Within Ryuchi Cave, mountains overlapped beneath shrouding mist. Deprived of sunlight year-round, the place bore dim, oppressive hues and an indescribable sense of eeriness...
Whoosh!
As a vortex churned through space-time, four figures descended into the mist: Yu, Orochimaru, Amamiya Shinki, and Sasuke Uchiha.
Yu looked around and sighed with emotion. "Ten years have passed, yet this place still looks the same..."
Amamiya Shinki wore a gauzy dress with colorful ribbons draped over her shoulders, her hair tied into little buns on either side of her head. She was dressed just as she had been back then, but after ten years, her beautiful hair had grown down her back, making her even more feminine than before...
She was the White Snake Sage's niece. About to see a relative she had been separated from for many years, Shinki was exceptionally excited!
"Mm!!" The Cursed Seal on Sasuke's body resonated. "What's going on? Why has the power of the Cursed Seal become restless the moment we arrived here?!"
That was only natural. The Cursed Seal was essentially a weakened version of Dragon Cave Sage Power!
Bzzz!
Through sheer force of will, Sasuke forcibly suppressed the Cursed Seal.
Whoosh!
The mist surrounding their vision dispersed, revealing a path leading straight to a temple at the end!
Nothing that happened in Ryuchi Cave could escape the White Snake Sage's senses. She already knew Yu had arrived.
Within that familiar temple, the White Snake Sage coiled upon her throne. Her body's length was immeasurable, her hair orange and her eyes yellow. A green cat's-eye gem rested upon her chest, while a purple silk ribbon served as her forehead protector, set with an army-green, horn-shaped ornament. A glowing green pearl was embedded atop her head, a smoking pipe hung from her lips, and two golden rings