Night fell.
The 'Lily' who had built a good relationship with the three teenagers successfully stayed at this secret base. She gained their trust and became good friends with them.
Little Nan even invited Sister Lily to sleep with her, but in the end, she politely declined...
The Lily shadow clone was here to do business, not to sleep with girls...
After some sensing and investigation, he still did not find any trace of Uchiha Madara or White Zetsu and Black Zetsu. It seemed there really was no guardian around Nagato.
He deliberately got close to Nagato several times, and even took the initiative to be intimate with him, but nothing seemed wrong. No one suddenly jumped out to attack him...
Taking advantage of their sleep, this beautiful girl transformed from Ryun's shadow clone quietly approached Nagato's bed.
From the moment he made contact with the three until now, everything seemed to have gone too smoothly... This puzzled him greatly.
Even now, as he stood right next to Nagato, he still did not sense anything unusual.
It was as if Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, and the others had completely lost their minds and did not care about this pair of Rinnegan at all...
The next moment, he stopped hesitating and suddenly reached out both hands, aiming directly for Nagato's eyes.
But at the critical moment, his hands suddenly sprouted large amounts of white 'clay-like' substance!
'This is...'
'It's White Zetsu's Spore Technique!!!'
Ryun found himself completely unable to move.
This was a very troublesome restraining technique. In the original story, the Five Kage were secretly implanted with White Zetsu's Spore Technique and were simultaneously restrained in a short time.
Ryun did not expect that he had also fallen victim to it without realizing it, even though he had been very careful.
In fact, when he approached Nagato, spores had already attached to him with the wind. Even if he had acted immediately upon meeting Nagato, the result would have been the same.
In the end, it was because his strength was too weak, and he was only a shadow clone to begin with.
A white figure descended from the ceiling upside down. Its face wore a sinister smile as it stared intently at him.
'As expected, it wasn't going to be that easy...' Ryun thought to himself. Even though he could not break free from the restraint now, his expression remained calm.
White Zetsu was very curious about this woman who had suddenly appeared. Her target was clearly Madara's Rinnegan.
He had killed thieves who coveted these eyes before, but this woman's behavior left him somewhat baffled.
She seemed to have come specifically for the eyes from the very beginning, with a very clear purpose. Even now, after being caught, she only showed a moment of surprise before calming down again...
Despite being so weak, with only chakra at the level of a Chunin, how dare she come to steal the Rinnegan?
If not for the fear of alerting Nagato and the others, White Zetsu would have mocked her mercilessly.
Just as he was about to drain the intruder's chakra and move her out of the room for interrogation, the next moment, he heard the woman scream:
"Help!!!"
After shouting this, Lily instantly exploded into smoke and disappeared, leaving White Zetsu on the ceiling dumbfounded.
"It was just a shadow clone!!!"
The scream for help in the middle of the night almost scared the souls out of Nagato and Yahiko...
When the two woke up, they immediately noticed the soft white shell of White Zetsu on the floor.
"Ah... What kind of monster is this! It seems to be squirming too!!!"
The two of them were so frightened they ran out of the room.
This was Ryun's final attempt to annoy White Zetsu.
Would Nagato, upon seeing White Zetsu in the future, recall this incident and become wary?
After all, a beautiful and kind-hearted older sister suddenly disappeared overnight, and it was clearly related to this white creature...
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Konoha Camp in the Land of Rain.
When Ryun received the shadow clone's memories, his pupils constricted sharply.
"White Zetsu... It seems without powerful sensory abilities, it's impossible to detect that guy..."
The stealth abilities of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu gave him a headache.
"What are you talking about?" Orochimaru walked over, holding a large scroll.
"Nothing..."
"This is the summoning contract for the snakes of Ryūchi Cave. Leave a blood handprint on it, and you'll be able to summon the snakes of Ryūchi Cave from now on." Orochimaru handed over the large scroll.
He planned to teach Ryun the Summoning Technique so they could use the snakes to communicate in the future, eliminating the problem of not being able to find each other.
This was essentially a teacher passing down a legacy to a student. Ryun even saw Nawaki's name on the Ryūchi Cave scroll.
This guy did not inherit his sister's Shikkotsu Forest slugs but instead chose the snakes of Ryūchi Cave, perhaps because he thought the snakes were cooler and stronger...
Orochimaru teaching Ryun the Summoning Technique was a sign of his approval.
Earlier, he had officially acknowledged Ryun as his disciple, establishing their master-student relationship.
Ryun was very excited. He immediately bit his finger, smeared blood all over his palm, and pressed his handprint onto the contract.
When the contract was completed, Ryun could not help but smile.
Now he had a cool mount, and even the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode seemed within reach...
Ryun immediately wanted to go outside to practice the Summoning Technique and try summoning a snake, but Orochimaru stopped him...
"Go rest. Don't be so impulsive. You can practice tomorrow..." Orochimaru said with a smile.
"Okay, Sensei!" Ryun suppressed his excitement and obeyed Orochimaru's words.
"By the way, when using the Summoning Technique, be careful not to use too much chakra at once. If you accidentally summon Manda or some other powerful and violent snake, it could be troublesome. Those guys have terrible tempers and might even kill and eat their summoner..."
Orochimaru warned sternly.
Nearly half of the snakes in Ryūchi Cave did not obey the summoning master's control.
Hearing this, Ryun was visibly stunned for a moment, but then he smiled and nodded.
"I understand!"
Manda should hope not to be summoned by him, or else Ryun would not mind teaching it who the real master was.
Early the next morning.
Ryun left the camp early and headed to a secluded spot nearby.
On the way, he lowered his head, still thinking about the Rinnegan.
This time, the shadow clone failed. If he sent another one now, he would likely not even find the targets, and even if he did, he probably would not succeed.
Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, and White Zetsu were not opponents he could deal with at his current level. Against absolute strength, he truly could not think of any effective methods...
The powerful Rinnegan was right there, but he lacked the ability to take it, which left Ryun feeling somewhat regretful.