Chapter 155: I Am More Than Just a Jinchuriki
After reaching a deal with Orochimaru, Naruto did not immediately set out to find Ryūchi Cave. Instead, he returned to Uzushio Village.
The great snakes of Ryūchi Cave were far more brutal than the toads of Mount Myōboku. They even devoured one another to produce the strongest snakes.
As for the consequences of failing to cultivate senjutsu, there was not much difference between the two.
Whether one turned to stone or ended up in a snake's belly, the outcome was more or less the same.
However, Naruto had yet to set out because he wanted to find a senjutsu more suited to human cultivation, such as the mysterious senjutsu the First Hokage had used when fighting Madara Uchiha.
That senjutsu might have originated from Shikkotsu Forest, the last of the Three Great Sage Regions, or it might have been a senjutsu created by the First Hokage himself.
At its core, Naruto simply did not trust the White Snake of Ryūchi Cave or Gamamaru of Mount Myōboku. They had lived for far too long, yet they had never displayed their true strength.
The so-called ability to glimpse the future and the talk of the Child of Prophecy also made him wary.
At that moment, someone knocked on the office door. Izumi Uchiha entered with the materials she had gathered, lowered her head, and said, "Lord Menma, these are the Uchiha records regarding senjutsu. The remaining portions were lost in Konoha."
Naruto nodded and dismissed Izumi. Before leaving, she gave Naruto another look, her eyes filled with fervor.
The Uchiha respected the strong, and they respected even more those strong enough to lead them in establishing a new ninja village. In Uzushio Village, the Uchiha could even become high-ranking officials—something they would never