White Snake Sage

The Sage is an extremely large, albino Japanese rat snake many times the size of a human, who sits upon a sacred seat with her massive body wrapped in thick coils. Along these coils are yellow circular bands. She wears a turban with two pointed edges and a red orb on top along with an orange headdress. She also wears a chain with a green orb around her neck, similar to the one worn by the Great Toad Sage. Because she has lived in the cave for so long, her body has grown together with the ground. The Sage also smokes, using a long cigarette holder when doing so.

At some point, Orochimaru discovered the location of Ryūchi Cave through his study of Jūgo's unique powers, and began studying there to master Senjutsu under the White Snake Sage. Unable to attain Sage Mode, he instead developed an alternate method of harnessing his senjutsu chakra through cursed seals. Sometime after injecting himself with Orochimaru's remains, Kabuto Yakushi discovered Ryūchi Cave and received the White Snake Sage's teachings. Under her guidance, Kabuto was able to learn senjutsu and ultimately mastered the use of Sage Mode.