Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"Isn't he coming along?" Uchiha Touhuan asked curiously.

“Everyone only has one chance to enter this path in their lifetime. Although Orochimaru was a partner of Ryuchi Cave, he failed once when he tried to challenge this path, and he was no longer qualified to enter,” Shinki explained as they walked.

"By the way, are you so sure about my purpose for coming here?" Uchiha Touhuan asked curiously. "I've heard that there's a toad sage on Mount Myōboku who can foresee the future. Could the White Snake sage have a similar ability?"

"Don't compare us to those stinky toads from Mount Myōboku." Princess Tenshin's face showed displeasure.

"I apologize for my abruptness," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

“The White Snake Sage doesn’t have the abilities of that old toad from Mount Myōboku,” said Princess Tashin after glancing at Uchiha Touhuan. “However, your purpose in coming to Ryūchi Cave is quite easy to guess.”

“For thousands of years, people who come to Ryuchi Cave have had only two purposes: one is to find a summoning beast partner, and the other is to train in Sage Mode,” said Tashin Shinki. “You are different from Orochimaru, who came to Ryuchi Cave before his strength was fully developed. Your fighting style is already set. If you don’t learn specific ninjutsu, most of the contracted snakes in Ryuchi Cave will not be able to join your level of combat.”

"Therefore, your goal can only be the latter."

Uchiha Touhuan nodded noncommittally and continued to follow in the footsteps of Tashin Shinhime.

"By the way, what kind of test does Ryuchi Cave offer to those who want to train in Sage Mode? Is it something like moral character? If so, I doubt I'll be able to pass the test," Uchiha Touhuan said.

“Mr. Dou Huan is joking. Ryuchi Cave treats everyone who wants to cultivate the Sage Mode equally.” Tianxin Shenji smiled. “All the tests have only one purpose, which is to see if the participants can adapt to natural energy. As for the character and will that humans care about, Ryuchi Cave doesn’t care.”

“I see. No wonder it’s rumored that this place is only frequented by madmen who are obsessed with seeking power,” Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile.

“I’ll take it as Mr. Doo-hwan praising us,” said Princess Tianxin. “Besides, didn’t Mr. Doo-hwan come here because he was already prepared?”

“That makes sense.” Uchiha Touhuan nodded. “So, when will the test begin?”

Princess Tianxin led Uchiha Touhuan to a restaurant-like building in the city. She clapped her hands, and soon several girls served Uchiha Touhuan various delicacies.

"Mr. Douhuan, please enjoy the hospitality of Ryuchi Cave before the test begins," said Princess Tianxin with a smile.

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan sat down at the dining table and picked up the cutlery without thinking.

Seeing this, Princess Tianxin also revealed a special smile.

However, in the next second, Princess Tashin suddenly found a long sword with a pale blue metallic sheen held to her neck, and Uchiha Touhuan, who was sitting on the dining table in front of her, had disappeared without her noticing.

"What does Mr. Dou Huan mean by this?" Although a knife was held to her neck, Princess Tianxin remained calm and asked.

Behind Tianxin Shenji, Uchiha Touhuan, the lightning-shaped tomoe in his Mangekyou Sharingan slowly swirling in his eyes, said: "The illusion is quite realistic, but since I awakened these eyes, everything I see is absolutely real."

"I see." Princess Tianxin nodded, and everything around them began to change. The magnificent restaurant and the ancient town outside disappeared, turning into a gloomy cave. The many delicacies on the table turned into skeletons.

Along with her, the figure of Princess Tianxin also disappeared.

When the goddess Tianxin reappeared, her originally serene and elegant face had disappeared, replaced by a ferocious snake face. Her sinister vertical pupils, along with the sharp teeth and long tongue revealed when she opened her mouth, made Uchiha Touhuan frown slightly.

The chakra around Tashin Shinki began to fluctuate. This fluctuation of chakra was very special and completely different from anyone that Uchiha Touhuan had fought before.

"Is this Sage Chakra?" Uchiha Touhuan drew his sword and assumed a fighting stance, as a dark blue electric light began to gather around his body, crackling and popping.

Just then, a voice came from deep within the cave.

"Goddess, bring him here directly. Faced with his eye technique, the subsequent tests will be of little use."

“I understand, White Snake Sage.” Princess Tianxin turned and bowed towards the depths of the cave. Then, her expression returned to its previous state, and she said apologetically to Uchiha Touhuan, “I’m sorry, Mr. Touhuan, I was rude, but this is part of the test.”

“I understand.” Uchiha Touhuan nodded, sheathed his Swift Lightning Blade, and then asked, “Is that the White Snake Sage?”

“That’s right, please follow me,” said Princess Tianxin.

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Chapter 45 Snake Sage Mode

After Uchiha Touhuan saw through Ryuchi Cave's genjutsu, Tashin no longer bothered to maintain the genjutsu and simply walked deeper into the cave.

Soon, two girls dressed similarly to Princess Tashin arrived.

