Tamakunihime is one of the three Hebihime under the white sage of Ryuchi Cave. Her status is equivalent to that of Fukasaku and Shima in Mount Myoboku.
Normally, Tamakunihime disguises herself as a young girl. She has long green hair, red eye makeup that extends to the nostrils, pale skin, wears a white long gown, and has a green magatama-shaped accessory on her chest. Her teeth are sharp.
Contrary to what Yue Yan thought, the illusion in front of him was not enhanced by Senji. Instead, it was imposed on the environment rather than affecting Yue Yan himself, which was why Yue Yan failed to break it.
Of course, with the method of throwing the Thunder Spear, Yue Yan could indeed break the illusion in front of him. But after all, this was Ryuchi Cave, and Yue Yan mustn't act recklessly.
Just before Yue Yan threw the Thunder Spear, Tamakunihime dispelled the illusion and came in front of Yue Yan.
"Hehehe, it's been a long time since such an interesting human like you came to Ryuchi Cave. However, I can't let you damage this place."
Seeing the person coming, Yue Yan retrieved the Thunder Spear and watched Tamakunihime in front of him warily. He wondered if he had the chance of defeating Tamakunihime with his current strength if she attacked him. After all, the snakes in Ryuchi Cave were not good creatures.
The result was that he had absolutely no chance of victory. Even if he went all out in Thunder Beast Mode, Yue Yan could at most have a 3 - 7 chance against Tamakunihime. However, if he wanted to run, with the Reverse Summoning jutsu of sage Katsuyu, Yue Yan could return to the Bone Forest at any time, so he was not afraid.
"Excuse me, are you one of the three Hebihime sages of Ryuchi Cave? May I ask which Hebihime you are?"
Looking at Yue Yan's respectful attitude, Tamakunihime squinted her eyes and sized Yue Yan up with great interest.
"You actually know about the three Hebihime?"
"I heard about them from sage Katsuyu."
"Really?"
Tamakunihime came in front of Yue Yan. Her originally beautiful face became like a poisonous snake. She opened her mouth to an exaggerated extent and stuck out her blue tongue, which trembled around Yue Yan, as if she was collecting some kind of scent information.
"Besides the smell of a male human, there is really the smell of the Bone Forest on you. I didn't expect that the Bone Forest would have another successor."
Tamakunihime retracted her tongue and returned to her dignified and beautiful appearance.
"You passed the illusion test just now. However, I'm very curious. What are you, a successor of the Bone Forest, doing in Ryuchi Cave?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan told Tamakunihime that he wanted a large-sized summoning beast.
"In terms of combat, our Ryuchi Cave is indeed much stronger than the Bone Forest." Tamakunihime nodded. "Come with me."
Hearing this, Yue Yan followed behind Tamakunihime.
Just then, Tamakunihime turned to look at Yue Yan and couldn't help sticking out her tongue to lick the corner of her mouth.
"You have a very strong life force on you. It makes me a little greedy."
However, since you've managed to reach Ryuchi Cave, you're regarded as a guest. But because you already possess the inheritance of Bone Forest, Ryuchi Cave won't impart any knowledge to you. As a friendly reminder, Ryuchi Cave has many rules. Don't let your curiosity give us a chance to eat you."
As Yue Yan listened to Tamakunihime talk about the rules of Ryuchi Cave, he was led into a very spacious area.
In the center, there was a huge stone throne, and coiled on it was the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave, a large white-scaled serpent.
As Yue Yan had surmised, after bringing him here, Tamakunihime quietly stepped to the side of the White Snake Sage and stood there in silence. The other two figures standing beside her should be Ichikishimahime and Nawatsuhime.
At this time, the White Snake Sage coiled on the stone throne slowly opened her eyes, sizing up Yue Yan below, with the tip of her tail rhythmically tapping on the armrest of the throne.
The Great Toad (Gama) Sage of Mount Myoboku has the ability to receive prophecies of the future in dreams, but this ability is unreliable. That's why the Great Toad Sage is often in a slumbering state.
The White Snake Sage also has a similar ability, the ability to instantly know the outcome just by pondering something. However, like the Great Toad Sage, this ability is also unreliable.
After seeing Yue Yan, the White Snake Sage activated this ability.
She saw countless hazy and indistinct phantoms behind Yue Yan. The White Snake Sage could sense that those phantoms possessed extremely terrifying power. Especially the one in the middle that resembled an alpaca. In the White Snake Sage's perception, this alpaca-like phantom seemed to possess the power to create the world.
But when the White Snake Sage tried to get a clearer look, those phantoms disappeared and merged into Yue Yan's body.
"This is really interesting," the White Snake Sage stared at Yue Yan.
"I don't know what those things behind you are, and that alpaca gives me the feeling of a real god. But that doesn't matter. Although you're an inheritor from Bone Forest, are you interested in learning the inheritance of Ryuchi Cave?"
"Huh?"
Yue Yan blinked in a daze. He had just been trying to put his words in order to ask how to obtain a Summoning Contract with a large snake, but in the blink of an eye, the White Snake Sage was asking him to learn the inheritance.
Moreover, the alpaca the White Snake Sage mentioned, could it be Arceus? That was indeed a god, and even a creator god.
The White Snake Sage has lived from the very beginning to the present. Naturally, she is aware of the Otsutsuki clan, and she also knows that the Otsutsuki clan will return to the ninja world one day.
In Yue Yan, the White Snake Sage saw a powerful potential that exceeded the boundaries of the ninja world. Recruiting him to Ryuchi Cave would definitely be a profitable move in case they might face the Otsutsuki clan in the future.
As for concerns about Yue Yan's character and whether he would neglect Ryuchi Cave after obtaining the inheritance, there's no need to fret. After all, the requirements for inheritors set by sage Katsuyu are the most stringent among the three sacred places.
Looking at Yue Yan, who was still in a daze, the White Snake Sage asked again.
The three Hebihime beside him initially thought the White Snake Sage was joking, but now it seemed otherwise. Now, all three of them became interested in Yue Yan.
Stared at by four pairs of fiery snake eyes, Yue Yan blinked blankly again.
"Uh, I came to the Ryuchi Cave just to get the qualification to summon a big snake. I didn't mean to learn the inheritance from the Ryuchi Cave."
"Oh?" The White Snake Sage stared at Yue Yan with his yellowish snake eyes. "So, you're going to refuse?"
"Uh..."
Yue Yan scratched his head awkwardly. Although he had fantasized about mastering the Senji of the three sacred places before, when it actually came to it, Yue Yan began to hesitate.
As a person from the Dragon Country in his previous life, the value of respecting teachers and following the right path was deeply ingrained in Yue Yan's bones. He just couldn't do something like betraying his master, which would be considered in a fantasy setting.
Guessing what Yue Yan was worried about, the White Snake Sage chuckled and thought to himself that as expected of the inheritor chosen by sage Katsuyu, this kind of naivete was really endearingly silly.
"Hehehe, if you're worried about sage Katsuyu, the Ryuchi Cave can give you a direction. After you master the Sannin Mode of the Bone Forest, you can explore the rest on your own."
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What the White Snake Sage meant was that after Yue Yan mastered the Senji of the Bone Forest, he could come to the Ryuchi Cave to explore the Senji here. It was similar to taking advanced courses in his previous life.
This kind of behavior was indeed better than betraying his master, but Yue Yan was still a bit conflicted.
"Sorry, White Snake Sage. Even so, I still have to go back and ask sage Katsuyu."
The White Snake Sage, who had guessed that Yue Yan might say this, nodded.
"Sure. Then just say I told you to come here to learn. sage Katsuyu will agree."