Naruto entry

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There was a muffled sound.

"Such a stiff neck."

Tuanjin covered her mouth, her teeth nearly breaking from the suddenness of the attack.

"You are the final trial."

Qingsi spoke lightly.

"Of course, I'm here to test your heart... If you fail, I'll eat you up."

When Tsuratsuhime spoke, pink eyeshadow adorned her eyes.

She wore a white long robe with three green magatama-shaped ornaments on the front, which were full and curved.

Despite her beautiful appearance, the words she utters are chilling.

"So, did I pass the test?"

Kiyoshi remained calm, showing no signs of being under an illusion.

"My illusion didn't work on you?"

Tuanjin-hime frowned, unsure of what to do.

Although she had just broken a tooth, she still managed to inject chakra into the blood vessels in Kiyoshi's neck through her teeth.

That chakra should have started interfering with Kiyoshi's optic nerve.

what happened?

Seeing the puzzled look on Tsuratsuhime's face, Kiyoshi smiled gently.

There are two ways to break an illusion:

"Non-eye technique illusion" allows one to disrupt the flow of chakra to break the illusion.

"Eye Technique Illusion" can only be broken by having someone else disrupt the flow of chakra.

The method used by Princess Tsurutsuki to inject the magic through her teeth is naturally a "non-phantom magic illusion".

Kiyoshi's chakra reserves were already enormous, and with the Lightning Release ninjutsu constantly circulating within his body, he had already dispersed and dissolved Tsutsuhime's chakra for the first time.

The residual effects can be easily erased by Qing Si.

From the outside, it seemed as if Kiyoshi had never been under the spell.

"You... passed."

After waiting another minute and confirming that Kiyoshi was indeed unaffected, Princess Tsutsuki moved aside.

As the mist dissipated, the true appearance of Ryuchi Cave was revealed to Kiyoshi.

It was a palace with upturned eaves and red-tiled roof, and the eaves were decorated with exquisite dragon carvings.

The signboard prominently displays the three characters "Longdi Cave".

The palace is nestled against rugged rocks in a deep cave, giving it an eerie feel.

Qing Si walked forward, step by step ascending the steps.

"Hime Tsurugi, did he even get past you?"

Princess Tianxin sighed.

Beside her was Princess Ichikishima.

The three "Ji" were all high-ranking members of Ryuchi Cave. They wore ethereal robes with ribbons floating behind them. If an ordinary person saw them, they would probably kneel down and exclaim that goddesses had descended to earth.

"How dare you say that about me?"

Princess Tsurugi withdrew her gaze from Kiyoshi.

Like the other two snakes, she could sense Kiyoshi's special nature.

It's just like... natural energy is in harmony with Kiyoshi.

How can this be.

At most, someone's constitution might be able to attract the infusion of natural energy, but that would be passive.

Legend has it that the Sage of Six Paths, the progenitor of ninjas, also sensed natural energy through learning and eventually mastered the method of harmonizing natural energy with his own chakra in proportion to create Sage Chakra.

If natural energy truly is compatible with a particular person.

Doesn't that mean he is a person favored by the earth?

Or perhaps it is the child of nature?

"Didn't the Uchiha only inherit the Sage of Six Paths' 'eyes'?"

Princess Tianxin spoke.

Like Fukasaku and Shima of Mount Myōboku, these three women lived for hundreds of years.

In serving the White Snake Immortal for hundreds of years, they also learned some secrets of history.

"That vitality is just as strong as that of the Senju and Uzumaki clans. He might be a descendant of one of those two clans. This kid has perfectly inherited the bloodlines of both."

The shortest of them all, resembling a little girl, Ichikishima-hime, spoke.

The Sage of Six Paths' "body" can be inherited from these two lineages.

In this light, does Kiyoshi have both "eyes" and "body"?

"Not necessarily. Their ancestors didn't have such abilities, so how could this guy possibly do it? Perhaps it's due to his own talent."

Finally, Princess Tsuruzu said.

The three women looked at each other, each with a sense of witnessing history.

They hovered in the air and flew rapidly towards Ryuchi Cave.

"Hehe, did you successfully pass the level?"

Inside the main hall, Orochimaru, atop countless red steps, looked down at Kiyoshi, who had just opened the main door.

Mitarashi Anko stood behind Orochimaru, bending down to look down the steps.

"Your life is spared, Orochimaru."

On the highest level, the platform where Orochimaru and the others were, stood a purple bed.

An old woman with orange hair was lying diagonally on the purple bed.

