Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Furthermore, while puppets can use many of the Tenseigan's abilities, they lack the Tenseigan's most basic X-ray vision and powerful dynamic visual abilities, making them vulnerable to enemy attacks when fighting.

“You cowardly coward, if you have the guts, say your name and we’ll fight again the next day.”

Madara Uchiha hadn't expected to take down this puppet controlled by his formidable enemy so easily. Seeing that the enemy was about to be destroyed and disappear, he decisively tried to use provocation to extract information from the enemy.

"A cowardly coward, hahaha~, my senior, how dare you say such a thing? Goodbye, senior."

Upon hearing Madara Uchiha's provocation, the White Zetsu clone burst into laughter again, his voice unusually heavy when he uttered the word "senpai".

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha was so enraged that his entire body was filled with murderous intent.

The next moment, a huge chakra katana cleaved the faceless man's entire body into pieces.

At this moment, Orochimaru's shadow clones rushed to the battlefield. Seeing this scene, they wanted to get more information from Madara Uchiha.

Unexpectedly, a huge chakra katana swiftly slashed at them, instantly turning them into a puff of white smoke and disappearing.

Orochimaru, dozens of kilometers away, suddenly collapsed to the ground, his face pale.

……

On the other side, hundreds of kilometers north of Ryūchi-dong, in a huge underground cave, the battered and bruised White Snake Immortal dragged his heavy, injured body to a pool of water deep within the cave that exuded cold air and rich natural energy.

This icy pool was a healing place she had secretly set up long ago. It had been more than two thousand years since she last used it. That time, she was severely injured and almost died after a great battle with Gamamaru. She had never used it since then, and she never expected to use it again.

"Damn you, Uchiha Madara, just you wait! I will never let this go. Once I've healed, I will definitely take my revenge on you."

The White Snake Immortal slowly immersed his body in the icy, bone-chilling pool water, and said with hatred in his heart.

Although the water in the cold pool was cold, at this moment, it was not even one percent as cold as the chilling killing intent in the White Snake Immortal's heart.

The White Snake Sage had already made up her mind. Since Madara Uchiha almost killed her this time, she would make Madara Uchiha pay the price no matter what, even if it meant dying herself.

She was determined to make Madara Uchiha know just how terrible the consequences would be for provoking her, the White Snake Sage.

"Hehehe~, as expected of the White Snake Immortal, her vitality is so tenacious. She didn't die after being hit by that move."

Suddenly, a voice that sent chills down the spine of the White Snake Immortal appeared.

Then, under the somewhat frightened gaze of the White Snake Immortal, a strange figure, half black and half white, emerged from the top rock wall.

Chapter 349: The Myoboku Team

"Who are you!"

The White Snake Immortal was greatly surprised when he saw this creature, which was half-white and half-black.

Her place was extremely secluded, after all, it was where she hid and healed her wounds.

Therefore, she had set up an amazing sealing array here a long time ago. This sealing array has a powerful concealment and sealing effect. In theory, no one should be able to detect this place. How did this half-grown humanoid creature with white and black skin get here?

Furthermore, this strange humanoid creature gave her a strong sense of dread, a sense of dread that was not much less than the nightmarish ninjutsu she had just faced with Madara Uchiha.

She is now severely injured. In order to survive, she used all her abundant Sage Chakra for defense and healing, and now she has very little left.

Because the noise she made when absorbing and exhaling natural energy was too great, she has not absorbed any natural energy from the outside world since she fled for her life, for fear of attracting the attention of the enemy.

Therefore, she is now at her weakest point in her life, with her combat power less than one percent of her peak.

"Hehehe~, who I am doesn't matter..."

Black Zetsu continued to grin, chuckling wickedly.

Before the words were even finished, several rock spikes instantly grew from the surrounding rock walls and pierced its body.

It was the White Snake Immortal who secretly used the Immortal Technique of Inorganic Rebirth to launch a sneak attack on Black Judgment.

However, Black Zetsu seemed completely unharmed. Its body was like a lump of mud, without the weaknesses of a normal creature. It easily broke free from the spikes of the rock and quickly appeared on the ground at the edge of the pool, clinging to the wall, staring at the White Serpent Sage with a pair of malicious eyes.

