Kisame

Not far away, in the ruins formed by the collapse of the wall.

"Damn, cough... What the heck is Nagato thinking?!"

Obito lifted the rubble that was pressing on him and stood up while cursing, he coughed up blood from his throat.

If it weren't for the fact that he had Hashirama cells and had a strong recovery ability, the Shinra Tensei just now would have been enough to paralyze him.

Nagato really made a ruthless move and wanted to kill him.

Thinking of this, Obito's eyes were cold and he became angry.

However, he didn't have the chance to settle accounts with Nagato this time, because the White Snake sage and Snake Princess on the side had both broken free from thorn binds, and they were even more angry than Obito.

"Let's eat this guy!"

The three snake princesses rushed to Obito together, one flew into the air, one became invisible, and the other released illusions.

"I'm too lazy to play with you."

Obito snorted coldly, knowing that he had missed the opportunity to take Nagato away, and was forced to give up.

Before he finished speaking, his figure was distorted, as if he had been sucked into a vortex of space, and disappeared in front of the three snake girls.

"No, Yahiko and Konan are still outside Ryuchi Cave!"

Seeing Obito leave, Nagato suddenly realized that the other party must have gone to hold Yahiko and Konan hostage. He immediately rushed out of the temple in a hurry.

"Don't let that kid run away!"

When the three snake princesses saw that Obito has escaped, and Nagato seemed to be running away, they immediately chased after him while shouting.

Soon.

'Bang.'

Nagato slammed open the doors of Ryuchi Cave, and at a glance he found that there was no one outside the door. Yahiko and Konan, who should have been waiting for him here, have disappeared.

It was obvious that a brief battle had just broken out here, and there were traces of the Mokuton ninjutsu on the ground. In addition, there is... a paper crane.

Nagato was shocked, and hurriedly walked to the paper crane and picked it up.

This is the signal left behind by Konan, and indeed she and Yahiko were taken away by Obito.

Nagato was confused for a while.

At this time, the three snake princesses also chased out, and they saw Nagato's back standing motionless, and they flew towards him together even with a fierce look in their eyes.

But in the next second, even though Nagato didn't turn his head back, a powerful repulsive force erupted from his body again, and the Three Snake Princesses were sent flying.

They screamed as they smashed into the gate, the pillars and plaque of the Ryuchi Cave fell to the ground, making a mess.

"That nasty little bastard!"

They struggled to get up and was about to fight Nagato again but suddenly the voice of White Snake sage came from behind: "Stop!"

The White Snake sage, who had changed back to the image of an old woman, walked out of Ryuchi Cave, accompanied by Orochimaru.

The White Snake sage stood opposite Nagato, she stopped a few meters away, and looked at the latter.

After a moment of silence.

"Little guy, if I'm not mistaken, you have the legendary Rennigan."

The White Snake sage spoke first with a smile, and returned to her previous kind appearance.

"Yes, this is the Rennigan. Could it be that even the White Snake sage wants my eyes?" Nagato raised the bangs on his forehead and asked indifferently.

He was very vigilant in his heart, and he was ready to summon the Gedo Statue at any time and fight to the death with the White Snake sage.

"Little guy, you misunderstood. Although the Rennigan is rare in the world, they are of no use to me. I'm just surprised that you have the same eyes as the Sage of Six Path back then."

The White Snake sage shook her head and said slowly.

Hearing her talking about the Sage of Six Paths, Nagato was surprised. He subconsciously asked her, "Do you know the Sage of Six Paths?"

"Of course I know. Don't forget, I'm an old woman who has lived for more than a thousand years."

The white snake sage said as she remembered the old days, "Hundreds of years ago, I witnessed the Sage of Six Six Paths create peace and maintain the order and tranquility of the world. He has an incomparably powerful Strength and courage, he is an amazing man."

When talking about the Sage of Six Paths, the White Snake sage couldn't help but feel admiration.

"And you, Nagato."

