Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 157 Xin Ya

Amidst billowing dust, a massive snake head burst forth from the ground.

Boruto realized that even his pupils were smaller than Shinja's, and Shinja's body was at least several hundred meters long.

Sasuke's gaze was also drawn to the scene before him. He saw a giant red python with one eye blind. Its size was even larger than the Manda that Orochimaru had once summoned.

Faced with the giant python in front of them, Boruto and Sasuke dared not let their guard down, each adopting a defensive or attack-ready stance.

Xin Ya coiled its massive body into a huge ring, its threatening voice echoing through the cave: "You have quite the nerve, but anyone who comes near me, regardless of their status, is destined for death!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shinya let out a deafening screech at Boruto.

Shinya launched another swift attack, lunging at Boruto. Boruto jumped back, quickly forming hand seals in mid-air and unleashing the ninjutsu: "Shadow Clone Technique!" With his shout, several shadow clones identical to Boruto appeared around him.

Seeing this, Sasuke quickly drew the Kusanagi sword from his waist. Without hesitation, he rushed forward, gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and thrust it towards Shinja's massive body.

With a crisp "ding," the Kusanagi sword in Sasuke's hand sparked a string of sparks as it struck the hard scales of Shinga.

Sasuke watched the sparks fly as the Kusanagi sword clashed with the serpent's scales, and he couldn't help but feel surprised. He hadn't expected the serpent's scales to be so hard.

Even his incredibly sharp Kusanagi sword could only penetrate a few inches before being blocked by the hardness of the scales, preventing it from going any further.

Sasuke then flicked his wrist, infusing the Kusanagi sword in his hand with the chakra of the Purple Lightning, attaching it to the blade. Instantly, lightning flashed and arcs of electricity shot out around the sword.

The Blazing Fang, attacked by the Purple Lightning, felt excruciating pain and began to violently writhe its massive body. During this process, Sasuke was thrown off the Blazing Fang's body.

Shinya quickly turned around, opened its huge mouth, and lunged at Sasuke, clearly wanting to swallow him whole.

Boruto used his Shadow Clone Jutsu to push his main body out, unleashing the Boruto Stream. With this attack, Shinja was knocked back dozens of meters by Boruto, finally stopping only after crashing into a hard rock wall. The impact of the collision kicked up a cloud of dust.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sasuke approached Shinya, intending to remove its reverse scale. However, Shinya was still able to spot Sasuke's figure in the smoke and dust. It suddenly flicked its tail to prevent Sasuke from touching its reverse scale.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the marks left by Xin Ya's massive body on the rock wall became clearly visible. It let out a roar, and the huge sound waves caused the surrounding rocks to tumble down.

The pain in its body did not seem to subdue it; instead, it aroused its even more ferocious nature.

Shinya glared at Boruto and Sasuke, its voice filled with rage: "It seems you've trespassed into my territory, intending to seize my most dangerous possession! Tell me, did the White Snake Sage send you to take my life?"

Through his encounters with Boruto and Sasuke, Shinya realized that the two were far stronger than ordinary cultivators who came to Ryuchi Cave to practice Sage Mode. They were clearly not lost and had stumbled into the cave by chance.

Boruto bluntly told Shinya his thoughts: "Shinya, let's form a summoning contract." He revealed his true purpose for coming here.

Upon hearing Boruto's desire to establish a summoning contract with it, Shinya instantly flew into a rage, roaring, "How dare you act so recklessly on my territory and utter such arrogant words! You underestimate me!"

Boruto's words hit a nerve; he had been brutally betrayed by his previous contractor.

Xinya once had unwavering trust in its contractor, regarding him as a close partner, but it was betrayed by its own partner.

This painful memory is like a poison etched deep into its bones, constantly reminding it that humans cannot be trusted.

Xin Ya coldly snorted: "Hmph! If you want to form a psychic contract with me, you must defeat me in my domain. If you lose, I will crush you and devour you completely."

After Xin Ya finished speaking, it began to twist its massive body, signaling Boruto and Sasuke to follow it into a long tunnel.

Sasuke and Boruto exchanged a glance, then followed closely behind Shinja, continuing deeper into the Ryuchi Cave.

As they ventured deeper into the cave, the surrounding light grew even dimmer. The cave rocks took on a blood-red hue, almost blending into the color of Xinya's body, making Xinya appear as if he were invisible, difficult to spot.

As they reached the depths of the cave, Boruto suddenly stopped and turned to Sasuke, saying, "Sasuke, you don't need to participate in the battle this time. This is a battle between me and Shinja."

Sasuke didn't say much. He walked to a huge rock at the edge of the cave, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to observe the battle between Boruto and Shinji, taking this opportunity to assess the extent of Boruto's strength.

When Xin Ya heard Boruto challenge him to a one-on-one duel, he let out a mocking laugh: "Hmph, I never expected that you cunning creatures, humans, would actually know how to uphold morality. You really have guts."

Immediately afterwards, a faint crawling sound came from the depths of the cave, but Xin Ya's figure was still nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, Shinya appeared from the shadows. It opened its huge mouth and spat out a dark purple liquid at Boruto. Boruto immediately dodged, and the liquid splashed onto the ground, making a piercing hissing sound.

Subsequently, the liquid that Xin Ya sprayed from his mouth quickly solidified on the ground, turning into hard stone, demonstrating that the liquid had an extremely strong property of hardening objects.

Therefore, the snake-shaped stone statues that appeared in Ryuchi Cave were petrified due to the dark purple liquid sprayed out by Shinja.

At this moment, Boruto stood quietly in the center of the cave, his eyes closed.

Seeing Boruto close his eyes, Xin Ya couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh, the sound echoing in the cave: "Are you planning to give up? Hahahaha, how ridiculous."

Despite the contempt and mockery in Shinya's voice, it did not let its guard down, as it keenly sensed that Boruto's aura was rapidly rising, indicating that Boruto was concentrating his power.

“Give up? I will not give up before I form a contract with you.” Boruto responded to Shinja’s words, and at the same time, a bluish-green sage mask gradually appeared on his face.

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