The youngest among them, the Ryuchi Cave Fairy named Ichikishima-hime, looked at Uchiha Touhuan with a slightly dissatisfied gaze and muttered, "We finally got a trial participant, and this is how it turns out. How boring."

Ichikishima-hime's sarcastic remarks went unnoticed by Uchiha Touhuan, who simply followed the three of them.

As they got closer to the White Snake Immortal's cave, petrified human remains began to appear on both sides of the cave.

However, Uchiha Touhuan's expression remained completely unchanged in the face of all this.

At this moment, Princess Ichikishima couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you curious about what these are?"

"They're nothing more than failures who didn't pass the Sage Trials before," Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "If you want to pursue power, you naturally have to be prepared to fail."

“Mr. Dou Huan is indeed insightful.” At this moment, the last fairy maiden, Tuan Jin Ji, said, “I hope you can successfully pass the final trial, otherwise we will have no choice but to painfully taste Mr. Dou Huan’s flavor.”

Soon, the three of them led Uchiha Touhuan to the deepest part of Ryuchi Cave. The dim light flickered, and on the throne deep in the cave, a large white serpent was coiled. Several golden rings were wrapped around the white serpent's body, with various inscriptions engraved on them. At the same time, the two huge dragon horns on the top of the white serpent's head also indicated that the white serpent had embarked on the path of dragon transformation.

The three people in front of Uchiha Touhuan bowed.

"Alright, you three, step back. Let me have a proper chat with this Mr. Uchiha Touhuan." The white snake on the throne shifted its body, the friction of its scales producing a rustling sound.

"Yes." The three fairy maidens nodded and stepped back.

After the three fairy maidens left, a while later, the White Snake Immortal spoke slowly and deliberately: "In all these years, you are still the first descendant of Indra to come here."

"Indra?" Uchiha Touhuan asked knowingly, "Is he one of our Uchiha clan's ancestors?"

“That’s not wrong, but this Indra is the original source of your Uchiha clan’s bloodline,” the White Snake Sage said.

"The original ancestor of the Uchiha clan?" Uchiha Touhuan nodded. "It seems that the White Snake Sage had met him. No wonder there are rumors that the sages of the three holy lands all have long lifespans."

“No, I don’t have much interaction with Indra. I only know about his experiences. After all, he was the founder of the Ninja Sect and one of the two sons of the Sage of Six Paths,” said the White Snake Sage.

"So, does that mean we Uchiha are descendants of the legendary Sage of Six Paths?" Uchiha Touhuan said.

“That makes sense,” the White Snake Immortal nodded.

“I never imagined that one day I would become a descendant of a sage.” Uchiha Touhuan’s face showed a playful expression. “So, why did the White Snake Sage tell me these secrets? Is it because Ryuchi Cave has been lying dormant for too long and is now restless, wanting to influence the human world like Mount Myōboku? Let me make it clear, I am not like Jiraiya, who was the first person in the ninja world to be controlled by a summoning beast. I will not spend my life chasing after some vague prophecy.”

“No, Ryuchi Cave has never cared about the human world. I was just expressing my feelings as an old woman,” said the White Snake Sage. “But aren’t you even a little curious about the story of your ancestors?”

“What’s there to be curious about? Human history is pretty much the same old story. Are there really any differences between humans from ten thousand years ago and humans today?” Uchiha Touhuan said.

"Hahaha." The White Snake Sage laughed after hearing Uchiha Touhuan's words. "Over the years, although I have spent most of my time in slumber, when I am awake, I have witnessed the long-standing battles between the descendants of Ashura and Indra. There are many talented individuals among them, but you are the most special one."

"Ashura? The ancestor of the Senju clan?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, and the Uzumaki clan, who are also his descendants,” the White Serpent Sage added.

"It seems our two families are truly sworn enemies, whose brains have been splattered together since our ancestors' time," Uchiha Touhuan laughed.

"Over the years, I've seen many people come seeking the power of a sage, but you are the only one I truly hope will succeed. You've made this old woman curious about the path the ninja world will take under your influence." The White Snake Sage looked at Uchiha Touhuan. "Stretch out your hand."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan extended his left hand and simultaneously removed his wrist guard.

The White Snake Sage on the throne slowly leaned over and bit Uchiha Touhuan's wrist.

A slightly violent surge of natural energy was injected into Uchiha Tohkan's body from the White Snake Sage's fangs.

Uchiha Touhuan grunted, and in no time, snake scales appeared on the surface of his body. His body began to transform into the shape of a snake, and his feet began to petrify.

After returning to his throne, the White Snake Sage quietly watched this scene. Unlike Mount Myoboku, Ryuchi Cave did not care about the character and will of those who came to seek Sage Mode, but it also lacked protective measures like the black rods that forced out natural energy, as seen in Mount Myoboku. Everyone who came to seek Sage Mode had only one chance, even though the White Snake Sage highly regarded Uchiha Touhuan.

Just when the White Snake Sage thought that Uchiha Touhuan would also become one of the many skeletons in Ryuchi Cave, Uchiha Touhuan suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, the lightning tomoe in his left eye spun rapidly, and tears of blood gushed out.

