The White Snake Sage's Request

"So I win?" Shiyu asked directly.

"Of course you won. You knocked me flying." Hyuga Family Ieyasu was speechless for a moment, then stared at Shiyu for a long time.

"Me? What's wrong?" Shiyu asked Ieyasu, looking at him strangely.

"It's nothing. You and she are so alike," Ieyasu said thoughtfully.

"She? Is she my mother?" Shiyu asked.

"Yes." Ieyasu shook his head, as if he had swallowed back what he wanted to say.

"Alright, Shiyu, I acknowledge you. It seems your eyes are indeed Byakugan. You defeated me using the Hyuga Clan's Taijutsu, so you are qualified to become a member of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family," Hyuga Family Ieyasu announced.

Shiyu shook her head. "These things aren't that important to me. What I want to know is news about my mother."

Ieyasu then said, "No, these things are important. If you can defeat me, you will become a member of the Hyuga Clan. It doesn't matter if you don't admit it yourself; the blood of the Hyuga Clan."

"It doesn't matter." Shiyu's thoughts were still on her mother.

"Alright, I have a condition for negotiation," Shiyu said, recalling her abilities.

"What?" Ieyasu asked.

"I'm used to being called Uchiha Shigure. Even after joining the Hyuga Clan, I don't want to change my name to Hyuga Shiyu anymore. I'll just be called Shiyu, the Shiyu of Konoha."

"You must tell me everything about Mother. As for me, I can unleash the potential of the Hyuga Clan, like this." Shiyu then patted Hyuga Family, and immediately felt a surge of pure bloodline power flowing towards him. Following that, Shiyu unleashed the potential within Ieyasu's body.

Ieyasu's chakra subsequently increased, breaking through a bottleneck he could never overcome.

"This

Then, Ieyasu revealed an excited expression and said, "My God! I've actually broken through to the Quasi-Kage level!"

Ieyasu's strength was already at the level of an elite Jonin. Under the influence of Shiyu's abilities, Ieyasu's total chakra reserves also broke through the limits of an elite Jonin, reaching the level of Quasi-Kage.

"Grandson! This is your ability, isn't it? Will it be harmful to you or me?" Ieyasu asked immediately.

"This is a mutually beneficial process. I will gain the power of my bloodline, and the other person will have their potential unlocked, increasing their chakra reserves."

"I hope that the entire Hyuga clan can use this ability to help me grow, so that the clan can improve and become stronger," Shiyu said.

"That's great!" Ieyasu nodded excitedly.

"Then what about the conditions I just mentioned?" Shiyu asked tentatively.

"On behalf of the Hyuga Clan, I agree to your request. You are a member of the Hyuga Clan, and you are not required to bear the Hyuga surname. Also, regarding your mother..." Hyuga Family Ieyasu then took out a strange key and handed it to Shiyu.

The key was very cold; it was an ancient stone key.

"This is the sealing key to my Hyuga Shrine. Only the clan head is qualified to enter. When you are ready, go in."

"However, your mother said that you should only go in after you have reached Kage Level strength. I originally thought you might never reach that level in your lifetime, so I kept the key on me. But now, I believe you have that strength."

"It might be dangerous there, so I hope you're prepared before going in."

Ieyasu also spoke with concern, and Shiyu nodded in agreement.

"It seems there's some danger in what's happening to my mother; I need to be fully prepared."

"Now that Hyuga Clan's bloodline, I'll absorb all the bloodlines, awaken the system, and then fuse the Hyuga Clan's bloodlines to see if my bloodline will evolve again." Shigure Shiyu told Ieyasu about it, and Ieyasu clearly stated that he would allow Shiyu to enhance the strength of all Hyuga Clan.

Shiyu returned home and didn't rest either.

"I need to increase my strength as soon as possible! By any means necessary!"

Shiyu then used Reverse Summoning to return to Ryūchi Cave. As soon as he returned, Shiyu saw Garaga among the giant snakes.

"Huh? What are you doing here?" Garaga asked, puzzled.

"I'm going to find that White Scales serpent to learn some Senjutsu," Shiyu replied.

"I see. Then hurry on your way and continue to strengthen yourself! Soar through the heavens like a dragon!"

Shiyu smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

Approaching Garaga and touching it with Garaga hand, I managed to unleash some of Garaga's potential.

Shiyu then left the group of giant snakes.

"It feels like I've evolved."

"Did this guy do it? I'm starting to like him less and less!"

"He really does resemble a true immortal. Garaga has also gone back to hibernation."

Shiyu, on the other hand, returned to Ryūchi Cave, where the White Scales serpent transformed back into an old woman.

"Oh? You're back. I've been waiting for you for ages," the White Snake Sage said with a wicked grin.

"Stop talking nonsense and teach me the Senjutsu!" Shiyu urged.

"What's the rush, young man?" the White Snake Sage then said. "It's like this. I wanted to ask if you need any servants?"

"Servant? What does that mean?" Shiyu was also a little confused for a moment.

"These are the three of them." The White Snake Sage then waved his hand lightly, and the three invisible figures appeared.

The three figures before them were none other than the initiators of the previous trial: Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime.

"Me? I don't need servants." Shiyu directly rejected the White Snake Sage.

"Oh, whatever." The White Snake Sage waved his hand again, and the Three Divine Maidens vanished once more.

"What are you up to?" Shiyu also didn't understand what the White Snake Sage meant.

"After I teach you the Senjutsu, I want to go to the Sage Cave to find Black Scale. I plan to entrust the management of this Ryūchi Cave to you," said the White Snake Sage.

"Let me stay here? Don't dream about it, I'm not a snake." Shiyu directly rejected the White Snake Sage's request.

The White Snake Sage shook his head. "Leave the spell. If you sense any trial participants entering the first three trials, just teleport back. But in the past thousand years, there have probably only been fewer than three people who have passed the Ryūchi Cave trial."

"You must promise me this before I can teach you Senjutsu. Besides, even after you learn that one Senjutsu, to learn the final Senjutsu, you'll need to go to the Sage Cave. This ultimate immortal Senjutsu is one I can't teach you by myself."

After the White Snake Sage explained, Shiyu finally understood.

"Is this setting me up to become the new Snake Sage? But do I even deserve it??"

"If you're not qualified, I don't know who is," the White Snake Sage advised. "Anyway, there's no harm in it. Your freedom won't be restricted, and this final immortal technique can only be taught to the next Snake Sage."

Shiyu considered it for a moment and it seemed that there was indeed no downside.