Things have gotten a bit strange.
The White Snake Sage has been avoiding Uehara Naraku.
Along their journey, the empty cave was filled only with thin white snakes, not a single large enough snake suitable for making snake soup in the pot.
Suddenly, a fireball erupted from Uehara Naraku's hand, shooting forward to illuminate the path and forcing back a group of spying little white snakes.
"What does the White Snake Sage mean by this?"
Uehara Naraku's expression grew increasingly sour, a hint of gold flickering in his eyes as he instantly activated the Hunting Rhythm, observing everything around.
Uehara Naraku watched the small white snakes swim into the depths of the cave and spoke coldly, "Even if Ryuchi Cave does not welcome my arrival, at least send a snake to inform me? Without a reason, how can I have the face to suddenly become hostile?"
"..."
Orochimaru also furrowed his brow slightly.
Honestly, Orochimaru was also curious about this question.
At this moment, a small white snake suddenly emerged from the ground, crawled up Orochimaru's leg, and coiled around his shoulder, repeatedly flicking its tongue as if saying something.
Orochimaru stared at the little white snake on his body, looking somewhat bewildered; it was clear he understood the snake's language.
"Am I supposed to drive this kid out of Ryuchi Cave?"
Orochimaru slowly turned his head to look at Uehara Naraku beside him, his eyes twitching slightly. If he had the capability, why would he even bring Uehara Naraku here?
The White Snake Sage clearly doesn't understand the situation!
Crack!
Uehara Naraku suddenly reached out and grabbed the little white snake on Orochimaru's shoulder, glaring coldly at the trembling creature. He softly said, "Go tell the White Snake Sage, since it's not coming out to greet me, it's disrespecting me, and I'll burn this place down!"
"Hiss!"
In the next moment, the trembling little white snake suddenly grew huge!
In just the blink of an eye, the chopstick-length white snake transformed into a giant python dozens of meters long, lunging at Uehara Naraku to swallow him whole.
This makes no sense at all!
Bang!
Uehara threw a punch at its head, pounding a massive crater into the white giant python's skull, instantly killing it!
Uehara Naraku wiped the blood off his hand and smirked: "Orochimaru-san, you see, the members of Ryuchi Cave attacked me first."
Orochimaru: "..."
What kind of logic is this!
A guy who talks so arrogantly, insulting the White Snake Sage and threatening to burn down Ryuchi Cave, why wouldn't anyone attack you?
As Uehara Naraku finished speaking, a mist suddenly rose from the depths of the cave, surging towards Uehara Naraku and Orochimaru.
"Go kill him."
An elderly voice from within the mist reached Uehara Naraku's ears.
In the next instant, three burly pythons sprang from the mist, rushing at Uehara Naraku, each nearly matching Manda in size!
Each python's body seemed to flicker in and out of visibility, leaving observers dumbfounded!
Evidently, these three pythons held extraordinary status, similar to Gama-Bunta's three brothers in Ryuchi Cave, perhaps?
"It's invisibility… Void Blade!"
A mysterious smile appeared on Uehara Naraku's lips as he slowly extended his hand, summoning an irregularly shaped Blade of Nothingness.
"Void Walking!"
Uehara Naraku's figure vanished, suddenly appearing atop one of the giant pythons, viciously swinging the Void Blade to pierce its skull!
Yet the scales on this python's head were so hard that even the Void Blade could only pierce it slightly, surprising Uehara Naraku.
The other two pythons discovered his presence, disappearing and reappearing instantly; one of them emerged beside Uehara, opening its maw to swallow him whole!
"My Style Secret Technique! Smoke Screen! Sage Mode·Open!"
After dispersing a smokescreen, Uehara Naraku swiftly replenished his Chakra. Once the Chakra Energy and Natural Energy were aligned, he instantly activated Sage Mode!
Two pairs of white wings unfurled behind Uehara Naraku, his Life Energy surging to the extreme; neither the strength nor speed could be matched by these pythons!
Bang!
Blood rained from the sky!
Uehara Naraku punched one python's head!
The immense force caused the python's internal structure to collapse, its scales showing cracks from which blood oozed, turning it into a blood python, doomed not to live long.
"Hiss!"
The remaining two pythons frenziedly lunged at Uehara Naraku again, but their bodies continued to flicker in and out of visibility!
"Stop."
The elderly voice came again from within the mist.
The two pythons hesitantly glanced back at the mist, then at Uehara Naraku with four wings, reluctantly retreating.
Seeing all this, Orochimaru lightly chuckled: "I thought you'd kill them all, Naraku-kun! I got more than enough bruises from them back in Ryuchi Cave…"
"Tsk, these will be my subordinates in the future."
Uehara Naraku's wings drooped by his side as he chuckled: "Orochimaru-san, didn't you say if I defeated the White Snake Sage, it would acknowledge me as its master?"