The "secrets" of Myoboku and the secret realm of the Wet Bone Forest are "secrets" that extend horizontally from the world. They are hidden in a little-known corner on the world plane, but in dimension they are the activity space for parallel ninjas.
The "secret" of Ryuchi Cave is the "secret" of vertical expansion. It is deeply hidden in the underground space of the ninja world, just like the inner world of the Sky Province.
"I don't quite understand. Since this snake wants to guide me to do something, why does it adopt such an inefficient way of moving? What's the point of going around in circles? Why not go directly to the goal?" said Orochimaru.
After leaving the Valley of the End, the two had been following the snake for ten days. However, it was still running around aimlessly... Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for was that it did not leave the Fire Nation.
Orochimaru is not stupid. He seems to be complaining, but he is actually asking Hanyu something, because he has long felt that Hanyu seems to know something about this snake and its origin, otherwise he would never run around the world chasing a snake like a fool.
Orochimaru would not trust a cold-blooded reptile, but he trusted Hanyu. At this time, he did not know what Ryuchi Cave was, what a trial ground or a training ground was. Orochimaru was a man with a lot of patience, but his patience actually depended on the attitude revealed by Hanyu... Hanyu knew much more than he did now.
"It's really inefficient. This is probably because... humans tend not to value things that are easily obtained. Even snakes are very clear about this principle. However, hide-and-seek is almost enough for now. "
Hanyu said this, and then he quickly stood in front of the snake. Then he gently placed the small slug on his shoulder on the big snake's head, and then he said:
"If you want to lead the way, then do it well. We have been traveling around the world with you for such a long time, and we are pretty patient, so that's enough...
I know we should go downstairs. I don't know how many entrances there are to the place we are going, but I know that you have to make sure that one of the entrances is in the Fire Kingdom.
The world is dangerous, and we can't go far away."
The world is dangerous, but to this poor snake, Hanyu is more dangerous than the whole world. Look, he seems to be discussing things in a friendly manner, but before he could show his "friendly manner", he had already put a natural enemy on the snake's head.
The snake's skin was wet, slippery, and cool, but not as wet, slippery, and cool as the slug's skin, so the snake froze for a moment, then went around Hanyu's feet and continued forward with Katsuyu on its head.
"There will be no problem this time, right?" Orochimaru asked.
"No, if it can't lead the way properly, then there's no need to lead the way."
There must be a way for Ryuchi Cave to allow Orochimaru to go directly to the secret realm. After all, those snakes that acted as messengers came to Orochimaru through space movement. However, now they want to engage in mysticism. Hanyu can understand, but he doesn't want to play with them to the end.
The White Snake Immortal is a living fossil-level creature with great oppression and presence. Hanyu probably has no way to deal with it, but he hasn't seen the White Snake Immortal yet, so there is no problem for Hanyu to bully a small snake.
What is the joy of life, and what is the pain of death? So many snakes have died to perform the guiding mission. Is the remaining snake a coward? It is definitely not afraid of death. However, at this moment, the belly of the slug is pressed against its forehead, so it suddenly realizes.
What did you realize?
Even ants are greedy for life.
Half a day later, Orochi brought Hanyu and the other man to a dilapidated temple, and then through a downward entrance, they entered a dark underground space.
Look, no one in this world knows how to negotiate better than Hanyu.
Going down along the dark and deep passage, the deeper they went underground, the more the densely packed passages became like a maze. Even as a ninja, Hanyu soon lost his sense of direction.
"Orochimaru, do you think we are still in the Land of Fire?" After walking for half a day, Hanyu asked Orochimaru.
After all, when humans lose their sense of direction, animals may still have the ability to recognize it.
However, this question has not been responded to.
Hanyu looked back and found that Orochimaru had disappeared since some time... At this moment, Hanyu felt like he was taking a kindergarten class on an outing, and when he was counting the children, he suddenly found that one was missing.
Well, actually it's not that exaggerated, this is already considered the Ryuchi Cave, Orochimaru shouldn't be in any danger, he has his own so-called "trial".
"It's peeling."
At the same time, the slug also spoke so. Hanyu turned his gaze back and saw that the snake under the slug had only a hard shell like a petrified stone left, and the main body had slipped away.
"There's nothing we can do. This is someone else's territory."
Hanyu reached out and took the slug back, then continued walking down the passage.
Now Hanyu is suffering from chakra erosion, and when this phenomenon becomes serious, his ability to control his own chakra and perceive the surroundings will increase significantly, so even in the maze, he can vaguely move in the direction where the chakra is strongest.
The further you go down, the wider the space becomes, and then there are gradually some traces of construction and carving around, especially snake pattern totems that begin to appear on both sides of the passage, with simple lines and strange style, just like primitive human worship.
Hanyu found it interesting, this is what a secret realm feels like.
Then, that strong chakra came closer... White Snake Immortal? But no, it was far away.
A "little head" about one meter wide appeared in front of Hanyu.
"Human."
This creature has a triangular head, speaks with its tongue flicking in and out, and looks like it has a bad temper and wants to eat people.
"So it's you, the snake meat."
The chakra of that snake was very strong, and it looked like it wanted to eat Hanyu. However, Hanyu had no interest in such a large piece of snake meat because he had already gained experience in eating it. Although this snake was actually still a "baby snake" and its body had not fully grown, its meat was already old and had lost its freshness.
Hanyu is a bit picky about food, but his good partner is definitely not like that. When the chef and the food met, Hanyu reached behind him with his right hand, pulled out the long knife an inch, and then gently wiped the blade with his thumb, and a drop of blood flowed out.
The "baby snake" raised its triangular head high, and then pressed down towards Hanyu with the force of breaking the wind, but Hanyu moved his feet quickly and dodged it with a slight flash.
The attack that was enough to crush any ninja missed and knocked him to the ground.
At this time, Hanyu had already formed the seal, and then placed his palm on the surface of the snake.
Ninja technique: summoning techniques.
Katsuyu's huge body appeared out of nowhere, and then it pressed down the "baby snake". Then the skin where the slug was in contact with the snake began to sink, and it swallowed the snake in a moment... Slugs don't necessarily have to use their mouths to eat.
This snake is called Wan...Wan what?
Forget it, it doesn't matter. It's so arrogant before it even grows to maturity.
There are plenty of snakes in Ryuchi Cave, so losing one of them won't be a big deal. However, it can keep the slugs well-fed and put them in a good mood. Isn't this a good deal?
And Hanyu did this for Orochimaru's own good. What if Orochimaru ran into this guy and got eaten? Who would he go to for justice? So Hanyu eliminated the crisis for Orochimaru. What else could Orochimaru say to Hanyu except thank you?
Katsuyu swallowed the baby snake, turned over, and then returned happily to the Wet Bone Forest.
Hanyu's visit to Ryuchi Cave was obviously not a visit, but an "invasion" of Ryuchi Cave by the Wet Bone Forest.
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