiha's Sage Mode cultivation.

Because the opponent's Sage Chakra was so vast, so vast that he felt like he was facing the White Snake Sage, or even more powerful.

He really couldn't imagine that a human's Sage Chakra could be so vast.

Compared to Madara Uchiha, his physical body has far surpassed the realm of ordinary humans, stepping into the realm of the superhuman.

"Indeed, this place is a treasure trove for cultivating immortal arts. If I could, I really wouldn't want to destroy it."

Madara Uchiha nodded slightly, then suddenly clapped his hands together.

In an instant, huge green tree roots rose from the ground, and Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru stepped on one of the roots and quickly ascended.

In no time, a large, vibrant forest grew on the ground of Ryuchi Cave, and huge orange flower buds slowly bloomed on some of the trees.

Wood Release: The World of Flower Trees Descends!

Without a doubt, Ryuchi Cave was a huge underground snake pit. Madara Uchiha's Advent of the Flower Tree World directly invaded this huge snake pit. At this time, a large number of tree roots grew in the snake pit, entangled a large number of snakes in Ryuchi Cave, and then sucked them into snake dregs.

Only a few powerful snakes are able to escape the entanglement of these terrible tree roots and avoid becoming dried snakes.

Among these few powerful serpents is, of course, the White Serpent Sage.

Her lair was suddenly so badly damaged that she could no longer sit still. She spewed out a large amount of highly corrosive venom, which corroded a large number of tree roots, and then her body rapidly climbed up in the snake pit.

A moment later, a huge white snake emerged from the dense forest.

She seemed to be a symbol of death; as soon as she appeared, the surrounding forest began to wither and die rapidly.

"Orochimaru, you really didn't die. You dare to show your face in front of me again. Is it this Rinnegan ninja by your side who gives you the confidence?"

The White Snake Sage instantly noticed Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru, and then, in the blink of an eye, discerned Orochimaru's identity, roaring with murderous intent.

As he spoke, a terrifying surge of Sage Chakra transformed into a storm that swept across the surrounding area.

The murderous aura emanating from the White Snake Immortal also spread and erupted.

In an instant, the air within a radius of several kilometers seemed to freeze, making it difficult for countless creatures to breathe and causing their bodies to tremble uncontrollably. Some timid creatures had already lost control of their bowels and collapsed to the ground, their faces showing extreme terror.

In the howling wind, Orochimaru gripped the tree roots tightly with his chakra. When he saw the White Snake Sage's ferocious posture, cold sweat poured down his face.

He had already witnessed the White Snake Immortal's power, but this was the first time he had seen the White Snake Immortal so angry.

There is absolutely no chance of winning.

This is the conclusion Orochimaru has reached by comparing his own strength to the current situation.

If it weren't for a reliable ally by his side, he would have already fled in disarray.

"Hahaha~, you want to dance too? Great, let me see it."

Madara Uchiha suddenly burst into laughter, his face showing an unusually excited expression.

This white snake immortal is quite a good prey; he actually made him feel threatened, though not by much, but it was definitely a sense of threat.

He was already looking forward to killing the White Snake Sage and then turning it into the form of Pain's Undead Summoning Beast. That would surely be quite impressive.

"Who are you? State your name."

The White Snake Sage stared intently at Madara Uchiha, the human who was laughing wildly in front of her, and shouted loudly.

"Don't you know who I am? A crawler."

Madara Uchiha suddenly flew up, looked down at the White Snake Sage, and said arrogantly.

"court death!"

When Madara Uchiha called the White Snake Sage a reptile, he roared in anger.

Of course she knew who Uchiha Madara was. She had been paying attention to the situation in the ninja world. The Rinnegan and Mangekyou Sharingan in Uchiha Madara's eye sockets made her immediately understand where Orochimaru's confidence came from.

But so what? Madara Uchiha is not the Sage of Six Paths. He, Madara Uchiha, is not worthy of making the White Snake Sage feel afraid.

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge white sphere radiating intense light was suddenly released from the mouth of the White Snake Immortal.

In an instant, a terrifyingly bright light illuminated the entire world, and a terrifying high-frequency vibration spread outwards with the air.

Immortal Technique: White Strike Technique.

When the White Snake Sage spat out the white ball of light, Orochimaru knew that the White Snake Sage was using the terrifying Sage Technique, White Excitation Technique. He quickly clapped his hands together and was completely engulfed in a giant water ball. This was Water Release: Water Prison Technique.

Protected by the giant water sphere, the air vibrations accompanied by the terrifying, ear-piercing sound were instantly neutralized and dispersed by the water, allowing Orochimaru inside the giant water sphere to avoid the paralyzing effect of the White Rage Technique.

Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha in the sky took full force of the White Snake Sage's White Rage Technique.

Upon seeing this, the White Snake Immortal's face immediately revealed a smug expression of having successfully launched a sneak attack.

In her view, once Madara Uchiha was hit by her Sage Art, he was finished.

Because she was confident that no human could continue to move after being affected by her magic, and would only obediently become fish on her chopping board.

But when she was about to swallow Madara Uchiha whole and melt him into the other world, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

Because Madara Uchiha moved, he easily dodged her gaping maw and could still utter arrogant words: "Is this your Sage Mode? It feels pretty good, it's really good for massage."

Hearing Madara Uchiha's arrogant words, the White Snake Sage was both shocked and angry. He cursed inwardly, "How can this despicable human's body be so powerful? Is he not human, or is he a sage who has lived for thousands of years like me?"

Her White Rage Technique is not a ninjutsu that is only applied to the enemy, but a ninjutsu that treats everyone indiscriminately.

In other words, she, the one who cast the spell, would also be affected.

The reason she wasn't afraid of the White Intense Technique harming her was because she possessed a powerful, well-forged body that could withstand the side effects of the technique.

The reason her physical body is so powerful is that she has nourished it with immortal techniques for thousands of years. This is an advantage accumulated over a long period of time, so she does not believe that any human can train their body to such a powerful degree as she has.

To this day, her 'common sense' has been shattered.

A sense of loss of control, similar to that she felt when facing the Konoha ninja named Kirito Tohsaka last time, began to quietly grow in her heart.

Things started to turn sour.

This means that Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan ninja is more troublesome than imagined.

But now that things have come to this, the White Snake Immortal absolutely cannot let the damage to Ryuchi Cave go unpunished; she must teach him a profound lesson.

With a thought, a surge of powerful Sage Chakra erupted from the White Snake Sage once again.

But before she could use a new Sage Art to deal with Madara Uchiha, a terrifying repulsive force suddenly descended upon her, instantly crushing her massive body to the ground.

A huge crater then appeared.

"Shinra Tensei".

Madara Uchiha said in a low voice.

As he spoke, he made a gentle pressing motion with his right hand.

Being constantly ambushed and beaten is not his style. In order to test the White Snake Immortal's strength, he has already yielded one move. Now it is his turn to make a move.

Under the immense repulsive force, the White Snake Sage was pinned to the ground, but with her terrifying physical strength and by using Sage Art: Lightning Release Chakra to continuously strengthen her body, she slowly lifted herself up again.

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha maintained Shinra Tensei while clapping his hands together and using a Rinnegan ninjutsu.

Orochimaru, who was watching the battle from a short distance away, was puzzled when he saw that Madara Uchiha had clearly made the gesture to release the seals, but nothing appeared.

But soon, he understood what kind of ninjutsu Madara Uchiha had used. He looked up at the sky, a look of horror on his face.

A huge meteorite covered in flames was falling from the sky, its target clearly the White Snake Immortal in the crater.