"Manda's child?"
Hearing Garaga's words, Jie looked at the pale-purple snake again.
It really did look a lot like Manda. He just did not know how Murasaki's talent compared to his father's. Still, like father, like son. Murasaki's talent should not be too bad.
As for whether Murasaki would be as unruly as Manda, demanding live sacrifices every time he was summoned, that was not something Jie needed to worry about. As long as he did not eat Konoha ninja, Jie did not care.
Besides, Jie believed Sasuke could subdue Murasaki and make him obey.
At that moment, Hinata also completed the Summoning Jutsu.
In terms of chakra, Hinata, who had awakened the Thousand-Pupil Byakugan, was not inferior to Sasuke. As the summoning pattern spread out, a large cloud of white smoke rose, and a crimson snake somewhat similar to Garaga appeared in front of her.
"Don't tell me this one is your child."
Jie looked at the large snake in front of Hinata, then glanced back at Garaga in surprise.
"Yui?"
Garaga's single eye lit up slightly when he saw the crimson snake.
"Lord Jie, your disciple's talent is quite good too. Yui is my granddaughter. I didn't expect that little Byakugan girl to form a contract with her."
Even after hearing Garaga say it himself, Jie still found it hard to believe.
Garaga had a granddaughter?
Just then, the crimson snake in front of Hinata looked at Garaga and called out sweetly, "Grandpa."
All right. She really was his granddaughter.
From the look of her, Yui did not seem to have inherited Garaga's violent temper either. For Hinata, she should be a good partner.
Seeing that Sasuke and Hinata had both summoned their partners, Naruto also became fired up. Their summons were both second-generation snakes from Ryūchi Cave with powerful backgrounds. He could not fall behind them.
Sensing Naruto's determination, the Nine-Tails' eyes flashed with amusement.
Although he could not beat Jie and now had to follow Jie's orders by cooperating with Naruto properly; that did not mean the Nine-Tails had no temper.
'Come on, Naruto. Use my power and show that Uchiha brat Sasuke what we can do.'
As the thought flashed through the Nine-Tails' mind, strands of crimson Tailed Beast chakra spread across Naruto's body.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
As soon as Naruto finished speaking, a cloud of white smoke rose around him, far larger than Sasuke's or Hinata's.
Garaga sensed the strange yet familiar aura from Naruto's summon, and his eye narrowed.
At the same time, the smile on Jie's face slowly disappeared.
'Jiraiya moved faster than I expected.'
Just then, the white smoke cleared, and a huge summon appeared in front of Naruto.
"Eh?!"
Naruto stared at the summon in shock.
"Why is mine different from Sasuke's and Hinata's?"
"Isn't this a toad?"
"Gamabunta." Garaga looked at the toad holding a pipe and a giant short blade, his gaze turning dangerous.
"Did you know I was hungry and deliver yourself to me?"
"One-eyed snake, you think I'm scared of you?" Gamabunta said without backing down. "I just happen to need a snakeskin pouch. Your hide looks pretty good."
He lowered his head and swept his gaze over Jie and the other two snakes, his expression full of disdain.
"You're even setting traps with humans now. Ryūchi Cave really has fallen."
Garaga's eye flashed red at Gamabunta's words. He had no intention of explaining anything. His thick tail rose high and lashed toward Gamabunta.
Gamabunta talked big, but he knew the difference in strength. Garaga held a high position in Ryūchi Cave, about the same level as Fukasaku and Shima in Mount Myōboku.
No matter how proud Gamabunta was, he did not think he could match those two sages.
So when Garaga's tail came crashing down, Gamabunta did not dare take it lightly. He drew the short blade at his waist and blocked it head-on.
Boom!
With a heavy crash, Gamabunta was forced back several steps, and the ground shook beneath Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata.
Naruto was completely lost.
He had no idea why he had summoned a toad, let alone why that toad had started fighting Jie's giant snake.
"Brother Hokage, what exactly is going on?"
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