The White Snake Immortal was extremely familiar with Black Zetsu's gaze at this moment; it was the same gaze she had given countless times when she regarded other weak creatures as fish on a chopping board.

The White Snake Immortal was immediately enraged and spat out a mouthful of venom.

The venom transformed into countless venom arrows that shot towards Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu didn't have much; it hit him directly, and his entire body melted away, turning into a puddle of pus.

The White Snake Sage saw Black Zetsu killed by her own venom, but she felt no joy. Her wild intuition, honed over countless years, still told her that the crisis was not over.

Without much further explanation, the White Snake Immortal once again activated the Inorganic Rebirth Technique, causing the rock wall above his head to open a passage, which he then quickly crawled into.

Her hiding place to heal her wounds has been exposed, and she must hurry up and move.

But not long after she crawled into the rock wall, a huge chakra hand broke through the rock wall, then precisely grabbed her neck and forcibly pulled her out of the ground.

"Gotcha, you stinky snake."

Madara Uchiha stood inside the giant four-armed tengu warrior's head, looking down at the White Snake Sage and speaking.

After the White Snake Sage escaped due to interference from a mysterious enemy, he immediately contacted Black Zetsu to track him down. Black Zetsu did not disappoint him and followed closely behind the White Snake Sage, leaving marks so that he could find the White Snake Sage again.

This time, no one can help the White Snake Immortal anymore.

A few minutes later, at the spot where Madara Uchiha had captured the White Snake Sage, a faceless man suddenly descended from the sky. It was a puppet controlled by a White Zetsu clone using the Tenseigan.

"The White Snake Sage's aura has disappeared, but there's still Madara Uchiha's chakra here. It seems he was captured by Madara Uchiha after all. That idiot, if he hadn't been afraid to stay and help me just now, things wouldn't have turned out like this."

The white Zetsu clone retorted.

This time, Madara Uchiha finally succeeded. The White Snake Sage falling into Madara Uchiha's hands must be worse than death for him, and he has gained another major enemy.

Now that things have come to this, there's no use in regretting it. Madara Uchiha's attack on the White Snake Sage was definitely intended to turn him into a puppet for his own use.

Therefore, Madara Uchiha will likely go on a large-scale hunt for powerful summoning beasts in the ninja world, and he certainly won't let Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest go.

However, the Slug Sage is quite special, and Madara Uchiha will most likely not target her first, but rather Mount Myōboku.

"Tell Mount Myoboku about Ryuchi Cave, and hopefully they will be more aware of it."

The white Zetsu clone murmured.

The next moment, the chakra fluctuations on the faceless man disappeared, and it transformed back into an ordinary puppet.

The fact that Ryuchi Cave was attacked by a meteorite is something that Kirito cannot hide from others, even if he doesn't make it public.

Of the three sacred sites, the location of Ryuchi Cave is almost a secret. Now that it has suffered this calamity, the news has spread throughout most of the ninja world in half a day, alarming all the major ninja villages and forces.

Immediately, various forces dispatched personnel to investigate, and they were all stunned when they saw the meteorite crater that had appeared at the original location of Ryuchi Cave.

In the room of the Great Toad Sage on Mount Myōboku.

Fukasaku and Shima rushed in and found the Great Toad Sage still dozing off.

At this moment, even the usually most disciplined Immortal Fukasaku disregarded all etiquette. He rushed to the Great Toad Immortal and cried out, "My lord, something terrible has happened! Please wake up!"

The giant toad sage showed no reaction and was still dozing off.

The immortal had no choice but to continue shouting.

After calling for several minutes, the Great Toad Sage remained fast asleep. Finally, Shima Sage couldn't resist any longer. She formed a hand seal, and a huge stream of water gushed from her mouth, hitting the Great Toad Sage on the head.

The next moment, the snoring of the giant toad sage, which had been attacked by the cold water, disappeared. His tightly closed eyelids opened slightly, and a terrifying pressure slowly emanated from his hands. When he realized that the one who attacked him was Shima Sage, this pressure disappeared.