She opened her eyes; her pupils were cloudy, vertical golden pupils, and the whites of her eyes were pitch black.

"Everything that happens in Ryuchi Cave will reach my ears, including changes in natural energy. The human child you brought is quite interesting. As agreed, I will not eat you this time."

A smile appeared on the lips of the White Snake Immortal.

Mitarashi Anko shrank back in fright.

Looking down, Kiyoshi had already climbed up the red steps.

"Orochimaru-sensei, the White Snake Sage."

Qing Si pretended to be respectful.

Upon hearing this, Mitarashi Anko ran up to Kiyoshi's waist and poked him, as if asking why he didn't greet her.

"red beans."

Kiyoshi patted her head.

Mitarashi Anko has always been mischievous and forthright.

When she was little, her personality was more like a boy's than a girl's.

"Humans are born of desire, destined to slowly descend into darkness. Those who come to me have all abandoned everything to satisfy their desires..."

The White Snake Immortal stared at Qing Si.

It seems they are wondering how Kiyoshi, a man who pursues power, could be favored by natural energy.

To understand the first step to sensing natural energy, you must empty your mind and merge with nature.

Ironically, this Uchiha, who was born evil and possessed a cold, sinister chakra, actually had such extraordinary talent.

"No, desire is a neutral term, not a derogatory one. Humans can wage war for desire, and they can also develop civilization for desire. From the first time humans lit a fire and preserved the flame, wasn't that driven by desire?"

"The so-called ninja is one who can endure what ordinary people cannot. If one cannot even control one's desires, then it is certain that one will fall into darkness. A true ninja would not do that, at least I am confident that I will not."

Qingsi said calmly.

Are desires necessarily bad, and will they inevitably lead to darkness?

Desire is what drives human progress from primitive gathering and hunting to slash-and-burn agriculture.

As long as you can manage your desires and not be controlled by them, you can continue to reach greater heights.

Since awakening his innate wisdom, Qing Si has never been lazy in his practice.

Even now, the puppet clones far away in the Land of Grass are still learning and researching.

The exhaustion they endured afterwards would be passed on to Kiyoshi once again.

He relies on "tasting beautiful things" to enhance his pupils, and he also adheres to his shallow bottom line.

He only picks the fruit when it is ripe, and he doesn't pick it too early.

Even Rin Nohara is now much older than in the original timeline, having reached the legal age.

Kiyoshi would not succumb to this. He clearly distinguished between what was for enjoyment and what was for enhancing his pupil power.

"An interesting son of humanity."

The White Snake Immortal smiled and shook his head. A military green ox-horn-shaped ornament was inlaid on his forehead, and a red luminous pearl was set on his head, emitting a faint light in the dim hall.

People who face their desires so directly are rare.

"Alright, before I give you Sage Mode, let me make it clear beforehand that if you fail, I'll eat you whole. Orochimaru is just an exception."

With the White Snake Immortal's laughter, her human form vanished.

A massive white serpent was coiled on the huge chair, its body blending into the thick darkness to the point that its exact extent was obscured.

All that could be seen was its tail, which circled once in the darkness and then returned, adorned with two golden rings.

She wore a green cat's eye stone on her chest, had a pipe in her mouth, and beneath the snake's body, orange hair cascaded down from its head.

The white snake immortal's laughter, now in its snake form, turned somber and echoed throughout the empty hall.

Princess Tashin, Princess Ichikishima, and Princess Takitsu stood beneath the enormous throne of the White Snake Sage.

Kiyoshi instantly dispelled all the puppet clones, and a surge of exhaustion and experience welled up in his mind.

"……it is good."

After getting used to it, Kiyoshi nodded.

Whoosh!

The White Snake Immortal stretched out his body, and the sound of it cutting through the air rang out.

puff!

Blood splattered from Qing Si's neck, leaving two bloody holes.

The blood hole was incredibly thick, about a third the size of a fist.

The dense natural energy around them rapidly condensed along the blood hole, so fast that it caused gusts of wind to blow through.

Kiyoshi's robes fluttered in the wind, and his long black hair danced wildly behind his waist.

Whoohoo!

The voice of the entry panel faintly echoed in Kiyoshi's mind, and a panel appeared in front of him.

"You have received the infusion of the White Snake Immortal and are currently condensing the term: White Snake Transformation into an Immortal (purple)."

A new term appeared before Qing Si.

[Entry: White Snake Transforms into an Immortal (Purple)]

[Requirement fulfilled: Receive the infusion of the White Snake Immortal and feel the energy of nature.]

【Progress: (Completed).】