Moriyue had slept very comfortably last night, mainly because Ajisai had been so skilled. If he hadn't known better, he would have suspected that Ajisai had some kind of side job in the past.
He got up early in the morning without waking Ajisai, who was still fast asleep. A very sweet smile rested on his face. Who knew what he was dreaming about, but he looked happy.
"Let's make a trip to Ryūchi Cave. It'd be good enough if I could at least learn one Sage Mode."
Han Xin mustered troops—the more, the better. Although Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode was his first choice, the strongest Sage Mode from Ryūchi Cave had practically been delivered to his door. He had no reason to refuse it.
Moriyue took out the black snake, who had nearly been scared to death by the Black-faced Sheep and Little Green Snake, and effortlessly signed a Summoning Contract with him.
He then released the Summoning Technique and sent the black snake back to Ryūchi Cave, but what came next left him in a bit of a dilemma.
"Um, how did the Reverse Summoning Technique work again? I think I was supposed to reverse the hand-sign sequence?"
This was hardly a problem for other ninja, but Moriyue rarely used hand signs when casting ninjutsu. He only needed to guide the technique's flow within his body. Now that he had to reverse it, he had to retrace the entire path backward inside himself.
Although it delayed him for a short while, it went quite smoothly overall. Once he successfully cast the Reverse Summoning Technique, he truly felt a mysterious force calling to him.
"Ryūchi Cave-style Sage Mode... Even Orochimaru supposedly never learned it..."
Thinking of that, Moriyue shook his head. Kabuto's Sage Mode came to mind, and that