Sage Art Training

"Great Sage, this is the child Lord Orochimaru brought."

Tagorihime respectfully reported to the White Snake Sage, who was enshrined atop the high platform, her tone filled with reverence.

The White Snake Sage coiled atop the altar, its body enormous and imposing.

Its white scales shimmered with a mysterious light.

At this moment, the White Snake Sage had not taken on the form of an aged old man, but appeared in its original form—a colossal white serpent.

Its sharp snake eyes stared fixedly at Obito Uchiha below.

"Hehehe... So this is Obito Uchiha, the Blood-Red Flash from the outside world. You certainly look young!"

The White Snake Sage let out a low chuckle, its voice seeming to emerge from a deep cavern and echoing throughout the space.

Its lantern-sized snake eyes remained locked on Obito Uchiha.

Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha stood silently in place, expressionless as he met the White Snake Sage's scrutinizing gaze.

"I have long heard of your many exploits, especially the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, where you fought ten thousand men. I heard that in that battle, you personally slaughtered countless enemies..."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. It is truly hard to imagine that someone so young could take so many lives. I have to say, your mental fortitude is remarkably strong..."

As the White Snake Sage spoke, it continued to look Obito Uchiha up and down.

Obito Uchiha was not surprised in the slightest. The White Snake Sage's strength was likely unfathomable.

The original story had not described the White Snake Sage in much detail, only stating that everything in the Shinobi World would reach its ears.

Obito Uchiha guessed that the White Snake Sage possessed an ability similar to Gamamaru's, though not exactly the same.

Gamamaru might have learned of the future through sleep, while the White Snake Sage might have learned everything in the Shinobi World through some other means.

"Since he passed the tests of you three, I will inject him with Sage Art power. Obito Uchiha, if you cannot withstand Snake Transformation, my subordinates will eat you!"

"However, you are still so young, and you are a genius of Konoha. For Konoha's sake, I may leave your corpse intact and send it back to Konoha."

The White Snake Sage gazed coldly at Obito Uchiha with its snake eyes, giving Obito another chance to choose.

Obito Uchiha remained calm and nodded without hesitation.

"Oh? You are so young, yet you do not fear death?"

The White Snake Sage looked at Obito Uchiha impassively. An ordinary person would surely have pondered for a while, yet Obito Uchiha had nodded immediately.

Was this Obito Uchiha a rational genius, or a madman possessed of extreme confidence?

Obito Uchiha slowly spoke with a calm expression.

"No regrets! If my fate has already been decided, if I will walk toward death no matter what, then why should I fear it?"

"If heaven allows me to remain alive in this world, then no matter how many dangers I face, I will surely emerge unharmed!"

Upon hearing those words, the White Snake Sage was slightly moved, a trace of approval appearing in its eyes.

"Oh, to possess such clear understanding at such a young age is indeed rare. Yet over these long years, I have witnessed too many people as confident as you. However, their endings were often far from satisfactory..."

The White Snake Sage spoke slowly, its gaze firmly fixed on Obito Uchiha.

Its sharp eyes seemed capable of piercing through everything and reaching deep into Obito's heart, seeking to glimpse the path of his future fate.

"Then I shall bestow this powerful inheritance upon you!" The White Snake Sage suddenly opened its enormous, blood-filled maw, its fangs gleaming with cold light.

In the next instant, the White Snake Sage's body stretched like a rubber band, and with lightning speed, it viciously bit Obito Uchiha's back!

It took only an instant!

Obito Uchiha felt an energy even colder than his Mangekyō Sharingan surge into his body like a raging tide!

That Chakra was bone-chillingly cold and incomparably evil!

"So cold! Am... am I in the underworld?"

Obito Uchiha felt as if all the blood in his body was about to freeze.

Yet despite enduring such immense pain, he still gritted his teeth and held on.

Beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his forehead, but Obito Uchiha's gaze remained steadfast and unyielding.

"What tremendous power!"

Obito Uchiha silently marveled.

Though the pain caused by this power was nearly unbearable, he could also clearly sense the terrifying energy contained within it.

As long as he could successfully control this power, he believed that he would become even stronger—and rise into a dragon himself!

Obito Uchiha endured the searing pain and struggled to mobilize and balance his own Chakra!

In the blink of an eye, Obito Uchiha's originally somewhat slender body underwent an astonishing transformation!

The muscles all over his body rapidly swelled as though they were being inflated.

Then, along with the bulging muscles, a horrifying sight appeared—fine snake scales gradually began to emerge across his smooth skin!

These snake scales were entirely different from the white scales of Orochimaru and Kabuto in the original story. Obito Uchiha's scales were as deep and dark as ink!

The ink-black scales spread at a visible rate, extending from his arms and shoulders to his chest and abdomen, until they finally covered Obito Uchiha's entire body.

At the same time, Obito Uchiha's eyes underwent a drastic transformation in an instant.

His originally normal round pupils abruptly contracted into narrow vertical slits, like the snake eyes of a cold-blooded creature.

These eerie eyes glimmered with a faint cold light, revealing endless killing intent and cruelty. A single glance into them was enough to make one shudder.

Obito Uchiha focused slightly, and Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared within his narrow pupils!

It seemed the Sharingan could still be used!

Obito Uchiha quickly mastered this power, enduring the first step of Sage Art training—Snake Transformation!

The three divine princesses and the White Snake Sage watched Obito Uchiha as he balanced the power.

"Enduring Snake Transformation means he has the talent to train in Sage Art. The rest is only a matter of time. He looks like a promising one~"

The White Snake Sage saw at a glance that Obito Uchiha possessed the talent to train in Sage Art and nodded in satisfaction.

Obito Uchiha had now completed the first step. What remained was training, control, and the cultivation of Sage Art.

"Take him to the back mountain for the next stage of training. Arrange food and lodging for him. Whatever he wants to eat, provide it."

"We are not like those Frogs of Mount Myoboku. When inheritors arrive at Mount Myoboku, they can only eat insects. We should give our inheritor something tasty."

The White Snake Sage spoke calmly.

"Yes!"

The three divine princesses nodded respectfully.

"Oh, right. Tell him to watch out for that snake and not let it eat him. Garaga hates humans."

At the end, the White Snake Sage added one more warning.