After the White Snake Sage returned to his true form, the temple also turned into a huge cave with a lot of spiky thorns in the cave.
It was obvious that this temple was created by the White Snake Sage's Genjutsu using Sage Technique. The only real thing was probably the throne he sat on.
Seeing Nagasawa and the White Snake Sage were about to duke it out, Orochimaru stepped back.
He couldn't risk standing too close with people like Nagasawa and White Snake Sage planning to fight.
Nagasawa took out a sword from a scroll in his ninja pouch.
However, this was not a divine weapon, nor was it a weapon that was made with Chakra Metal. It was just an ordinary refined sword.
The reason why he sealed it into a scroll was purely because Nagasawa was too lazy to carry it around.
Murakumogiri was too big, and it would be funny if his weapon was much bigger than him. He couldn't make himself taller during the battle anyway, so Nagasawa didn't really want to use Murakumogiri.
However, Murakumogiri was his memento when he acted as Whitebeard. Nagasawa would rather just keep it as a memento than reforge it.
The sword in his hand, on the other hand, was expendables. He had a lot of such a sword in his seal scroll.
Considering how strong he was, he could just fight bare-handed. However, in front of a mysterious Sage like White Snake Sage, Nagasawa chose to be cautious.
Nagasawa used Sun Breathing with all his strength. The aura on his body suddenly changed, and his body emitted a faint red light. The powerful force made the temperature in the cave rise continuously.
This sudden high temperature made Tagitsuhime feel very uncomfortable. Tagitsuhime twisted her body a few times and quickly evacuated behind the White Snake Sage.
The area behind the White Snake Sage was protected by natural energy, so it was not affected as much by the high temperature.
'Is this power of the blazing sun in his body? It is indeed extraordinary.' The White Snake Sage thought in his heart when he saw that Nagasawa suddenly exuded such a tremendous power.
The White Snake Sage suddenly opened its mouth, sticking out its tongue. The White Snake Sage gently wagged his tongue and a jade came out of it.
"White Snake Sage actually used a Sage treasure! Who is this cultivator? When Tagitsuhime saw this scene, his face revealed a surprised expression.
That jade was nothing to scoff at. As White Snake Sage's subordinate, Tagitsuhime knew how powerful this it was.
The White Snake Sage had two great Sage treasures. The first was the Water-Fire Sword, and the other was the Sage Jade.
The Water-Fire Yin-Yang Sword was extremely strong and could transorm into a giant sword that was dozens of meters long. It could also turn into a small hairpin, and use water and fire Sage Techniques.
Tagitsuhime had once seen the White Snake Sage use the Water-Fire Sword to cut several mountains at once.
However, even Tagitsuhime didn't know what kind of power the Sage Jade hold, because the White Snake Sage used it differently each time. On top of that, White Snake Sage always kept it in his mouth
Tagitsuhime had seen White Snake Sage use all five Nature Type Sage Technique, altering his size, change objects, cast Genjutsu, and so on with it.
"Chill Breath!" The White Snake Sage opened his mouth and pumped a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra into the Sage Jade, activating his Sage Technique.
After the Sage Jade was injected with Senjutsu Chakra, it grew larger and larger until it was two meters-tall.
After it became bigger, the light around the Sage Jade became ice-cold blue, and cold air gushed out from the Sage Jade in all directions.
The temperature that had been constantly rising because of Nagasawa dropped rapidly after the Sage Jade released the cold air, as if it had suddenly changed from a hot summer to a cold winter.
"Sun Breathing 14th Form: Pilgrimage of the Sun!" After White Snake Sage released his Sage Technique, Nagasawa also used his scorching sun slash.
Because of the Color of Arms Haki that Nagasawa imbued around his sword, it became black in addition to the golden color on the blade as Nagasawa dished out his scorching sun slash.
The huge flame blazed in the cave. The light golden flame illuminated the dark cave. It was really bright that it was as if there was a small sun inside the cave.
"That strike again! He's become even stronger!" Orochimaru couldn't help but say when he felt how strong Nagasawa's attack was.
Even he would have to pray that someone would bring him back to life if that attack was directed at him.
This was not the first time he had seen this strike, but every time Nagasawa used it, it would be stronger than the previous one.
It was ridiculous. His strength had already reached this level, so how could he get stronger this fast?
Could it be that Nagasawa had never used his full strength?
A scary idea suddenly crossed Orochimaru's mind.
A large amount of cold air was evaporated by the flames, disappearing into the void.
However, the White Snake Sage was not to be underestimated either. Nagasawa's scorching sun slash was really menacing, but the Sage Jade seemed to be filled with endless amount of cold energy. No matter how much Nagasawa's slash scraped the cold air, the cold energy continued to increase.
The icy-blue cold energy continued to clash with the scorching sun slash. However, the power of Nagasawa's scorching sun slash was too strong. No matter how strong the cold energy was, it just dissipated in the end.
Sensing that Nagasawa's attack rapidly exhausted his Senjutsu Chakra, the White Snake Sage frowned.
"Water Swamp!"
The White Snake Sage suddenly changed his move. The Sage Jade now spewed out grayish water to resist Nagasawa's attack.
Nagasawa deactivated his Color of Arms Haki, and without Color of Arms Haki's protection, his sword instantly turned to ashes.
"Thank you for your guidance, White Snake Sage-sama. When can I get the information about the Sage Technique that you promised?" Nagasawa said.
There was no need to make another move, because the White Snake Sage had already broken his promise. He said one attack, but he had already made two moves, which meant that Nagasawa had already completed the trial.
Nagasawa did not think that the White Snake Sage was unaware of this.
He had not used his full strength just now, and he had not even used his new move.
Nagasawa didn't think that the White Snake Sage wouldn't be as shameless as denying his success in this trial and made things difficult for him. After all, he switched his Sage Technique to the one that countered his attack.