Entering Ryūchi Cave, Confronting the White Snake Sage

Yeyu shook his head, "No, I just want to find a few large snakes to serve as my summoning beasts."

Seeing that Yeyu was serious, Anko didn't give it any more thought.

"Alright then."

As she spoke, she took a summoning scroll out of her ninja tool pouch.

She placed it on the ground and slowly unrolled it.

Many names had already appeared on this summoning scroll in sequential order.

At the very end, the names of Orochimaru and Anko appeared.

In truth, there were others who had signed summoning contracts with the snakes of Ryūchi Cave.

It was just that they were not on this particular summoning scroll.

Some had signed contracts directly with a specific snake, which would not appear on the collective summoning scroll.

Anko wrote Yeyu's name in the blank space at the end of the scroll.

After finishing, she looked up at Yeyu, "Done. Just drip your blood onto it and perform the hand seals for the Summoning Technique to complete the contract."

"You know the hand seals for the Summoning Technique, right?"

Yeyu nodded.

Anko smiled, "I almost forgot, you can use the Triple Rashomon; you must certainly know the Summoning Technique."

The Triple Rashomon is essentially a type of summoning technique, though it summons ninja tools rather than summoning beasts.

The Rashomon is a type of ninja tool that exists in an alternate dimension.

Yeyu followed Anko's instructions and began to weave the hand seals.

His speed was incredibly fast.

In an instant, the seals were completed.

He pressed his blood-stained finger onto his name.

At that very moment, Yeyu felt a bloodline connection form in his mind, linking him to a distant place.

At this moment, somewhere in the Ninja World, the White Snake Sage, who was sleeping on a stone chair, slowly opened her eyes.

"Oh, someone has signed a summoning contract with Ryūchi Cave. I wonder who it is."

The Ninja World was currently in a period of peace, and it had been a long time since anyone had signed a summoning contract with Ryūchi Cave.

Only by signing a summoning contract through the official scroll would the White Snake Sage be able to perceive it.

That was the formal way to sign a contract.

Those who signed contracts with individual snakes were not considered formal contract signers, and the White Snake Sage could not perceive them.

Those people were also unable to summon other snakes from Ryūchi Cave.

After the contract was successfully signed, Yeyu shoved a Flying Thunder God kunai into Anko's hand, "I'm going to Ryūchi Cave. If something happens, just channel your chakra into this kunai."

"I'll be able to sense it then, and I'll return from Ryūchi Cave immediately."

Anko was stunned, "You... you're going to Ryūchi Cave right now?"

Yeyu nodded, "Yeah, I want to get things done as early as possible."

"But what about the mission?"

"We're supposed to set out tomorrow. Are you sure you really want to go?"

Yeyu smiled, "Don't worry, I'm just going to subdue a few large snakes; it won't take much time."

"But Ryūchi Cave is very dangerous, and you aren't familiar with the place."

Anko was worried that something might happen to Yeyu.

That was Ryūchi Cave, one of the Three Great Sage Regions.

If Yeyu went in there and offended the White Snake Sage, who knew what she might do.

Yeyu patted Anko on the shoulder, "Rest easy. Don't forget, I know the Flying Thunder God technique. If I truly encounter a danger I can't resolve, I'll definitely use the Flying Thunder God technique to return."

Anko looked at the Flying Thunder God kunai in her hand and could only agree.

She couldn't stop him anyway.

Ever since she learned of Yeyu's strength, the leadership of this squad had shifted to him.

She was also willing to listen to Yeyu.

It was just that going to Ryūchi Cave was simply too dangerous, and she remained very worried.

Knowing that the Hokage intended to groom Yeyu to become the next Hokage, Yeyu could not afford to have anything happen to him.

After Yeyu finished speaking, he vanished from before Anko.

Anko looked at the empty room and sighed, "This guy, he really does whatever comes to mind without considering the time or place at all."

However, since Yeyu knew the Flying Thunder God technique, at the very least, it ensured that he would rarely encounter life-threatening danger.

