Tagorihime stared at the man before her in terror.
She was not some brute like Manda, relying only on her size to charge about recklessly.
She was one of the Three Great Snake Princesses who served the White Snake Sage, a snake princess who had mastered Sage Art Chakra!
Yet before this man, not only had he seen through the invisibility she was so proud of at a glance, he had also pierced straight through her body with a casual strike.
Naruto wore an intrigued expression.
There was such a huge hole in her chest. She looked heavily injured, yet she still retained abundant vitality.
He was not entirely sure whether a snake princess's body was more like a human's or a snake's. Most likely, it was more like a snake's.
She could survive with a hole blasted through her chest, and her vitality was truly tenacious.
Still, perhaps this was a special application of Sage Art Chakra in Ryūchi Cave.
Should I try cutting off her head...
Naruto raised his finger again, pointing it at Tagorihime's neck.
Tagorihime was scared out of her wits. Like a snake's shadow, she darted toward a cave behind her.
The Chakra erupting from his fingertip pierced through her body once more, but rather than slowing down, Tagorihime fled even faster.
Do snake princesses have adrenaline too?
In the shadows, a snake watched everything unfold. It was a short, plump old woman.
"An unwelcome guest has arrived."
"Could it really be just as that old toad said?"
A flicker of concern passed through the White Snake Sage's narrowed eyes.
She knew everything that happened throughout Ryūchi Cave.
She had also witnessed Naruto's battle with Tagorihime. The Chakra fluctuations emanating from him likely exceeded the combined Chakra of everyone in Ryūchi Cave.
Moreover, she had