Chapter 54: Orochimaru's Face-Face Fruit [Please Vote]
Eat... eat him?
Such a cute little girl—though she was a snake—opened her mouth and talked about eating people. How was anyone supposed to accept that?
It seemed there was a reason Manda loved eating people so much. So this was the "custom" of Ryūchi Cave.
Toneri looked at Orochimaru, desperately hoping he would refute it.
"Mm." Yet Orochimaru merely nodded indifferently, as if Toneri had nothing to do with him.
Sure enough, this showed the importance of having a ruthless teacher.
Ichikishimahime nodded in satisfaction and led them deeper into Ryūchi Cave. Strictly speaking, Orochimaru and Toneri were walking, while Ichikishimahime floated forward.
A floating ghost—
"But this is a contract-signing trial. It's much easier than the Sage Mode trial, so it's still a bit of a pity." Ichikishimahime's bell-like voice echoed through the cave.
A Sage Mode trial?!
Toneri's heart jolted.
For someone in the Ninja World without a Kekkei Genkai or any other cheat, Sage Mode was definitely the most suitable path for an ordinary ninja to surpass those heavily gifted freaks.
Take the future Kabuto, for example. It was only by relying on Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode and an improved Impure World Reincarnation that he had the qualifications to appear in that final era filled with monsters.
Of course, the most important thing was Snake Aunt's body...
So long as Sage Mode was used properly, it could allow an ordinary person to break through their limits.
And Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode was something Toneri was very interested in.
"Oh, right, Orochimaru. With your strength, passing the trial shouldn't be much of a problem. Don't tell me you still have no interest at all in our Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu chakra?" Ichikishimahime turned her attention back to Orochimaru.
Hearing this, Orochimaru's