In the newlywed room of the Ten Family villa, where red candles flickered, the carved wooden door creaked open. The seven girls' fingers, gripping the bedding tightly, turned white with nervousness. They wondered who Tsubasa would enter the bridal chamber with first. Ten Seigetsu lowered her head, Tian Flying Swallow's earlobes were red as if they were about to bleed, and Tian Muyan secretly breathed on her palms—after all, no one had expected that they hadn't consummated their marriage even after a day of weddings. Their new husband had gone out on business and was only now returning to see them, only to find Tsubasa stepping into the moonlight, reeking of gunpowder, and lifting their veils.
"I'm sorry, my dear wives," Tianyi scratched the back of his head, "I just had a fierce battle with the Asura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara, and even successfully persuaded Lord Uchiha Madara to return to Konoha Village..."
Just as everyone was discussing the great battle, Tsubasa, who hadn't even warmed his seat, was interrupted by the suddenly appearing Katsuyu Sage. The Katsuyu on his shoulder suddenly twitched and blew out a bright bubble. " Tsubasa, you promised me~ You'd help me get the Transformation Secret Technique I wanted before the wedding. Now that you're married, shall we go and steal the technique right now?"
Tian Uguisu grabbed a cushion and threw it. "Listen to what you're saying! We haven't even consummated our marriage yet! And you're already trying to steal things?" Tian Zhiyun added in a low voice, "Husband... we could consummate our marriage first..." Before she could finish speaking, Tian Yukihime grabbed her sleeve and made her blush.
Tsubasa caught the flying cushion, suddenly knelt on one knee, and seven roses appeared in his hand without his knowledge. He said, "I promised the Katsuyu Sage that I would keep my promise. We'll consummate our marriage after I return with the Transformation Secret Technique. I'll then refine a Youth Preservation Pill for each of you! And then we'll... cough cough, have a long talk all night long. You should also decide who goes first!" He winked at Tian Yueqing, which infuriated the Sealing Master, who grabbed a pillow and chased after him...
The old forest in Land of Rice Fields was as dense as a sieve. Suddenly, the Katsuyu Sage crawled into his collar and said, "Three thousand meters to the left, there's a natural cave that leads to Ryūchi Cave!" Tsubasa rushed to the left, and as soon as he pushed aside the vines that were covering him, the smell of rotting flesh mixed with poisonous miasma assaulted his face. A huge cave appeared before him, with all kinds of snakes hanging down everywhere, their scarlet tongues flicking in and out. The ground was riddled with honeycomb-like pits from corrosion.
" Thunder God Sword, draw!" Purple lightning exploded on the blade, killing all the snakes nearby. A giant Aoda, three meters thick, rushed out, its Orochi staring at Tsubasa. Just as the giant snake shouted, "Outsiders, stop..." Tsubasa laughed and said, "Excuse me, excuse me. I want to discuss some business with your White Snake Sage!" Without saying another word, the Aoda launched an attack and swallowed Tsubasa whole.
However, a flash of sword light appeared, and half of the snake's head rolled to Tsubasa's feet. He kicked the Aoda away, collected the snake corpse, and rushed into the cave, stepping on the convulsing giant Aoda.
The foul wind suddenly materialized into a solid wall. Thousands upon thousands of snakes emerged from the cracks in the rocks, surging in like black waves, accompanied by the rustling sound of their scales rubbing together and their hissing. Tsubasa plunged his sword into the ground, Water Release: Great Water Shockwave! A massive wave instantly engulfed the entire cave, and the snakes writhed and crashed within it, dying in droves.
"This is much more exciting than killing them one by one!" He charged forward, stepping over swarms of snake corpses, casually stuffing the gall bladder of a giant golden python and the venom gland of a bamboo viper into his spatial ring. Sword light flashed, and the giant snakes blocking his path were either cleaved in two or had their tendons pulled out. When the last rock python was pinned to the rock wall by sword energy, he wiped his sweat and looked at the "spoils of war" scattered on the ground. "These materials should be enough to refine a Nine-Turn Dragon-Tiger Pill, enough as a gift for my wife and the others."
