Deep within Ryuchi Cave.
A massive Giant White Snake twisted its body, taking a long drag from the pipe in its hand and exhaled a thick mist as thick as an arm, the voice of an elderly woman hissing from its tongue:
"It's been a long time since a new Trial Taker has come, it's truly been ages."
"You three, go entertain the guest."
Below the Giant White Snake, three beauties with above-average appearances nodded in unison: "At your command, White Snake Great Sage..."
These three beauties are all transformed from serpents, and they hold high-ranking positions in Ryuchi Cave.
Named Ichikishimahime, Tagitsuhime, and Tagorihime, they employ different trial methods to test visitors to Ryuchi Cave, consuming those who fail. Only by passing through three challenges can one meet the White Snake Sage for final Sage Art training and contract signing at Ryuchi Cave.
And the first to appear is Tagorihime!
Her test involves using powerful Genjutsu to create an ornate castle filled with irresistible delicacies...
Those who eat the deceptive food will have their bodies and Chakra affected and subsequently be devoured by her.
Tagorihime hummed a tune as she ran ahead, casting a triumphant glance back at Ichikishimahime and Tagitsuhime, saying, "First come, first served!"
"I haven't experienced vibrant Chakra and flesh like this for a long time..."
Ichikishimahime glared viciously at her back, shouting loudly, "Your trick is bound to be seen through; that prey is mine!"
But despite her words, Ichikishimahime held little hope in her heart.
In decades past, only Orochimaru managed to pass through three trials to meet the White Snake Sage, while almost ninety-nine percent of challengers failed at the first challenge...
"Oh well, let her be smug for a while, it will be our turn to be first soon." Tagitsuhime comforted herself, grinding her teeth.
Yet at this moment, the White Snake Sage stopped exhaling mist, a rare solemnity flickering in its reptilian eyes.
As a creature inherently sensitive, it instinctively sensed something strange about the Chakra of the person coming to challenge Ryuchi Cave's gate, detecting a hint of the Ancient Era, those Invaders known as Otsutsuki...
"Is it an illusion? Strange, evasive and elusive, or am I getting too old?"
The White Snake Sage turned over and began to pay attention to a trial it once thought indifferent.
Aomi slowly walked at the entrance of Ryuchi Cave, examining the decorations and furnishings, and pushed open the large door before him.
At that moment, in front of Aomi was a lavish table of food, with each dish emanating an irresistible aroma.
Tagorihime smiled at Aomi, twirling her hair, revealing a charming smile as she gazed at Aomi's handsome face:
"Oh, a guest from afar, have some food first, welcome to Ryuchi Cave..."
"I am Tagorihime, specially tasked to welcome you."
Tagorihime felt the powerful Chakra within Aomi and his seemingly extraordinary physique, a fire of desire burning in her heart...
This is an even more exceptional human than Orochimaru!
"Is that so? Then I won't hold back."
Aomi smiled calmly, his eyes flashing red as his fingers lightly moved—
"Sharingan·Genjutsu True Life·Five Senses Control"...
In terms of Genjutsu competition, Aomi indeed has great interest.
Silently, the jutsu set by Tagorihime was replaced, yet she remained oblivious, seeing scenes where Aomi elegantly ate the food...
Aomi sat on a stone stool, quietly watching Tagorihime immersed in the Genjutsu, waiting for her to come to realization.
Moments later.
Tagorihime realized something was amiss, her body trembled, Sage Art Chakra quickly gathered around her, forcefully breaking free from Aomi's Genjutsu, eyes wide open...
"What's going on!" Tagorihime never expected to suffer a setback in the trial played a thousand times...
"Is this the meal you invite me to, madam...?"
Aomi's eyes bore black Tomoe seeming to combust with Amaterasu, his fingers flicking out a section of Bone Blade, crackling with lightning, slowly placing it against her white neck.
"Can you give me an explanation?"
Tagorihime forced a weak smile: "I-I was joking..."
"Animal nature is born for desire, doomed to slowly descend into darkness, losing the calmness of an Immortal in pursuit of desire..."
Aomi gently lifted Tagorihime's chin with his finger, smiled charmingly, and calmly said:
"You make me a bit disappointed in Ryuchi Cave, madam."
[Perception detected strong fear towards Host from Tagorihime, bound as confrontation target!]
"Show me your strength then..."
Aomi patted Tagorihime's shoulder, softly said: "Let me see properly why Ryuchi Cave is called one of the Three Great Sacred Lands..."
Tagorihime stepped back sharply, rubbed the chin still tingling from Aomi's touch, and clapped her hands together forcefully.
In an instant, she vanished into thin air.
Aomi thoughtfully nodded: "Invisibility Jutsu, huh..."
"Alright, let's see if you serpents' perception can recognize this move of mine..."
"Combined with Second Tsuchikage Mu's 'Mujin Meisai' and Second Mizukage Hozuki Gengetsu's 'Demonic Illusion: Steaming Multistoried Building Jutsu'..."
Aomi's figure also disappeared from the spot.
In the invisible state, Tagorihime snorted coldly, believing human jutsu couldn't compare with Ryuchi Cave's Sage Art?
But when Tagorihime began a Perception Ninjutsu to locate Aomi, her eyes widened suddenly!
Couldn't find him, couldn't locate him at all...
[From confrontation target Tagorihime, you obtained Ryuchi Cave Sage Art·Snake Concealment Jutsu!]
Aomi sighed, complaining to Senju Tobirama: "Is this the Three Holy Lands?"
Senju Tobirama remained silent; he realized Aomi had a mischievous hobby.
Not only gathering his and Uchiha Izuna's powers together, but now combining mutually explosive Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu, the results were unexpectedly good...
Is there some strange rule in this Ninja World, where combining the powers of arch-enemies doublings the effect?
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While Aomi was playing trial games in Ryuchi Cave.
Black Zetsu finally let out a long breath.
This time, White Zetsu detected Aomi's sign, confirming he's already far from the Hidden Rock Battlefield.
Black Zetsu ferociously cut off the skin marked with Flying Thunder God, found a suitable place, dug a hole, and buried it.
With this, even if Aomi intended to reverse surveil through the Flying Thunder God Mark, he'd only perceive it hasn't moved.
At the moment, the battlefield is in a relatively static phase, allowing Black Zetsu to find a stage with minimal interference, ensuring the script unfolds smoothly.
"Uchiha Madara hypnotized Uchiha Setsuna, that's good, now that old thing is rushing to kill me..."
Black Zetsu thought through the script; a person once seen as a teacher by Uchiha Obito, for the so-called future of the Uchiha Clan, resolutely killed his lover despite Uchiha Obito being of unknown life and death...
It's an explosive point, making Uchiha Obito realize that even his family doesn't guarantee peace.
Not only involving Uchiha Setsuna, but also requiring participation from other Hidden Villages in killing Black Zetsu, elevating it to the level of the Ninja World.
Within Konoha Village, internal family or external village foes, all prove peace doesn't exist...
Black Zetsu slowly took out a diary, in it, some recent letters for Uchiha Obito.
Contents were disguised as written from Uchiha Rin's perspective, imagining a future, yet these dreamlike visions were torn apart by brutal reality, naturally triggering the strongest emotions—
And the greatest ocular power!
"If I could involve Uchiha Aomi, it would be the most stimulating for Uchiha Obito..."
Black Zetsu sighed lightly: "Unfortunately, for the success of the plan, it's best to avoid this unstable factor..."
But what Black Zetsu didn't know.
Aomi's Shadow Clone is stretching and preparing to steal its spotlight as the protagonist!