Chapter 244: Sheep-pulling! My ancestors were also snake charmers!
"Lord Orochimaru!"
"How about... you just say the word!"
Fujiwara Tetsuya glanced despairingly at Jiraiya and Tsunade!
He took a deep breath!
Suppressing the grief and indignation in his heart!
He placed all his last hopes on Orochimaru!
"Heh~ indeed!"
"Just as I guessed! Tetsuya-kun is indeed a very interesting person!"
Amidst Fujiwara Tetsuya's numb expression!
Orochimaru chuckled lightly!
He slowly turned his head away!
Unlike Jiraiya and Tsunade!
Rather than him hoping Fujiwara Tetsuya would stall for time!
It was more like!
He wanted to personally see, through Hanzō's hand,
what kind of resolve this kid, who was called the 'new generation's chief', possessed!
"Hmph~"
"You... you three!"
"How... how could you push a kid out at such a critical moment... it's truly too much!"
Although his heart was filled with resentment!
Fujiwara Tetsuya ultimately didn't dare to swear!
Who knew what the final outcome would be!
What if... what if he survived!
Who could guarantee that Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade wouldn't make things difficult for him in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi later!
"Konoha brat!"
"It seems you have no choice!"
"To die by this old man's blade is also your honor!"
The moment Fujiwara Tetsuya sighed and turned around!
Hanzō seemed to have seen enough of this intriguing spectacle!
He manipulated Salamander Ibuse to twist its massive body and approach Fujiwara Tetsuya!
It wasn't until Salamander Ibuse truly appeared before him that Fujiwara Tetsuya genuinely felt that heavy pressure!
Whether it was its size or the inherent power of the summoning beast itself,
the Salamander Ibuse before him far surpassed Inmemaru's summoning beast, Akagimaru!
No wonder... it could contend with the super-large summoning beasts of the Three Great Sage Locations!
"Gulp~"
"Hey! Lord Orochimaru! Lady Tsunade! Senior Jiraiya!"
"At least summon your respective summoning beasts!"
"Do you really think my katana can hurt this monster in front of me?"
Hanzō was not Inmemaru!
Whether it was his battle awareness
or his inherent strength,
Inmemaru couldn't even compare!
In front of such a powerhouse,
with his current strength,
he wouldn't even have the chance to unleash a powerful ultimate move!
Kirin! Hard Vortex Water Blade! Water Dragon Biting Explosion! Such complex S-rank Ninjutsu!
At this moment! He could only admire them on the status screen!
"Cough~"
"Tetsuya kid... although it's too much!"
"But our Chakra hasn't recovered enough to summon a summoning beast capable of fighting a creature of Salamander Ibuse's caliber!"
"Summoning weaker summoning beasts would only be a pointless waste of Chakra!"
"It wouldn't have any effect whatsoever!"
At this moment! Jiraiya seemed to have a pang of conscience!
He quickly rubbed his hands together!
His face was filled with embarrassment!
"You guys! Do you really plan to freeload?"
"Senior Jiraiya!"
"Your Chakra is insufficient, but my Chakra has almost recovered!"
"How about! You lend me Mount Myōboku's summoning beast scroll!"
"If we summon a summoning beast of similar size! It might provide unexpected help for the upcoming battle!"
As a transmigrator!
How could he let others freeload?
In Fujiwara Tetsuya's opinion!
The current situation... was probably the closest he had ever been to the Three Great Sage Locations' summoning beast scrolls!
If he could 'shear the wool' a bit!
It would definitely save him a lot of strategizing in the future!
"Tetsuya kid... why do I suddenly have a feeling!"
"You've been eyeing Mount Myōboku's scroll for a long time, haven't you?"
After taking a deep breath!
Jiraiya looked at Fujiwara Tetsuya with suspicion!
"Senior Jiraiya! Saying that is truly too much!"
"The reason I'm saying this is entirely to fight Salamander Ibuse!"
"To buy you enough time to recover in the upcoming battle!"
The summoning beast scrolls of the Three Great Sage Locations!
Which transmigrator wouldn't covet them?
As long as one's strength wasn't too weak, to be swallowed by their own summoning beast!
Once they mastered Sage Mode!
The day they soared would come eventually!
"Sorry, Tetsuya kid... I was just saying! I didn't mean anything else!"
"However..."
"Signing a contract with Mount Myōboku isn't as simple as you think! Only Ninja who pass Mount Myōboku's multiple trials are qualified to sign a contract with the Mount Myōboku Holy Land!"
"I can guarantee you! After this battle, I will introduce you to the Toad Sage..."
Whether Jiraiya clearly saw the disdain and disgust on Fujiwara Tetsuya's face!
Or if Jiraiya chose to face reality!
Understanding that what he said was all nonsense!
And wouldn't provide any help to the current situation!
His voice grew softer and softer!
Until he finally gave up, turning to look at Orochimaru and Tsunade!
"Shikkotsu Forest and Mount Myōboku! Ryūchi Cave are different!"
"The Slugs of Shikkotsu Forest are all clones of the Slug Sage!"
"Because of the recent battle! The Slug I summoned suffered considerable damage! I can't summon it again in the short term!"
"Even if I gave it to you! It wouldn't have any effect at this moment!"
"Senior Tsunade..."
The moment he heard Tsunade give in!
Fujiwara Tetsuya decisively changed his tone!
This was probably the first time he felt Tsunade was so approachable!
Hmm! His past actions towards Tsunade were indeed wrong!
He had been blind!
Even if he couldn't use it now!
It was still something to look forward to!
It was far more reliable than Jiraiya's empty promises!
Something about passing Mount Myōboku's trials was much more dependable!
"You hateful brat! Get away from me!"
Seemingly sensing the fervor in Fujiwara Tetsuya's eyes!
After a jolt!
Tsunade directly kicked Fujiwara Tetsuya next to Orochimaru!
"I promise! As long as you survive... no! As long as *we* survive!"
"I will personally persuade the Slug Sage to sign a contract with you!"
"Tetsuya-kun! This is Ryūchi Cave's scroll!"
"Let me warn you beforehand!"
"Compared to the creatures in Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest!"
"The great snakes of Ryūchi Cave are all very ill-tempered!"
"If their temper isn't pleased! Or if your strength is insufficient!"
"The contractor is very likely to become their meal!"
Watching Orochimaru pull out Ryūchi Cave's contract scroll from his mouth!
And place it in his hand at that moment!
Fujiwara Tetsuya was slightly stunned!
He didn't expect that his casual 'shearing'!
Would actually get him one of the Three Great Sage Locations' summoning scrolls!
This time! He had really struck it rich!
Although it wasn't a toad!
A snake was also good!
After all! In the records of ancient books from his previous life!
Among those handsome and wise ancestors!
There were also many who played with snakes!
To put it more bluntly...
It meant! My ancestors also played with snakes!
That was something passed down through blood!