It has been three days since Kakoto started to train with the snakes that are inside the Ryuchi cave.
"I didn't expect you to not know any kind of ninjutsu other than the fireball jutsu," Tagitsuhime said to Kakoto.
She and her sisters are appointed to teach Kakoto by the white snake sage as they are the only snakes that the white snake knows who won't try to eat Kakoto.
They would also be keeping their eye on him as a potential snack if he failed to become a snake sage but he was successfully able to become a snake sage by passing their trials.
This caused him to gain enough respect from the three sisters to the point where he could rest assured that he wouldn't get eaten by them.
"Do you know what is your nature transformation?" Tagitsuhime asked Kakoto.
Kakoto shakes his head.
"It looked like I had no choice. Here take this small piece of paper." She said as she gave Kakoto a small white paper.
"This is one of the papers that I got from a Konoha ninja who visited this place a while time ago." She said.
A while ago? She must be talking about the guy called Orochimaru then. Kakoto concluded.
"What am I supposed to do with this?" He asked her.
"It will reveal which is your nature transformation among the five elements," she said to Kakoto.
"Fire will make the paper burn. Water will make it soggy. Wind will cut it in half. Earth will make the paper turn into dust. Lighting will make the paper wrinkle." she explained.
"Of course, there are still two more natural transformations but those two are almost impossible to test with this paper." She explained.
"Why are we doing this? Can't you just teach me all the nature
transformations?" Kakoto asked her.
"I would if I could but Most people are unable to master all the elements unless they have that specific dojutsu. It's not impossible but finding a human who doesn't possess those eyes who master all the nature transformations is like finding a needle in a haystack. Well, that's at least what the white snake sage told me." She said.
"I have never trained a human so I don't really know. But the sage told me to help you master one nature transformation first. So depending on your chakra nature, we will find out which nature transformation we have to focus on during your training." She explained.
That dojutsu? Is she talking about dojutsu other than the Sharingan? Is it the Byakugan? Kakoto thought in his mind.
He knew that the sage possessed knowledge about him possessing Mangekyo Sharingan so when she referred to that Dojutsu instead he knew she was not talking about the Sharingan.
"Training a fellow sage who requires teaching is important. But there are still many more duties that we have to fulfil. After all, we, the snake from the Ryuchi caves are not as free as you humans." she continued.
"I see," Kakoto nodded.
"Now don't waste any more unnecessary time and try to pour your chakra into the paper." She urged Kakoto.
He nodded as he poured some of his chakras into the paper.
The paper immediately ignited and was reduced to ashes within a few seconds.
Kakoto was not surprised by his nature transformation.
Although he just found out about nature transformation he knew that Uchiha are known for using fire-style jutsu.
"So what about you? What is your nature transformation? Can you teach me fire-type abilities?" Kakoto asked Tagitsuhine.
"It's Yin release since I specialized in Genjutsu. But I have mastered all the nature transformations like most of the snakes that live in the cave." She answered.
"After all we have been alive for hundreds of years." She explained.
Kakoto noted in his mind that the snakes that lived in Ryuchi caves were not people that he could set as goalposts after hearing her words.
He knew he would be able to surpass them in the future.
He just didn't think he could be stronger than them after his training.
"Follow me. I will teach you all the basics of how to use your chakra effectively and maintain your sage mode first. Then we can focus on fire release jutsu." She said as she led Kakoto outside the cave to start their training.
Tagitsuhime taught him the basics of how to use his chakra, how to use his sage mode efficiently, a few fire release techniques and Genjutsu techniques that are related to making illusions.
She was also responsible for teaching the young Uchiha what is right and wrong.
However because how the inhabitants of Ryuchi Cave are so far detached from the world the message that she instilled in him is that "People that insult the Ryuchi cave must die. And strong people are responsible for maintaining the order of the world. As long as you are strong you can do anything."
However, she was not his only master as he was also taught by her two sisters.
Ichikishimahime taught him how to fly using earth release and Togorihime taught him how to use summoning jutsu.
Seven years have passed.
Kakoto has finally reached the age of 14.
Because of his training, he was now able to use many fire-style ninjutsu, sage arts related to fire release, bukijutsu involving the use of a spear, kenjutsu, taijutsu and genjutsu.
He would have been able to finish his training sooner if he had been able to use his Mangekyo abilities but the white snake sage forbids him from using them.
The ability to break down any sort of ninjutsu and taijutsu ability and the ability to control chakra would have made his training a cakewalk.
It might even allow him to learn everything that the Ryuchi cave has to offer during the seven years but the white snake sage deems that those eyes are too unreliable to use in his training.
She didn't think that eyes increasing your chances of going blind was an ability that should be overused.
"Are you sure you want to leave? There is still a lot for you to learn at Ryuchi Cave." Tagitsuhime said to Kakoto.
She was mainly responsible for teaching him so during these seven years she became attached to him. (In a student, master way)
"Thanks for everything that you did for me," Kakoto said.
"I would love to stay here and continue to train but I still have many things that I want to do," Kakoto said.
He really wanted to kill the man with the scar on his chin and Itachi.
However, he knew that those two people were going to die sooner or later at the hands of a vengeful person.
