Ten minutes later, Yoruha withdrew his hand. The runes that had spread across Sasuke's entire body retracted to just his face, resembling the facial markings of Hashirama. Sasuke opened his eyes, utterly astonished.
"This... this power is incredible. I feel like my chakra has more than doubled. Before, I could only maintain Sage Mode for about a minute, but now I can hold it for at least three minutes." Sasuke was mesmerized by the powerful Sage Chakra coursing through him.
The White Snake Sage watched this scene with a grave expression. It looked at Yoruha, unable to fathom the extent of his power. "This kid can actually tame natural energy. Who exactly is he? How terrifying is his true strength?"
Only the White Snake Sage knew that Yoruha was the truly fearsome one. Taming natural energy was something even it, a so-called sage that had lived for thousands of years, couldn't achieve.
Yet Yoruha did it effortlessly, seemingly without any pressure. "It's fortunate that I didn't have any conflict with him before. Otherwise, he really could have destroyed Ryūchi Cave." The White Snake Sage felt a wave of relief.
After spending some time in Ryūchi Cave, Sasuke and Yoruha left. Once they were gone, the White Snake Sage gathered the leaders of Ryūchi Cave.
Tianshin Hime, Manda, and Aoda were all present, except for Shin'ya.
The White Snake Sage looked at the large snakes, especially Manda. "Manda, if he summons you in the future, you better put in some effort. He truly has the power to destroy Ryūchi Cave."
This time, Manda didn't argue with the White Snake Sage but nodded solemnly. "I understand. That guy is indeed terrifying."
Aoda was still confused. "White Snake Sage, who are you talking about?" The White Snake Sage replied, "A young man named Yoruha. Remember, if he summons you, you must not disobey his orders, or it will bring disaster upon Ryūchi Cave."
Aoda looked at the White Snake Sage in shock. "Destroy Ryūchi Cave? Is there really someone who can do that?" Manda, uncharacteristically humble, said coldly, "If it's him, there's no doubt."
Aoda glanced at Manda, surprised. "Even you say so? It seems that person is indeed very powerful. But destroying Ryūchi Cave seems a bit far-fetched."
The White Snake Sage said nothing more. Its main concern was to warn Manda, and since Manda already understood, Aoda's gentle nature wouldn't cause any major issues.
Among the snakes of Ryūchi Cave, Aoda's temperament was quite rare. The White Snake Sage wasn't worried it would anger Yoruha.
Back in Konoha, Tsunade appeared at the training grounds, arms crossed, chatting with Jiraiya and Kakashi. When Yoruha and Sasuke arrived, the three gathered around them.
"How did it go?" After all, if Sasuke could sign a contract with Ryūchi Cave, Team 7 could form a new Sannin. They certainly had the potential.
Yoruha smiled, "Of course, it went well." Sasuke added, "I'm just not sure if my chakra can summon the large snakes from Ryūchi Cave." Yoruha replied, "Why don't you give it a try?"
He patted Sasuke on the shoulder and said, "Give it a try." Sasuke nodded. "I'll give it a try."
As for Yoruha, the three weren't concerned. It wasn't that they were ignoring Yoruha, but with Yoruha's strength, he could definitely summon successfully.
After the three parted ways with Yoruha, Sasuke bit his finger and formed hand seals with both hands.
Once the seals were completed, he slammed his hands onto the ground. In an instant, a summoning jutsu formula appeared on the ground beneath Sasuke's palms. "Boom!" A huge cloud of white smoke appeared.
Yoruha's lips curled into a slight smile. He already sensed which giant snake Sasuke had summoned. "It really is destiny."
Standing beside Yoruha, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi watched the emerging white smoke with tension. Although such a large area of smoke likely indicated success, they couldn't be sure until they saw it for themselves.
As the smoke gradually dissipated, it revealed a massive figure within. When the smoke completely cleared, a giant python, tens of meters long and about three to four meters in girth, appeared before them.
Sasuke stood atop the python's head, smiling. He had succeeded. The giant python Sasuke summoned was none other than Aoda.
Sensing Sasuke's presence above it, Aoda politely said, "Honored summoner, I am Aoda. Please guide me." Sasuke was a bit surprised, not expecting the python to be so well-mannered. "I'm Uchiha Sasuke. Aoda, I look forward to working with you."
The man and the snake had now been introduced. Jiraiya, standing next to Yoruha, wondered aloud, "It's not Manda. I've never seen this snake before." Aoda was younger than Manda, and Orochimaru had never summoned it.
So Jiraiya didn't recognize it. Yoruha remained silent. Tsunade looked at Aoda and said, "Its strength isn't any weaker than Manda's. You can tell from its aura."
Yoruha naturally knew about Aoda's information. In the Naruto setting, Aoda's strength was not inferior to the second-generation Manda.
The second-generation Manda was said by Kabuto to be a clone much stronger than Manda.
In fact, the second-generation Manda's ability to overturn the Island Turtle demonstrated its strength, at least in terms of power and size, it was much stronger than Manda.
Aoda having strength comparable to the second-generation Manda naturally made it stronger than Manda. However, Aoda's good temperament led people to believe it was weaker than Manda.
In the original story, Aoda's obedience to Sasuke was not only due to its inherently good nature but also because Sasuke had saved its life when it was young.
But now, Sasuke hadn't saved Aoda. Its respect for Sasuke was purely due to the White Snake Sage's instructions and its good nature.
Kakashi, looking pleased, smiled and said, "Sasuke's strength might have surpassed mine now." Despite saying this, Kakashi wasn't jealous, only proud.
He turned to look at Yoruha. All of this was because of Yoruha. Without Yoruha, he wouldn't have known how to guide Sasuke.
Now, although Sasuke hadn't given up on revenge, he was no longer extreme.
Moreover, his current strength was at the level of an elite Jonin, and if he entered Sage Mode, he might even possess Kage-level strength.
With this large summoning beast, Sasuke's current strength was definitely at Kage-level.
And Sasuke was only 12 years old. Back then, he was already a genius, but he didn't expect his student to surpass him at the same age.
One had already surpassed Kage-level, one had reached Kage-level, and with Naruto under Gamabunta's support, he also had elite Jonin strength.
Sakura was also gradually approaching Jonin-level strength. It meant that his team would soon have four ninjas above the Jonin level. This was extremely rare.
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