Orochimaru frowned slightly as he looked at the scroll slowly unfolding in front of him.
Times have changed. After getting the Ryuuchi Cave training method, he no longer wanted to leave his name on a summoning scroll.
After all, the contract on the scroll was an equal one. It gave him the ability to summon Ryuuchi Cave snakes, but it also gave the Ryuuchi Cave snakes the ability to summon him.
This meant that as long as White Snake Sage wanted to, she could grab him into Ryuuchi Cave at any time.
And in Ryuuchi Cave, no one could resist White Snake Sage.
In comparison, the extra high-end fighters were not worth mentioning at all.
The only ones who could really help were the three snake princesses and MandaGaraga. But to really order those four around like Manda, it would take a lot of effort.
This was different from Jiraiya's situation.
Jiraiya was able to get the full support of Mount Myōboku toads partly because he was the 'child of destiny' that Great Toad Sage pointed out, and partly because of the emotional bond they had built.
Orochimaru thought to himself that with his and the Ryuuchi Cave snakes' personalities, there could only be cold transactions in the short term.
And in the long term... he would rather spend his energy on himself. One Manda was enough.
Thinking of this, Orochimaru raised his head, his eyes swept over the scroll and met White Snake Sage's.
He said with a smile, "No problem, I'll sign."
Right now, there was no other choice. If he were White Snake Sage, he wouldn't give any other choice either.
White Snake Sage nodded slightly, very satisfied with Orochimaru's good sense. But on the other hand, she suddenly felt that Orochimaru demanded too little from her. He seemed to want to get Senjutsu and leave right away, so she had to show a tough attitude to force him.
After thinking for a moment, White Snake Sage spoke again, "Signing a contract with my Ryuuchi Cave is also good for you. In the future, if you summon them, you don't have to worry about them pretending to obey."
As she spoke, she looked at the three snake princesses, who quickly nodded in agreement.
White Snake Sage looked at Orochimaru again. In a short time, she had figured out the problem.
Orochimaru performed surgery on Manda, naturally to master the Divine Tree's power. With her help and Orochimaru's technology, it couldn't be said to be difficult.
But she would never help Orochimaru with this, and Orochimaru could see that.
Because she needed Orochimaru to develop advanced enough surgery that could be used on her.
And if it could be used on her, it could naturally be used on Orochimaru as well. The latter would even be easier.
But as a result, Orochimaru's demands from her were not as high as she thought.
She needed to add something else. The three snake princesses were the first bet.
"Sage, what are you saying? I'm honored to be able to sign a contract with Ryuuchi Cave."
Orochimaru twitched his lips and said with a smile, "The sooner the better, why not teach me Senjutsu now?"
Compared to the extra fighters, Orochimaru wanted to improve himself more at this time.
"That's a small matter."
White Snake Sage nodded slightly, put down her pipe, and revealed her white snake form.
The next moment, the scales on her neck turned into countless white snakes, shooting towards Orochimaru and engulfing him. Hundreds and thousands of small snakes缠 were wrapped around him, turning him into a ball of snakes.
Orochimaru stood there, not moving at all, even closing his eyes, letting the small snakes bite his chest, abdomen, neck, and limbs.
The sharp snake teeth pierced his skin, but instead of poison, they released pure natural energy.
White Snake Sage controlled the output, slowly affecting, or rather invading, Orochimaru's body.
"..."
Staring at Orochimaru, who was slowly adapting to the natural energy, White Snake Sage flicked her tongue, her eyes flashing coldly.
At this moment, it was a good opportunity for her to turn Orochimaru into a snake princess-like being, completely controlling him.
Whether it was a person or a snake, if most of their energy came from others, then they naturally couldn't be said to have any self.
But after thinking about it, White Snake Sage suppressed the idea. Instead of using her own natural energy to invade him, she left plenty of room, giving Orochimaru space to actively adapt with Chakra.
Orochimaru was different from the three snake princesses after all.
If she allowed it, Ryuuchi Cave could always train more snake princesses, but they could never create another Orochimaru no matter what.
This guy wasn't something that could be mass-produced.
Turning him into a snake princess was easy, but it was also the same as enslaving him.
If Orochimaru resisted, whether it was successful or failed, she would not benefit. And if he chose to accept it, then he would give up.
How could a slave have ambition?
White Snake Sage saw this very clearly.
The three snake princesses of Ryuuchi Cave had not changed much in strength for two or three hundred years. On the contrary, Garaga and Manda, who became summoning beasts, had made great progress.
Although she was a little unwilling to admit it, White Snake Sage understood that in order to obtain the Divine Tree's power, she could no longer maintain her previous high position.
Because whether Orochimaru learned Senjutsu or nowas only a matter of decades of life, but she wanted to plan for the next thousands of years.
She couldn't afford to lose on this point.
"..."
On the other side, with White Snake Sage's help, Orochimaru grasped natural energy for the first time.
And unlike the vast and distant feeling he had once felt when he touched it and almost lost himself, the natural energy that White Snake Sage provided was much colder and narrower.
Of course, Orochimaru wasn't qualified to dislike secondhand energy. He couldn't grasp the real thing right now.
Once he completed his soul, Orochimaru would try 'Total Concentration Breathing - Madara mark' again, to communicate with real nature.
...
Time passed slowly, and half a day went by in a flash. Gradually, Orochimaru found the balance between his own Chakra and natural energy, and began to mix the first trace of Senjutsu Chakra.
This speed couldn't be said to be fast, but it definitely couldn't be considered slow.
Because White Snake Sage's snake teeth were not giving a trial this time, but a gift.
The former was difficult, but you could just endure it, while the latter required you to take it yourself, and you had to go through the process of communicating with nature.
After another fifteen minutes, Orochimaru opened his eyes, and the snakes in front of him had disappeared without him knowing.
He put his hands together, his eyes were dyed with eye shadow, and four pointed teeth stood out. He had officially entered White Snake Sage Mode.
"Sage Art - Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Orochimaru interlaced his fingers and tried the Senjutsu that Manda had used before.
The surrounding soil and rocks immediately seemed to be given life, dancing wildly around him, like snakes.
Such a flexible and adaptable move, when used in actual combat, had considerable damage power.
But in just five minutes, the Senjutsu Chakra in his body was completely gone, and Orochimaru directly exited Sage Mode.
Orochimaru looked at his hands in surprise. The previous Senjutsu Chakra wasn't accumulated randomly. He felt his own limit and stopped. He didn't expect the amount to be so small, even though he had a lot of Chakra left.
White Snake Sage didn't care and casually explained that it was normal for a beginner to training Senjutsu.
Since she didn't use the most direct method, the integration of Orochimaru's body and natural energy could only proceed step by step.
On the side, Tagorihime, under White Snake Sage's instructions, took out a palm-sized white scale from the depths of the cave.
Before Orochimaru could look over, he sensed a huge amount of natural energy and exclaimed, "This is..."
"A snake scale left behind when the sage sheds its skin."
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