The White Snake sage stared at Nagato again, and said happily, "When I first saw you, I thought you were the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths. So, how could I hurt you, little guy. "

Her words made Nagato's tense nerves relax a little, and he was no longer so alert.

Orochimaru's eyes flashed. Seeing that the time was almost up, he said to the White Snake sage:

"Do you know that Nagato's former teacher is now the fourth Hokage Jiraiya, and he is the spokesperson of Mount Myoboku. The great toad sage of Mount Myoboku once predicted that Jiraiya will find the legendary son of prophecy, and he will one day change the world and bring true peace to the world. Now it seems that the son of prophecy is Nagato."

"Oh, is that so? Gamamaru is the type of guy who does that."

When the White Snake sage heard this, her eyes became bright, and a lot of thoughts suddenly appeared in her heart.

Hundreds of years ago, when the Sage of Six Paths trained in Senjutsu, the reason why he did not choose the Ryuchi Cave or the Shikkotsu Forest, but the Mount Myoboku, was because Gamamaru used prophecy to deceive them.

After that, Gamamaru and the Sage of Six Paths became sworn brothers, and Mount Myoboku by proxy became the number one of the three holy places for a long time.

'Now, does that guy Gamamaru want to repeat his old tricks and train Nagato, the son of prophecy, into the second Sage of the Six Paths?'

Thinking of this, the White Snake sage sneered in her heart, it would not let Gamamaru succeed easily.

So, it smiled kindly at Nagato and tempted him:

"Little guy, I heard from Orochimaru that you want to learn Ryuchi Cave's senjutsu? Don't worry, as long as you promise me that you are willing to be my contractor, I will teach you carefully and fully teach you the senjutsu of the Ryuchi Cave. "

When Nagato heard her, he was shocked.

The White Snake sage suddenly became so enthusiastic towards him, this made him very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help guessing what the other party was planning.

"Little guy, don't think too much. My purpose is very simple, I just want to use you to prove that the senjutsu of Ryuchi Cave is no worse than that of Mount Myoboku."

The White Snake sage seemed to have seen Nagato's thoughts and said slyly.

However, after thinking about it for a while, it also added a request to Nagato, that is—

After Nagato started his apprenticeship as the contractor of the Ryuchi cave, he had to challenge and defeat the contractors of the other two holy places, namely Hokage Jiraiya and Mizukage Hoshigaki Kisame.

The White Snake sage wanted Nagato to prove to the world that Ryuchi Cave was the first of the three holy places and possessed the strongest senjutsu.

After listening to the White Snake sage, Nagato fell silent.

Jiraiya and Hoshigaki Kisame, the former is his mentor, who taught him to become a ninja; the latter is the Demi-God of the ninja world, currently recognized as the strongest in the ninja world.

Even if Nagato learned the senjutsu, it will not be easy to defeat these two people.

In particular, Hoshigaki Kisame, this person's powerful strength is directly catching up with the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama. And not to forget, Kisame and Nagato are the same age.

While Nagato is making rapid progress, Kisame must also becoming stronger and stronger with each passing day.

"Whoo~"

Nagato thought for a while, took a deep breath, and finally replied to the White Snake sage with a firm look in his eyes, "I promise you."

"Hahaha, good." The White Snake sage became very happy.

Seeing this, Orochimaru interjected at the right time:

"It's very late today. In my opinion, it's better to let Nagato have a good night's rest and recharge. From tomorrow, the White Snake sage can teach him senjutsu."

"Well, that's a good suggestion."

The White Snake sage nodded, so she instructed Orochimaru to bring Nagato to familiarize himself with Ryuchi Cave, and then go to the room to rest.

The White Snake sage surrounded by three snake princesses, returned to the inner hall.

The door of Ryuchi Cave slowly closed.

Soon after, with a wave of space fluctuations, Obito and Zetsu reappeared outside the Ryuchi Cave.