Within Uchiha Touhuan's body, the Sage Chakra that was surging wildly just a second ago stabilized instantly, merging with the physical and mental energy that make up the chakra, the three becoming perfectly integrated.

His petrified legs rapidly recovered, the snake scales on his body disappeared, and the snake-like marks on his face gradually vanished. Only a narrow vertical pupil appeared in the center of the three lightning bolt tomoe in his Mangekyou Sharingan, and a circle of purple eyeshadow appeared around his eyes.

Uchiha Touhuan wiped the blood from the corner of his eye, feeling the power brought by the Sage Chakra and the nourishment of his eye power, which had been overused in a moment, by the natural energy. He couldn't help but laugh loudly.

Chapter 46 Immortal Arts

When Uchiha Touhuan was surrounded by enemies many times his size on the battlefield, he awakened his will to survive and used the eye technique, Eighty Calamity Sun God, which allowed him to seize the only chance of survival in a near-death situation. When learning Sage Mode, which requires a certain amount of luck, it is simply the strongest cheat code!

Even if there is a 99% chance of failure, as long as there is a possibility of success, Uchiha Tohsen's chance of seizing that one sliver of possibility is 100%!

"You've already mastered Sage Mode at the very beginning. Your talent has truly surprised even me," the White Snake Sage said. "Now that you've mastered Sage Mode, all that's left is to practice repeatedly to speed up the process of condensing Sage Chakra."

The Sage Mode chakra condensed from the small amount of natural energy injected by the White Snake Sage was quickly exhausted, and Uchiha Tohkan subsequently exited Sage Mode.

"Thank you for the gift, White Snake Sage," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile, having achieved his goal.

"No need for formalities. Dragon Cave fairly gives every destined person a chance. Being able to seize this opportunity is your own ability," said the White Snake Immortal. "Alright, this old woman will continue to sleep. If there is anything else, you can ask Tian Xin and the other children. I hope that when I wake up next time, this world will have already changed in your hands."

Since the White Snake Sage had said so, Uchiha Touhuan simply bowed slightly and took his leave.

After leaving the White Snake Immortal's cave, the three fairy maidens who had not yet left approached.

"It seems that Mr. Dou Huan has successfully passed the final test," said Tian Xin Shen Ji with a smile. "Please come with us. Now that Mr. Dou Huan has mastered Sage Mode, some of the Sage Techniques of Ryuchi Cave can be made available to him."

Uchiha Touhuan nodded and followed the three of them to the front of a cave.

"This contains Ryuchi Cave's research on immortal techniques over the years. If you wish to learn, Mr. Douhuan can choose any scroll to copy," said Princess Tianxin.

"Isn't there a teacher or something?" Uchiha Touhuan raised an eyebrow slightly, but seeing the three of them maintaining their smiles and remaining silent, he understood. Unlike the Sage Techniques tutorials at Mount Myōboku, which offered a complete service from beginner to expert as long as you passed the test, Ryūchi-dō's main approach was to let you learn freely. You could choose any Sage Technique you wanted, but whether you could learn it or not was none of their concern.

Uchiha Tohkan entered the Ryuchi Cave's scripture cave alone, casually picked up a few scrolls, and began to read them.

These Sage Techniques were diverse, and Uchiha Touhuan spent some time choosing two. One of them was a support-type technique that enhanced his perception of natural energy fluctuations in Sage Mode, thereby improving his wide-range perception ability. This also made up for Uchiha Touhuan's lack of wide-range perception methods. The other Sage Technique was a unique method from Ryuchi Cave that used Sage Chakra to guide and manipulate the natural energy on this planet for attacks. It was similar to the Frog Kumite of Mount Myōboku and was called the Orochi Form.

As for the Ryuchi Cave Sage Techniques and other powerful Sage Techniques that Kabuto Yakushi used in the original timeline, Uchiha Touhuan had no choice. His combat system was already established. Although these Sage Techniques were powerful, they either required the cooperation of the snakes from Ryuchi Cave or some modifications to his body. Uchiha Touhuan did not lack powerful ninjutsu. Currently, his Lightning Release ninjutsu had already reached a much higher level of power with the support of Sage Chakra. Learning these would be completely counterproductive. On the contrary, techniques that utilize natural energy to make up for his own shortcomings were what Uchiha Touhuan truly needed.

After selecting his sage technique, Uchiha Touhuan released the reverse summoning and left Ryuchi Cave.

……

Meanwhile, at the Hatake family's ancestral home.

Naruto has been staying at Kakashi's house for two days now, and the two have gradually become acquainted.

If Naruto was somewhat reserved when he first moved into the Hatake family's ancestral home, after two days, his mischievous heart began to stir. Driven by curiosity, his biggest prank was to find a way to remove Kakashi's mask and see his true face.

Therefore, while Kakashi was out entertaining guests, he had already made thorough preparations.

Kakashi pushed open the door as usual and casually called out, "I'm back."