"Ah~, it's Fukasaku and Shima. Is there something urgent?"

The Great Toad Sage spoke in a weak and aged voice, appearing listless and powerless due to his advanced age.

If he hadn't suddenly unleashed a terrifying pressure, the two immortals from Mount Myōboku would probably have truly believed that the old toad before them was nearing its end.

"My lord, Dragon Land Cave is gone, and the White Snake Immortal's whereabouts are unknown."

Seeing that the Great Toad Sage had finally regained consciousness, the Immortal Fukasaku quickly said...

Such a major event as the attack on Ryuchi Cave could certainly not have been unknown to a powerful ninja force like Mount Myōboku.

In fact, Mount Myōboku learned of the destruction of Ryūchi Cave much faster than many other major human powers because the sudden death of their clansmen who had been sent to monitor the area immediately aroused their suspicion.

Upon learning the news, the two of them sent other ninja toads to investigate. They discovered that Ryuchi Cave had been attacked by a meteorite, turning into a sinkhole. Countless spirit snakes in Ryuchi Cave had died tragically, and even the White Snake Sage had disappeared, presumably also dead.

Upon hearing the news, their first reaction was one of great joy. After all, Ryuchi-dong and Myoboku-san had a very bad relationship, and they couldn't wait for Ryuchi-dong to be completely destroyed.

But then they started to get scared.

While a meteorite falling from the sky is certainly a terrible natural disaster, given the resources of Ryuchi Cave, they should be able to detect the crisis in advance and then take measures to resolve it. Even if their measures cannot completely resolve the meteorite, they certainly shouldn't let it destroy their lair.

The result is that Ryuchi Cave, the sacred site for summoning spirit beasts, has been completely destroyed, and the White Snake Immortal, the pillar of Ryuchi Cave, has disappeared without a trace.

Clearly, a powerful ninja has made a move against Ryuchi Cave.

As for who attacked Ryuchi-dong?

They initially suspected Kirito Tohsaka because they knew he had a grudge against the White Snake Sage, but they shifted their focus after receiving a mysterious letter.

The mysterious letter did not say who attacked Ryuchi Cave, but only indicated a location.

They eventually found the White Snake Sage's trail and some clues about the person who attacked her, based on the location given in the letter. These clues all pointed to the powerful ninja who attacked the White Snake Sage as Uchiha Madara.

So the question is, why did Madara Uchiha attack the White Snake Sage?

The two sages were puzzled by this. Could it be that Madara Uchiha planned to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon the White Snake Sage and use him?

This idea was quickly abandoned by them.

Because they knew that although the Impure World Reincarnation technique was powerful, it wasn't powerful enough to summon the White Snake Sage at his peak, and there was even a high probability that the summoning would fail.

The reason is simple: the White Snake Immortal is a colossal summoning beast, and the offering required is not just a human life that can be summoned.

The required offerings would likely be a terrifying number.

If Madara Uchiha didn't intend to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to manipulate the White Snake Sage, then what was his purpose in attacking the White Snake Sage?

Unable to figure it out, the two of them had no choice but to ask the Great Toad Immortal.

They believed that the Great Toad Sage, with his vast knowledge, might know Madara Uchiha's purpose in attacking the White Snake Sage.

"The White Snake is missing. It seems she's been robbed. But who in the current ninja world has the ability to kill her? Tell us everything you know."

When the Great Toad Immortal heard that the White Snake Immortal's whereabouts were unknown, his eyes widened, and his voice, which had been weak and feeble, became loud and clear.

Fukasaku and Shima, not daring to be negligent, quickly recounted everything they knew.

As the giant toad sage listened, he involuntarily sat up straight, his expression gradually becoming serious.

After the two immortals finished speaking, he finally sighed: "Alas, I never thought that the White Serpent would end up like this. This new Rinnegan user is an extremely evil person. Fukasaku and Shima, you must be on high alert recently. That Rinnegan ninja will most likely not let our Mount Myōboku go."

"Yes, sir, but what exactly happened to the White Snake Immortal?"