Ryuchi Cave Trial

Land of Grass, Orochimaru's base.

After agreeing to future cooperation and tidying up his laboratory, Orochimaru followed Fei Shi to a secluded area.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

As a cloud of white mist dissipated, a giant serpent appeared before Fei Shi and Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru, what business do you have summoning me? If there's no sacrifice this time, I'll have you serve as one instead. Hmm? Is this brat the sacrifice? Just one?!"

It was none other than Manda of Ryuchi Cave.

Fei Shi smiled and slowly extended his right hand.

"Shinra Tensei!"

BOOM!

Manda was sent flying instantly.

Sent hurtling back over a hundred meters, Manda's mind was a blur. Who am I? Where am I? Why did I come here?

"Hehehe, Manda, I will provide the sacrifice next time. This time, it is because this person wishes to learn the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave that I specifically summoned you."

Orochimaru turned to gesture toward Fei Shi, but he caught sight of something truly inconceivable.

The Rinnegan?!

Orochimaru never expected to see these legendary eyes again.

Aren't these the eyes of the organization's leader?

Does this kid have a pair too? Shouldn't his be the Sharingan?

Manda also looked at Fei Shi, and upon seeing the concentric circles in his eyes, he was equally shocked.

The Rinnegan—the legendary eyes. Manda had only heard of them from the White Snake Sage; it was said that the Sage of Six Paths, who founded the Shinobi Sect, possessed such eyes.

"Hmph! Brat, you want to learn Sage Mode? Fine. But you must pass the trials. Fail, and you die. Do you still wish to proceed?"

"If I weren't prepared, I wouldn't have had Orochimaru summon you."

The unknown was always the most alluring; he desperately wanted this unknown reward from the system. He had plenty of points, but that scoundrel of a system had placed restrictions on purchases, updating the shop periodically with a limited selection of items.

It wasn't like the bountiful days before, where the shop was filled with an endless array of goods. Couldn't find an item? It provided a free search engine; as long as it could be found, it could be bought, provided one had enough points.

Besides, he had drawn an unknown reward before—the Tree of Life from the Soul Land 4 World.

His plan for revolution was a spur-of-the-moment idea born of boredom. The system had given him a clear goal: build revolutionary bases. The more he built, the better the rewards would be when the mission time ended.

He didn't know what the current reward was, but since he was recruiting important characters as disciples, he believed the reward would surely exceed his expectations.

So... reward, here I come.

Manda: "Since you are prepared, then get ready. I will use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to bring you to Ryuchi Cave."

Poof!

Manda vanished into a cloud of white mist, and a moment later, a force pulled them into Ryuchi Cave.

Ryuchi Cave was located underground, its position nearly impossible to find. Unless someone from Ryuchi Cave chose you as a successor and brought you there, it was almost impossible to reach.

Soon, they met the three great priestesses of Ryuchi Cave: Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tajitsuhime.

The three priestesses were responsible for testing those who wished to learn the sage arts of Ryuchi Cave.

There were three trials.

First, the temptation of food. Anyone who could suppress their appetite could pass easily.

Second, a test of strength and endurance. This required immense power and physical stamina, or failure would be swift.

The final stage was the illusion trial, which was also the most dangerous.

Once trapped within the illusion, failure was inevitable.

The consequence of failing any trial was being devoured by the priestess in charge, who would drain the victim's chakra dry.

They wasted no time on pleasantries and began immediately.

The first layer: the temptation of food.

Having lived as both Fei Shi and Ye Shifei, there was no delicacy he hadn't tasted, so he passed with ease.

Tagorihime's expression darkened.

The second layer: the result remained the same.

Possessing a Sage Body and strength already at the Six Paths Level, Fei Shi passed effortlessly.

Ichikishimahime's expression mirrored that of Tagorihime.

Through natural energy, they could perceive the vast chakra within Fei Shi. To them, such chakra was as tempting as meat to a dog.

Though the amount was beyond their imagination, they still greedily desired to devour Fei Shi's chakra.

The third layer: the illusion trial.

Tajitsuhime prayed incessantly for Fei Shi's failure.

Her head transformed into a serpent, sinking its fangs into Fei Shi's neck as natural energy surged into his body.

A mountain of gold appeared before Fei Shi's eyes.

A mountain forged entirely of gold.

Of course, this was only because Fei Shi offered no resistance; otherwise, with his Rinnegan and Tenseigan, he would never have been susceptible to such genjutsu.

Fei Shi scoffed at the mountain of gold before him.

Noticing Fei Shi's disdain, Tajitsuhime altered the illusion.

Tajitsuhime thought to herself that since Fei Shi was a man, using a woman would surely trap him in an inescapable genjutsu. She decided to manifest the most alluring woman Fei Shi had ever seen.

As a sultry woman suddenly appeared before him, a stream of blood gushed from Fei Shi's nose. He covered his eyes with his hand, chanting incessantly, Do not look at what is improper, do not look at what is improper.

The woman who had appeared was none other than one of the Three Legendary Sannin, Lady Tsunade.

The Tsunade before him was clad in a bathrobe, reclining on the ground with her explosive figure partially visible, nearly triggering a physiological reaction in Fei Shi.

He reminded himself that she was his sister, and with that, he calmed down.

"This is my sister."

As soon as he spoke, the Tsunade before him ceased her attempts to flirt with him.

Tajitsuhime had not expected this outcome. She then conjured the woman Fei Shi most desired to conquer, a tactic that had caused many previous challengers to fall.

A white mist swirled before Fei Shi, and then a tall woman with pale skin, draped in thin white gauze, emerged.

The woman possessed Byakugan, a pair of horns, and long, blue-white hair that trailed on the ground.

Fei Shi marveled at the woman's beauty and felt an urge to conquer her right then and there.

The woman before him was the progenitor of chakra in the Ninja World, the Goddess of the Rabbit, Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Known to some as the Otsutsuki Airhead.

At this moment, Kaguya Otsutsuki's cold face was flushed with a rosy hue, and she gazed at Fei Shi with a coy expression.

Her rapid breathing caused Fei Shi's mind to drift toward images unsuitable for children.

This scene made Fei Shi want to turn into a wolf.

However, he knew this was a fake; the real one was still waiting on the moon for him to share in their romance.

Fei Shi began to release his ocular power, and the illusion instantly collapsed, revealing Tajitsuhime standing before him.

Tajitsuhime was staring at him with her serpent face, drool nearly dripping from her mouth, waiting to feast on the delicious prize once Fei Shi succumbed.

"Sorry to disappoint you."

Fei Shi teased the stunned Tajitsuhime.

"Why? Why did you wake up? When you see the goddess you want to conquer but cannot, begging to be with you, you should have been lost in the illusion."

Tajitsuhime was unwilling to accept that she had lost such a delicious source of chakra.

"Because she isn't a goddess I cannot conquer; I simply haven't had the time to find her yet. I know where she is and what she's doing. Besides... your genjutsu is too weak; it's useless against me."

Seeing the Rinnegan slowly manifest in Fei Shi's eyes, Tajitsuhime realized that he had been playing with her the entire time.

"You were toying with me?!"

"Hey, hey, hey, lady, that won't do. I have no interest in being a hero of the wild."