His meeting with Tagitsuhime at sea had been brief, but the information it held and the potential dangers caught Lin Ze's attention.
Ryūchi Cave, the White Snake Sage...
To Lin Ze, who currently wanted only to keep a low profile and grow stronger, these beings were undoubtedly far too powerful and dangerous as variables.
Lin Ze entered the Land of Fire, thinking rapidly as he raced through the forest.
Being targeted by Ryūchi Cave, that great serpent lurking in the shadows of the Shinobi World, was by no means a good thing.
They could readily discard even Orochimaru. As a "True Dragon" carrying an extraordinary treasure, he was certainly more valuable in their eyes, but the danger was undoubtedly greater as well.
Cooperation is fine, but I absolutely can't get too deeply involved. The Summoning Contract... I can't sign it yet.
At least until I have the strength to contend with, or even overpower, the White Snake Sage, I must not set so much as a foot inside Ryūchi Cave.
Lin Ze silently estimated the White Snake Sage's strength at peak Kage Level at the very least and decided that his approach to Ryūchi Cave would center on using them and guarding against them.
He would never use that communication scroll unless he had absolutely no other choice.
Konoha.
Lin Ze walked unhurriedly toward the orphanage.
The closer he came to the orphanage, the more he slowed his steps and regulated his breathing, trying to temporarily suppress his thoughts about Ryūchi Cave and the various schemes of the Shinobi World.
The orphanage was one of the few places in this cold Shinobi World where he could relax a little.
Yet today seemed somewhat different.
He was still a hundred meters from the orphanage when waves of cheerful laughter reached