The Eternal Snake

The sound that rang out was naturally the sound of the Enkidu. Although it didn't have the ability to automatically target enemies in Shiro's hands, it was still quite flexible because Shiro could control it at will.

Therefore, faced with the sudden and agile appearance of the Enkidu, the opponent had no time to react and was directly bound halfway, unable to move.

While using the Summoning Technique, Shiro glanced up and discovered that the creature was forcibly bound by the Enkidu, rendering the Sealing Jutsu Shiro had set up useless.

Shiro could only shake his head at this. The nature of the Adamantine Sealing Chains was indeed not so easy to study. Shiro was prepared for this failure, so he was not too disappointed.

"Summoning Technique: Gray Snake"

"Shiro, is something the matter? You don't seem to need to fight, do you?" After the Gray Snake appeared, it first glanced around, then calmly spoke to Shiro. However, as soon as it finished speaking, it saw the ninja bound by the Enkidu, and its eyes narrowed sharply.

"This is... Senjutsu? No, it's just Senjutsu Chakra. He's... finished."

"Well, this guy's situation is probably related to Orochimaru- senpai, so I'd like you to help me contact Orochimaru- senpai."

"Understood." After saying that, Gray Snake closed his eyes and began to use a secret technique to contact Orochimaru.

After glancing at the Gray Snake who was performing a secret technique, Shiro didn't stay there to wait, but instead walked towards the ninja.

He needs to gather some information and also needs to re-seal him, otherwise this guy might actually break free of the Enkidu if he keeps struggling.

The current situation confirms one of Shiro's conjectures: the Enkidu is indeed ineffective against Senjutsu.

In other words, although Senjutsu can deal with the Six Paths who wield power, they rely on energy levels rather than corresponding powers, and therefore fall outside the realm of gods.

After all, aside from dealing with the Six Paths Transformation, Senjutsu can only enhance perception and amplify Ninjutsu, which Taichi from the definition of divine power.

Naturally, the divine weapon failed to exert its due power.

Therefore, Shiro needed to come up and re-seal the seal, and at the same time, check where the problem was that prevented him from activating the Sealing Jutsu through the Enkidu.

"Sealing Jutsu: Evil Sealing Method!"

As Shiro struck his abdomen, a circle of black runes first spread out, then quickly receded, taking with it his Chakra.

After his Senjutsu Chakra was sealed, his aura became noticeably calmer; however, the abnormal characteristics caused by the Senjutsu Chakra did not disappear.

While sealing away the Senjutsu Chakra, Shiro also discovered another side effect of this state besides the mutation.

The extreme depletion of cellular and mental energy results in a state of lethargy and noticeable signs of aging.

However, this is actually a good thing for Shiro, at least he won't have to put in so much effort to perform Suggestion Magecraft.

"Snap!" With a snap of Shiro fingers, Shiro's eyes went blank.

What's wrong with you right now?

Upon hearing Shiro's question, the Gray Snake, who were waiting for Orochimaru's message, also turned their heads and listened carefully. After all, it was Senjutsu from Ryūchi Cave, and it was impossible for them not to care.

"That was a special medicine I bought on the Black Market. I saw that it worked very well, so I bought one."

"The Black Market? Who's selling this kind of drug?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I do know they belong to a church called the Eternal Snake Church, and they are very powerful."

"The Eternal Snake Church? The church? Orochimaru's Magecraft has improved to this level?" Upon hearing his answer, Shiro frowned and pondered.

Shiro didn't doubt his words much, after all, he had gotten them out through Magecraft.

Secondly, in the Shinobi World, besides Orochimaru Shiro, it's hard to imagine anyone else who could produce such a drug. However, what surprised him was the church called the Eternal Snake Church.

As mentioned earlier, in order to truly perform Magecraft, in addition to Magic Circuits, one also needs to inscribe Magecraft foundation onto the laws of the world (this is not an exact word, but it is easy to understand).

Because of the system, Shiro didn't need this, but others did. Orochimaru somehow managed to inscribe a simple Magecraft formula and then came to find Shiro and made a deal.

Among the things Shiro gave him was information about the foundation of Magecraft. The foundation of Magecraft is broadly divided into two types: one is academic theory or religion, and the other is individual lineage. (I will post details in the encyclopedia entry related to the work; that's quite long.)

It's hard to say which is better, but the former is certainly more comprehensive than the latter, and therefore has a wider range of applications.

Simply put, the Magecraft base is like a network; individual networks are like Wi-Fi, which has limited range; while religious networks are like mobile networks, which are basically everywhere.

Therefore, Shiro guessed that this Eternal Snake Church was probably created by Orochimaru to record the Magecraft disk, since the connection between snakes, immortality, and Senjutsu techniques was too obvious.

However, Shiro didn't have any ideas. Unlike Orochimaru, he didn't need a Magecraft foundation, and besides, he didn't have the eloquence to create a good religion.

Shiro already had some ideas about the Magecraft base, but the plan was not perfect yet and still contained many unrealistic elements, requiring gradual refinement.

However, it wasn't without its gains. At least Shiro knew that Orochimaru was now pursuing immortality, which presented a good trading opportunity.

Shiro possesses a Magecraft that grants near-immortality, which should be of some reference value to Orochimaru. Furthermore, Shiro firmly believes that Orochimaru must have something that Shiro needs.

After all, that guy has a discerning eye that's no less than Sakumo's, so he's quite credible in this regard.

At this moment, the Gray Snake also responded.

"Shiro, I've made contact. Cooperate with me to use the Summoning Technique."

"Learn."

After saying that, Shiro smeared some more blood on his wound and began to use the Summoning Technique in conjunction with the Gray Snake on his shoulder.

Because of his Orochimaru Ninjutsu, Orochimaru can not only create clones of any snake, but also summon them.

In Ryūchi Cave, Orochimaru prepared many such snakes to facilitate his transactions with others. However, Shiro had never summoned those snakes, so he needed the Gray Snake's assistance.

Orochimaru's wariness of Shiro was also a factor. Those snakes were somewhat important to Orochimaru, and if Shiro discovered them and tampered with them, he would be in trouble.

That's why Shiro was asked to assist Gray Snake instead of Shiro summoning the spirit himself. After all, while confidence is important, some precautions are still necessary; this is the foundation and Instinct of a ninja.