I Know a Little

Manda, as the flagship product of Ryūchi Cave to stand in opposition to the other two great sacred sites of Senjutsu, is naturally no ordinary creature in terms of strength. Its size alone is comparable to that of a typical Tailed Beast.

Of course, Manda, Orochimaru's favorite summoning beast, appears frequently, but unfortunately, it has a major flaw: it is too arrogant.

However, Orochimaru often summoned him mostly to ward off disasters!

Of course, its impressive appearance is enough to intimidate the Konoha at this stage.

"Wow, such a big one!"

Naruto stared wide-eyed at the enormous Manda, his mouth agape as if it would dislocate. Before the update to the Mount Myōboku summoning version, Naruto had never seen such a powerful summoning beast. How could he not be astonished? And was this thing truly something a human could handle?

However, the giant beast in Naruto's heart looked at the red-haired boy and bowed down somewhat ingratiatingly.

"Dōmeki-kun, do you remember? I treated you to a meal back in Ryūchi Cave..."

"Wait, why are you taking off your clothes?"

Manda secretly tried to undo the Summoning Technique, but Orochimaru was prepared and could not. He could only watch helplessly as the unmoved Dōmeki took off his coat, letting out a scream like a little girl.

Dōmeki took off the short shirt under his coat, revealing fair and radiant skin. At first glance, one might mistake him for a pampered, spoiled young master from somewhere. However, as the shirt was removed, the boy's well-proportioned and strong muscles were revealed. His streamlined physique made Sakura, who was blushing, swallow hard.

"Big brother, let me carry it for you!"

Naruto glanced at the body with envy, then obediently offered to help Dōmeki catch the tight-fitting T-shirt.

With just a slight touch, the blond-haired boy's expression changed drastically. He exerted almost all his strength but failed to gain the upper hand, and the boy, his face flushed, quickly let go and retreated.

With a deafening roar, the man in the short shirt crashed into the ground, creating a deep crater.

"This"

Naruto swallowed hard, speechless. With his limited imagination, he couldn't fathom just how heavy that seemingly thin shirt actually was.

Seeing Dōmeki breathe a sigh of relief and show a relaxed expression, Manda felt utterly terrible!

However, knowing that there was no way out, the monstrous Manda was enraged!

Hiss!

The Manda roared and howled to the sky, venting their anger. This enormous monster casually swept its massive tail, instantly sending countless thick trees flying.

A series of gusts of wind were stirred up by it, overwhelming everything. The cold vertical pupils of the Manda were filled with uncontrollable ferocity. Its body crackled and exploded continuously, carrying an incomparably powerful and astonishing momentum. It slashed through the air and crashed down on the Dōmeki.

Dōmeki suddenly leaped up, his body transforming into an indestructible beam of light as he faced Manda.

A deafening, thunderous roar erupted, and the red-haired boy suddenly appeared beneath Manda's head, his feet glowing faintly with Chakra. With tremendous force, he kicked Manda's chin.

In an instant

Scales shattered, blood splattered!

This enormous creature was easily kicked into the sky, its massive body levitating in mid-air.

However, the boy's body used the momentum to lift off and fall directly into the air.

Under the familiar yet terrified gaze of the Manda, a barrage of fists rained down on its face.

The body of the Manda was now like mud, and where the fist wind touched its body, the scales fell off piece by piece, and its body trembled and undulated violently like waves.

Boom!

The enormous purple body suddenly plummeted from mid-air, creating a terrifying crater several meters in diameter at the center of the impact. The ground cracks, still spreading, extended more than 40 meters away.

Naruto, who had already turned back to Sakura and Sasuke, watched as the dense and powerful spray of shattered rocks and sand erupted. Several clones swung kunai to Kunai defend against it, but finally prepared to volley the sand into plumes of white smoke.

Dōmeki landed lightly on the head of the panting, powerless Manda, whether due to the severity of his injuries or Orochimaru's kindness in letting him go, it was unclear.

With a bang, the Summoning Technique on Manda was dispelled, and she returned to her cave to recuperate.

Naruto looked at Dōmeki with trembling eyes and asked his question.

"It... it said, please... what have you eaten?"

"It's Toad!" Dōmeki, caught up in unpleasant memories, said viciously, "But my favorite food is grilled meat!"

Naruto patted his wallet. "Don't anyone stop me, this barbecue is on me, bro!"

A moment later, Sasuke, with a complicated expression, looked up at Dōmeki and asked, "You know that Orochimaru?"

"Haha, Orochimaru? I'm quite curious how you guys, who are from Konoha, don't know him?"

Dōmeki casually introduced the situation, which drew the attention of the three children. After all, before the boy appeared, that strange man had put too much pressure on them.

Orochimaru, an S-rank missing-nin of Konoha, was one of the three disciples of the Third Hokage Sannin is known as one of the Legendary Sannin. He is also renowned for his outstanding military achievements; in fact, Orochimaru was instrumental in the success of the Third Shinobi World War!

Dōmeki recounted Orochimaru's past experiences with great enthusiasm.

"What's even more surprising is that he was once the most likely candidate for the Fourth Hokage, but unfortunately, he was snatched away by that blond guy and had to leave Konoha."

The boy looked at Naruto with a sinister gaze, "So that blond guy really offended him!"

Naruto froze. That blond guy shouldn't have anything to do with him, right?

Seeing Naruto's humiliation, even Sasuke, who was still in excruciating pain all over his body, managed to force a smile.

"Oh, by the way, later on, a black-haired guy with the surname Uchiha also offended him!"

As the boy spoke slowly, Sasuke touched his Cursed Seal with a dark expression. So, was his attack also related to that man?

"So, no one with red hair has offended him?"

Naruto, his face equally dark, gritted his teeth and asked.

"I think so!"

Dōmeki, recalling the hidden Akatsuki leader Nagato, chuckled, "But it's a pity Orochimaru doesn't know that person's name!"

"Shut up, Naruto!" Sakura punched Naruto on the head, thinking that Dōmeki was talking about her, and said, "Dōmeki-senpai, didn't you offend Orochimaru because you saved us?"

At this moment, the girl looked at Sasuke, who was in very poor condition, with a worried expression, and pleaded with Dōmeki, "Senpai, can you help Sasuke?"

Dōmeki knew, of course, that Orochimaru had planted Cursed Seal on Sasuke. The rejection reaction was due to Sasuke not yet mastering or adapting to the power. Hyakume himself had once coveted that power, but now...

As he spoke, Dōmeki's palm glowed with a green light and pressed against Sasuke's neck. Sasuke suddenly felt that all his injuries had been healed in an instant, and even his tired spirit was soothed.

"Is this Medical Ninjutsu?"

Even Sasuke, who used to be a rich young master, had never seen such Medical Ninjutsu before, and asked in astonishment, while Sakura's eyes lit up.

"I know a little bit. Now it's time to seal this Cursed Seal!"

Dōmeki casually placed a simple seal on him, which prompted Sasuke to ask another question.

"Wait, you know Sealing Jutsu too?"

"I know a little bit!"