The White Snake Sage agreed. Yoruha smiled and said, "I believe we'll have a pleasant cooperation in the future, and Sasuke won't disappoint you." The White Snake Sage merely smiled slightly.
It wasn't particularly concerned about Sasuke; rather, it was curious to see just how strong Yoruha really was.
After speaking, Yoruha placed the summoning scroll on the ground and turned to look at Manda, who was staring intently at him. Under Yoruha's gaze, Manda was so startled that it assumed a combat stance.
Yoruha smiled and said, "Manda, let's start with you. I hope you can sign a summoning contract with Sasuke."
Manda was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the summoning contract spread out in front of Yoruha, which bore the names of Sasuke and Yoruha.
If it signed, wouldn't that mean it would also become Yoruha's summoning beast?
But was it really so hard to accept becoming Yoruha's summoning beast? Manda asked itself this question in its heart. In just an instant, Manda knew what choice it should make.
Earlier, it had been quite afraid of Yoruha, but now it was rather looking forward to it. As for Sasuke, it wasn't concerned, since Sasuke's current strength wasn't enough to earn its respect.
Manda was a proud and arrogant snake, respecting only the strong.
For a powerhouse like Yoruha, who could crush it, Manda wouldn't be so arrogant. However, since they had fought before, Manda still felt a bit awkward as it slithered over, hesitantly biting its own tail.
In a moment, a drop of blood fell onto the summoning scroll. Although it was just a drop of blood for Manda, to Yoruha and Sasuke, it was like a basin of blood falling, almost flooding the scroll.
After dripping the blood, Manda arrogantly slithered back, saying, "You better not trick me."
Yoruha just smiled. He certainly wouldn't trick Manda, as he probably wouldn't summon it much in the future. He was here to find a summoning beast for Sasuke, not for himself.
Summoning beasts no longer provided much help to him. In battle, he might even need to protect them. The Three-Tails still had some value, as summoning it would be quite impressive.
But Manda didn't have that effect. Of course, this was Yoruha's own opinion. For others, summoning a giant snake like Manda was still very impressive.
After the summoning contract was signed, the White Snake Sage asked, "Yoruha, would you like to learn Sage Mode? With your strength, there's a high chance you could master it." In the past, Yoruha would have definitely agreed. But now, he didn't need it at all.
He had always thought he was using Sage Mode. So Yoruha declined. "I'll pass on that. I'm not very interested in Sage Mode."
The White Snake Sage didn't insist, mainly because it sensed that the energy within Yoruha was even higher than Sage Chakra. Not learning Sage Mode was understandable. Of course, Yoruha himself was unaware of this.
He always believed he was using Sage Chakra. Yoruha looked at Sasuke and said, "If possible, Sasuke could give it a try. Orochimaru placed a curse mark on him, which I've modified. He can now briefly enter Sage Mode, though he doesn't actually use Sage Techniques."
Some Sage Techniques." Although Sasuke could enter Sage Mode and use Sage Chakra, he could only use it to amplify the power of his ninjutsu. He couldn't actually perform Sage Techniques.
Yoruha remembered that the Sage Techniques of Ryuchi Cave leaned towards genjutsu, and since Sasuke had the Sharingan, the Sage Techniques from Ryuchi Cave might suit him well.
The White Snake Sage glanced at Sasuke, a bit puzzled, "This little guy seems to have an unusual relationship with you. Is he your brother?"
Sasuke felt a bit embarrassed, though inwardly he was quite pleased to be thought of as Yoruha's brother.
However, Yoruha smiled slightly and said, "I don't have such an outstanding brother, but he is a good friend of mine. He has great potential, and I have high hopes for him." Sasuke looked at Yoruha, feeling deeply moved. He knew how much Yoruha had helped him during this time.
Without Yoruha, how could he have reached his current level of strength? The White Snake Sage was somewhat surprised.
It had assumed Sasuke was Yoruha's brother or something similar, so it looked at Sasuke, trying to discern what was special about him.
But after a long look, it still couldn't see anything particularly special about Sasuke. His chakra wasn't particularly abundant, at least not by the White Snake Sage's standards.
In reality, compared to his peers, Sasuke's chakra was already very high. Apart from Naruto, no one among their peers had more chakra than Sasuke.
Moreover, the difference in chakra between him and Naruto wasn't that large. He already had the chakra level of an elite jonin.
If he entered Sage Mode, he could even reach Kage-level chakra. And Sasuke was only twelve years old. But this amount of chakra wasn't enough to make the White Snake Sage take notice.
Unable to discern anything, the White Snake Sage could only assume that Yoruha was praising Sasuke so highly to help his friend.
"Sasuke, come here. I'll inject Sage Chakra into you. This is a requirement for learning the Sage Techniques of Ryuchi Cave." Sasuke looked at Yoruha, who nodded, "It's okay, go ahead. I'm here watching."
Sasuke approached the White Snake Sage, feeling a bit apprehensive. The White Snake Sage bit Sasuke on the neck. Initially, Sasuke was a bit scared, but once bitten, he only felt his chakra flowing much faster than usual.
The curse mark on his neck also began to heat up. The runes of the curse mark started spreading across his body. Seeing this strange sight, even the White Snake Sage was a bit puzzled.
"Is this the curse mark that Yoruha mentioned on you?" "It's quite remarkable. This curse mark can perfectly utilize Sage Chakra without causing any harm to your body. Did Yoruha do this?"
Sasuke felt his whole body heating up. The runes of the curse mark turned red. Yoruha, seeing this scene, immediately noticed the problem.
"Sasuke, sit down and absorb the natural energy around you." Sasuke, feeling uncomfortable, didn't hesitate upon hearing Yoruha's words and sat down cross-legged. The White Snake Sage remained silent, quietly observing Sasuke.
Yoruha instantly appeared beside Sasuke, placing both hands on Sasuke's curse mark. The increasingly hot curse mark cooled down immediately upon sensing Yoruha's chakra.
Sasuke also felt the Sage Chakra within him increasing, even more than before. The White Snake Sage looked at Yoruha in astonishment.
"He's actually increasing Sasuke's Sage Chakra limit." "Is he crazy? Doing this would affect him too." However, Yoruha continued to output chakra for a full ten minutes without being affected in the slightest.
Not even a facial pattern appeared, nor did his body show any signs of snake transformation. The White Snake Sage was utterly shocked, unable to comprehend how this was possible.
Yoruha had just helped Sasuke tame the natural energy within him.
Natural energy is extremely volatile, but when it encountered Yoruha's chakra, it became incredibly docile and completely controllable.
This was something even the White Snake Sage, who had trained for over a thousand years, had not achieved.