Chapter 11: Threat

"What sort of being is that?" the Black Snake Sage spoke while looking cautiously at the image.

"This is only my guess, but he is most likely a dimensional demon, one that goes from dimension to dimension in an attempt to rule it. He could also be trying to claim our dimension as his own since Nature Energy seems to be unique to very few worlds." Catherine spoke.

She had begun studying Nature Energy when she first got here since she was trying to see if she could substitute Nature Energy for Dimensional Energy. She was surprised to find that though Nature Energy was too dense to be used as a replacement for Dimensional Energies, it was an exceptional conduit for magic that had to use Universal Energies.

She also found that even when she searched other dimensions, she was unable to find any planes near this one that had Nature Energy on them. She had 2 hypotheses for why this was the case, though she was unsure which was truly correct.

The first was that the Shinobi World was truly an oddity. While she had searched other planes in her astral form, she was unable to find even a semblance of life, let alone any sentient creatures. It was also then she noticed that none of them had Nature Energy either, which made her think that life and Nature Energy were interconnected.

The second was that the Otsutsuki Clan had already harvested any other planets that had Nature Energy for a God Tree. This guess didn't surprise her either as she did feel that some of the dimensions had the right conditions to sustain life, but were unable to for some reason. Her best guess was that the Otsutsuki Clan had come and drained away the Nature Energy to form God Trees.

"I see." the Black Snake Sage spoke grimly.

"Do you know the locations of Shikkotsu Forest and Mount Myoboku? Perhaps we can gain their help." Catherine asked.

"Absolutely not!! I refuse to work with those Slugs and Toads!!" the Black Snake Sage immediately denied.

"Even if the entire world is on the line? And I'll deal with Moryo myself, I just need your help in the case that he doesn't come alone." Catherine said while thinking about Moryo's ability to make an army of stone men that were capable of even taking a Rasengan and barely being affected.

The Black Snake Sage seemed to think over the decision for a minute, before he finally spoke "Go and ask White for the map, she will give it to you. It will have directions to Mount Myoboku and Shikkotsu Forest. And don't tell them I gave you the map or I'll eat you whole."

Catherine simply smiled as she said "Of course I wouldn't do that Black Snake Sage, we are friends after all." to which the Black Snake Sage simply snorted.

'Tsundere.' Catherine thought to herself.

"I'll be on my way, but don't cry, I'll return soon." Catherine said with a smile and closed the door, causing the Black Snake Sages tail to miss her.

She then saw Izzy standing outside of the door and seemingly looking sad.

Catherine wasn't surprised by this though, as when she got here, she quickly realized that Izzy was very lonely due to her position. Most snakes didn't dare to approach her since they feared if they made her mad, she would retaliate after becoming the Snake Sage. So Catherine was pretty much her only friend, though Catherine trusted her as well. She even told her that her name was fake and gave her the real one. Their relationship now could be considered sisters.

"Do you have to go?" Izzy asked.

"Yeah, but I'll be back." Catherine said while giving her a hug.

Izzy then led her to the room where the map was and gave it to her, after which Catherine cast a flight spell and headed for her first destination: Shikkotsu Forest.

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