Facing the persistent Satori Hyūga, the White Snake Sage immediately employed another Sage Art: [Inorganic Reincarnation Jutsu].
All Sage Arts used by Kabuto Yakushi were naturally taught by the White Snake Sage himself.
In response to the second attack, Satori Hyūga probably stood still on purpose, allowing himself to be hit.
After all, he had already absorbed nearly enough energy—his body was approaching saturation, no longer needing to devour more natural energy.
As for the White Snake Sage, now a sworn enemy, Satori Hyūga had no intention of letting her live.
His body abruptly shrank to the size of a palm, and with one leap, he leapt into the White Snake Sage's mouth.
"White Snake Sage, it seems a thousand years have dulled your battle instincts and senses."
Once inside her body, Satori Hyūga immediately began wreaking havoc.
Though the White Snake Sage possessed a massive form, Satori's attacks were not weak at all. His Dark Truth-Seeking Balls were terrifying.
Carrying an overwhelming and corrosive force, the dark Truth-Seeking Balls exploded within the White Snake Sage's insides under Satori's control.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a series of deafening explosions, the White Snake Sage was blown apart from the inside. Her colossal, mountain-sized serpent body disintegrated into dust.
As Satori emerged into the outside world, he saw nothing but blood-soaked flesh scattered across the ground.
Crimson blood mist hung in the air, its stench lingering like a lurking predator that refused to vanish.
Just then, Satori's eyes flashed, and he locked onto a white figure trying to escape.
"Trying to escape? Not a chance!"
In his ultimate state, with his Tenseigan blazing in full power, Satori could easily spot the soul of the White Snake Sage.
Faced with an opponent who had already lost her physical body, Satori summoned a pair of pitch-black giant hands that seized her soul.
"Please, spare me!" The White Snake Sage twisted her spirit body, crying out desperately.
"We've never had any grudges before, and you came to Ryuchi Cave seeking techniques for Sage training, which I willingly passed on. You have no right to do this to me!"
Satori remained indifferent, his gaze cold.
"White Snake Sage, the Sage Arts you passed on weren't really given with good intentions—I can see through it all."
"You wanted to consume me, and I also wanted to consume you. It's just survival of the fittest."
After speaking, Satori opened his mouth and devoured the White Snake Sage's white-colored soul entirely.
A gulping sound echoed.
The White Snake Sage's essence was digested by Satori, transforming into countless streams of pure energy flowing into his body.
"Ahhh, I can feel an even greater power awakening within me!"
Satori raised his arms triumphantly, shouting aloud as fierce, terrifying light blazed in his eyes—like a demon god destined to destroy the human world.
His aura surged violently once again. Jet-black flames gathered and roared around his physical body, changing his previously pale skin gradually, growing delicate scales.
These scales were pitch black, covering his skin like a terrifying, imposing armor.
[Sage Mode—Activate!]
[Dark Eight Gates] + [Tenseigan Mode] + [Sage Mode].
Combined together, these three powers instantly elevated Satori's strength to an entirely new level.
Horns sprouted from his skull, his body adorned with black-scaled mystical markings, while a slender, elongated tail swayed menacingly behind him, transforming him into a demon born from the abyss of ruin itself.
A column of demonic flame shot into the sky, shaking heaven and earth. A terrifying quake shook Ryuchi Cave, as if the very fabric of reality was unraveling.
And indeed, that was exactly what was happening.
Under Satori Hyūga's unleashing his full power, the dimensional realm of Ryuchi Cave, existing in another plane, could no longer withstand his overwhelming strength—it began to collapse.
Countless living beings perished, their serpent souls drifting upward as luminous motes suspended in midair.
Others couldn't see these souls, but Satori could.
With a gaping maw, he siphoned billions of souls in an instant, devouring them all.
The living and the dead alike fed his hunger.
The Three Snake Matriarchs, Akutaka, Manda who had just returned, and other high-ranking officials of Ryuchi Cave were all devoured without exception.
The deaths of countless beings accelerated the collapse of Ryuchi Cave's space, ripping open a colossal fissure across sky and land.
At this moment, a gemstone on the ground caught Satori's attention.
It was the emerald cat's-eye pendant once worn by the White Snake Sage, now radiating an otherworldly divine glow.
Wherever the light touched, the fractured space began to mend.
"Hmm… could this be the primordial essence of Ryuchi Cave's pocket dimension?"
Satori waved his hand, seizing the green cat's-eye stone and observing it intently.
This gem radiated a singular energy—both boundless and absolute, containing all existence within itself.
"Not bad. This will help me refine my Black Hole Space and unlock its full potential."
"Ah, right—Ryuchi Cave has endured for ages; it must contain countless treasures. I can't leave empty-handed."
Having devoured the White Snake Sage's soul and inherited her memories, searching was effortless.
Rare minerals, formidable artifacts, energized fruits… even the sacred flesh, bones, and scales of the White Snake Sage herself awaited him.
As he delved deeper, he uncovered one breathtaking treasure after another.
Among them, the most valuable was none other than the White Snake Sage herself.
Once his plundering was complete, Satori traversed the spatial rift back to the ninja world.
Shortly after he left, Ryuchi Cave completely collapsed and vanished.
The destruction of Ryuchi Cave immediately drew the attention of several top-tier factions and figures in the human realm.
Mount Myoboku and Shikkotsu Forest, two of the three great summoning sacred lands, along with their Sages, turned their gaze toward the ruined site.
Within Mount Myoboku, the Great Toad Sage opened his eyes, snapping out of his half-awake slumber, staring uncertainly at where Ryuchi Cave once stood.
"The White Snake Sage's presence has vanished... Ryuchi Cave has been destroyed. Who did this? Could this be the person foreseen in my prophecy?"
Closing his eyes again, he attempted to fall back into sleep, hoping to glimpse further insight into the identity of the enemy.
Within Shikkotsu Forest...
An immense forest of towering stone pillars rose from rugged terrain, thick mist coiling among the damp earth.
Hidden within this environment loomed a titanic form—the guardian of Shikkotsu Forest, Katsuyu the Slug Sage.
Among the Sages of the three great summoning sacred lands, she stood among the mightiest, possessing unfathomable strength.
She not only wielded the ability to command storms and weather but could also divide into countless healing clones, each brimming with miraculous vitality.
It could be said that all the Katsuyu within the Shikkotsu Forest were merely its separated manifestations, or in other words, clones.
Feeling the dissipation of the White Snake Sage's aura, it too was shocked, its eyes fluttering open slightly.
Its body was simply too enormous—like the sky itself collapsing—as it stirred slightly, causing the entire Shikkotsu Forest to tremble.
"A being strong enough to kill the White Snake Sage has appeared in this era?" A gentle and soft female voice emerged from it, like a kind older sister offering comfort.
"When it rains, it pours. The world is about to undergo new changes once again. I should inform Tsunade and advise her to stay alert."
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