As for Yue Yan, after listening to what the White Snake Sage said, he summoned little Katsuyu using the Summoning Technique.
"Little Yue Yan, did you summon me because you need help?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan shook his head, placed little Katsuyu on his shoulder, and then pointed at the White Snake Sage on the other side.
Just then, the White Snake Sage also spoke up.
"Sage Katsuyu, your successor is quite good. I intend to let him learn the inheritance of our Ryuchi Cave too."
Hearing this, Katsuyu then looked at the White Snake Sage and tilted its head in confusion.
"So you're that little white snake from last time. I didn't expect you to have grown so big."
Katsuyu had existed for an unknown amount of time. In front of it, both the Great Toad (Gama) Sage and the White Snake Sage could only be considered juniors.
Therefore, the White Snake Sage didn't mind and just laughed.
"Yeah, it's been thousands of years since we last met. I can't remember the exact time."
As he spoke, the White Snake Sage raised the tip of his tail and pointed in Yue Yan's direction.
"He insisted that he must get your consent before he would agree. He's a little guy who respects the inheritance very much."
Hearing this, Katsuyu proudly raised its little head, with its two little antennae swaying. It was clearly very happy.
"Naturally. After all, little Yue Yan is someone I've recognized. As for learning the inheritance of the Ryuchi Cave, as long as he wants to, of course he can."
"Um, may I interrupt?" Yue Yan raised his hand and interrupted. "Didn't you say before that you'd give me a direction and let me explore on my own? How did it suddenly become learning the inheritance?"
"What? Little guy, don't you want to?"
The White Snake Sage narrowed his eyes menacingly, as if to say that if Yue Yan refused, he would just swallow him whole.
"Um..."
Yue Yan scratched his head in embarrassment.
At this time, little Katsuyu also spoke up.
"It's okay, little Yue Yan. Don't worry about so much."
"Alright."
Yue Yan nodded and then looked at the White Snake Sage.
"I'm willing to learn the inheritance of the Ryuchi Cave."
"Hahaha, That's great." The White Snake Sage laughed happily. "Come to the Ryuchi Cave to learn when you have time. I'll personally guide you."
Just like that, Yue Yan became the successor of the Ryuchi Cave in a muddle.
Afterwards, Katsuyu chatted with the White Snake Sage for a few more sentences and then returned to the Bone Forest.
Just as the White Snake Sage was about to teach Yue Yan the Sennin Mode, Yue Yan blinked in confusion. He realized that the purpose of his visit was to sign a Summoning Contract with a big snake. Besides, he hadn't learned the Bone Forest's Sennin Mode yet. Wouldn't it be conflicting to learn the Ryuchi Cave's Sennin Mode directly?
"Um, White Snake Sage, I haven't learned the Sennin Mode of the Bone Forest yet. Let's talk about the teaching after I've learned it. I just came here this time to sign a Summoning Contract with a big snake.
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"Sure, there's still plenty of time, as long as you're not in a hurry." As he spoke, the White Snake Sage looked at Tamakunihime beside him. "You go and take this little guy to pick out a big snake."
"Yes."
After Tamakunihime gracefully bowed, she motioned for Yue Yan to follow her.
They came to another spacious cave where many huge snakes of different sizes were coiled. In the very center was Orochimaru's summoning beast, Manda.
As the strongest snake in Ryuchi Cave, Manda was the boss here, and not a single snake dared to get close to it.
Tamakunihime pointed at Manda and said, "It's the strongest here. You can sign a Summoning Contract with it."
Hearing this, before Yue Yan could say a word, Manda started grumbling unhappily.
"Tama! Don't go too far. I'm not the kind of snake that just signs a Summoning Contract with anyone."
"Heh, just a puny snake."
Tamakunihime's pupils instantly turned into snake - like vertical slits, and her mouth opened wide in an exaggerated way. Then, with a wave of her hand, the surrounding stone walls seemed to come alive and shot out instantly, knocking Manda flying. When it landed on the ground, the ground shook violently several times.
"If it weren't for the White Snake Sage not allowing me to kill you, I would have skinned you long ago."
Tamakunihime came in front of Manda, which was lying on its back on the ground, and looked down at it with a contemptuous look as if it were trash.
However, even though it couldn't beat Tamakunihime, there was still a look of defiance in Manda's eyes.
"So what if you've lived a little longer than me? Once I learn Senjutsu, I'll definitely kill you."
Hearing the harsh words Manda uttered, Tamakunihime sneered. Although she couldn't kill it, giving it a good beating was still okay.
"Yue Yan was recognized by the White Snake Sage and has officially become the inheritor of Ryuchi Cave. I think you're really being a fool."
Just as Tamakunihime was about to make a move, Yue Yan stopped her. Yue Yan didn't want to waste time on Manda.
"What? You don't want to sign a Summoning Contract with Manda?"
Tamakunihime was a bit puzzled. After all, one should choose the strongest summoning beast, and among these big snakes, in her eyes, only Manda was worth considering.
"I don't like Manda. After all, I'd rather have a more obedient summoning beast."
"Heh, kid! I've seen you before. Don't think you can be so cocky just 'cause you've got a bit of power."
Manda also recalled that Yue Yan was also at the Mist Ninja battlefield before. It looked down on Orochimaru, and it definitely looked down on Yue Yan even more.
In response, Yue Yan just rolled his eyes and didn't care. However, Manda's attitude was really terrible. Then Yue Yan took a step back, indicating that he wouldn't stop Tamakunihime from beating Manda.
Seeing this, the corners of Tamakunihime's mouth curled up in a cruel way, and she started violently beating Manda.
Listening to Manda's screams, Yue Yan shook his head.
"Hey, I really don't know how you have the guts to act so cocky without any strength. Aren't you afraid of getting beaten? Oh, no, you're already getting beaten right now."
Just as Yue Yan was ranting, a small blue snake slithered over. Then it raised its body and looked at Yue Yan.
"Sir, please sign a Summoning Contract with me."
Hearing this, Yue Yan looked down at the very respectful little blue snake. He reached out his hand, motioning for it to climb on. Then, Yue Yan instinctively grabbed its head.
"Although you're quite good, I'm looking for a bigger one. So, I won't sign a Summoning Contract with you."
Upon hearing this, the little blue snake shook its head.
"Sir, my ability is to change my size. This is my shrunk-down form."
"Oh? Then show me how big you can get."
After Yue Yan put the little blue snake back on the ground, its body rapidly expanded.
Yue Yan looked up at it. It was about thirty meters in length. Although it was smaller than Manda, it was still a colossal creature. It should be enough.
The blue snake lowered its head and looked at Yue Yan.
"Sir, are you satisfied?"
"Good, it's you then." Yue Yan nodded and reached out to pat its head. "Open your mouth. I'll give you a little welcoming gift."
Hearing this, the blue snake obediently opened its big mouth. Then it felt something fall into its mouth. With a gulp, it instinctively swallowed it.
Immediately afterwards, it felt a warm current quickly flowing through its whole body. It felt so good that it wanted to moan, but it managed to hold it back.
What Yue Yan gave it were Energy Cubes from a treasure chest. For Yue Yan at present, although the basic Energy Cubes could improve his own strength, the improvement was very limited, far less useful than the intermediate and advanced Energy Cubes from blue treasure chests. That's why Yue Yan gave them to the blue snake as a gift.