If Orochimaru could escape from Ryūchi Cave back then, Jingwen Yeyu could do so even more easily.

Anko placed the Flying Thunder God Kunai into her ninja tool pouch.

Lying on the bed, she recalled everything that had happened along the way.

She constantly felt as if she were dreaming.

She was clearly a Special Jonin, yet in this mission, she had ended up as a mere assistant.

"I wonder if this kid can subdue Manda; I hope he isn't tempted to learn Sage Mode."

Learning Sage Mode was extremely dangerous, and after Orochimaru's failure, Anko had developed a deep fear of the consequences of studying it at Ryūchi Cave.

However, given her strength, she had no need to learn Sage Mode.

Sage Mode was not something one could learn just by wanting to.

First, one needed to possess immense chakra within their body, and they also required an extremely high level of talent.

Most of those who went to the Three Great Sage Regions to learn Sage Mode did not succeed; apart from Orochimaru, they all died.

Anko still assumed that Jingwen Yeyu's trip to Ryūchi Cave this time was primarily for Manda.

Just a moment ago, Jingwen Yeyu had asked many questions about Orochimaru.

Coupled with the fact that Orochimaru's summoning beast was Manda, she guessed that Jingwen Yeyu's goal was Manda.

Anko did not know much about Ryūchi Cave.

She did not even know how many giant snakes were in Ryūchi Cave, was unaware of the existence of Aoda and Garaga, and knew nothing about the Three Divine Princesses.

If one did not learn Sage Mode, it was indeed rare to see the Three Divine Princesses.

Jingwen Yeyu used the Reverse Summoning Technique.

The next moment, he appeared within Ryūchi Cave.

In the dim and damp cavern, a giant white-scaled snake lay upon a massive stone throne, its enormous body appearing to be at least 300 meters long.

Standing before this giant snake, Jingwen Yeyu looked like nothing more than a speck of dust.

This giant snake was the White Snake Sage, the master of Ryūchi Cave.

The moment Jingwen Yeyu appeared here, she sensed him.

Her massive snake head slowly turned toward Jingwen Yeyu.

She was even holding a giant pipe in her mouth.

She actually had hair, too.

It was too bizarre.

Her body exuded a dangerous and terrifying aura.

Yet, to Jingwen Yeyu, these auras held no sense of pressure at all.

Jingwen Yeyu even released his own Conqueror's Haki to counter it.

A mere sliver of leaked Conqueror's Haki instantly dispersed the White Snake Sage's pressure.

The White Snake Sage's eyes froze for a moment.

Then, they narrowed slightly.

"Are you the newly signed contractor?"

"Jingwen Yeyu?"

Jingwen Yeyu looked up at the mountain-like White Snake Sage, whose shadow completely enveloped him.

The pressure was immense.

Jingwen Yeyu's expression was calm. "It is me."

Watching Jingwen Yeyu's calm expression, the White Snake Sage remained silent for a long time, staring at him intently.

After the man and the snake stood in a standoff for about ten seconds, the White Snake Sage spoke first. "Then, what is it that you want?"

Jingwen Yeyu had passed her test.

Jingwen Yeyu had not entered through the entrance of Ryūchi Cave, but had appeared directly at the center of the cave.

He had arrived at the White Snake Sage's lair.

That in itself was highly unusual.

The aura Jingwen Yeyu had just released also shocked the White Snake Sage.

That aura was Jingwen Yeyu's Conqueror's Haki.

It was the first time the White Snake Sage had been suppressed in terms of aura.

And the opponent was just a child.

However, she was not angry; on the contrary, she was quite interested in Jingwen Yeyu.

The reason the Three Great Sage Regions had existed until today was not because of how terrifying they were.

It was because they were always searching for contractors in the Ninja World, cooperating with those contractors to consolidate and stabilize their status.

When they encountered talented contractors, their first thought was how to cooperate with them.

Of course, the prerequisite was talent; those without talent who could not pass the test would be devoured by the snake swarm.