Everything she knew now had been told to her by others from beginning to end. Some things simply could not put her mind at ease unless she verified them personally. It would have been fine if it were something else, but this was no small matter. The world was about to be destroyed—how could that be a small matter? How could she truly give up without personally confirming it thoroughly?
Even after receiving news from the Great Toad Sage and Orochimaru, White Snake Sage still held onto a sliver of hope. What if? What if it was all a misjudgment? What if Uchiha Yue simply did not possess the power to destroy the world?
Before long, a snake followed Orochimaru out of Ryūchi Cave and arrived at the Konoha Ruins. After investigating, it discovered that the domain was indeed constantly expanding, and that once anyone entered it, all the power within their body would uncontrollably drain away.
White Snake Sage finally gave up hope.
"Xi, this is... a monster!!!"
White Snake Sage sighed toward the heavens. It was as though she had seen another Kaguya Ōtsutsuki appear in this world. No, this was even more excessive and more terrifying than Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had been. At the very least, Kaguya had not wanted to exterminate all life in the world.
Instead, she had wanted sustainable development—hanging a batch today, another batch tomorrow, giving the creatures of the world time to reproduce rather than draining all the Ninja World's energy dry in one go.
But what about Uchiha Yue? If this monster were allowed to keep growing, one day this planet would be completely drained and devoured by him!
After careful observation and sensing, White Snake Sage discovered in horror that the planet's Natural Energy was decreasing, as though something was devouring and absorbing it. It was just that the rate of disappearance had not been fast at first, so White Snake Sage had not noticed it before.
Only now, after learning of Uchiha Yue's existence and sensing carefully, did she realize it.
"H-how could this be?! I still have so long left to live, so why am I going to die?! Gah, I refuse to accept this! A monster like this must not be allowed to remain in this world! I will find a way to kill an evil fiend like Uchiha Yue!!!"
White Snake Sage spoke in terror. Unlike Black Zetsu, whose estimate was that Uchiha Yue would become large enough to cover one-third of the planet—a world-ending disaster for all life on it. He would only need to circle the planet a few times, and everyone, Black Zetsu included, would die.
But in White Snake Sage's eyes, even if Uchiha Yue stopped growing and remained at his current level, he could completely drain this planet's Natural Energy dry in less than a hundred years.
When that happened, the planet would be entirely devoid of Natural Energy. That would be the end of their sacred lands and Sages.
One had to know that Chakra did not extend one's lifespan. Or rather, without suitable methods such as genetic modification or biological evolution, Chakra alone could not prolong life. After all, it was not a special supernatural power absorbed from the outside, but one drawn from within. Its role was equivalent to ATP in the human body. Anyone with common sense knew that it could not grant immortality.
The reason Sages like them could live so long was because they mixed Natural Energy with Chakra and used special methods to complete an evolution of life, gaining lengthy lifespans. Yet their lives were entirely dependent on Senjutsu Chakra.
Running out of Senjutsu Chakra would not kill them immediately, but if they could no longer refine new Senjutsu Chakra, it would not be long before these so-called Sages completely passed away and their souls returned to the Pure Land.
After all, without Senjutsu Chakra, they should have died long ago.
That was why White Snake Sage was terrified. She did not want to die. Compared to that Old Toad, she still had a long life ahead of her—at the very least, much longer than a mere hundred years!!!
"Xi, that foolish Old Toad! Right now is the best time to kill Uchiha Yue! Against a monster that can endlessly grow and evolve, if we do not strike before it has fully matured, how will we act once it has?"
White Snake Sage flicked her tongue, her snake face twisted with unparalleled ferocity and ruthlessness. When a snake neared death, it went mad. After realizing that if Uchiha Yue continued to grow and exist, she would not have many years left to live, White Snake Sage lost her composure. Her heart was in chaos.
For now, he had only expanded that Dead Silence Domain capable of devouring energy beyond Konoha's boundaries. But after some time, once that monster's power completely covered the Land of Fire, they likely would not even be able to approach him.
"Xi, Uchiha Yue, I, White Snake Sage, will use supreme power to blast you, the monster bringing calamity upon the Ninja World, completely to death!!! Then I will swallow you whole and gouge out your eyes. Then, hehehe... it will be my destiny to become a god! Hahahaha!!!! Gah!!!!"
An incomparably sinister and cruel expression appeared in White Snake Sage's eyes. Then she imagined defeating Uchiha Yue, transplanting those eyes onto herself, and gaining that terrifying power as well. At that point, she, White Snake Sage, might become the ultimate powerhouse on this planet, becoming... a dragon!
Thinking of that infinitely glorious future, of killing Uchiha Yue and seizing his divine status, even White Snake Sage could not help but hum softly.
"Hehehe, I, White Snake Sage, will become the Divine Dragon!!! Hahahahaha!!!!"
White Snake Sage burst into laughter, as though she had already completely devoured Uchiha Yue and dug out his eyes. As for how a snake could install human eyes, everyone knew that Uchiha Clan eyes were hot-swappable. Even a crow could have a Sharingan installed, so why not a snake?
With that thought, White Snake Sage began madly absorbing Natural Energy. Even if doing so caused irreversible damage to her body, she did not care. As long as she killed Uchiha Yue and obtained those invincible Mangekyō Sharingan, once she became a dragon, what would a little damage matter? It was merely a slight reduction in lifespan—not worth mentioning.
"This is..."
Before you continue