Ryūchi Cave.
This sacred land of the Shinobi World, as renowned as Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest, resembled a dark underground temple. Every corner exuded strangeness and terror, enough to make one's skin crawl.
Yet it was indeed a pocket dimension attached to the Shinobi World. As for its environment, that depended entirely on the whims of its master, the White Snake Sage.
At that moment, the White Snake Sage, whose true name was White Scale, was coiled atop his throne. A fist-sized emerald cat's-eye gemstone hung before him, and a large smoking pipe rested between his fangs as smoke curled around him.
His orange-yellow snake eyes stared at the Golden Giant before him, who called himself a "Giant God Soldier" and a "Calamity Giant," silently listening to the man's lengthy speech.
Honestly, if it had been anyone else, he would have long since grown impatient and swallowed them whole.
But he had no choice but to take that old toad's earlier warning seriously.
"First, Ryūchi Cave will henceforth fall directly under Sea Ninja Village. It must cooperate with all Sea Ninja Village operations and hand over the Summoning Scroll for Sea Ninja Village to safeguard and use."
"Second, Ryūchi Cave is responsible for training any ninja willing to come here to practice Senjutsu. It is also obligated to assist the World Government's research into Senjutsu, and must submit one hundred liters of White Snake Venom to Sea Ninja Village every year."
"Third, White Scale is obligated to provide intelligence-gathering assistance whenever the World Government requires it, and fight on the World Government's behalf."
Only after the Calamity Giant, Brogy, finally finished speaking did White Scale respond unhurriedly.
The requirement for intelligence-gathering was because, with the enhancement of Senjutsu, this White Snake Sage's hearing could be strengthened to the point