The entrance to Ryūchi Cave lies deep within the cavern. A colossal gate slowly emerges from the mist, bearing the three enormous characters " Ryūchi Cave." Suddenly, the serpentine totem on the gate comes to life, hissing and flicking its tongue: "Intruder, are you ready for how you die? --" "Enough nonsense!" Tsubasa kicks the gate open. Behind it lies a sealed spatial passage. Tsubasa points his Thunder God Sword at a gigantic serpent dripping with slime from the cave ceiling. "Summon the White Snake Sage. I want to make a deal with him..."
A deafening roar, like a landslide, came from the rock wall atop the stone gate of Ryūchi Cave. The Manda body, resembling a small hill, crashed down through the rock layers, the screeching sound of its scales scraping against the stone wall making one's teeth ache. A foul wind, carrying the stench of its rotting flesh and sores, descended like a dark cloud shrouded in venom.
"You think you're fit to be a gatekeeper?" Tsubasa glanced at Manda, twirling the Thunder God Sword in his palm. Venom dripping from Manda's gaping maw exploded at his feet, creating a deep crater. Splattered pebbles grazed his nose, but he didn't even blink. In his previous life's anime, Manda was Orochimaru's summoning beast, and every time it appeared, it had to feed him a hundred humans. Tsubasa had no liking for it, but now that it was facing him, Tsubasa naturally wouldn't hold back.
The giant maw of the Manda seemed to swallow the sky, its fangs trailing long, disgusting strands of slime. Tsubasa suddenly vanished from his spot, and the next second he was already leaping over the Manda ' chin. Mars flew as the sword skimmed across the serpents' skin, and with a clang, a venomous fang as thick as an arm was sliced off and fell to the ground, creating a huge crater in the rock wall.
"Hiss--!" The Manda thrashed its head wildly in pain, shaking the entire cave. Tsubasa used its convulsing neck as leverage to leap into the air, his sword flashing like lightning, accompanied by the sound of purple thunder exploding, aiming straight for the serpent's eye. A fountain of crimson blood gushed out, and its left eyeball rolled to the ground, sizzling with venom.
"You beast, if you can't see properly, don't be a gatekeeper. You dare to attack anyone." Tsubasa flicked the blood off his sword and was suddenly struck by the tail of the Manda. Tsubasa grabbed the snake's tail with one hand and then used the force to spring up. The Thunder God Sword sliced off a large chunk of snake flesh from the Manda, and the lightning crackling around the sword became even more dazzling.
The Manda dragged its bleeding half-body, its serpentine eyes filled with madness. The venom it spewed corroded the ground, creating bottomless ravines, and its tail swept up pebbles like bullets. But no matter how it attacked, the Tsubasa always managed to get close with its uncanny steps, each sword precisely tearing open the most vulnerable gaps in its scales.
"Die!" Manda finally unleashed its full power, its massive body crashing down like a moving mountain. Tsubasa grinned, transforming into a bolt of lightning. The arc of light drawn by the Thunder God Sword was more dazzling than the blood moon, slashing towards the giant tail with Sky Splitter.
"Boom--"
The Manda's body exploded in mid-air, its fragments of flesh mixed with venom creating a bloody storm. The massive serpent slammed heavily to the ground, writhing in agony within the cave, smashing rocks against the walls like rain. Tsubasa stepped over the still-twitching serpent, plucking a piece of serpent meat with its gall bladder attached from his sword and putting it away. "I told you, you're not qualified to be a gatekeeper."
He wiped the snake blood off his sword and suddenly shouted into the Yin Shadow behind the rock wall, " White Snake Sage, your gatekeeper snake isn't up to par! Should we get a more powerful one?" Receiving no response, Tsubasa entered the sealed space portal.
At this moment, only the deep roar of the Manda's head remained deep within the cave, but only echoes responded to it. The Manda convulsed weakly, and finally closed its only eye unwillingly.