blogombal Chapter 343 Fortune favors the bold, the one-eyed Xin Ya
Chapter 343 Fortune favors the bold, the one-eyed Xin Ya
"Snake transformation?" Naruto's pupils contracted and his expression turned strange upon hearing this. He immediately looked anxiously at the White Snake Sage, "You mean, Sasuke is going to become a snake-man?"
The thought of the handsome and dashing Sasuke turning into a snake-man monster filled Naruto with worry and sympathy, but also stirred up a strange emotion within him.
With Sasuke like this, Sakura probably won't admire or love him anymore.
If that's the case, then wouldn't he be able to...
"Snake-man? You could call them that, but we call them Snake Sages. In other words, the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave!"
"Sage Mode? Does that mean Sasuke is already a Sage?" Ishikawa asked uncertainly, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
The saying goes, "Fortune favors the bold," and the greater the risk, the greater the reward!
Ishikawa wasn't jealous of this; why shouldn't Erzhuzi, who dared to risk his life, receive a rich reward?
However, this training speed is miles ahead of Naruto, who completed Sage Mode training in half a month...
Are all protagonists with overpowered abilities this unreasonable?
No, Sasuke, who has become a Sage, should be very arrogant. Why is he lying on the ground, motionless like a boneless dead snake?
"I suppose so. His body has already completed its snake transformation, meeting the threshold for accepting Ryuchi Cave's sage techniques." The White Snake Sage nodded in agreement, then his gaze fell on the pointed horns on Sasuke's head. "The secret sage techniques of Ryuchi Cave can only be practiced on the basis of snake transformation, so snake transformation is only the first step."
"Next, Sasuke needs to adapt to his snake-like body and the natural energy before he can start cultivating Sage Mode and become a true Ryuchi Cave Sage!"
"This process varies from person to person and may take several months or many years. Afterwards, with perfect mastery of immortal arts, the snake-like phenomenon will subside and disappear, and finally, the snake will transform into a dragon!!"
"Shedding its snake form to become a dragon..." Naruto said subconsciously, then bent down and looked at Sasuke, who was lying on the ground unable to get up, with suspicion.
Transformation into a dragon? That's it??
"Idiot, what kind of look is that?" Sasuke, feeling scorned, was instantly enraged.
Damn it, although my chakra has undergone a qualitative change and I feel invincible, what's with this inexplicable weakness in my body?
"Alright, Sasuke, stay here to adapt to your snake form. You should go find Shinja and retrieve your Reverse Scale." Seemingly noticing Sasuke's predicament, the White Snake Sage abruptly changed the subject and dismissed them.
"Naruto, Jugo, let's go." Ishikawa nodded and called out without hesitation.
Now that Sasuke has taken the first step, he won't be eaten by the White Snake Sage. Staying here is safer than following them.
Although Naruto was still a little worried, he saw Ishikawa turn around and leave, only to be deterred by Sasuke's glare. Helpless, he scratched his head and quickly followed Jugo.
"Hey senior brother, do snakes have a reverse scale? I've only ever heard of the reverse scale of a dragon, that touching it means certain death!" Naruto couldn't help but ask as he looked around at the wide, crisscrossing snake paths a dozen minutes later.
"Oh? You even know about the dragon's reverse scale, that touching it means certain death." Ishikawa teased unexpectedly, but without giving it much thought, he countered with a question, "Guess why this place is called Dragon Cave and not Snake Cave?"
"Ah, this..." Naruto was speechless for a moment, scratching his head and racking his brains in a state of confusion.
"Look over there!" Suddenly, Jugo, who had been silent, spoke up to remind him.
At the same time, Naruto Ishikawa turned his head and saw a lifelike giant snake statue roaring to the sky and assuming an attack stance.
Its incredibly long body, stretching for hundreds of meters, and its ferocious face with sharp teeth and a howling expression, were so lifelike that they sent chills down one's spine!
"What's going on? You scared me half to death. I thought I'd run into a giant snake..." Naruto patted his chest and complained when he saw that it was just a stone sculpture and not a giant snake.
But Ishikawa frowned slightly. This stone carving was a bit too exquisite.
He didn't believe that the giant snake in Dragon Cave would have such leisure time, especially since this was the lair of the irritable giant snakes that the White Snake Immortal had mentioned.
'Red Eyes - Open...'
Without hesitation, Ishikawa's left eye turned crimson in an instant, his gaze piercing through the stone snake's body, followed by a sudden change in his expression.
How is that possible? Stone carving can only depict the exterior at most; how can the intricate network of blood vessels, meridians, and bones inside be carved?
Although it looks perfectly natural and indistinguishable from a stone, the subtle differences still caught his eye.
So, this isn't a stone sculpture, but a giant, petrified snake?!
"Follow me." Realizing this possibility, Ishikawa immediately called out and sped forward.
Although Naruto and Jugo were puzzled by what they saw, they quickly followed and stayed close behind...
Soon, to Naruto and Jugo's astonishment, they ran and came across two more petrified snakes of similar size.
"Just as I suspected." Ishikawa quickly confirmed his suspicions, and then unleashed the full power of his left eye to see through two kilometers ahead.
In the blink of an eye, Ishikawa saw inside a winding snake den, where several large snakes of various colors were sleeping with their eyes closed.
Among them was a large, crimson snake whose size rivaled that of the Ten Thousand Snakes. Furthermore, no other large snakes were found within a kilometer of its location!
"Is that you, Shinya?" Ishikawa murmured confidently, quickening his pace as he led Naruto and Jugo into the giant snake pit.
With the help of the red-eyed one, Ishikawa didn't go looking for other giant snakes, but instead focused on finding the largest red snake first.
"It's so dark here! Senior brother, slow down, I can't keep up!" Naruto shouted as he entered the snake pit and watched the increasingly blurry figure ahead. He quickened his pace.
"Well??"
Almost the instant Naruto shouted, an orange-yellow snake eye suddenly opened, its expression ferocious.
"Humans have invaded my territory? You wretched creatures, die!"
The next instant, the crimson serpent's tail darted away and vanished from its spot!
"Senior brother, I..." Almost at the same time, Naruto appeared behind Ishikawa in the dark, about to go up and greet him.
But then Ishikawa suddenly burst into a burst of blue light, resembling a humanoid lightning bolt. His white fang longsword was suddenly drawn, unleashing three white lightning bolts that rushed straight towards Naruto's side.
Before Jugo and Naruto could react, they heard a loud thud as something heavy struck a rock, followed by a stench that assaulted their nostrils...
"Lightning Release ninjutsu? You despicable humans, how dare you trespass on my territory! You must die today!!"
The next second, the moment the sound reached the ears of the three, a sound of air being torn apart and the air exploding was heard.
"Go to hell! I hate lightning ninjas the most."
Suddenly, a snake whip lashed out from the unseen cave, blasting Naruto and Jugo away before they could react.
"Thousand Bird Slash..." In the blink of an eye, just as the snake's tail was about to swing out again, Ishikawa drew his lightning-style longsword once more.
In an instant, white lightning flashed through the cave, illuminating the other's face and revealing a terrifying, one-eyed red serpent.
"You are, Xin Ya?"
"Yes, it's me. Turn into a hard, rocky stone doll, you human brat!" The red serpent roared angrily, spraying out a stream of gray liquid from its mouth in a triumphant and arrogant manner.
What?! Could this be...?
Upon hearing Xin Ya's taunts, Ishikawa's expression changed drastically when he recalled the stone serpent from before. However, he was already in mid-air and could no longer use his strength, and Xin Ya's attack was as fast as lightning, making it impossible for him to dodge in time.
"So……"