"Obito, what are you going to do now?" Zetsu asked.

"Wait. Yahiko and Konan are in my hands. Even if Nagato learns senjutsu, he still has to listen to me obediently. Otherwise... hum."

Obito said coldly.

After he escaped from the Ryuchi Cave, he immediately subdued Yahiko and Konan, and locked them in the Kamui sub space.

In Nagato's heart, companions are more important than anything, just like Obito before. So Obito is confident that he can use the two hostages in his hand to continue to control Nagato.

…

Inside Ryuchi Cave.

Orochimaru has obviously been here many times and is very familiar with the layout. He took the long gate through the courtyard and corridor, and came to the door of a guest room with ease.

'Creek.'

Orochimaru pushed open the door and said to Nagato with a smile: "This is your room. I live next door. If you have any problem, you can come to me at any time."

"…Thanks."

Nagato was silent for a while and thanked him. Although he didn't like Orochimaru, the other party took him to Ryuchi Cave after all, and said a lot of good things for him in front of the White Snake sage.

However, to be diligent for nothing is not something a traitor or a thief does, Nagato still understands this truth.

So he was always vigilant about Orochimaru.

Orochimaru saw Nagato's thoughts at a glance, so he pretended to be relieved and said to Nagato:

"I should thank you. The White Snake sage should be in a very happy mood after accepting you as the contractor. I seem to have escaped her wrath, and I won't be held accountable for the death of Wan Snake. I will be going now, rest well."

After saying that, he sent Nagato into the room and closed the door for the latter.

Outside the door, the corner of Orochimaru's mouth curled up, revealing a meaningful silent smile. He then turned around and entered the next room.

At night, everything is quiet.

Nagato tossed and turned on the bed, worrying about Yahiko and Konan's safety on the one hand, and worrying about senjutsu training that was about to start tomorrow.

It was not until late at night that he finally sorted out his thoughts and regained his composure. With a burst of drowsiness, he fell into a deep sleep.

After Nagato fell asleep, at some point.

"Hiss."

Outside the door of the room, the sound of a poisonous snake hissing suddenly rang.

It was a gray snake that came in through the crack of the door, it moved silently on the cold floor, and quickly came to Nagato's bed.

The snake coiled up, aimed at Nagato's arm, and rushed towards it with a swoosh. It opened its mouth wide, and pierced its fangs into Nagato's skin, injecting venom that made him enter deep sleep.

Then, with a 'creek', the door was pushed open, and the pale Orochimaru floated into the room like a ghost.

He looked down at Nagato who was lying on the bed, licked his tongue, and his pair of snake pupils burst with greed.

Tonight, he finally got it.

Orochimaru's plan is very simple. He wants to seize Nagato's body, and get the young and powerful body of the other party, as well as the Rennigan. Then he will stay in Ryuchi Cave as Nagato and learn senjutsu from the White Snake sage.

At that time, he will reach the peak of the ninja world, reaching the same level as Hoshigaki Kisame, or even surpassing him.

Thinking of this, even Orochimaru, who was quite a calm guy, couldn't contain his excitement, and slowly stretched out a hand to Nagato.

Yet at this moment.

Nagato, who should have fallen into a coma, suddenly opened his eyes, and his sharp eyes met Orochimaru's.

In the next second,

 "Shinra Tensei!"

'Boom.'

Orochimaru was caught off guard, he flew out of the room on the spot, smashed the door open, and slammed into a big tree in the yard.

"Wooo." 

He fell to the ground, spit out a large mouthful of blood, then raised his head in horror and looked at Nagato, who walked out of the room.

"Orochimaru, your intentions are too obvious, do you really think I can't notice it?"

Nagato said and his Rennigan seemed to be able to see through everything. Although he didn't know what Orochimaru wanted to do to him, it was definitely not a good thing.

Therefore, Nagato decided to make his move, and deliberately pretended to be asleep to lure Orochimaru to take the bait.