They have hurt too many for them to live peacefully for the rest of their life.
He just didn't want the two to die before he got a shot at them.
After learning from the snakes from the Ryuchi cave Kakoto was finally able to understand how some of his Mangekyo Sharingan powers work to a certain
extent.
On his way back to Konoha he tries to recall how his Mangekyo abilities were used and why they worked the way they did.
The reason why the chakra ball that he created with his eye of Odin exploded was that he accidentally caused the two extremely small chakra particles to collide with each other at a very fast speed.
Causing a small energy reaction.
He also found out about how he was able to figure out how the apple fell from the tree on his journey towards Ryuchi cave.
His left eye cannot let him see across time and space.
But it was able to do something that he didn't think was possible.
In fact, it was an ability that was derived from the ability that he got from the eye of Mimir.
It seems like being able to see Chakra at the sub-atomic level also gives him a few sub-abilities that were derived from it.
He was able to see the trail of chakra that living beings left as long as a day had not passed yet.
His left eye was also able to give information about the body structure of the person whose left chakra trails by analyzing the density of the chakra allowing him.
The combination of the two sub-abilities allows him to guess which sort of person or animal left the trail.
This allows him to have an effect that is similar to that of seeing things from the past.
The only thing that he was lacking compared to an ability that allowed him to view the past was that he was only able to see how the body was constructed using chakra.
Meaning he wouldn't have knowledge about the appearance of the people or beings that he was trailing through the eyes of Mimir and it was still not 100 per cent accurate.
He smiled when he walked past the apple tree that he encountered seven years ago.
He used to be shorter, thinner, and weaker but now he was smarter, stronger and better than most ordinary ninjas.
In terms of strength relative to age he might be the strongest shinobi in the world.
But he was still lacking compared to the strongest ninjas from the five shinobi villages.
Around the outskirts of Konoha, a genin-level(low-class) ninja and a jonin- level(high-class) ninja are searching for a rare flower.
"That Ino pig. How did she force me to run errands for her? Didn't she know I have a training session with Tsunade sama?" A Girl with pink hair called Haruno Sakura said.
"Well Naruto is still training to bring back Sasuke and you are still training under Lady Tsunade. It's hard to try to do high-rank missions in our situation so we have to settle for this." A white hair jonin called Hatake Kakashi replied.
"This is the only mission that we can do right now. And think on the bright side. The pay is good. I might be able to buy the icha-icha that just released." Kakashi said while smiling.
Well it seemed like he was smiling, he was wearing a mask so Sakura was not entirely sure.
Kakashi was the same Shinobi that Kakoto saw from a distance many years ago during the Uchiha massacre.
He was still in his twenties when the massacre happened but now seven years have passed and he was already a powerful shinobi guiding the next generation.
"Rustle, Rustle." Then the two ninjas heard a noise not very far away from them.
It sounds like someone was cutting the bushes, and trees and leaves nearby with a sword to make a path for himself.
"Sakura. Be on guard." Kakashi warned as he pulled out a kunai and stood in battle position.
Sakura nodded as she also put her hand near her weapon pouch so that she could have access to weapons as soon as she needed them.
"I have no intention of wasting my time with you. I have to go to Konoha. So Just don't get in my way."
The two heard a voice.
A young black hair man who was holding a katana in a backward position appeared in front of them.
He has pale white skin that resembles a ghost. Jet black hair that looked like it was shining along with his black eyes that seemed lifeless.
He had a somewhat well-trained body that was neither too thin nor too muscular.
He was wearing a skin-tight black t-shirt and blue pants that looked like if were comfortable to move in.
He was also carrying a saya around his right wrist and a black spear on his back.
He doesn't seem like he has any intention to hurt Sakura and Kakashi but the two ninjas know that they cannot let their guard around him.
He was not wearing any symbols that were associated with any ninja villages despite being armed with lethal weapons.
"Kakashi sensei. Is he our enemy?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know. But Sakura don't let your guard down. This is not a place where outsiders are supposed to be wandering around with weapons." Kakashi warned her.
Kakoto looked at the two and deemed them not threatening enough so he decided to continue to walk towards Konoha as he ignored them.
Kakashi immediately realized that the man who was carrying a spar on his back was not going to Konoha with good intentions.
He looked at Sakura and gave her a sign.
As a trained ninja Sakura immediately realized the message Kakashi was trying to give her.
Kakashi was telling her that the man in front of them was dangerous and they had to disarm him to question his motives.
Sakura nodded. She then pulled a few kunai out and threw them towards Kakato's back.
However, before the Kunais hit Kakoto they hit an invisible wall and dropped to the ground.
Kakoto turned back and looked at Sakura.
"Don't blame me. This is just self-defense." Kakoto said to her as he prepared to do some hand signs.
However, before he could move a muscle Kakashi emerged from the ground near him to give him a punch to the chin.
But his fist didn't hit Kakoto and seemed to hit the invisible barrier that was surrounding him.
He was strong enough to shatter them but before he could hit Kakoto numerous vines emerged from the ground and wrapped his arms and legs, hindering his movements.
"Sage arts: Impure world reincarnation," Kakoto said as he held a hand sign.