"Is this some kind of joke?"
After learning he couldn't escape, Kyosuke immediately became much more docile.
Senjutsu Chakra was incredibly powerful. Once mastered, it could instantly take you to the pinnacle.
Unfortunately, that stuff was basically like nuclear energy. Without Kage Level Chakra and physical strength, anyone who dared touch it had only one possible fate: death.
Mitsuki, a human-made person, had learned a weakened version of Sage Mode through Orochimaru's Cursed Seal. But shortly after activating it, his entire body had collapsed.
Orochimaru, who had mastered the core technology, had to use every trick he had just to barely restore Mitsuki's body to normal.
The last person who had left him so utterly despairing was probably Kimimaro, who had been terminally ill.
Unless he used Snake Uncle's version of the Cursed Seal, Kyosuke wouldn't be able to absorb Natural Energy anytime soon.
If he remembered correctly, the Snake Princess who'd attacked him earlier was called Tagorihime, one of the three great powers of Ryūchi Cave.
It was hard to estimate her true strength, but she probably wasn't weak.
For one thing, that Reanimation Jutsu alone would keep Kyosuke plenty busy.
If they could avoid fighting, they should all try to get along peacefully.
It wasn't like he couldn't just give up the Kusanagi Sword, right?
He sent his Shadow Clone straight through the cave. Suddenly, an aged voice echoed in his mind.
"An interesting brat. Come before me."
As soon as the voice faded, the surroundings began to change rapidly.
Kyosuke hadn't moved a step, yet when the thick fog around him cleared, he found himself inside a massive cavern.
The Shadow Clones he'd left behind had vanished, and all the Flying Thunder God Kunai he'd scattered along the way were gone too.
At that moment, he had