"Is everything resolved?"
"Well, it's your turn to keep your promise."
But after waiting for a long time without seeing any movement from the other, Naruto and Kabuto, the White Snake Sage, just stared at each other, silence filling the Cambridge that evening...
The already dimly lit space became even quieter due to the silence between the two.
"Give it to me, what are you waiting for?"
The White Snake Sage was clearly losing its composure. It even transformed from its original serpent form into that of an old woman, its small eyes giving Naruto a somewhat ambiguous look. The surrounding air pressure suddenly intensified as the White Snake Sage released its own oppressive aura, attempting to force Naruto to submit through this action.
But Naruto was not afraid at all.
"You brat, didn't you say you'd solved the problem? So, where's the stuff? Are you just messing with this old woman?"
Seeing the White Snake Sage reach out to ask him for something, Naruto knew this would happen. That guy had definitely a purpose in asking him to bring Garaga's reverse scale, but he actually dared to use these petty tricks on him.
"Hmph, of course it's resolved. Garaga has already promised to keep quiet. As for the Reverse Scale you want, you can take it yourself."
Naruto's fierce appearance startled the White Snake Sage at first, then it looked at Orochimaru with a questioning gaze.
Is he really that headstrong?
Orochimaru seemed to understand the meaning in the White Snake Sage's eyes, and he spread his hands and nodded helplessly.
Naruto has always been like this; he wasn't targeting the White Snake Sage specifically.
The White Snake Sage squinted, scrutinizing Naruto, somewhat puzzled as to what this brat was up to.
As for Naruto, his thoughts were quite simple. The White Snake Sage had asked him to bring back Garaga's reverse scale. Shinja could have directly taught him Senjutsu, but instead, he was asked to do Shinja a favor. Why didn't Shinja go by himself? There must be some conspiracy involved. Besides, the thing he was asked to retrieve was Shinja's reverse scale, and its importance was self-evident.
Putting aside Garaga, who just became an ally, Naruto didn't even want to think about the consequences of losing Shinja's Reverse Scale. What if it affected Garaga's strength? Besides, if the White Snake Sage wanted Garaga's Reverse Scale, wouldn't he just ask for it himself?
Therefore, Naruto suspected something was amiss.
Could it be that the White Snake Sage is about to ascend to immortality? That shouldn't be the case; he looks significantly younger now than Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Seeing that the White Snake Sage had ignored him for a while, Naruto asked directly:
"Hey, hurry up and teach me Senjutsu!"
White Snake Sage:...
It felt that the world had gone mad. It was one of the Three Great Sage Lands, at the top level of Ryūchi Cave, and was destined to become a dragon sooner or later. Now, a brat dared to speak to it like that.
But just as he was about to unleash his power, he saw Naruto's eyes turn into purple circles. Although it only lasted for a moment before returning to his original color, the White Snake Sage was certain that he had seen it clearly.
"Impossible, those were... the same eyes as Six Paths's, but how could that be?"
The White Snake Sage fell silent. If he was initially speechless with Naruto, he was now completely terrified by the Rinnegan that Naruto had just revealed. Could such an eye really still exist in the Shinobi World?
The White Snake Sage is now 100% certain that the " Child of Destiny" the old Toad spoke of is indeed this young man before him. He's already used the Rinnegan; what more does he want?
"Ahem, don't rush, don't rush, I'll teach you now."
Seeing the White Snake Sage's 180-degree change in attitude, the Three Great Snake Princesses were somewhat bewildered. From their perspective just now, they couldn't see the change in Naruto's eyes. However, the White Snake Sage's sudden change aroused Orochimaru's curiosity.
He looked at Naruto and saw Naruto raise an eyebrow at him; Orochimaru understood instantly.
The White Snake Sage transformed back into his giant snake form and bit Naruto on the neck.
"If you can withstand it, you can learn Senjutsu."
Then, they also gave Orochimaru a bite, and the two of them began to refine the Natural Energy the White Snake Sage had just injected into their bodies. This is how to activate the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode. It's simple and brutal; it directly injects Natural Energy into your body. As long as you can withstand it, you will definitely be able to learn the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode.
Orochimaru was the first to wake up. When he opened his eyes, green Natural Chakra appeared around his body, and several snakes made of Chakra floated around him. Most notably, there were two horns growing on the sides of his head, and golden eyeshadow near his eyes.
Sage Mode, complete.
Orochimaru clenched his fist, feeling the powerful energy within him.
"Is this Sage Mode? It's an incredibly captivating power."
After seeing Orochimaru's Sage Mode, the White Snake Sage simply nodded. In fact, Orochimaru's talent allowed him to easily learn the Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave, but because he frequently changed bodies, his soul was impure and his body could not withstand the erosion of Natural Energy. However, after Orochimaru changed his body to White Zetsu, the impact was greatly reduced.
That's why he was able to learn Sage Mode so easily. However, his Sage Mode still has some flaws, since the choice of body wasn't the optimal one. Nevertheless, Orochimaru was already quite satisfied with learning Sage Mode.
The people present all turned their attention to Naruto.
A dense aura of Natural Energy permeated his surroundings, and it even actively drew in the Natural Energy of the world, continuously pouring it into his body. As if sensing that the Natural Energy was insufficient, the energy around him became violent.
Fortunately, the White Snake Sage noticed Naruto's abnormality and quickly supplied him with Natural Energy, preventing Naruto from interrupting his Sage Mode activation. Even the White Snake Sage wanted to see just how far Naruto could go.
At this moment, Naruto closed his eyes, carefully sensing the balance between the Natural Energy and his Chakra within his body. Because he had much more Chakra than the average ninja, he absorbed more Natural Energy. He even communicated with Kurama, asking it to control its Chakra and not let it get mixed in.
Having just learned Sage Mode, it's not appropriate to add Nine-Tails's Chakra yet. Perhaps when Naruto becomes more proficient, he can try integrating Nine-Tails's Chakra.
Naruto suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them. Powerful Chakra surged forth from his body. Naruto's Sage Mode was clearly different from Orochimaru's; he was surrounded by two snakes—or rather, two dragon-like creatures, each with two enormous horns on its head.
His eyes had also turned into vertical golden pupils, icy and cold.
With a thought, a pair of enormous claws appeared, whipping around with a whooshing sound, as if trying to tear apart the space itself.
Upon witnessing Naruto's Sage Mode, the White Snake Sage gaped in shock, ignoring the more than half of its own depleted Natural Energy. Its voice trembled with excitement as it spoke:
"This, this Sage Mode, it's almost turning into a dragon!"