Tatsuhime stepped forward. "You didn't learn sage arts from the White Snake Sage?"
"No." Shiraha shook his head.
"To think someone could resist the temptation of sage arts... I'm getting more and more interested in you." Tatsuhime looked at Shiraha curiously, revealing a seductive, captivating smile.
Sensing Tatsuhime's burning gaze, Kushina warily stepped in front of Shiraha.
These women were far too shameless. Every one of them was blatantly trying to seduce Shiraha.
Shiraha ignored her. "You can send us back now, right?"
"Of course." Tatsuhime answered, then suddenly looked puzzled, as though she were listening to something.
Then, she pulled a palm-sized scroll from the folds of her robe and tossed it to Shiraha.
"This is Ryūchi Cave's Reverse Summoning Scroll. With it, you can enter and leave Ryūchi Cave whenever you wish. But be careful. Some places aren't open for you to enter freely. If you trespass recklessly, you might be eaten clean~"
Shiraha caught the scroll. "Thank you."
Rumble...
At that moment, the ground began to tremble. An enormous purple serpent suddenly appeared outside the temple. It was Manda, who had just arrived.
Orochimaru, Chiho, and Hideto jumped down from Manda's head.
Manda, usually so hot-tempered, was much quieter outside the temple of Ryūchi Cave.
Seeing Shiraha and Kushina safe and unharmed, Orochimaru let out a sigh of relief.
"Lady Tatsuhime." Orochimaru bowed respectfully to Tatsuhime.
"The White Snake Sage has already met the two of them. I'll send you out now." Tatsuhime spoke coolly, returning to her dignified and proud Sage demeanor.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tatsuhime formed hand seals with both hands, and Shiraha's group of five all dissolved into smoke, returning to the Shinobi World.
After seeing them off, Tatsuhime entered the depths of the temple and came before the White Snake Sage.